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Wednesday June 9th, 2021 night edition

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Former Wisconsin pharmacist who tampered with COVID vaccines sentenced to 3 years in federal prison.

Brandenburg was a third shift pharmacist at Advocate Aurora Health Hospital in Grafton when he admitted to intentionally removing dozens of vials of the Moderna coronavirus vaccine from refrigeration.

Breaking: Steven Brandenburg is sentenced to three years in federal prison for intentionally tampering with some 500 doses of COVID-19 vaccines at a Grafton hospital.

Fifty-seven doses were administered to coworkers of Brandenburg before hospital officials found out and destroyed the rest of the doses.

The 57 doses were eventually determined to still be effective and did not produce health affects for the patients who received them.

At his sentencing hearing, Brandenburg told the court he was "greatly ashamed" of his actions and took responsibility for them.

The vaccines are safe and effective, and we remain fully committed to doing our part to distribute them in our communities.". »

Why Lab-Grown Meat Is Emerging As The Most Impactful Step To Reverse Climate Change

Authored by swarajyamag.com

The researchers documented that meat and dairy product provide 60 per cent of agriculture’s greenhouse gas emissions and only 18 per cent of the calories.

If we cut them down for the purpose of meat production then they will no longer be able to help in terms of fighting against climate change.

But, some scientists argue that cultured meat may do more damage to the climate depending on how the energy to make the lab meat is produced. »

MoviePass actively tried to stop users from seeing movies, FTC alleges

Authored by mashable.com

However, according to a Federal Trade Commission complaint released Monday, the company actively worked to prevent its customers from seeing movies in theaters.

First, according to an FTC press release announcing the complaint, MoviePass invalidated users' passwords and claimed, falsely, that it had detected fraud related to their accounts.

According to the complaint, MoviePass did this to 75,000 users — many of whom where then locked out of their accounts as "MoviePass's password reset process often failed.". »

'Joints for Jabs': Washington state turns to marijuana giveaways to encourage residents to get vaccinated

Authored by eu.usatoday.com

'Joints for Jabs': Washington state turns to marijuana giveaways to encourage residents to get vaccinated.

The program is the latest vaccination incentive in a state that just days ago reached its goal of at least vaccinating 70% of state adults.

Gov. Jay Inslee has said reaching that mark will allow elimination of most remaining coronavirus-driven restrictions across the state. »

Joe Manchin cosponsored the voting-rights bill in 2019 that he's now blocking on the grounds that the GOP doesn't like it

Authored by businessinsider.com

Manchin cosponsored the same bill in 2019, when it also had no GOP backers.

Democratic Sen. Joe Manchin in 2019 cosponsored the voting-rights bill that he recently announced he would vote against, arguing for a bipartisan bill instead.

But Manchin was a cosponsor of a version of the bill introduced in 2019 that had no GOP cosponsors, a fact that his critics have highlighted. »