By using messenger ribonucleic acid (or mRNA) as a platform for delivering vaccinations, biotech companies like Moderna have been able to rewrite COVID vaccines swiftly to address newly-emergent variant strains. And now, fighting COVID is just the beginning, as Moderna plans to use mRNA to change the way we treat or prevent other diseases. National Public Radio correspondent Allison Aubrey reports. Source
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Author Daniel Pink sees “enduring form of hybrid work” emerging from pandemic
Daniel Pink, a bestselling author who writes about business and human behavior, says predictions about the effect of widespread remote work were “completely wrong.” Source
Astronauts deploy solar array in second attempt
The successful solar array installation clears the way for another spacewalk Friday Source
9 children, 1 adult killed in accident on Alabama highway after storm
Eight of the fatalities were from one vehicle, a vehicle from Tallapoosa County Girls Ranch, part of the Alabama Sheriffs Youth Ranch. Source
6/20: Schiff, Gottlieb, Pink, Hill, Bunch
This week on “Face the Nation,” back from his trip abroad, President Biden returns home to face familiar problems. Source
Ibrahim Raisi wins election as Iran’s president as nuclear deal talks resume
CBS News senior foreign correspondent Elizabeth Palmer reports from Tehran on what Ibrahim Raisi’s win means for the U.S. Source
Gottlieb says U.S. needs new vaccine strategy as pace of shots lags
“We need to think about a different vaccine delivery strategy to get the people who are still reluctant,” Gottlieb said. Source
Face The Nation: Pink, Hill, Bunch
Missed the second half of the show? The latest on the future of work after COVID-19, Ibrahim Raisi winning Iran’s presidential election, Fiona Hills input on U.S. sanctions on Russia and Lonnie Bunch, head of the Smithsonian Institution, on preserving history. Source
Fiona Hill welcomes “obligatory” new U.S. sanctions on Russia over Navalny poisoning
Fiona Hill, a former top National Security Council official, says the use of Novichok to poison opposition leader Alexey Navalny means the U.S. must impose additional sanctions. Source
Fiona Hill welcomes new Russia sanctions over Navalny poisoning
Navalny was poisoned with Novichok, a Soviet-era nerve agent. Source