But Gallo hopes to speed the vaccine forward with an innovative new collaboration called the Waterford Project, spearheaded by his entrepreneur friend John Evans, cofounder of C-SPAN.

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The union's leaders who agreed with GE represent workers in various GE locations including Erie in Pennsylvania, Ford Edward, Schenectady and Waterford in New York, Ontario in California, Louisville in Kentucky and Lynn in Massachusetts.

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Lady Gaga performed in Times Square on Saturday night and she was the mayor's special guest, helping him push the Waterford crystal button at 11:59 p.m. that signals the descent of the New Year's Eve ball.

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