NEW YORK–(COMMERCIAL THREAD) –Rocket Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (NASDAQ: RCKT) (“Rocket”), a clinical-stage company developing an integrated and sustainable pipeline of genetic therapies for rare childhood disorders, announces recent publication from a peer-reviewed manuscript: the first comprehensive review of somatic mosaicism in Fanconi anemia (FA) in the journal Annals of hematology. The …
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Librarians stunned after opening 500-year-old Tudor manuscript and finding half-eaten 50-year-old cookie – The Sun
LIBRARIES yesterday opened a rare Tudor manuscript and found a half-eaten cookie stuck between the pages. The discovery stunned staff and academics at the University of Cambridge. 2 Cambridge University librarians found a half-eaten chocolate chip cookie in a rare 500-year-old Tudor manuscript abandoned by a clumsy schoolboy 50 years …
Read More »Sandra Day O’Connor ‘believed in making laws slowly’, says biographer
Personal editor | palm beach post Sandra Day O’Connor, the nation’s first female Supreme Court justice, wasn’t too generous with her praise. In fact, one year his paralegals posted a photocopy of his palm on the wall with a note that read, “If you want a pat on the back, …
Read More »Former presidential speechwriter explores Jewish connection in new book
Sarah Hurwitz’s “Here All Along” is what she calls “a love letter to Judaism”. Featured photo by Violet Markelou Sarah Hurwitz, a former speechwriter for the Obamas, Hillary Clinton and Al Gore, has given speeches in Michigan that have nothing to do with politics. Hurwitz spoke at Temple Israel in …
Read More »The mystery of a missing manuscript
THE WASHINGTON POST – What could be more tantalizing to bibliophiles than the mystery of a lost manuscript? The fascination that we feel when imagining the discovery of an unknown Shakespeare play or a lost suitcase full of untold stories of Hemingway makes blood flow in us, the bookish ones. …
Read More »Brad Pitt denies use of awards show speechwriter – Deadline
UPDATE with video: Over the past few months on the awards circuit, Once upon a time… in HollywoodBrad Pitt was an MVP in more ways than one, regularly appearing in one of the most memorable acceptance speeches of the night. Pitt’s speeches were so polished that they made some wonder …
Read More »Supreme Court grants bail to journalist Prashant Kanojia, says right to liberty is non-negotiable
Prashant Kanojia | The imprint Text size: A- A + New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Tuesday granted bail to journalist Prashant Kanojia, who was arrested for allegedly making objectionable comments against Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on social media. A vacation bench, made up of judges Indira Banerjee …
Read More »Trump’s address is an ‘effective’ method of rallying the base – The Hill
A former speechwriter for President Bill Clinton called President Trump’s State of the Union address on Tuesday night an “effective” way to rally support from his base. “A lot of Donald Trump supporters watched the speech – I’m sure they thought it was great and effective that way,” Paul Glastris, …
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