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For a time, Holmes had been hailed as a visionary. A Stanford University dropout, she founded Theranos in 2003 at age 19 with the lofty mission of revolutionizing blood testing. Inspired by her stated fear of needles, Holmes’ Theranos promised patients the ability to test for conditions like cancer and diabetes with just a few drops of blood.She struck up a retail partnership with Walgreens in 2013, and attracted a powerful board of political titans, including former Secretaries of State Henry Kissinger and George Shultz, as well as four-star general and future Defense Secretary James Mattis. As the company’s valuation…

The two vessels are the Golden Spray and Mona Express The Port of Takoradi has recorded two separate historic vessel calls said to be the first of its kind since it was built some 93 years ago.The call of the two vessels bears testimony to how competitive the Port of Takoradi has become in the sub-region.The two vessels are the Golden Spray and Mona Express.The Golden Spray is the largest ship ever to have called the Port with a length overall (LOA) of 300 metres.“…it is also the vessel to have come for the largest volume of a single load…

– Advertisement – A friend of the convicted Abesim killer, Richard Appiah has dropped a piece of profound information about him following his remand by Kaneshie District Court. The friend who gave his name Nyame Noah in an interview disclosed that the 28-year old Richard is rich as he owns over 13 taxis and an elegant uncompleted mansion. Nyame revealed Richard was putting up the mansion before his infamous arrest for killing two teenagers popped up. According to the friend, he got to know about these properties when he went to Richard Appiah for help as he was jobless. He continued…

Sports News of Monday, 30 August 2021 Source: 3news.com 2021-08-30 Accra Hearts of Oak coach, Samuel Boadu Hearts of Oak gaffer, Samuel Boadu, has been adjudged Ghana Premier League Coach of the Season for 2020/21. Boadu beat other nominees Great Olympics coach Annor Walker, Mariano Baretto of Asante Kotoko, Dreams FC’s Vladislav Viric, and WAFA boss Prosper Narteh Ogum to win the award.He received a shopping voucher worth GH¢8,000 and a personalized trophy at a short ceremony in Accra on Monday evening.Boadu deserves the award because he won the league. He took the Phobians from outside the top four to…

Tens of thousands of people are fleeing the US state of Louisiana as Hurricane Ida closes in from the Gulf of Mexico. Ida is now a category four hurricane, one below the highest level, with up to 150mph (240km/h) sustained winds. It is expected to make landfall on Sunday, bringing a “life-threatening” storm surge. Ida is likely to be stronger than Hurricane Katrina, which devastated much of New Orleans in 2005. Traffic jams clogged motorways as residents’ heeded orders to evacuate. The National Hurricane Center (NHC) said “potentially catastrophic wind damage and flooding rainfall will impact portions of the northern…

The Pentagon on Monday said an ISIS-K rocket made it through U.S. missile defense systems and landed inside Kabul airport at a time when American forces remain on high alert for more attacks.Officials said it was one of five launched by terrorists but it landed without causing harm.During a briefing, the Department of Defense spokesman John Kirby said there remained an ‘active’ threat to U.S. personnel and that officials were investigating reports that children were killed in a drone strike on Sunday.Army Maj. Gen. Hank Taylor told reporters that C-RAM defense systems took down one of the rockets fired on…

The Big Brother Naija house has crowned new heads, in the persons of Jackie B and JayPaul. Biggie’s HoH Game was merged with the Nominations. In a twist, a Double Head of House win for the top-performing male and female Housemates was put in place. These top-performing male and female was Jaypaul and Jackie B respectively and they shall now serve as Heads of house. As a result, every other housemate is currently up for possible eviction – except the HOHs⁣ Voting line is currently open until midnight on Thursday. RECOMMENDED ARTICLES Source link

“We know Hurricane Ida had the potential to cause massive, massive damage, and that’s exactly what we saw,” Biden said, speaking from the White House. Biden said more than 5,000 members of the National Guard had been activated to support with search and rescue and recovery efforts. He urged people in affected areas to continue sheltering in place if it was safe for them to do so and tried to assure them that help is on the way. He ran down a number of actions the federal government has taken including authorizing drones and satellites to assess the damage to…

The floods submerged parts of the towns including gas stations • Floods continue to devastate places in the northern parts of Ghana • Tamale and Sagnerigu are the next to be hit • Residents blame it on the construction of the Tamale InterchangeFloods have swept through parts of the Tamale metropolis and the Sagnerigu municipality after a nearly three-hour downpour. The Monday rains affected areas including Gumani, Fuo, Vitting, Kalariga, citinewsroom.com has reported. Also affected by the floods was a gas and fuel station, even as some affected residents attribute the floods to the non-existence of proper drainage systems in…

– Advertisement – A young man has gone mad on the streets of Nigeria after he allegedly refused to offer his mother for ritual sacrifice in a quest to become rich overnight as an internet fraudster. The man who gave his name as Success says he was into cyber fraud and occultism which earned lots of riches. But in a move to step up his game, he had to meet some demands from his superiors, which he refused. Narrating his ordeal to a couple who chanced on him while driving by, he said he splashed money on two Toyota Camry’s,…