Manuela Schär Wins Boston Marathon Women’s Wheelchair Race

[ad_1] Swiss Manuela Schӓr won the Boston Marathon women’s wheelchair race on Monday, reaching her fourth victory in the event. The defending champion, 37-year-old Schӓr, left the group early and retained the lead for the entire race, finishing in 1 hour 41 minutes 8 seconds. The win expands his victories list. In 2021 alone, Schӓr …

Daniel Romanchuk Wins Boston Marathon Men’s Wheelchair Race

[ad_1] USA’s Daniel Romanchuk won the Boston Marathon men’s wheelchair race on Monday, taking his second victory there. With the defending champion Swiss Marcel Hug taken before the race, Romanchuk made a clear path to the finish line and finished in 1 hour 26 minutes 58 seconds. Romanchuk, 23, won a gold medal at the …

After a Showdown, Juilliard’s Chairman Continues Board Support

[ad_1] Charismatic former New York Ballet star Damian Woetzel named President of the prestigious Juilliard School in 2017, powerful head of the school, Bruce Kovnerpraised the “extraordinary mix” of intellectual and artistic qualities. But earlier this year, Kovner told Woetzel that an internal review found a lack of confidence in his leadership, asking him to …

On ‘SNL’, Chairman Biden Asks TikTok Influencers for Help

[ad_1] reported This week in The Washington Post The Biden administration has been meeting with popular video creators from the social network TikTok and informing them about the war in Ukraine, an unconventional move that could help in the White House’s information war…or ruthlessly mocking. And “Saturday Night Live” was happy to help with that …

Jeffrey Lieberman Suspended from Columbia Psychiatry Chair

[ad_1] The chair of Columbia University’s Department of Psychiatry was suspended Wednesday “with immediate effect” after referring to a dark-skinned model on Twitter as possibly a “nature freak”. “Whether it’s a work of art or a nature freak, it’s a beautiful sight to behold,” division head Jeffrey A. Lieberman said on Twitter on Monday. A …

Senate Approves Califf as FDA Chair in Tight Vote

[ad_1] On Tuesday, the Senate announced Dr. He narrowly approved of Robert Califf. The vote was 50-46, with six Republicans crossing the aisle to support him, while five Democrats opposed him. One senator voted present. In recent weeks, Dr. Califf’s prospect of a second confirmation seemed increasingly long. opposition mounted Out of concerns about how …

Omicron Inflation Increases Uncertainty, Fed Chairman To Tell Lawmakers

[ad_1] Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome H. Powell will tell lawmakers on Tuesday that inflation will likely continue into next year and that the new Omicron variant of the coronavirus is creating more uncertainty around the economic outlook than a copy of his prepared remarks. . Mr. Powell’s words, which will testify before the Senate Banking …

Biden to Keep Jerome Powell as Chairman of the Federal Reserve

[ad_1] President Biden will re-nominate Jerome H. Powell. Federal Reserve ensuring policy continuity in a time of rapid inflation and great economic uncertainty, but potentially angering progressive Democrats agitating for a change in leadership. The highly anticipated decision was a return to the tradition of the central bank’s senior official. He was reappointed regardless of …

Teamsters Vote for Hoffa Critic Sean O’Brien as Chairman

[ad_1] Sean O’Brien was a rising star on the International Fellowship of Teamsters in 2017 when the union’s longtime president, James P. Hoffa, effectively pushed him aside. But the move appears to have set fourth-generation Teamster and Boston local president Mr. O’Brien on a path to replace Mr. Hoffa as union president and one of …