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Cost of diabetes, obesity drugs often out of reach for low-income patients
While it may seem like everyone is taking Ozempic, not everyone can afford to. The high price of popular diabetes drugs prevents many people from getting them.CBS News - Top stories -
TechScape: The people charged with making sure AI doesn’t destroy humanity have left the building
If OpenAI can’t keep its own team together, what hope is there for the rest of the industry? Plus, AI-generated ‘slop’ is taking over the internet. • Don’t get TechScape delivered to your inbox? Sign up for the full article here. Everything ...The Guardian - World -
Teen who texted 911 rescued after she was trafficked to California from Mexico
In texts received in Spanish and translated to English, the girl tried to describe her location, though she did not know where she was. Authorities rescued a 17-year old girl after she was trafficked to Ventura county, California, from Mexico two ...The Guardian - World - California -
Steelers RB Najee Harris motivated to 'prove a lot of people wrong' in 2024, trainer says
Harris has made several changes this offseasonCBS Sports - Sports -
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DeSantis signs bill removing climate change considerations from Florida law
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) signed legislation Wednesday removing the requirement for the state to consider climate change in crafting energy policy and excises nearly all references to climate change in Florida law. The law, which passed the ...The Hill - Politics - Florida -
Imagine getting life-saving drugs to sick people without relying on big pharma? We may have found a way | Dr Catriona Crombie
An NHS trust’s attempts to bring a crucial drug to market itself is hopeful news for patients. Dr Catriona Crombie is the head of rare disease at medical charity LifeArcHealthcare should make people’s lives better. That fact can hardly be ...The Guardian - World -
Mortgage rates fall to the lowest level in a month, but ‘home buyers are still feeling the pressure’ from high home prices
The 30-year mortgage rate is averaging at 7.02% Freddie Mac said in its latest weekly survey on Thursday.MarketWatch - Business -
Drones smuggled drugs across Niagara River from Canada, 3 suspects caught in NY
Authorities say a smuggling operation used drones to fly drugs across the Niagara River from Canada into upstate New YorkABC News - Tech -
Ron DeSantis signs bill scrubbing ‘climate change’ from Florida state laws
State, which just had its hottest year since 1895, will ban offshore wind power, boost natural gas and reduce gas pipeline rules. Climate change will be a lesser priority in Florida and largely disappear from state statutes under legislation ...The Guardian - World - Florida -
Judge rules Ohio law that keeps cities from banning flavored tobacco is unconstitutional
Ohio law that keeps cities from banning flavored tobacco ruled unconstitutional.ABC News - Top stories -
Judge rules Ohio law that keeps cities from banning flavored tobacco is unconstitutional
Ohio law that keeps cities from banning flavored tobacco ruled unconstitutional.ABC News - Health -
5 firefighter dogs who rescued people from natural disasters are honored in Ecuador as they retire
Five rescue dogs have been honored by Ecuador’s Fire Department at a ceremony formally retiring them after seven years of service and turning them over to new adoptive ownersABC News - World -
Lab-Grown Meat Is on Shelves Now. But There’s a Catch
A store in Singapore is selling lab-grown chicken, but it contains only 3 percent animal cells.Wired - Tech -
Smoke fills street as London bus catches fire
Firefighters tackled huge flames from the blazing bus on Saturday as people looked on.BBC News - Top stories -
Fossil Catches Starfish Cousin in the Act of Cloning Itself
The brittle star specimen suggests that the sea creatures have been splitting themselves in two to reproduce for more than 150 million years.The New York Times - Science -
Gucci Debuts Cruise Collection at London’s Tate Modern
Turnarounds are hard, especially when the stakes are high. Can Sabato De Sarno deliver the goods with his debut cruise collection at the Tate Modern?The New York Times - Lifestyle -
Teen trafficked into U.S. rescued after texting 911, describing area
Information provided by the teenager allowed deputies to launch a search and locate her in minutes.CBS News - Top stories -
‘I see my greedy in-laws as misogynists’: I was a stockbroker in the 1980s and always kept my money separate from my husband’s. Is such self-protection justified?
“The biggest surprise when we got married was that my husband’s family saw me as a paycheck, even though they are all educated.”MarketWatch - Business -
Billy Idol: ‘I stole the master tapes for Rebel Yell – and gave them to my heroin dealer’
The Generation X punk turned arena rocker answers your questions on near-misses in Hollywood, his overlooked electronic period and how Marc Bolan helped launch his career. Is it true that you stole the master tapes to the Rebel Yell album during a ...The Guardian - World -
Readers reply: what was humanity’s first word?
