China Blocked Taiwan from Getting COVID-19 Vaccines, Leading to a Spike in Infections
Taiwan says China blocked deal with BioNTech for COVID-19 shots
Taiwan directly accused China for the first time on Wednesday of blocking a deal with Germany's BioNTech SE for COVID-19 vaccines, in an escalating war of words after Beijing offered the shots to the island via a Chinese company.
Taiwan has millions of shots on order, from AstraZeneca Plc and Moderna Inc, but has received only slightly more than 700,000 to date, and has only been able to vaccinate about 1% of its population as cases surge.
Yahoo News
THIS is the kind of stuff China does that we, as Americans, should rail against. They always seem to want a cut of every deal they do.
NOT in a global pandemic! Get those vaccines out no matter what. The source doesn't matter and profits should be the last thing on their minds. They lose Taiwan, they lose a YUGE economic force for their economy.
Oh, by the way, Taiwan IS its own country. China just won't accept it. Screw that Ernest wannabe, John Cena. The CIA considers Taiwan to be its own country, so that's good enough for me.
Amazon to buy MGM Studios for $8.45 billion
Amazon said Wednesday that it will acquire MGM Studios for $8.45 billion, marking its boldest move yet into the entertainment industry and turbocharging its streaming ambitions.
The deal is the second-largest acquisition in Amazon’s history, behind its $13.7 billion purchase of Whole Foods in 2017.
Amazon said it hopes to leverage MGM’s storied filmmaking history and wide-ranging catalog of 4,000 films and 17,000 TV shows to help bolster Amazon Studios, its film and TV division.
“The real financial value behind this deal is the treasure trove of IP in the deep catalog that we plan to reimagine and develop together with MGM’s talented team,” said Mike Hopkins, senior vice president of Prime Video and Amazon Studios, in a statement. “It’s very exciting and provides so many opportunities for high-quality storytelling.”
CNBC
Another asset bubble is about to burst. These media deals usually screw shareholders in 3…2…1 years. Or less. Look at Time Warner's acquisition of AOL back in the early 2000s.
Prosecutor in Trump criminal probe convenes grand jury to hear evidence, weigh potential charges
NEW YORK — Manhattan's district attorney has convened the grand jury that is expected to decide whether to indict former president Donald Trump, other executives at his company or the business itself, should prosecutors present the panel with criminal charges, according to two people familiar with the development.
The panel was convened recently and will sit three days a week for six months. It is likely to hear several matters — not just the Trump case — during its term, which is longer than a traditional New York state grand-jury assignment, these people said. Like others, they spoke on the condition of anonymity to discuss an ongoing investigation. Generally, special grand juries such as this are convened to participate in long-term matters rather than to hear evidence of crimes charged routinely.
The move indicates that District Attorney Cyrus R. Vance Jr.’s investigation of the former president and his business has reached an advanced stage after more than two years. It suggests, too, that Vance thinks he has found evidence of a crime — if not by Trump, by someone potentially close to him or by his company.
WaPo
While this is very encouraging news, there are so many wiggle room “outs” that I highly recommend you best not get your hopes up. We've been here and done this before.
IOW, don't hold your breath. By the way, this grand jury is slated to run up to 6 months, ending just before Vance leaves his position.
Woman charged with assaulting Southwest flight attendant
San Diego authorities charged a 28-year-old woman with felony battery after an attack on a Southwest Airlines plane in which a flight attendant lost two teeth and suffered other injuries to her face.
The incident marked an escalation in unruly behavior by airline passengers and led the president of the flight attendants' union to ask for more federal air marshals on planes.
“Unfortunately, this is just one of many occurrences,” said the union president, Lyn Montgomery. She said there were 477 incidents of “misconduct” by passengers on Southwest planes between April 8 and May 15.
Yahoo!
The friendly skies ain't so friendly any more.
While I don't condone violence, I will admit SWA flight attendants can be a bit Meghan McCain-ish. That passenger got “all Whoopie” on her ass.
Most voters oppose Newsom recall as Covid optimism rises
OAKLAND — California's rebound from the Covid-19 crisis is complicating the drive to recall Gov. Gavin Newsom, with a strong majority of state voters now approving of his pandemic management and just 40 percent saying they would remove him, a new Public Policy Institute of California poll shows.
Californians have growing optimism about the state’s recovery as infection rates decline and a larger share of the state becomes fully vaccinated while a wider array of businesses open. A whopping 90 percent of likely voters said they overwhelmingly believe the worst of the crisis is behind the state, greater than the 74 percent who said that in March.
Politico
Leave it to the folks in Cali to cry about shit one day, then laugh about it the next, all the while stirring up a bunch of shit and costing millions in lost opportunity.
Just think: Maybe Newsom could have done an even better job with COVID had he not had to fight for his political life.
Think about that, you dummies who signed the petition to recall him.
Disney Is Introducing a $100 Sammich
The panini sandwich can feed six to eight people and, according to ABC7 News, includes salami, rosemary ham, provolone and sun-dried tomato spread on toasted focaccia. It comes with marinara dipping sauce and arugula salad (although one respondent to the comments on one story quipped, “For $100 I better be eating an endangered species.”)
Travel Pulse
A. Who cares? I don't care if I ever set foot again in another Disney property.
B. Meh. It'll taste like a week-old Dominos pizza box.
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