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Popular weight-loss drugs face numerous lawsuits over rare ‘eye stroke’ linked to vision loss
Hundreds of consumers are suing manufacturers of GLP-1 weight-loss drugs—Novo Nordisk (Ozempic, Wegovy) and Eli Lilly (Mounjaro, Zepbound)—alleging the medications increase the risk of NAION, a rare eye condition that causes sudden vision loss through reduced blood flow to the optic nerve. The lawsuits highlight a serious concern because NAION has no available treatment and…
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Man Accused of Murdering ‘American Idol’ Exec and Husband Still Unfit for Trial, Judge Rules
The man accused of murdering American Idol music supervisor Robin Kaye and her husband Thomas Deluca has been ruled unfit to stand trial by a Los Angeles judge. Raymond Boodarian, 23, has remained in a state hospital since January under an involuntary medication order, and a judge has determined he continues to be unable to…
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Intruder detained after disrupting oxygen supply at Colorado hospital
An unidentified intruder broke into the outdoor oxygen storage facility at UCHealth University of Colorado Hospital in Aurora on 3 September at 3:30 am and intentionally disrupted the oxygen supply. The suspect, now in custody, was captured on surveillance footage scaling a fence and appeared to know what they were doing. This incident is significant…
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Charlie Hall To Star In College Fraternity Drug Ring Comedy Series In Works At Netflix Under Alec Berg Overall Deal
Netflix is developing a new comedy series featuring actor and writer Charlie Hall, with Alec Berg serving as executive producer and supervising writer under his overall deal with the streamer. The untitled project is a fictional comedy centred on a college fraternity drug ring, loosely inspired by a real cocaine-trafficking case at Pennsylvania State University.…
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Alec Berg Signs Netflix Overall Deal, to Develop Fraternity Drug Ring Comedy With Charlie Hall
Acclaimed television writer and producer Alec Berg has signed an overall deal with Netflix, bringing his services after previous arrangements with HBO and ABC Signature. His first project under the agreement is an untitled comedy series co-written by and starring actor-writer Charlie Hall, which will focus on a drug ring operating within a college fraternity…
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Scottish hospitality leaders warn pints may reach £10 by 2030
Scottish hospitality leaders have warned that pints could cost up to £10 by 2030 unless governments support struggling pubs, restaurants and hotels. They are urging First Minister John Swinney to lobby Westminster to halve hospitality VAT from 20% to 10%, arguing that high costs could lead to closures, job losses and desolate high streets. More…
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Borrowing surge piles pressure on Chancellor as Arctic bases agreed
Government borrowing hit £18.3bn in August, well above forecast, adding pressure on Chancellor Healey. The US, Denmark and Greenland are establishing new military bases in the Arctic.
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NightmareEclipse’s latest zero-day leaves Microsoft Defender stuck in the past
Security researcher NightmareEclipse has released a proof-of-concept called BigDiskBuster that prevents Microsoft Defender Antivirus from installing platform and security intelligence updates. It does not disable Defender, but could leave it relying on outdated malware definitions, reducing its ability to detect newly identified threats. The tool reportedly interferes with updates by temporarily filling available disk space…
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New York Republican targets retail theft in attorney general campaign
Saritha Komatireddy, a Republican candidate for New York attorney general, has made retail theft enforcement central to her campaign, criticising Democratic Socialist rival Emily Gallagher for suggesting shoplifters should not face arrest for stealing items like toothpaste. Komatireddy, a former federal prosecutor, argues that retail theft is driven by organised gangs operating for profit rather…
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European drug firms urge leaders to reverse widening innovation gap
Nine leading European pharmaceutical companies, including AstraZeneca, GSK and Novo Nordisk, have written to national leaders across Europe warning that the continent is losing its competitive advantage in drug development to the United States and China. The letter calls on governments to treat medicines as strategic infrastructure and act urgently to reverse declining investment and…