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52% parents expect coronavirus pandemic to increase child-care costs

Over half of parents worry they’ll be forced to spend more on child care than they did before the coronavirus pandemic hit.  Parents’ fears of rising child-care costs are more prevalent now than ever before. About 47% of parents who pay for child care say that they are more concerned …

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Gilead Sciences, Starbucks, BP, Coty & more

Take a look at some of the biggest movers in the premarket: Gilead Sciences (GILD) – Gilead set pricing for its remdesivir anti-viral Covid-19 treatment, with developed-world governments paying $390 per dose and privately insured patients being charged $520 per dose. Intercept Pharmaceuticals (ICPT) – The Food and Drug Administration …

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Filmmaker Ava DuVernay aims to hold police accountable through art

FILE PHOTO: Ava DuVernay attends the Vanity Fair Oscar party in Beverly Hills during the 92nd Academy Awards, in Los Angeles, California, U.S., February 9, 2020. REUTERS/Danny Moloshok -/File Photo LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – Filmmaker Ava DuVernay is urging writers, dancers, poets and other artists to help make the names …

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Brussels adds George Floyd memorial to large mural collection

Belgian-Congolese street artist NovaDead, whose real name is Julien Crevaels, poses next to a giant mural paying tribute to George Floyd, in the aftermath his death in Minneapolis police custody, in Brussels, Belgium June 18, 2020. REUTERS/Yves Herman BRUSSELS (Reuters) – Brussels added to its large collection of murals on …

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Grief over virus deaths sets Hungarian artist on darker course

BUDAPEST (Reuters) – Hungarian artist Jozsef Szurcsik lost four of his friends in a matter of weeks to COVID-19 and the tremendous pain and grief he feels has transformed his art. Hungarian artist Jozsef Szurcsik paints in his studio in Budapest, Hungary, June 17, 2020. Picture taken June 17, 2020. …

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Ukrainian lawmaker says he has Gutenberg Bible fragment in his private collection

KYIV (Reuters) – A wealthy Ukrainian politician has made public a manuscript in his private collection that he says is a fragment of the Gutenberg Bible, the world’s first substantial printed book, although researchers said it would need to be authenticated. Leader of Ukraine’s Opposition Platform – For Life political …

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May flowers: Where the U.S. retail blooms are and are not

(Reuters) – No denying May’s $73 billion rebound in U.S. retail sales was an eye-popper and is the latest fodder to fuel the red-hot “V” vs “U” debate about what kind of recovery to expect from the COVID-19 recession. FILE PHOTO: A shopkeeper hangs beads in his retail store as …

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Van Gogh-Gauguin letter describing brothel visits sells for 210,000 euros

AMSTERDAM (Reuters) – A letter written by Vincent van Gogh and fellow artist Paul Gauguin describing visits to brothels and discussing the future of art has been sold at auction for 210,600 euros ($237,700). FILE PHOTO: A security guard looks on as “L’Arlesienne, Madame Ginoux”, a painting by Vincent Van …

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Neteera: 2020 CNBC Disruptor 50

Founders: Isaac Litman (CEO)Launched: 2015Headquarters: JerusalemFunding: $13 millionValuation: $40 millionKey technologies: AI, autonomous vehicles, biochips, deep learning, internet of things, machine learningIndustry: Remote sensing technologyPrevious appearances on Disruptor 50 List: 0  This five-year-old Israeli company has developed a technology that senses tiny movements on the skin’s surface to monitor human vital signs and physical indicators such …

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Tempus: 2020 CNBC Disruptor 50

Founder: Eric Lefkofsky (CEO)Launched: 2015Headquarters: ChicagoFunding: $620 millionValuation: $5 billionKey technologies: AI, machine learningIndustry: Health carePrevious appearances on Disruptor 50 List: 0  What does genomic-sequencing company Tempus have in common with coupon site Groupon? Eric Lefkofsky. Serial entrepreneur Lefkofsky co-founded Groupon in 2008 and took it public in 2011. He’s moving at a similar …

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