• According to an SEC disclosure on September 7, from between 2013 and 2020, Khosla Ventures had invested $28.2 million into Rocket lab through several funding rounds
• The firm now holds over 115 million shares of Rocket Lab’s stock which is worth $1.67 billion at the September 7 closing price

WHO urges world leaders to stop Covid booster administration until the end of 2021

• According to the World Health Organization, they have called on world leaders to start a Covid-19 booster moratorium until the end of 2021
• About 5.5 billion vaccine doses have been administered globally, but 80% have been given out in high or upper-middle-income countries

• With total box office earnings of $75.5 million over September 3, 4, and 5, Disney’s “Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings” has given the movie industry confidence in recovering from pandemic losses
• The success of the film had also urged Sony to push its release of “Venom: Let There Be Carnage” to October 1 from October 15

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• A 24-year-old man named Dupree Kenneth Hornsby has been arrested by San Jose police after he was accused of breaking into a family’s home and raping an 8-year-old girl
• The alleged crime happened at the victim’s home on August 6 around 7:30 am where he reportedly sexually assaulted the girl 
• The suspect has been arraigned on August 10 where he faces life in prison if convicted of the crime

Lambda variant of COVID spreads in California 

• Aside from the contagious Delta variant of COVID, another variant named “lambda” now spreads in the state with at least 152 cases having already been reported
• Last year in 2020, the lambda variant had been first been reported in Peru and it continues to spread across South America
• According to the World Health Organization, lambda cases have been detected in 29 counties which include the United States, the United Kingdom, Germany, and Spain

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• Officials from the World Health Organization have warned countries around the world against the full lifting of public health measures
• These warnings come after the region of Europe has seen an increase of 33% in Covid cases last week
• Even with highly vaccinated regions or countries, WHO cautions against the easement of mask mandates, and social distancing protocols

Marvel Movie Black Widow had promising pandemic opening with rise in pre-ticket sales

• Arriving in theaters and Disney+ Premiere Access on July 9, Marvel’s Black Widow is a highly anticipated film 
• Over the upcoming weekend analysts have estimated that the film will gather somewhere between $80 million to $110 million in the box office
• If this estimate is correct, this film would surpass F( a film that debuted about two weeks ago with $70 million

Delta variant of Covid is now dominant in US says CDC data

• According to information gathered by the CDC, the Delta variant of Coronavirus has surpassed the previous strain (alpha variant) in case amount
• The variant had been first discovered in India but now affected around 104 countries and represents more than half of new Covid cases at 51.7%

To service Northeast, Amtrak plans investment of $7.3 billion in modern trains

• Today (Wednesday), Amtrak has announced that they will be investing a total of $7.3 billion into a group of 83 modern trains
• The manufacturer that Amtrak will use to build these new trains will be Siemens Mobility’s rail manufacturing facility
• According to Amtrak’s predictions, they think that their investment will add 1.5 million or more train riders annually to their services 

• In rural areas, Dollar General has plans to become a health-care staple with hiring a chief medical officer to help them aim their products towards this new target
• I the future, customers will progressively see more health care products in Dollar general along with dental supplies and other medications
• The CEO of Dollar General says that he was inspired by customers who said they have a desire for health-care products and services at a more affordable price

• In their initial public offering in the US, the Greek-yogurt maker Chobani has potential to be valued at upwards of $10 billion according to the company’s estimations
• Currently, Chobani has factories in Idaho, Australia, and New York and does not have any plans yet on how many shares there will be for sale or the price range for its offering

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