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Polio detected in New York City sewage suggesting local circulation of virus, health officials say

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NYC commissioner for health Dr Mary T. Bassett Andy Katz | Pacific Press | Lightrocket | Getty Images Polio has been detected in New York City, suggesting local circulation of the virus, health officials said on Friday. New York State Health Commissioner Dr. Mary Bassett called the findings alarming. Bassett said local and federal health officials are aggressively assessing how far polio has spread in the city and in New York state. “For every one case of paralytic polio identified, hundreds more may be undetected,” Bassett said. The best way…

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Samsung exec explains why the company’s folding phones are so important to its business

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Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 4 Samsung The head of Samsung’s mobile business, Roh Tae-moon, recently explained to The Wall Street Journal why folding phones are so important to the company’s business. Roh said in the report that Samsung’s foldable phones are attracting three times more brand switchers than Samsung’s regular Galaxy S phones. That means people are moving away from other phone makers, whether it’s Apple, Xiaomi or Oppo, and instead buying Samsung phones. “We consider this to be a quite meaningful percentage and a positive sign,” Roh told The Wall…

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Litecoin Is Down By More Than 10% In The Past Month. Will The Same Fate Awaits Metacryp?

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As with any physical phenomenon we experience, certain internal and external factors contribute to it. The same logic applies to the crypto market, where particular coins rise even in the bear market while others fail spectacularly. Although it is true that typically, all the altcoins follow Bitcoin’s (BTC) trajectory, there are certain cases when this isn’t the consensus. Seeing into the future is impossible, but with a little luck and serendipity, one can predict which coins will join the ashes of history and which will reign supreme. Today, we will…

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Popular meditation app maker Calm reportedly lays off 20% of employees

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Edward smith | Getty Images The popular meditation startup Calm, known for its wellness app of the same name, has laid off 20% of its staff, according to The Wall Street Journal, which viewed a memo sent by CEO David Ko to employees on Thursday. Roughly 90 out of 400 Calm employees were laid off, according to the Wall Street Journal. Founded in 2012, the San Francisco-based startup was valued at $2 billion in 2020. “I can assure you that this was not an easy decision, but it is especially…

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Can Avalanche AndQuilvius Upgrade Your Crypto Wallet?

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Everyone is fearing for the future of the global economy and not only because we have not recovered successfully from the consequences of the global lockdown but also because of the current geopolitical climate that is influencing the western economy. Recently, the stock market entered the bear market territory. Digital finance followed the trend, and the world witnessed another crypto market collapse. Unlike traditional economies, cryptocurrencies and the crypto market relatively benefit from the volatility that affects price value changes. Buying the dip has been a trend for those purchasing…

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Your iPhone can identify any song with just a tap. Here’s how to set it up

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Taylor Swift Christopher Polk | Getty Images Your iPhone has a useful feature you might not know about. You can identify the song that’s playing on the radio at a bar, in your car or at a friend’s house, all without having to open an app. All you have to do is swipe down and tap a single button. It’s part of the iPhone’s (and iPad’s) integration with music-recognition service Shazam, which Apple acquired in 2018. It’s been available for a couple years but might be more useful now that…

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Closely Watching Overall Availability And Prices Of Pulses: Centre

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The central government on Friday said that it is closely watching the overall availability and prices of pulses in the domestic as well as overseas markets to take necessary preemptive measures in an event of unwarranted price rise in the upcoming high-demand festival months.  On top of the sufficient overall availability of pulses in the domestic market, the government is currently holding about 38 lakh tons of pulses which are being released in the market to further augment the stocks available in the market. The department of consumer affairs also…

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IIP Growth Slows Down To 12.3% YoY In June

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In June 2021, IIP growth was high on account of economic activity coming to a halt in the comparative period of June 2020 because of the nationwide lockdown imposed to curb the spread of the coronavirus pandemic India’s Industrial growth in the month of June as reflected by the Index of Industrial Production (IIP), fell to 12.3 per cent compared to 19.6 per cent in May. The Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation (MoSPI) on Friday released provisional IIP data for June.  The manufacturing sector recorded a growth of 12.5…

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Should India Ban The Export Of Carbon Credits To International Markets?

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If you are an active climate action crusader, by now you must have heard or read about the recent statement by Cabinet Minister Shri RK Singh during the discussions in the Lok Sabha on the proposed amendments to the Energy Conservation Act 2022 wherein he stated that India will ban the export of carbon credits to international markets until the country’s commitment of reduction of 45 per cent emission intensity of GDP is met.   Before we decipher this statement, let’s briefly ponder on India’s climate action journey thus far. …

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Spencer Records A Consolidated Net Loss Of Rs. 33.63 Crore In Q1

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Spencer’s Retail Ltd’s regulatory filing showed Rs. 33.63 crore worth of consolidated net loss in the first quarter.  In the same quarter, a year ago, the firm had clocked a net loss of Rs 23.55 crore, as per the regulatory filing.  There was an additional surge of 12.5 per cent in its revenue from operations to reach Rs. 621 crores during the first quarter, as compared to Rs. 552 crores in the year-ago period. Additionally, there was a surge in the company’s total expenses which were recorded at 12.47 per…

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