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CDC and FDA Pause Use of Johnson & Johnson Vaccine After It Causes Rare Blood Clotting In Six Women

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This morning, federal officials recommended that states avoid using Johnson & Johnson’s Covid-19 vaccine until an investigation into six unusual, but severe clotting problems in women who received the vaccine is conducted. The clotting problem is similar to one that has been identified following the use of AstraZeneca’s Covid-19 vaccine, …

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Instagram Influencer Jay Mazini Charged With Defrauding Followers Out of $2.5M in Bitcoin

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Federal prosecutors say that Instagram influencer Jay Mazini was charged with wire fraud for allegedly scheming and defrauding his followers of $2.5 million in Bitcoin. According to the federal complaint, Mazini–real name Jebara Igbara–told his nearly 1 million Instagram followers to send him Bitcoin in exchange for wire transfers of cash, …

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Greenwood Raises $40 Million in Funding to Provide Black and Latino Banking Services

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Greenwood, the digital banking platform launched last year by co-founders Ryan Glover and rapper/activist Michael “Killer Mike” Render, has attracted some of finance’s biggest names. According to a joint announcement released Thursday, the burgeoning fintech startup — named after the early 20th-century African-American business district in Tulsa, Oklahoma, that received …

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