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FAFSA rollout is 'on track,' despite remaining unresolved issues, Education Department says

The full launch of the 2025-26 FAFSA is on track for December 1 despite ongoing issues, the Education Department said.
Business - CNBC - October 30
EU markets watchdog pushes for extra cyber defences in new crypto rules

Esma asks for amendment to tighten regulation with demand for external audits of defences against hackers
World - Financial Times - October 16
How big is ‘big enough’ for China’s stimulus?

Some estimates and theories
World - Financial Times - October 16
The Musk-led group driving millions to Trump’s White House bid

Also in today’s newsletter, shamelessness in American politics and Kamala Harris’s appearance on Fox News
World - Financial Times - October 17
How the UK can improve its ‘offer’ to the world

Eli Lilly’s chief says the country must do more to attract business, yet budgets are tight
World - Financial Times - October 17
Gold: ‘the ultimate perceived safe haven asset’?

BofA gets the goldbug
World - Financial Times - October 17
Cheaper alternative to northern leg of HS2 under consideration

Feasibility study to be launched for a Birmingham to Manchester rail route that could be part-funded by private finance
World - Financial Times - October 17
Labour’s unambitious reset with the EU

The UK government has constrained itself too much within its red lines
World - Financial Times - October 17
Liz Kendall expected to retain £1.3bn cut to UK sickness benefits in Budget

Move by work and pensions secretary likely to cause concern among disability rights activists
World - Financial Times - October 17
FedExCup Fall update: Nico Echavarria nears Next 10; Joel Dahmen inside top 125 after sponsor invite

Echavarria jumped from No. 113 in FedExCup points to No. 65 while Dahmen is now No. 124.
Sports - Yahoo Sports - October 27
Thousands of Children in Gaza Get 2nd Dose of Polio Vaccine

Aid agencies said that children in some areas of northern Gaza where Israel is mounting an offensive against Hamas will miss the doses, compromising the effectiveness of the campaign.
World - The New York Times - 5 days ago
FDA Names a New Chief of Medical Devices

Patient advocates hope Dr. Michelle Tarver will lead the agency to focus more on safety and less on rapid approvals.
Business - The New York Times - October 22
City Paves Over Bed-Stuy’s Hydrant ‘Aquarium’ and Puts Up a Sidewalk

The New York City Department of Environmental Protection poured concrete over a community-built goldfish pond, citing safety concerns, much to the disappointment of its Brooklyn neighborhood.
Top stories - The New York Times - October 25
How did the bungled FAFSA rollout affect America’s students? It depends on who you look at.

Government data indicate more students will be using financial aid this year — at the same time that enrollment among college freshman is likely to be down.
Business - MarketWatch - October 23
Compounding pharmacies can resume making tirzepatide as FDA reconsiders shortage

The FDA said in a court filing late Friday that it would allow pharmacists to continue making compounded versions of tirzepatide as it reconsiders whether the drug is in shortage.
Top stories - NBC News - October 14
FDA will reconsider decision barring copycat versions of Lilly weight loss drug

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) said it will reconsider its decision to remove Eli Lilly’s blockbuster weight loss and diabetes drug from its official shortage list and allow compounding ...
Politics - The Hill - October 14
AbbVie wins FDA nod for infusion treatment for advanced Parkinson’s disease

Vyalev is the first subcutaneous 24-hour continuous infusion of levodopa-based therapy for advanced Parkinson’s disease.
Business - MarketWatch - October 17
FDA recalls thousands of antidepressant bottles due to cancer-causing chemical

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) issued a Class II recall of more than 7,100 bottles of the antidepressant duloxetine due to the possible presence of a carcinogen. Duloxetine belongs to a ...
Politics - The Hill - October 23
FDA identifies possible sources of McDonald's E. coli outbreak

The FDA is looking into two possibilities as the source of an E. coli outbreak linked to McDonald's Quarter Pounder burgers. CBS News Colorado reporter Karen Morfitt has the latest.
Top stories - CBS News - October 23
FDA eyes McDonald's supplier's onions as source of E. Coli outbreak

The FDA said Thursday that it's investigating whether McDonald’s supplier Taylor Farms is the possible source of the E. coli outbreak linked to Quarter Pounders hamburgers.
Top stories - NBC News - October 24
FDA investigates onion supplier in McDonald's E. coli outbreak

The FDA says it is focusing on a California company that sells McDonald's and other restaurants onions. McDonald's says California-based Taylor Farms is the source of the potentially tainted onions ...
Top stories - NBC News - October 24
FDA investigating if onions are source of E. coli outbreak linked to McDonald's

McDonald's on Thursday confirmed to CBS News that California-based produce giant Taylor Farms is the supplier of slivered onions that have been removed from many of its restaurants amid an E. coli ...
Top stories - CBS News - October 24
Orange, Black and Red Dye No.3: Halloween lessons for the FDA

As America’s children prepare for their annual candy shakedown of America’s grown-ups, it’s time for regulators to get on the (broom)stick and fly in with an important public health intervention.
Politics - The Hill - October 31
RFK Jr. says 'entire departments' at FDA 'have to go'

Former presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr., who is slated to hold a potentially big role in a new Trump administration, said Wednesday there are "entire departments" within the Food and ...
Politics - The Hill - 3 days ago
FDA proposes ending use of decongestant found in many cold, allergy medicines

The FDA said the proposed order is not final yet, which means companies can still market over-the-counter drugs containing oral phenylephrine for now.
Business - CNBC - 2 days ago
FDA to pull common but ineffective cold medicine from market

The FDA says oral phenylephrine, used in many over-the-counter cough and cold medicines, "is not effective as a nasal decongestant."
Top stories - CBS News - 2 days ago
FDA proposes removing ineffective decongestant found in most cold medicine

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is proposing to remove from the market a common ingredient found in most oral over-the-counter cold medicines because it doesn’t work. The move brings FDA ...
Politics - The Hill - 2 days ago
FDA proposes ending use of decongestant found in many cold, allergy medicines

The FDA has proposed ending the use of an ingredient in many over-the-counter cold and allergy medications because it doesn’t actually relieve nasal congestion.
Top stories - NBC News - 2 days ago
Richard Pazdur, FDA Cancer Chief, Discusses 25 Years of Innovation

Dr. Richard Pazdur for 25 years has overseen innovations in the treatment of deadly diseases at the agency.
Health - The New York Times - 21 hours ago
Is this year's COVID booster a good match for new variants?

Depending on when you last got vaccinated, that COVID-19 shot may no longer be a good match for the variants expected to dominate this fall and winter.
Politics - The Hill - October 20
Is It Covid or the Flu? New Tests Can Check for Both

So when and how should you use them?
Top stories - The New York Times - October 25

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