[ Federal health officials on Monday laid out a proposal to spur development of customized treatments for patients with hard-to-treat diseases, including for rare genetic conditions that the pharmaceutical industry has long considered unprofitable. Source link
Read More »FedEx sues for Trump tariff refund
The recent US Supreme Court ruling that President Trump overstepped his powers when he imposed global tariffs paved the way for companies to seek a refund. BBC News
Read More »Bakery and cafe proposed for pub owned by Scotland's richest man
Anders Holch Povlsen’s WildLand project plans to revamp the Dores Inn on Loch Ness. BBC News
Read More »Zimbabwe’s Robert Mugabe latest former African leader to be named in Epstein files
In response to the email about providing Zimbabwe with a new currency, with the subject “fertile land for exploration”, Ito, whose email address is redacted, asked if Epstein was friends with Mugabe, to which he replied: “No, but can easily get his attention, zimbabwe would be a great petrie dish, …
Read More »Irish government to impose total ban on scramblers in public places
The new rules come after 16-year-old Grace Lynch died after being hit by a scrambler in Finglas in Dublin last month. BBC News
Read More »Four women join forces to expose a dangerous predator
Four survivors of the same dangerous man join forces to finally bring him to justice. BBC News
Read More »Air traffic control concerns over plans for 200m tall wind turbines
The body responsible for managing the UK’s airspace opposes the project in southern Scotland. BBC News
Read More »Non-children's hospitals more commonly use imaging exposing children to ionizing radiation
[ Imaging modalities that expose children to ionizing radiation are used more frequently at non-children’s hospitals compared with children’s hospitals, according to a study published online Jan. 20 in the Journal of the American College of Radiology. Source link
Read More »Donald Trump to impose tariffs on countries that sell oil to Cuba
On Tuesday, the US President said that the country “will be falling pretty soon”, with long-time ally Venezuela recently sending no oil or money to Cuba. Previously, it was believed that the South American nation was sending around 35,000 barrels of oil a day to the island. BBC News
Read More »France moves to abolish concept of marital duty to have sex
The proposed bill would enshrine in law the end of so-called “conjugal rights” – the notion that marriage means a duty to have sex. BBC News
Read More »Council leader resigns after election postponement
The leader and his Labour cabinet majority twice approved decisions opposed by most councillors. BBC News
Read More »Jury considers verdict in fraud case
It was alleged that he was “providing assistance to Pimco with the proposed purchase of the ‘Northern Ireland Loan Book’ from Nama, with the intention, by failing to disclose the information to make a gain for himself or another, in breach of section 3 of the Fraud Act 2006”. BBC …
Read More »Man who exposed human rights abuses in China granted US asylum
Guan Heng secretly filmed detention facilitates in Xinjiang before escaping to the US in 2021. BBC News
Read More »Starbucks scraps $250,000 cap on boss’s use of company jet
It said: “Given Mr Niccol’s chief executive role, the enhanced media attention to which Mr Niccol and Starbucks are subject, and the current threat landscape, the security study for Mr Niccol also recommended that Mr Niccol use private aviation for all air travel, whether for personal, commuting, or business purposes.” …
Read More »Grants would underwrite local efforts to aid ICE
A Mississippi bill proposes reimbursing law enforcement with active 287(g) agreements for expenses including subletting detention beds to ICE, equipment, travel, lodging and training programs. Source link
Read More »'He's Tigger and I'm Eeyore' – Poet Len Pennie on an unlikely team-up
Len Pennie and the film composer Paul Leonard-Morgan have collaborated on a new album called Delusions. BBC News
Read More »Where are we at with the 'sunscreen wars'?
[ In Australia, we are exposed to some of the harshest and most dangerous levels of ultraviolet radiation (UV) in the world, so many of us know how important high SPF sunscreen is. Source link
Read More »Humans may be predisposed to understanding the complexities of music
[ There is a long-standing debate in the field of music cognition about the impact of musical training and whether formal training is needed to pick up higher-order tonal structures—the overarching harmonic framework of a piece of music. Source link
Read More »St Asaph man charged with murder after Christmas Day death
A man has been charged with murder following the death of a 68-year-old man on Christmas Day. Emergency Services were called to a property on High Street in St Asaph, Denbighshire, shortly after 12:00 GMT on 25 December following reports of a disturbance. A man was taken to hospital but …
Read More »How 'influential' Rogers sets the tone for Aston Villa
Match of the Day pundits Theo Walcott and Joe Hart look at how “composed and confident” Morgan Rogers “set the tone” for Aston Villa in their 3-2 comeback win over West Ham. BBC News
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