New FDA rules for TV drug ads: Simpler language and no distractions

New rules require drugmakers to be clearer about explaining the risks and side effects of prescription drugs

Health - ABC News - 3 hours ago

Secretive Democratic super PAC pumps $30 million into Spanish-language TV ads

A secretive Democratic super PAC has been quietly running a massive Spanish-language ad campaign in support of Vice President Kamala Harris, pumping tens of millions of dollars into trying to reach ...

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

London’s endangered language communities to be mapped in new project

London may be second only to New York in the number of at-risk languages spoken. Life in London has been mapped according to its health, wealth, land ownership, politics and transport at key points ...

World - The Guardian - October 26

New chancellor, new rules

Plus, Trump’s row with Labour

World - Financial Times - October 25

Cohere launches new AI models to bridge global language divide

Cohere released two new open weight AI models from its Aya initiative that looks to expand LLM performance for languages other than English.

Tech - VentureBeat - October 24

Nick Bosa's post-game hat message violated plain language of NFL rules

After Sunday night's Cowboys-49ers game, NBC's Melissa Stark was interviewing a trio of 49ers.

Sports - Yahoo Sports - October 29

Rachel Reeves’ new rules

She learned this one simple trick… hopefully bond markets don’t HATE her

World - Financial Times - October 24

Mistral AI’s new language models bring AI power to your phone and laptop

Mistral AI, a rising star in the artificial intelligence arena, launched two new language models on Wednesday, potentially reshaping how businesses and developers deploy AI technology. The ...

Tech - VentureBeat - October 16

Mistral AI takes on OpenAI with new moderation API, tackling harmful content in 11 languages

Mistral AI launches a powerful multilingual content moderation API to challenge OpenAI, addressing growing concerns about AI safety with advanced tools to detect harmful content across nine ...

Tech - VentureBeat - November 7

NHS will not fund new drug to slow Alzheimer’s

A new drug that slows the pace of Alzheimer's disease is too expensive for too little benefit to be used on the NHS, the watchdog says.

Deadly drugs found in fake anxiety medicines being bought online in UK

A mother says she remains in "disbelief" at the lack of testing for the drugs when someone has died.

CFP Selection Committee's new chair: Why Michigan AD Warde Manuel is adding another headache to his plate

Love of the game compels the 13 members of the College Football Playoff Selection Committee to travel to Texas each week, but the chairman has to do a lot more than that

Sports - CBS Sports - November 4

Harris focuses on the economy in new Latino battlegrounds ad 'Hard Work'

Vice President Harris is releasing a new ad targeting Latinos in battleground states, focusing on her cost-of-living proposals. “Hard Work” will air in all battlegrounds with state-specific intros ...

Politics - The Hill - October 16

Google CEO names new search and ads boss, slides predecessor to role of chief technologist

Google is replacing Prabhakar Raghavan, the company's search and ads boss since 2018, with longtime executive Nick Fox.

Business - CNBC - October 17

Harris campaign ramps up 'unhinged, unstable' attack on Trump in new ad

Kamala Harris’ campaign will launch a new television ad Thursday aimed at linking the three words the vice president has used to describe Donald Trump lately — unhinged, unstable and unchecked — ...

‘Breaking Bad’ star appears in ad campaign against littering in New Mexico

The indelible lead character from the “Breaking Bad” streaming series has a new starring role in a public service ad campaign against littering in New Mexico

Entertainment - ABC News - October 17

New Harris ad aims to win over Black men in Pennsylvania

A new Kamala Harris ad is tailored to reach Black men in Pennsylvania — and any other man who may be wary of supporting a woman as the next president.

Clooney voices new pro-Harris ad for progressive evangelical group

George Clooney is lending his voice to a new ad aimed at Christian men, urging them to vote for Vice President Harris. The ad, released Wednesday by the progressive evangelical organization Vote ...

