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Former Harvard University professor and Chair of its Chemistry and Chemical Biological Department, Dr. Charles Leiber, has been found guilty of charges of lying to federal authorities about his connections to the Chinese government while concealing foreign income and bank accounts. Leiber worked with both People's Republic of China's Thousand Talents Program and the Wuhan University of Technology (WUT) from 2012 to 2015, earning $50,000 a month in addition to living expenses and other compensation.

As the Omicron variant of the Covid-19 virus continues to spread throughout the US, New York is taking action after becoming the first hub of breakout cases and surges. New York City in particular has implemented their latest vaccine mandate for private businesses to go into effect this week. 

Amazon Web Service experienced an outage which sent shockwaves throughout the eastern U.S. Many universities, services, and products rely on AWS, which include Alexa, Ring, Disney+, Netflix, Ticketmaster, and numerous Airlines. Users were unable to function without their services, while Amazon's delivery service came to a standstill as drivers and workers couldn't access their crucial apps used for routes and assignments.

Marvel Studios' and Sony Pictures' "Spider-Man: No Way Home" saw one of the biggest debuts in history, bringing in $751.3 globally within its first week, setting it up to overtake $1 billion by this weekend. The film brought in a domestic $253 million during its debut weekend, the most in the pandemic box office and the third-highest of all time.

According to new research from the Imperial College London, T-cells that are generated as part of the body’s natural immune response to the common cold could help protect against serious Covid-19 illness, and potentially lead to a vaccine that would be effective against new variants of the virus. 

Dr. Matt Scullin is the CEO of biomaterials company MycoWorks. He recently discussed their newest vegan alternative to leather that could help save more than just animals. The scientists behind the alternative believe that mycelium, a material grown from fungi, could help save the planet as it can be engineered to look and feel like real leather. 

"I get upset because people point to anecdotes of somebody who got sick even though they had been vaccinated and say, 'There, you see, it doesn't work,' That's way too simplistic,” said Dr. Francis Collins on his last day as director of the National Institutes of Health. 

After months of highly-criticized controversies — coupled with plenty of embarrassing defeats — the Jacksonville Jaguars have fired head coach Urban Meyer, who went 2-11 in his first year in the NFL. The final straw for Meyer came Wednesday, when former team kicker Josh Lambo claimed that in August, Meyer came to him during practice, kicked him in the leg, and told him, "Hey dip----, make your f---ing kicks!" After Lambo told Meyer not to kick him, Meyer told Lambo that he's the head ball coach and can kick him "whenever the f--- I want." Meyer's time with Jacksonville brought steep lows no one could have expected, from hiring a coach accused of racist remarks and bullying to being intimate with a young woman at his restaurant the day after a loss. Owner Shad Khan — who said he was "bitterly disappointed" to come to the conclusion a change was needed — announced offensive coordinator Darrell Bevell will take over as interim head coach, while general manager Trent Baalke will remain in his position.

The National Highway and Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) is currently in talks with Tesla after a complaint about how Tesla's Model 3 allows drivers to play video games on the dashboard touch screen while in motion. An over-the-air software update changed the game restrictions this past summer. This controversy is just the latest in a long ling of Tesla safety issues. Previously, the motor company had to recall 12,000 vehicles because of a communication error that could cause emergency brake activation, while some have raised concerns about Tesla's "Safety Score" feature, which could cause more hazards than good.