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US regulator rejects bid to boost nuclear power to Amazon data center
The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) rejected an effort Friday to allow an Amazon data center to tap into additional power from a nearby Pennsylvania nuclear plant. The decision could ...Politics - The Hill - November 4 -
Nuclear-Power Companies Hit by U.S. Regulator's Rejection of Amazon-Talen Deal
Talen said it believed FERC had erred and was evaluating its options. The company can still restructure its expanded deal with Amazon, according to Oppenheimer analysts.Business - The Wall Street Journal - November 4 -
How ‘McNeal,’ a Play About A.I., Lured Robert Downey Jr. to Broadway
In “McNeal,” the playwright Ayad Akhtar explores the way artificial intelligence is disrupting the literary world and raising questions about creativity.Top stories - The New York Times - October 26 -
RFK Jr. is not a fan of weight-loss drugs or vaccines. Stocks are tanking.
The stocks of companies that make or are developing the new class of weight-loss and diabetes-management drugs were sharply lower Friday, after President-elect Donald Trump named Robert F. Kennedy ...Business - MarketWatch - 5 days ago -
What RFK Jr could do on US vaccines, fluoride and drugs
The vaccine sceptic would have broad power over food safety, vaccinations and pharmaceuticals.Top stories - BBC News - 6 days ago -
Drug industry treads carefully after stunning RFK Jr. nomination
The selection of Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to lead the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) sent shock waves through the pharmaceutical industry. But many of the industry sources and outside ...Politics - The Hill - Yesterday -
RFK Jr’s vaccine views ‘dangerous’, cousin Caroline Kennedy warns Australian audience
Outgoing US ambassador to Australia discusses Trump’s pick for health secretary, and concedes climate action under president-elect may not be as ‘fast’. The outgoing US ambassador to Australia, ...World - The Guardian - 3 days ago -
Caroline Kennedy calls Trump HHS pick RFK Jr.'s vaccine views ‘dangerous’
RFK Jr. ran a longshot presidential bid and then endorsed Republican nominee Donald Trump. Many of his family members denounced both actions.Business - CNBC - 2 days ago -
Caroline Kennedy, a U.S. ambassador, says her cousin RFK Jr. holds 'dangerous' views on vaccines
Caroline Kennedy, the U.S. ambassador to Australia, bashed her cousin Robert F. Kennedy Jr. this week over his views on vaccinations, calling them “dangerous.”Politics - NBC News - 2 days ago -
Vaccine-maker stocks like Moderna, Pfizer drop as Trump picks RFK Jr. to lead HHS
Shares of vaccine makers lost ground Thursday, hit by news that President-elect Donald Trump was naming vaccine skeptic and former presidential hopeful Robert F. Kennedy Jr. as his pick to lead the ...Business - MarketWatch - 6 days ago -
How one vaccine maker responded to a question about RFK Jr. as health secretary
Bavarian Nordic, a maker of the mpox vaccine, on Friday said the incoming Trump administration may present opportunities even after the announcement that noted vaccine skeptic Robert F. Kennedy Jr. ...Business - MarketWatch - 6 days ago -
Biogen’s stock rises after E.U. regulator reverses negative view of Alzheimer’s drug
Biogen’s stock rose 1% Thursday, after Europe’s pharmaceutical regulator issued a positive opinion on the Alzheimer’s disease drug that the company developed with Japanese partner Eisai — reversing ...Business - MarketWatch - 6 days ago -
Midseason grades: A+ for Boise State, F for Oklahoma State & more | College Football Power Hour
Caroline Fenton, Jason Fitz & Adam Breneman give several teams their midseason report cards, share the scariest performances from Week 8 and preview the biggest games of Week 9.Sports - Yahoo Sports - October 23 -
Sparks hire Utah's Roberts as new head coach
Lynne Roberts, who guided the Utah women's basketball team to the Sweet 16 last year, has been named head coach of the Sparks.Sports - ESPN - Yesterday -
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.Top stories - BBC News - October 23 -
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.Top stories - BBC News - October 29 -
Carbon removal industry calls on U.S. government for regulation in new industry report
The nascent industry for removing carbon dioxide directly from the air is calling on the U.S. government to adopt standards and regulations to boost confidence in the businessTech - ABC News - October 23 -
Trump eyes Burgum as new ‘energy tsar’ to slash regulations
Role would have sweeping power over environmental agencies and rules in an attempt to boost fossil fuelsBusiness - Financial Times - November 8 -
Two powerful banking regulators say they won’t step down just because Trump won
Two of the U.S. government’s most powerful banking regulators have said that they have no plans to step down, in response to pointed questions about their futures under a Trump administration from ...Business - MarketWatch - 22 hours ago -
Robert Downey Jr: ‘I will sue all future executives who make AI replicas of me’
The actor who will be returning to the MCU as Doctor Doom said he believed Marvel would ‘never’ recreate him on screen without his permission. Robert Downey Jr has said he will instruct his lawyers ...World - The Guardian - October 29 -
Robert Downey Jr. Plans To Sue Anyone Who Makes An AI Replica Of Him
The uncanny valley of performers' likenesses is getting more shallow as technology advances and use the of AI becomes more prominent. From the early days of CGI being used in place of an actor with ...Tech - GameSpot - October 29 -
Robert Downey Jr. says he 'intends to sue' all future executives who use his AI replica
Robert Downey Jr. doesn’t think Marvel executives would ever recreate his portrayal of Tony Stark using artificial intelligenceTech - ABC News - October 29 -
How we're thinking about Eli Lilly after Trump picked obesity-drug critic RFK Jr. to run HHS
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has been a vocal critic of obesity drugs belonging to the fast-growing GLP-1 class.Business - CNBC - 5 days ago -
RFK Jr. may start a food and drug ‘culture war.’ Investors are running for cover.
President-elect Donald Trump’s nomination of Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to lead the Department of Health and Human Services is one of several unorthodox appointments rolled out in recent weeks, and ...Business - MarketWatch - Yesterday -
Is nuclear power gaining new energy?
Countries around the world are building new nuclear power stations.Top stories - BBC News - 17 hours ago -
The Cure's Robert Smith: 'Singing new album live helps me grieve'
The goth icons played two sets at the BBC in support of their new record, Songs Of A Lost World.Top stories - BBC News - November 1 -
Dead drops, PR stunts and punishment beatings: the rapid rise of Russia’s powerful darknet drug industry
Tech-savvy organised crime groups profiting from billion-dollar enterprise that is spreading beyond Russian borders. At any one moment in towns and cities across Russia, thousands of drug packages ...World - The Guardian - November 14 -
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 drugsHealth - ABC News - 6 days ago -
Will new battery-powered trains replace diesel, and are they safe?
Manufacturers see lithium power as the future of rail travel in the UK - but the trains could pose unique challenges.Top stories - BBC News - November 11 -
US inflation is down. Could it still be Kamala Harris’s downfall?
American voters’ discontent with high living costs may decide who wins the White House next weekWorld - Financial Times - October 31 -
RFK Jr. is Trump's pick to lead HHS — here's what he could do with that power
Trump's selection is sounding the alarm in the public health community and leaving the biotech and pharmaceutical industries cautious of changes to come.Business - CNBC - 2 days ago -
U.S. auto safety regulator opens two new probes into possible Ford defects
The U.S. auto safety regulator has opened two new probes into potential defects related to Ford vehicles.Top stories - NBC News - 3 days ago