CVS pushes into making cheaper versions of complex drugs with new discount Humira (www.cnbc.com)
CVS Health is partnering with drugmaker Sandoz to produce a near identical version of the blockbuster arthritis treatment Humira....
Boeing says a new 737 Max flaw will slow airplane deliveries (www.cnbc.com)
The company said that fastener holes on some Max 737 aft pressure bulkheads were improperly drilled....
Fukushima wastewater released into the ocean, China bans all Japanese seafood (www.reuters.com)
Japan started releasing treated radioactive water from the wrecked Fukushima nuclear power plant into the Pacific Ocean on Thursday, a polarising move that prompted China to announce an immediate blanket ban on all aquatic products from Japan....
Gunfire at a California biker bar kills 4 people, including the shooter, and wounds 5 more (apnews.com)
Three people were killed and five others were wounded in a shooting Wednesday at a Southern California biker bar, the Orange County Sheriff’s Department said. The gunman was also killed by deputies....
Iran, Saudi Arabia and Egypt are among 6 nations set to join the BRICS economic bloc (apnews.com)
Iran and Saudi Arabia are among six countries that will join the BRICS bloc of developing economies as new members from 2024, South Africa’s president said Thursday....
China quietly recruits overseas chip talent as US tightens curbs (www.reuters.com)
For a decade until 2018, China sought to recruit elite foreign-trained scientists under a lavishly funded program that Washington viewed as a threat to U.S. interests and technological supremacy....
Pittsburgh active shooter: What we know about the suspect, William Hardison Sr. (www.wpxi.com)
William Hardison Sr. was killed during the shooting situation.
Extreme heat in US kills nearly 2 dozen cattle, forces evacuations from a nursing home and shuts down an ice cream parlor (www.cnn.com)
Nearly two dozen cattle died in Nebraska, more than 100 Missouri nursing home residents were evacuated and an ice cream shop in Iowa was forced to close as record-shattering heat engulfs more than 20 states.
MOE's introduction of the Imam Al-Nawawi 40 Hadith module in public schools is unconstitutional, the Malaysian Consultative Council of Buddhism, Christianity, Hinduism, Sikhism & Taoism says. (twitter.com)
Early testing suggests variant BA.2.86 has been detected in US wastewater, according to new CDC report (www.cnn.com)
South Carolina Supreme Court upholds 6-week abortion ban (www.cnn.com)
Giuliani surrenders in Trump election subversion case, $150,000 bond set (www.reuters.com)
Absent Donald Trump tries to upstage Republican primary debate (www.ft.com)
Federal judge rejects bids to halt Georgia prosecution of Trump aides over 2020 election (www.politico.com)
Mark Meadows and Jeffrey Clark had both pleaded with the judge to prohibit District Attorney Fani Willis from arresting them by a Friday deadline.
Infamous fiasco Fyre Festival relaunches — and is already sold out (www.nbcnews.com)
Here’s what we know about Fyre Festival II so far: Line-up? Unknown. Date? Unclear. Location? Somewhere in the Caribbean. Price? $500 to $8,000.
Parents are smashing eggs on their kids heads in new TikTok prank. Doctors say they should stop. (www.nbcnews.com)
The hashtag #eggprank has more than 670.7 million views. But some commenters have expressed concern that parents might be hurting or humiliating children.
Giuliani mugshot released as Meadows and Clark lose attempts to block arrest (www.theguardian.com)
Wagner Group leader Yevgeny Prigozhin dies in plane crash in Russia (ABC News YouTube link) (youtu.be)
Hawaii fire survivors urged to submit DNA to help identify victims (www.theguardian.com)
Governor Josh Green tells people to prepare for ‘a lot more loss of life’ as search continues for bodies in ruins of Lahaina
Alleged sex trafficking victim sentenced to 12 years in prison (www.washingtonpost.com)
A Texas woman whose case received support from activists and celebrities after her family alleged she was a victim of sex trafficking has been sentenced to 12 years in prison for her role in a fatal robbery, the Dallas County District Attorney’s Office announced Monday....
How Multiple Warnings About a Killer Nurse Went Unheeded (www.nytimes.com)
It was June 2016, and almost a year had passed since Stephen Brearey, the lead doctor at a neonatal unit in northwest England, first became concerned about a spate of troubling and unexpected deaths on his ward....
Gender Surgeries Nearly Tripled From 2016 Through 2019, Study Finds (www.nytimes.com)
The number of gender-affirming surgeries, intended to align patients’ physical appearance with their gender identity, nearly tripled in the United States between 2016 and 2019, according to a new analysis published in JAMA Network Open on Wednesday....
Putin’s voice in BRICS address raises eyebrows (thehill.com)
As expected, Russian President Vladimir Putin on Tuesday addressed an annual business summit of world leaders gathered in South Africa. But this time, the Russian leader delivered his remarks with an altered voice....
Wagner Group commander Dmitry Utkin was on plane that crashed north of Moscow, Russian civil aviation authority says (news.sky.com)
Former Trump lawyers Rudy Giuliani and Sidney Powell surrender in election subversion case (www.cnn.com)
Two of Donald Trump’s key election lawyers, Rudy Giuliani and Sidney Powell, surrendered Wednesday on charges in the Georgia election subversion case.
