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Bus driver, 25, shot dead outside Clapham pub in ‘case of mistaken identity’ is pictured: Suspect, 22, remains in hospital
A 25-year-old bus driver has been named after being fatally shot outside a pub in Clapham, south London. The incident is being treated as a suspected case of mistaken identity, highlighting continuing concerns about serious violence in the capital. Police have arrested a 22-year-old suspect, who remains in hospital. The shooting took place outside the…
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US veteran freed as Colombia quake death toll reaches 181
Astronomers await a partial solar eclipse, while Guy Sebastian settles his legal dispute and Wales face uncertainty after Craig Bellamy’s Burnley move collapses.
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Eli Lilly targets alleged black market sales of its experimental GLP-1 drug
Eli Lilly is suing six entities that it alleges are selling black market versions of its experimental weight-loss drug retatrutide. Lilly’s lawsuits target U.S. entities selling illegal retatrutide products, including compounding pharmacies, medical spas and online sellers that sell retatrutide as a weight-loss “hack.” Those entities falsely claim their drugs are for “research-use only” when…
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‘The Wrong Girls’ Review: Kristen Stewart and Alia Shawkat Light Up a Sweetly Stupid Stoner Comedy
‘The Wrong Girls’ is reviewed as a deliberately silly but unexpectedly warm stoner buddy comedy, led by Kristen Stewart and Alia Shawkat as inseparable, financially struggling Los Angeles friends Frankie and Molly. The review argues that its central appeal lies less in the conspiracy plot than in the pair’s joyful stupidity, affectionate friendship and commitment…
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WHO chief: US immunization changes ‘not aligned with decades of evidence’
The head of the World Health Organization (WHO) criticized changes to the U.S.’s vaccine policy for children on Wednesday. “@WHO is concerned that recent changes to US immunization policy are not aligned with decades of evidence that show when children are most vulnerable to disease, when vaccines provide the strongest protection, how many doses are…
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FDA chief: Cyclospora ‘effectively removed from the market’
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is assuring Americans that they should feel confident eating fresh produce again, seeking to ease concerns over the nation’s food supply after a cyclospora outbreak linked to iceberg lettuce spread across more than a dozen states. “We have the safest food supply in the world,” acting FDA Commissioner Kyle…
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Crimson Desert has done so well it’ll be getting a DLC this year, with more details coming sooner than I expected given Pearl Abyss’ breakneck pace
Pearl Abyss’ new darling is getting more special treatment.
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Lucy Davis Supported by Fellow ‘The Office’ Alum Jenna Fischer, ‘Sabrina’ Star Kiernan Shipka and More After ‘Incurable’ Cancer Diagnosis
Actor Lucy Davis has revealed that she has an incurable Stage 4 breast cancer diagnosis, prompting messages of support from former colleagues and other actors. Davis said the cancer has spread to her bones and that she hopes to continue acting and campaigning for animal rights, despite the prognosis. Jenna Fischer, who played the US…
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Randy Travis Surprises Cancer Patient by Fulfilling Lifelong Dream
Country singer Randy Travis surprised cancer patient Bunnia Greenwood by visiting her in person after learning that meeting him was her lifelong wish. The gesture was especially meaningful because Travis has faced major health challenges since suffering a stroke in 2013, yet chose to travel rather than arrange the video call Greenwood had hoped for.…
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Peter Chan’s Toronto-Bound ‘The Road Not Taken’ Boards Moebius Entertainment for International Sales
Hong Kong-based Moebius Entertainment has acquired international sales rights for Peter Ho-Sun Chan’s drama “The Road Not Taken”, ahead of its world premiere in Toronto Film Festival’s Special Presentations programme. The deal gives the film a route to overseas buyers and audiences, extending a partnership between Chan and Moebius founder Fred Tsui after their work…