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Rhythm Pharma’s obesity drug fails to meet main goal in late-stage trial
3+ hour, 34+ min ago (118+ words) March 16 (Reuters) " Rhythm Pharmaceuticals said on Monday its experimental obesity "drug in patients "with rare genetic conditions did not meet the main goal of a "late-stage "trial. Shares of "the Boston-based company "fell over 7% in extended trading. The trial was…...
Instant View: US court order blocking vaccine policy changes a win for public health, experts say
2+ hour, 31+ min ago (332+ words) March 16 (Reuters) " A federal judge blocked key parts of Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.s effort to reshape U.S. vaccine policy, including a move to reduce the number of immunizations routinely recommended for "children. U.S. District Judge Brian Murphy in Boston sided…...
RFK Jr’s vaccine agenda stymied by Boston judge who has handed Trump setbacks
2+ hour, 35+ min ago (843+ words) BOSTON, March 16 (Reuters) " A federal judge in Boston who blocked major parts of Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.s sweeping moves to upend U.S. immunization policies has already drawn the ire of President Donald Trumps administration for numerous…...
FAA to resume hearing Thursday on plan to flights at Chicago O’Hare
2+ hour, 23+ min ago (322+ words) WASHINGTON, March 16 (Reuters) " The Federal Aviation Administration on Monday said it will resume a meeting on Thursday with airlines to cut flights at Chicago "O'Hare International Airport. The FAA said it wants to "cut flights this summer to 2,608 per day…...
Pritzker calls for setting new higher education attainment goals
2+ hour, 20+ min ago (507+ words) SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (Capitol News Illinois) " Gov. JB Pritzker is calling on agencies in his administration to set goals for increasing the number of adults in the state with college degrees or other postsecondary credentials. In an executive order issued Friday, Pritzker…...
Roche ramps up AI computing capacity with Nvidia chip expansion
3+ hour, 7+ min ago (202+ words) BERLIN, March 16 (Reuters) " Swiss drugmaker Roche said on Monday it had expanded its artificial intelligence computing capacity "with more than 2,100 Nvidia "chips to support drug and diagnostics development. Roche said the additional hardware would speed up work across its research…...
Bond investors, wary of Iran war, turn risk-averse ahead of Fed meeting
6+ hour, 52+ min ago (756+ words) NEW YORK, March 16 (Reuters) " Bond investors have shifted to a defensive stance since the Middle East war injected fresh risk into markets, with many loading up on short-term U.S. Treasuries ahead of the Federal Reserve's monetary policy decision. On Wednesday, the…...
Sports betting tax becomes battleground between Chicago and state lawmakers
5+ hour, 16+ min ago (1003+ words) CHICAGO, Ill. (Capitol News Illinois) " Chicago's steep new tax on sports betting is creating a backlash in Springfield that could lead to new restrictions on whether municipalities should have the power to tax gambling revenue. The highly contested tax charges sports…...
Oscar-winner Sean Penn skips ceremony, takes train to Ukraine
6+ hour, 34+ min ago (257+ words) (Fixes spelling in paragraph 10) KYIV, March 16 (Reuters) " Film star Sean Penn stepped out of a train carriage in central Kyiv on Monday, thousands "of miles away from the glitz of "Hollywood's Dolby Theatre where he had failed to turn up…...
Peoria Public Schools to feature two races for seats on the board in Tuesday’s elections
6+ hour, 8+ min ago (995+ words) PEORIA, Ill. " Tuesday's primary elections will determine each party's nominees for November races involving Congress, state representatives and senators, county board members, and more. But for voters in two Peoria Public Schools districts, Tuesday's vote means the election of two seats…...