The long-running series in which readers answer other readers’ questions on subjects ranging from trivial flights of fancy to profound scientific and philosophical concepts. What was the first word that humanity uttered? There must have been one … ...The Guardian - World -
Rwanda denies entry to senior human rights researcher
Human Rights Watch says Clementine De Montjoye’s case raises fresh questions about UK’s asylum seeker scheme. The Rwandan government has barred a senior human rights researcher from entering the country, prompting accusations that officials are ...The Guardian - World -
Occupation Has Corrupted the Humanity of Israel’s Military
There is a disregard among Israeli soldiers for Palestinian lives, and we are seeing it in Gaza today.The New York Times - Top stories - Israel -
Unity for Humanity awards grants to drive social change
Unity, the maker of the Unity game engine, announced 2024 Unity for Humanity grant winners and honorees, all of whom will receive bespoke awards from a pool of $500,000. Judged based on the vision, impact, inclusion, and viability of their ...VentureBeat - Tech -
How it went wrong for Project Sunak
His supporters hoped Rishi Sunak would breathe life back into the Conservatives. Few are convinced he has.BBC News - Top stories -
19-year-old Siegel catches air in Indy qualifying
Nolan Siegel, 19, brought the Indianapolis 500 practice to a halt on Friday when the rookie spun coming out of Turn 2 and hit the outside wall, sending his Dale Coyne Racing entry flying through the air before it landed on its side.ESPN - Sports -
'I believed': Schauffele finally catches major championship that eluded him
Xander Schauffele entered this week widely regarded as the best current player to not have won a major.ESPN - Sports -
Mexico’s drug cartels are thriving
The outgoing president said he would tackle gangs with ‘hugs not bullets’. Five years on, violence is worse than everFinancial Times - Business -
Billionaires and banter wars: modern football’s script is stuck on repeat | Barney Ronay
Unusual storylines are growing ever rarer due to the influence of the super-rich and nation states in our national game. Admit it, when Erik ten Hag walked out holding a microphone after Manchester United’s final home game on Wednesday night you ...The Guardian - World -
‘Modern death is clinical, antiseptic’: the festival that wants to revive the Irish wake
Artists, singers, writers and scholars gather in County Mayo as a ‘clarion call’ to protect the rite of passage they believe is under threat. It was a scene once common in homes across Ireland: a body in an open coffin surrounded by family, ...The Guardian - World -
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It’s human v tortoise in the Beddington household. And the tortoises are winning | Emma Beddington
You wouldn’t believe how fast these things can move until you try to lock them up. How long until the next jailbreak?. We have entered the season marked in our household by the battle of wits between human and tortoise. All spring, my husband ...The Guardian - World -
Still Wakes The Deep Minidoc Dives Into The Human Connections At The Heart Of Its Horror
The Chinese Room has developed a reputation for thought-provoking, emotional narratives thanks to games like Dear Esther and Everybody's Gone To The Rapture. Its next endeavor, Still Wakes The Deep, launches next month, and we have an exclusive ...GameSpot - Tech -
Madueke backs Lavia to take Chelsea to next level
Noni Madueke believes Chelsea are starting to "take shape" under Mauricio Pochettino and has backed teammate Romeo Lavia to help take the team to the next level next season.ESPN - Sports -
Influencers Are Saying Sunscreen Causes Cancer. They Are Wrong.
Doctors are debunking misconceptions about sunscreen as sentiments about toxins proliferate across social media.The Wall Street Journal - World -
There's a Right Way and a Wrong Way to Run an Internship Program
Interns provide fresh perspective, a talent pipeline, and of course, an extra set of hands. What are you providing in return?Inc. - Business -
Senate GOP fears Trump setting bar too low for Biden
Senate Republicans say former President Trump is making a mistake in setting too-low expectations for President Biden at their initial debate next month as he argues his successor at the White House “can’t put two sentences together.” They say ...The Hill - Politics - Joe Biden -
Samsung Frame TVs are as low as $798 ahead of Memorial Day
Don't miss these price cuts on older models of the reader-favorite Frame TV as part of Walmart's clearance deals.CBS News - Top stories -
Lowe's beats on earnings and revenue, even as consumers spend less on DIY projects
The home improvement retailer Lowe's said sales fell again year over year, and it reiterated its full-year earnings forecast.CNBC - Business