Read more about US Stocks end mixed on Monday on Business Standard. At the close of trade, the Dow Jones Industrial Average index rose 306.14 points, or 0.97%, to 31,802.44. The S&P500 index dropped 20.59 points, or 0.54%, to 3,821.35. The tech-heavy Nasdaq Composite Index fell 310.98 points, or 2.41%, to
Reader angered, saddened by OCHS equestrian coach s violations
gh School equestrian coach Angie Wacker s recent conviction of four ethics violations for a few reasons. I d heard whispers throughout the years about a bad-faith actor in the local 4-H horse community. Since I am not an equestrian, I had no idea at the time who it pertained to.
My interest was undeniably peaked when Pamplin Media Group subsequently printed the stories of the two former Oregon High School Equestrian Team (OHSET) athletes, Abigail Norton and Ashley Maestas, each describing different, but grueling, experiences on the OHSET team under this same coach (including major injuries). I contacted the Oregon Government Ethics Commission and requested a copy of the materials for myself, since they are all available to the public (with names of the minors redacted), and was absolutely stunned by what I read. I highly encourage anyone who is curious about this case to request a copy for yourself.
Read more about At least 20 dead, more than 600 wounded in Equatorial Guinea blasts on Business Standard. A series of explosions at a military barracks in Equatorial Guinea killed at least 20 people and wounded more than 600 others on Sunday, authorities said
Microblogging and social networking service Twitter has now started testing its new e-commerce tweet layouts, with at least one user of its Android application in Qatar spotting the new format. According to Tech Crunch, Matt Navarra, who is a UK-based social media consultant first spotted this new change and shared images credited to Yasser Masood that contrasted the simpler existing link sharing card with the upgraded shopping card. This new shopping card, which takes up a little more space in the feed, is a big blue Shop button, presumably colour-customisable along with other profile features, extending further than the current design. The card also appears to display the price pulled from the product page.
The Union Health Ministry has approved administration of COVID-19 vaccine to dependents of armed forces personnel as well as veterans in service hospitals, the Indian Army said on Saturday. The process is likely to commence next week after completion of registration of armed forces medical facilities on Co-WIN Platform. Guidelines for the same will be issued in a few days, the Army said on Twitter. The government had announced last month that everyone above 60 years of age and those over 45 years with comorbidities will be able to get COVID-19 vaccine from March 1 for free at government facilities and for a charge at many private hospitals.