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Pfizer names oncology chief and company veteran Boshoff as chief scientific officer

The drug company had been searching for a new chief scientific officer since July with Mikael Dolsten leaving after 15 years at the company.

Business - MarketWatch - November 20

Trump taps Russ Vought to lead budget office again

If confirmed, this will be Russ Vought's second time as OMB director. He authored a chapter of Project 2025, a conservative blueprint for a GOP administration.

3 police officers, 4 cartel suspects killed near U.S. border

Drug cartel gunmen also attacked a funeral convoy of cars accompanying the body of one of the victims in the first attack, officials said.

'Wicked' and 'Gladiator' set the stage for gravity-defying box office weekend

'Wicked,' starring Ariana Grande and Cynthia Erivo, and 'Gladiator II,' starring Paul Mescal and Pedro Pascal, both open wide this weekend.

Entertainment - Los Angeles Times - November 21

Thousands rush to US border before Trump takes office

Migrants from Central America are making their way to the US to avoid new immigration controls.

The Best Office Holiday Gift Ideas for 2024 (Suggested by Real Humans, not Marketers)

It’s holiday gift giving time. Make sure you’re not wasting your money on things employees will just throw in the garbage.

Business - Inc. - November 22

This REIT could get a boost from a box-office rebound at AMC

Movie-theater chain and original meme stock AMC expects a box-office boost from a slate of major releases in 2025.

Business - MarketWatch - November 22

Trump wanted to ban TikTok. Will his return to office help save it?

With Donald Trump as president, will Chinese tech giant ByteDance still be forced to sell its ownership in TikTok? Here are some possible scenarios of what might happen.

Entertainment - Los Angeles Times - November 22

Trump picks Project 2025 author Russell Vought to lead budget office

President-elect Donald Trump tapped Project 2025 co-author Russell Vought to serve as the director of the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) during his second administration. Vought served as ...

Politics - The Hill - November 23

Ex-N.Y.P.D. Officer Convicted of Sex Offenses Involving 4 Underage Boys

Christopher Terranova, a former officer from Staten Island, was accused of preying on teenage boys on Snapchat, including one whom he met when the child reported a robbery.

Top stories - The New York Times - 6 days ago

Dutch office workers ditch smart shoes for ‘versneakering’ in trainers

Difficulty of cycling in suit and leather shoes is one reason casual footwear has gone corporate in the Netherlands. Wouter de Wit was polishing his six pairs of leather shoes, ready for a new job ...

World - The Guardian - 6 days ago

Revealed: Home Office ‘completely lost grip’ at notorious Manston asylum centre

Court documents contain admissions by officials that they were unable to control the situation at the Kent facility where 18,000 asylum seekers were illegally detained. Racial abuse, physical ...

World - The Guardian - 6 days ago

$20 million settlement reached in death of woman fatally shot by officer

Teresa Gomez, 45, was fatally shot in 2023 after a Las Cruces police officer on a bicycle approached her while she sat in a parked car with another person, authorities said.

‘Wicked’ and ‘Gladiator II’ Jump-Start the Box Office, but at a Cost

Battling a 27 percent decline in domestic ticket sales compared with before the pandemic, studios left no marketing drum unthumped in releasing the movies.

Business - The New York Times - 5 days ago

Enforced return to office leads workers to seek new jobs

Recruitment group says more applicants are turning down offers that do not include hybrid working. Recruiters have received a surge in job applications from disgruntled workers at companies that ...

World - The Guardian - 5 days ago

'Wicked' and 'Gladiator II' jolt the box office with a combined $170 million

Universal Pictures' 'Wicked' and Paramount Pictures' 'Gladiator II' post impressive numbers at the domestic box office this weekend.

Entertainment - Los Angeles Times - 5 days ago

‘It’s about political will’: is the Foreign Office failing Britons detained abroad?

Relatives and campaigners hope Labour will usher in a step-change in the handling of hostage cases. Lammy urged to keep promise of envoy to help free Britons held abroad Gurpreet Singh Johal ...