Merck spends $11.5B for Acceleron, possible blockbuster drug
Merck will spend about $11.5 billion to buy Acceleron Pharma and its potential treatment for high blood pressure in vessels that connect the lungs and heart By TOM MURPHY AP … Read More
Month: September 2021
Biden vaccine mandate splits US on party lines: AP-NORC poll
A survey of Americans on President Joe Biden’s plan to require most workers to get either vaccinated or regularly tested for COVID-19 finds a deep and familiar divide: Democrats are … Read More
Woman fights off leopard with her walking stick as she sits on porch in Mumbai
Woman fights off leopard with her walking stick after the big cat sneaks up behind her as she sits on porch in Mumbai Nirmaladevi Singh, 55, was sitting outside her … Read More
Death toll from Ecuador prison riot jumps to 116
Death toll from Ecuador’s worst ever prison massacre jumps to 116 as police reveal drug gangs fought using guns and GRENADES with at least six people beheaded At least 116 … Read More
Trans athletes DO retain an advantage in sport say UK sports councils
Sports should create ‘universal’ categories because transgender women DO have an advantage over female athletes, says major review UK Sport published guidance on transgender inclusion in domestic competitionDocuments state trans … Read More
Whole life orders: Wayne Couzens joins 60 of Britain’s worst criminals to spend their lives in jail
Whole life orders: Wayne Couzens joins 60 of Britain’s most dangerous criminals including Rose West, Levi Bellfield and Jo Cox’s killer Thomas Mair spending their ENTIRE lives behind bars Ex-Met … Read More
Analysis: Biden’s political fortunes are riding on congressional Democrats passing major deals
Biden must hope that something gets passed — his and his party’s political fortunes could depend on it. Biden’s approval rating has been sinking the last few months and is … Read More
80 million European households struggle to stay warm. Rising energy costs will make the problem worse
Experts, anti-poverty organizations and environmental campaigners are warning that the coronavirus pandemic and rising prices have intensified a longstanding problem tied to a combination of high energy costs, low household … Read More
Here’s a recap of how today’s negotiations unfolded
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi ruled against putting a $1 trillion infrastructure bill on the floor Thursday night, according to a leadership aide, after progressives rebelled, potentially delaying consideration until Democrats … Read More
Sanders says infrastructure bill ‘must be defeated’ and calls efforts to cut last-minute deal ‘absurd’
President Biden has signed the House-passed stopgap funding bill to avert a shutdown and extend government funding through Dec. 3, according to the White House. The bill passed the Senate … Read More