Politics - The Hill - October 30

Harris leans into economy, abortion rights in new ads in final days of campaign

Harris' closing ads are emphasizing issues of abortion access and her economic proposals in the final full week of the 2024 presidential campaign.

Harris puts Pennsylvania in spotlight with new Shapiro-narrated ad

Vice President Harris’s campaign on Friday unveiled its last Pennsylvania ad featuring Gov. Josh Shapiro (D), putting the critical battleground state in the spotlight. The 30-second ad was narrated ...

Politics - The Hill - November 1

Trump says 'Fox News is not our friend,' claims it's airing 'Democrat ads'

Former President Trump on Sunday took aim at Fox News for airing what the GOP presidential nominee sees as too much coverage devoted to the Democrats, just a few days before the election. “FoxNews ...

Politics - The Hill - November 3

Meta extends ban on new political ads past Election Day

Meta extends restriction period for new political ads throughout the week of the U.S. elections.

Business - CNBC - November 5

Meta Extends Ban on New Political Ads to After Election

The extra days when the tech giant’s platform won’t take new ads reflects widespread concerns about misinformation.

Business - Inc. - November 5

Trump criticizes new NFL kickoff rule

Former President Trump criticized the NFL's new kickoff rule instated this season, saying the league shouldn’t have messed with something that already worked. "I hated seeing what the NFL did with ...

Politics - The Hill - October 21

Old-school flip phones are making a comeback as some look for simpler lifestyle

Major phone companies say some Americans want to ditch their smartphones in favor of so-called dumb phones. Some cell phone makers have even come up with new models of the iconic flip and brick ...

Biden to highlight drug price reductions with New Hampshire visit

President Biden is visiting New Hampshire Tuesday to tout his health care achievements and put focus on his policy legacy.

Latest news on Georgia voting after judge weighs in on new rule

Early voting is underway in Georgia. This comes as a state judge determines that a new voting rule cannot be applied after being passed by the State Election Board. The judge also referenced the ...

Abortion rights group sues after Florida orders TV stations to stop airing ad

A group campaigning for a Florida abortion-rights measure is suing state officials over their order to TV stations to stop airing one ad

Health - ABC News - October 16

Judge tells Florida's top doctor not to threaten TV stations over abortion-rights ads

A judge has ordered Florida's surgeon general from making further threats against TV stations over an abortion-rights ad they've been running

Health - ABC News - October 18

Judge blocks Florida surgeon general from threatening TV stations over abortion rights ad

A judge issued a restraining order against Florida’s surgeon general, after tv stations that ran an abortion-rights ad received cease-and-desist letters.

Florida official says DeSantis's office ordered him to threaten TV stations over abortion ads

John Wilson, general counsel for the Florida Department of Health, wrote in a sworn affidavit that officials from Gov. Ron DeSantis's (R) office pushed him to threaten television stations with ...

Politics - The Hill - October 21

Judge continues to block Florida officials from threatening TV stations over abortion ads

A federal judge has continued to block the head of Florida’s health department from taking any more steps to threaten TV stations that air commercials for an abortion rights measure on next week’s ...

Health - ABC News - October 29

Why the cost of insurance is driving UK motorists to distraction

This multi-faceted problem is not for the industry alone

World - Financial Times - October 19

Pressley: Trump becoming more crude, unpredictable as a 'distraction'

Rep. Ayanna Pressley (D-Mass.) said Sunday that former President Trump is becoming increasingly “crude” and “unpredictable” as the election nears. Pressley, in an interview on MSNBC’s “The Sunday ...

Politics - The Hill - October 21

Trump's closing campaign message is hampered by distractions, disconnect

Donald Trump's campaign has faced backlash for several controversial remarks in the final days of his campaign against Vice President Kamala Harris.

Business - CNBC - November 4

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

What to know about the new FTC "click to cancel" rule

Retailers, gyms and other businesses are now required to make it as easy to cancel subscriptions as to sign up.

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