Experimental Lilly pill leads to 14.7% weight loss in mid-stage trial
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Experimental Lilly pill leads to 14.7% weight loss in mid-stage trial

June 23 (Reuters) – In a mid-stage trial, the highest dose of Eli Lilly’s (LLY.N) experimental pill orforglipron led to 14.7% weight loss after 36 weeks for people who were obese or overweight, setting a marker in the race to develop effective oral obesity drugs, researchers said on Friday.Results from a different trial, also presented… […]

Exclusive: Nissan investigates claims CEO put deputy under surveillance
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Exclusive: Nissan investigates claims CEO put deputy under surveillance

TOKYO, June 24 (Reuters) – Nissan (7201.T) has launched an investigation into claims by a senior adviser that Chief Executive Makoto Uchida carried out surveillance of his deputy Ashwani Gupta, four people with direct knowledge of the matter said.The surveillance claims, first reported by the Financial Times, were made by Hari Nada, 58, a senior… […]

Berlin plans to spend 8 billion euros in package for 60 Boeing Chinook helicopters
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Berlin plans to spend 8 billion euros in package for 60 Boeing Chinook helicopters

BERLIN, June 23 (Reuters) – Germany aims to purchase 60 Chinook helicopters from Boeing (BA.N) in a package that would cost up to 8 billion euros ($8.71 billion), including necessary infrastructure for the aircraft, a parliamentary source told Reuters on Friday.The sum includes the procurement of the CH-47 heavy-lift helicopters for 6.27 billion euros, 700… […]

Meta kills off CrowdTangle despite pleas from researchers, journalists
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Meta kills off CrowdTangle despite pleas from researchers, journalists

Updated [hour]:[minute] [AMPM] [timezone], [monthFull] [day], [year] SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Facebook and Instagram parent Meta Platforms has shut down CrowdTangle, a tool widely used by researchers, watchdog organizations and journalists to monitor social media posts, notably to track how misinformation spreads on the company’s platforms. Wednesday’s shutdown, which Meta announced earlier this year, has […]

Man gets $7 million for wrongful conviction after 48 years in jail…
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Man gets $7 million for wrongful conviction after 48 years in jail…

By KEN MILLER Updated [hour]:[minute] [AMPM] [timezone], [monthFull] [day], [year] EDMOND, Okla. (AP) — An Oklahoma city has agreed to pay more than $7 million to a former death row inmate who was exonerated after nearly 50 years in prison, making him the longest-serving inmate to be declared innocent of a crime. The Edmond City […]

Montana Supreme Court rules minors don’t need parental permission for abortion
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Montana Supreme Court rules minors don’t need parental permission for abortion

By AMY BETH HANSON Updated [hour]:[minute] [AMPM] [timezone], [monthFull] [day], [year] HELENA, Mont. (AP) — Montana’s Supreme Court ruled Wednesday that minors don’t need their parents’ permission to get an abortion in the state – agreeing with a lower court ruling that found the parental consent law violates the privacy clause in the state constitution. […]

Minjee Lee leads in Scotland with play halted
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Minjee Lee leads in Scotland with play halted

Associated Press Aug 15, 2024, 06:15 PM ET IRVINE, Scotland — Two-time major champion Minjee Lee of Australia managed a strong wind and caught a break with rare sunshine in a wet Scottish summer with a 5-under 67 on Thursday for a one-shot lead in the ISPS Handa Women’s Scottish Open before play was stopped […]

Kirk leads at St. Jude after ace, Matsuyama second
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Kirk leads at St. Jude after ace, Matsuyama second

ESPN News Services Aug 15, 2024, 07:57 PM ET MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Hideki Matsuyama lost his wallet, his caddie and his coach for the start of the FedEx Cup playoffs when thieves in London snatched their bag containing passports, but none of that seemed to bother the Japanese star Thursday at the start of the […]