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America’s vaccine system faces more than a crisis of public confidence. It faces a potential operational breakdown. Changing vaccine recommendations without accounting for manufacturing capacity, supply chains, distribution networks and patient access risks turning uncertainty into shortages, delays and declining vaccination rates.
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A study from a University of Minnesota professor found robo-advisers can be a tool for newer investors who want to calm their panic when the market slides.
This week Samsung Electronics announced it is building a computer chip manufacturing and research cluster in central Texas.
The April 8 2024 eclipse has come and gone. It crossed the nation moving along a northeast path from Texas to Maine, touching 13 states including several major population centers like Dallas, Texas, Indianapolis, Ind., and Cleveland, Ohio. Even cities as far away as Seattle, Wash., got to see the moon partially covering the sun.
This Tax Day, payers in 12 states have the opportunity to use a pilot IRS system to directly file their taxes online. For now, it can only handle the most straightforward of tax scenarios, like people with W-2 incomes taking the standard deduction.
The primaries season has come to a rapid conclusion. Both Donald Trump and Joe Biden have garnered enough delegates from their respective parties to secure their nomination to run for president.

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