Rare 1794 silver dollar coin sells for $12 million – Boston 25 News

In a Thursday news release, GreatCollections described the silver dollar, thought to be the first made by the United States, as “the world’s most valuable silver coin.” The $12 million price is “second-highest … “Without question, this is America’s most coveted silver dollar, and it gave me chills closing the transaction for this piece of […]

Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer retiring, reports say – Boston 25 News

The announcement could come as soon as Thursday, although Breyer plans to remain on the bench until a new Supreme Court nominee is confirmed, according to CNN. Breyer’s retirement will give Biden his first chance to name a justice to the nation’s highest court. Circuit Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson and California Supreme Court Justice Leondra […]

Pfizer begins trial for omicron-specific COVID-19 vaccine – Boston 25 News

Health Security Agency found that boosters are 75% effective at preventing symptomatic infections from omicron two to three weeks after the booster was given, but that at 10 weeks, they weaken, providing only 45% to 50% protection against symptomatic infection, CNBC reported. By using this website, you accept the terms of our Visitor Agreement and […]

French adventurer, 75, dies attempting solo row across Atlantic – Boston 25 News

Jean-Jacques Savin, 75, had sent out distress signals over the past few days, The Washington Post reported. Had he been successful, Savin would have been the oldest person to have rowed across the Atlantic solo, the Post reported. 1 on the westward voyage he believed would take about three months, the BBC reported. Savin successfully […]

Coronavirus: Total US COVID-19 cases top 70 million – Boston 25 News

By late Saturday afternoon, U.S. state with nearly 7.7 million cumulative COVID-19 cases, followed closely by Texas with nearly 6 million cases, Florida with more than 5.3 million cases and New York with nearly 4.7 million cases. By using this website, you accept the terms of our Visitor Agreement and Privacy Policy, and understand your […]

Mace Neufeld, ‘Patriot Games,’ ‘Equalizer’ producer, dead at 93 – Boston 25 News

Mace Neufeld, a producer whose credits included hits such as “Patriot Games,” “The Equalizer” and “The Hunt for Red October,” died Friday. Born in New York City on July 13, 1928, Neufeld was a songwriter and a talent agent, Variety reported. Neufeld was on his way to work as a photographer for a dress store […]

Recall alert: Lidl frozen spinach recalled in 9 states over possible listeria risk – Boston 25 News

The recalled 12-ounce packages, which include lot code R17742 or R17963 on the back of the bag, have a best-by date of Sept. Customers who purchased the recalled packages should return them to the store for a refund, according to the release. By using this website, you accept the terms of our Visitor Agreement and […]

Mark Cuban launches online pharmacy – Boston 25 News

He got his medical degree at the Duke University School of Medicine and his doctorate at Oxford University in mathematics, completing a surgical internship at Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Harvard Medical School. On the Mark Cuban Cost Plus Drug Company website, Cuban said, “We started Mark Cuban Cost Plus Drug Company because every American should […]

Chinese central banker says market can handle developer debt – Boston 25 News

Financial markets can cope with the Chinese real estate developer that is struggling to avoid defaulting on $310 billion in debt, the central bank governor said Thursday, Dec. Yi Gang’s comments by video to a seminar in Hong Kong added to indications Beijing has no plans to bail out Evergrande Group. “Evergrande’s hazard is a […]