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POLITICO Get the California Playbook Newsletter Email Sign Up By signing up you agree to receive email newsletters or updates from POLITICO and you agree to our privacy policy and terms of service. You can unsubscribe at any time and you can contact us here. This sign-up form is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply. 01/06/2021 09:23 AM EST THE BUZZ: Gov. Gavin Newsom’s pandemic management has fed a backlash from Californians who want to reopen their ...

low-key gatherings and camping trips are in as the UAE says farewell to 2020. While revellers in the Emirates typically mark the end of a year and the start of a new one with lavish parties, tonight will be a quiet night for most. Karen Lobo, 23, said she and her family chose a more muted celebration to ensure they would be safe amid the Covid-19 pandemic. “I am going to spend it camping in the desert with my family. Usually I would spend it partying with friends but not this year,” said M...

Patrick Martin, county facilities and grounds manager, stands in front of the water wheel he and a group of county employees have constructed at the Calaveras County Government Center. Enterprise photo by Dakota Morlan Calaveras County’s lackluster government center is being transformed into a destination in its own right, thanks to one man with a vision. County Facilities and Grounds Manager Patrick Martin and his small band of employees installed a cus...

The coronavirus pandemic has upended pretty much every aspect of our lives in 2020, especially when it comes to getting together in large groups, as is the tradition on Dec. 31. Beloved events worldwide have been canceled to prevent the potential spread of COVID-19 as vaccines begin to be rolled out. New Yorks world-famous Times Square ball drop, for instance, wont be open to the public.  Fans can watch "Dick Clark’s New Year’s Rockin’ Eve with Ryan Seacrest 2021" on ABC beginning at ...

This year brought with it so much drastic change and forced so many to hunker down. Priorities switched as families went into survival mode during the ongoing coronavirus pandemic. Relationships progressed or disbanded due to unexpected pressures. Roads were, literally, less traveled. As perspectives altered, we wondered if the relationship between New Englanders and their city had changed, too. We asked Boston.com readers: Is Boston still the best city? Almost immediately on Twitter the prompt...

Associated Press PARIS — Ivry Gitlis, an acclaimed violinist who played with famed conductors, rock stars and jazz bands around the world and worked to make classical music accessible to the masses, has died in Paris at 98. Frances culture minister announced his death Thursday, hailing him as "a magnificent performer, a generous musician" who dedicated his life "to serving all kinds of music." The cause of death and plans for funeral arrangements were not immediately announced. Recognizable i...

Merck Announces Supply Agreement with U.S. Government for Initial Doses of Investigational Biological Therapy for the Treatment of Patients with Severe and Critical COVID-19 Merck known as MSD outside the United States and Canada, today announced it has entered into an agreement with the United States Government to support the development, manufacture and initial distribution of an investigational biological therapeutic upon approval or Emergency Use Authorization from the U.S. Food and Drug Ad...

Cyberattacks Spur U.S. Military to Mitigate Threats Amid Investor Buying  Share   Share Cyberattacks spur U.S. military to mitigate threats as investors buy stocks that offer protection from such incursions. Recent multi-month cyberattacks against a number of federal agencies are causing U.S. military members to engage in efforts to thwart such threats, but so far there is no evidence of any compromise to the U.S. Department of Defense Information Networks (DODIN), an agency spokesman said. ...

ABS Awards Industry’s First AIP for Infection Mitigating Design to Samsung Heavy Industries In an industry first, ABS has awarded Samsung Heavy Industries (SHI) Approval in Principle (AIP) for crew accommodation and ventilation systems designed to mitigate the spread of infectious diseases such as COVID-19. The AIP is the product of a joint development project (JDP) between ABS and SHI that applied the principles described in the ABS Guide for Mitigation of Infectious Disease Transmission On ...

ABS Awards AIP for Infection Mitigating Design to SHI Maritime Activity Reports, Inc. © sorapolujjin / Adobe Stock Classification society ABS said it has awarded South Korean shipbuilder Samsung Heavy Industries (SHI) Approval in Principle (AIP) for crew accommodation and ventilation systems designed to mitigate the spread of infectious diseases such as COVID-19. The AIP, which is said to be an an industry first, is the product of a joint development project (JDP) between ABS and SHI that appl...