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Democrats have spent much of the 2024 presidential campaign trying to deflect public concerns about President Biden’s age and mental acuity. Rather than addressing the issue, the most influential voices have criticized it as an overblown media myth.But the party abruptly changed its tune on Thursday night following Biden’s rambling, occasionally incoherent remarks in the first debate, a performance that was panned by almost everyone and most notably led to calls for Biden to step down, including from some of his loyalists.That momentary response is crucial in itself. It’s a conversation to avoid until it’s absolutely necessary, and it’s the…

Bookmark (0) Please log in to bookmarkDon’t have an account yet? Sign up On June 28, 2024, AsiaTechDaily hosted an exclusive session of our Innovation Exchange Program with Dr. Poh Hui Chia, Associate Director at Vickers Venture Partners, who was named Investor of the Month. The event focused on “Navigating Early Stage Investments in Biotech and Healthcare” and provided valuable insights for startups and entrepreneurs in these dynamic sectors. The session began with a formal interview, where Dr. Chia shared her expertise on early stage investments, particularly in the biotechnology and healthcare sector. She emphasized that breakthrough technologies are key…

GREENFIELD — Four budding entrepreneurs were inspired Thursday night during the fourth annual “Take the Floor” pitch competition, splitting a share of $10,000 to invest in their growing businesses. The contest is part of the Franklin County Community Development Corporation’s UPstart program, which launched both Take the Floor and CDC’s entrepreneurial training program to jump-start the local economy. Thursday’s event at Hawks & Reed Performing Arts Center was emceed by Max Fripp, who has led the event for several years. Take the Floor serves as a platform for early stage entrepreneurs to pitch their business ideas, receive feedback from judges…

Investing in access to care and partnerships is a state priority for patient care in West Tennessee. Nashville, Tennessee – Tennessee Department of Health Commissioner This week, I met with local medical executives and leaders from five health departments and hospitals in West Tennessee. $16.4 million State and local government grants and investments ensure patients have access to quality medical facilities and services. Photo: “BMH TDH ICU Expansion Review” (left to right): • Denise Ferguson, Baptist Memorial Hospital Collierville Director of Nursing • Dr. Ralph Alvarado, Tennessee Department of Health Commissioner • Lindsay Stencel, Baptist Memorial Hospital Collierville Administrator and…

COLUMBIA, S.C. — In South Carolina, what Republican men want, Republican men get: Primary voters this month ousted the state’s only three Republican women from the Senate for crossing party lines and rejecting a near-total abortion ban.Oh, if only men could get pregnant, as the inventor of the ridiculous phrase “pregnant people” suggests in his Orwellian wordplay. Let me digress for an important public announcement: changing words and phrases does not change Nature’s intent, nor am I going to mangle the English language for the nonsense of fashionable convenience.This maxim may also be applied to the argument that human life…

STORY: Francis Ochieng is struggling to come to terms with the damage done to his Nairobi business.Days of anti-government protests in Kenya have been marked by vandalism and looting.Ochieng said he lost nearly $10,000 when his shop was set on fire.”It’s hard. I don’t know where to start. I have a family. I have a wife and a small child and children who go to school. So I haven’t eaten anything since that day. You know what I’m in now, I don’t know where to start.”:: June 26, 2024Another man who appears to be calculating the cost of the unrest…

NASA’s open competitions can be transformative for the NASA organization and for the participants. Bronco Space, a cubesat lab at California State Polytechnic University in Pomona, California, has matured more than just space technology as a result of winning funding from NASA’s TechLeap Prize competition. The lab has grown from a shed to a newly constructed lab on campus, expanding its capacity to mature space technology well into the future. The TechLeap Prize seeks to rapidly identify and develop space technologies through a series of challenges that address specific technology needs of NASA and the nation. In addition to the…

Wall Street stocks gave up early gains and closed lower on Friday, ending a three-week winning streak for the S&P 500.A late sell-off pushed the benchmark indexes down 0.4%, ending the week lower. The Nasdaq Composite Index was down 0.7%, while the Dow Jones Industrial Average ended down 0.1%.Despite the weak close, the S&P 500 and Nasdaq remain near all-time highs.The market was weighed down by declines in big technology stocks, which have made big gains during the market’s record rally. Apple closed down 1.6%, Microsoft 1.3% and Meta Platforms 3%.Ross Mayfield, investment strategy analyst at Baird, said the late…

Wall Street stocks gave up early gains and closed lower on Friday, ending a three-week winning streak for the S&P 500.A late sell-off pushed the benchmark indexes down 0.4%, ending the week lower. The Nasdaq Composite Index was down 0.7%, while the Dow Jones Industrial Average ended down 0.1%.Despite the weak close, the S&P 500 and Nasdaq remain near all-time highs.The market was weighed down by declines in big technology stocks, which have made big gains during the market’s record rally. Apple closed down 1.6%, Microsoft 1.3% and Meta Platforms 3%.Ross Mayfield, investment strategy analyst at Baird, said the late…

Wall Street stocks were slightly lower in afternoon trading Friday, giving up early gains following the closely watched report. Inflation continues to ease.Investors are hoping that subdued inflation will prompt the Federal Reserve to start cutting interest rates, which are at their highest in more than two decades.The S&P 500 index was down 0.1% and is hovering near a record high, on track to snap a fourth straight week of gains. The Nasdaq Composite index was down 0.1% and is hovering near a record high.The Dow Jones Industrial Average was down 52 points, or 0.1%, as of 1:54 p.m. Eastern…