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Hyzon Motors Appoints Samuel Chong As Finance Head

Hyzon Motors Inc (NASDAQ:HYZN) has appointed Samuel Chong as its Chief Financial Officer, effective April 12, 2022. Chong will succeed Mark Gordon, who has served as Hyzon's CFO since August 2020. Chong has served as the Treasurer and Head of Investor Relations at Fluence Energy Inc (NASDAQ:FLNC) and as Treasurer of Gogo Inc (NASDAQ:GOGO). He holds…

Benzinga · Apr 12, 2022

Former President Barack Obama warns Chicago audience of ‘anger-based’ journalism and social media cashing in on conflict

The former president said he believes platforms such as Twitter, Facebook and YouTube “appear to have some insight into what’s more likely to prompt insurrectionists, white supremacists, misogynist behavior and internet bullying.”

Chicago Sun-Times · Apr 7, 2022

A Chicago ER doctor wrote ‘Emergency’ about COVID’s first year — and the time his own hospital failed his mother

CHICAGO — Thomas Fisher figured he would end up in the very place he works, in the emergency room. Eventually, everyone passes through. Two springs ago, at the onset of the pandemic, he thought he might die of the thing he was treating in others. He updated his will, removed…

Chicago Tribune · Apr 6, 2022

4 killed, 8 wounded in shootings in Chicago Tuesday

Two young teens were fatally shot, one in Bronzeville and the other near the University of Chicago campus.

Chicago Sun-Times · Feb 9, 2022

Weed won't prevent Covid-19, but scientists are finding surprising cannabis connections

Two recent studies suggest that compounds found in cannabis may play a key role in treating and preventing Covid-19, but regulatory restrictions hinder the research.

Inverse · Feb 1, 2022

UChicago Medicine Study Suggests High-Purity CBD May Help Block Covid-19 From Replicating

An interdisciplinary team of researchers from the University of Chicago has found evidence that cannabidiol, or CBD, can inhibit infection by the COVID-19 virus in human cells and in mice. They caution, however, that the COVID-blocking effects of CBD come only from a high-purity, specially formulated dose taken in specific…

Benzinga · Jan 24, 2022

Man shot by University of Chicago police officer called 911 and said he was armed and wanted to be killed by police, prosecutors say

It’s unclear whether the officer knew about the call when he spotted Rhysheen Wilson on the street waving a gun and finally firing at the officer late Tuesday morning.

Chicago Sun-Times · Jan 20, 2022

Bodycam video shows University of Chicago police officer firing across street at gunman while yelling at him to get on the ground

The gunman was shot and seriously wounded as he continued to approach the officer, even after he was struck by a bullet, according to the university.

Chicago Sun-Times · Jan 20, 2022

Bodycam video shows University of Chicago police officer firing across street at gunman while yelling at him to get on the ground

The gunman was shot and seriously wounded as he continued to approach the officer, even after he was struck by a bullet, according to the university.

Chicago Sun-Times · Jan 18, 2022