By TOM MURPHY AP Health Writer Biogen is slashing the price of its Alzheimer’s treatment months after the drug debuted to widespread criticism for an initial cost that can reach $56,000 annually. The drugmaker said Monday that starting in January it will cut the wholesale acquisition cost of the drug by about 50%. That means
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By Ralph Ellis, Sarah Moon and Eric Levenson, CNN A jury deliberated for just over five hours Monday in the manslaughter trial of Kim Potter, the former Minnesota police officer who mistook her firearm for her Taser and fatally shot Daunte Wright, a 20-year-old Black man, during a traffic stop in April. Earlier Monday, the
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CNNEE (CNN) — A pesar de un aumento en los casos de covid-19 y las nuevas restricciones que surgen en todo Estados Unidos, los pasajeros en los aeropuertos de EE.UU. no parecen estar disuadidos de cumplir con sus planes de vacaciones. Más de 2 millones de pasajeros pasaron por revisión de seguridad en los aeropuertos
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POPLAR BLUFF, Mo. (AP) — A person is dead after being shot by a deputy sheriff in southeast Missouri. KFVS-TV reports that the shooting happened Sunday afternoon in Butler County. Sheriff Mark Dobbs says authorities were called to a report of a sexual assault. Dobbs said one deputy and four emergency services workers were inside
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By MATT O’BRIEN AP Technology Writer MANCHESTER-BY-THE-SEA, Mass. (AP) — When Microsoft urges shareholders to reject an activist investor’s proposal, shareholders almost always abide. So it was a shock when nearly 78% of shareholders at Microsoft’s Nov. 30 annual meeting voted to demand accountability from the company in responding to sexual harassment complaints, including allegations
Continue Reading By MATT O’BRIEN AP Technology Writer MANCHESTER-BY-THE-SEA, Mass. (AP) — When Microsoft urges shareholders to reject an activist investor’s proposal, shareholders almost always abide. So it was a shock when nearly 78% of shareholders at Microsoft’s Nov. 30 annual meeting voted to demand accountability from the company in responding to sexual harassment complaints, including allegations
Continue Reading VIENNA (AP) — Austria has reported fewer than 2,000 new coronavirus cases as the last few regions in the country reopened restaurants and hotels. It’s the lowest number since October and stands in stark contrast to rising cases across much of Europe. Austria went into a 20-day lockdown on Nov. 22 in response to a
Continue Reading By LEANNE ITALIE AP Entertainment Writer NEW YORK (AP) — More than a decade ago, Matthew Viragh was a Texan with a dream. He wanted to serve moviegoers booze and prepared food as they sat in their seats. In Brooklyn. But he had a state Prohibition-era liquor ban to contend with first. Viragh hired a
Continue Reading PARIS (AP) — The Paris prosecutor’s office said it has received a manslaughter lawsuit for failure to help in the tragic capsizing last month of a boat in the English Channel that cost the lives of at least 27 people trying to reach Britain. The manslaughter lawsuit, filed by the humanitarian organization Utopia 56, accuses
Continue Reading By JILL LAWLESS Associated Press LONDON (AP) — Britain’s main nurses’ union has warned that exhaustion and surging coronavirus cases among medical staff are pushing them to the breaking point. That is adding to pressure on the government for new restrictions to curb record numbers of infections driven by the omicron variant. The warning Monday
Continue Reading By MICHAEL LIEDTKE AP Technology Writer SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) — The jurors now responsible for assessing 11 charges of fraud and conspiracy against former Theranos CEO Elizabeth Holmes are scheduled to begin their first full day of deliberations on Monday. They have plenty of evidence to review after a three-month trial that captivated Silicon
Continue Reading By MICHAEL LIEDTKE AP Technology Writer SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) — The jurors now responsible for assessing 11 charges of fraud and conspiracy against former Theranos CEO Elizabeth Holmes are scheduled to begin their first full day of deliberations on Monday. They have plenty of evidence to review after a three-month trial that captivated Silicon
Continue Reading CNNEE (CNN) — Los argumentos finales están programados para comenzar este lunes por la mañana en Manhattan en el juicio federal de Ghislaine Maxwell, la confidente de Jeffrey Epstein. Maxwell, de 59 años, se declaró inocente de seis cargos, que incluyen conspiración, tráfico sexual de menores y tentar a un menor a viajar para participar
Continue Reading CNN Editorial Research Here’s a look at the life of Xi Jinping, leader of the People’s Republic of China. Personal Birth date: June 15, 1953 Birth place: Fuping County, Shaanxi Province, China (some sources say Beijing) Birth name: Xi Jinping Father: Xi Zhongxun, revolutionary and vice premier Mother: Qi Xin Marriages: Peng Liyuan (1987-present); Ke
Continue Reading ANKENY, Iowa (AP) — Roxy the dog is more than a beloved family pet — she’s a lifesaver. WHO-TV reports that an Ankeny, Iowa, family is crediting Roxy with alerting them when the odorless gas carbon monoxide leaked into their home. It happened Dec. 13. Brad Harbert said Roxy is normally mild-mannered, but that night
Continue Reading By MIKE CORDER Associated Press THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — The European Union’s executive commission has authorized a fifth COVID-19 vaccine for use in the 27-nation bloc Monday. It gave the green light Monday to the two-dose vaccine made by U.S. biotech company Novavax. The commission confirmed a European Medicines Agency recommendation to grant conditional
Continue Reading By MIKE CORDER Associated Press THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — The European Union’s executive commission has authorized a fifth COVID-19 vaccine for use in the 27-nation bloc Monday. It gave the green light Monday to the two-dose vaccine made by U.S. biotech company Novavax. The commission confirmed a European Medicines Agency recommendation to grant conditional
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Julia Buckley, CNN Flying into Venice, on the right hand side of the airplane, you’ll see the city unfurl beneath you: a mass of terracotta roofs, brick bell towers and those canals, knitting the 118 islands of Venice together. Then, as the plane continues northwards across the lagoon to land at Venice airport, just outside
Continue Reading By LEE PECK Click here for updates on this story SPANISH FORT, Alabama (WALA) — Prodisee Pantry is in the home stretch of making Christmas dinner happen for 1,500 Baldwin County families. We’ve seen them fill their Christmas boxes and this weekend were there as they had a lot of help handing them out. Among
Continue Reading By JILL LAWLESS Associated Press LONDON (AP) — Britain’s main nurses’ union has warned that exhaustion and surging coronavirus cases among medical staff are pushing them to breaking point. That is adding to pressure on the government for new restrictions to bring down record-high infection numbers driven by the omicron variant. The warning Monday throws
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