The top official in the Israeli Defense Forces warned that Jerusalem, along with its allies, has the ability to strike Iran as Tehran continues to develop its nuclear program at a concerning rate. “Iran has made more progress in enriching uranium than ever before,” Israeli Chief of Staff, Lt. Gen. Herzi Halevi said at a … Read more
Planned Parenthood is shifting funding to its state affiliates and cutting national office staff to reflect a changed landscape in both how abortion is provided and how battles over access are playing out. The group, a major provider of abortion and other health services and also an advocate for abortion access, told its staff on … Read more
Conservative billionaire Harlan Crow responded Monday night to a request from Senate judiciary committee Democrats for more details about gifts he’s given to Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas that have not been disclosed. Crow’s response? I’m not telling you anything. “After careful consideration, we do not believe the Committee has the authority to investigate Mr. Crow’s … Read more
Privately-held Morphogenesis Inc has agreed to combine with CohBar Inc (NASDAQ: CWBR) in an all-stock transaction forming a company combining expertise and resources to advance a late-stage oncology pipeline. The combined company will focus on advancing Morphogenesis’ two technologies that seek to overcome the major obstacles that limit the effectiveness of current immunotherapies in treating cancer. The combined company is … Read more
We’re rolling along with the Shuffle Up series for fantasy baseball, the in-season version. What you see below is how I would arrange the middle infielders (second base and shortstop) if I were entering a new draft today. Use it to evaluate your team, consider pickups and drops, grade trade offers — it’s up to … Read more
Though Wanda Sykes began working on “I’m an Entertainer,” her latest Netflix stand-up special, in 2019, hardly any of the material she wrote prior to March 2020 made it into the show. Instead, it was the radioactive events of the pandemic era — from COVID vaccinations to the Jan. 6 insurrection, the battle over trans … Read more
CHICAGO (AP) — An Illinois attorney general’s office investigation released Tuesday found that 451 Catholic clergy sexually abused nearly 2,000 children in the state over a nearly 70-year period, which was more than four times the 103 individuals the church named when the state began its review in 2018. Attorney General Kwame Raoul said at … Read more
By Echo Wang and Michael Martina NEW YORK (Reuters) – China’s new ambassador to Washington Xie Feng said on Tuesday that he will seek to enhance China-U.S. cooperation, but that relations face serious challenges. “I have come here to safeguard China’s interest. This is my sacred responsibility,” Xie told reporters after landing at New York … Read more
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Biden administration has canceled plans to award a $200 million grant to a U.S. battery manufacturer amid criticism from Republican lawmakers over the company’s alleged ties to China. Texas-based Microvast was one of 20 companies to win preliminary grants totaling $2.8 billion to boost domestic manufacturing of batteries for electric vehicles. … Read more
The leading producer of processors for artificial intelligence, Nvidia (NVDA), is joining forces with the buzziest name in generative AI software, Microsoft (MSFT). NVDA stock and MSFT stock have surged on AI news this year. X Nvidia announced Tuesday that it is collaborating with Microsoft to accelerate enterprise-ready generative AI. The technology can create content, … Read more