An injection pen of Zepbound, Eli Lilly’s weight loss drug, is displayed in New York City on Dec. 11, 2023. Brendan McDermid | Reuters The Food and Drug Administration on Thursday said the active ingredient in Eli Lilly’s weight loss drug Zepbound is no longer in shortage, a decision that will eventually bar compounding pharmacies…
The BBC presenter Chris Packham and the former Green party leader Caroline Lucas have resigned from the RSPCA animal-welfare charity, accusing the organisation of “legitimising cruelty”. It comes after an undercover investigation from Animal Rising, which campaigns for a plant-based food system, used hidden cameras to reveal animal cruelty at RSPCA-approved abattoirs. Packham, who was…
An Amazon delivery truck passes people holding signs and marching during a strike by Teamsters union members at an Amazon facility in Alpharetta, Georgia, Dec. 19, 2024. Elijah Nouvelage | Reuters Amazon workers across seven facilities in New York, Georgia, California and Illinois went on strike Thursday to lobby for better benefits, higher wages and…
For 86 years, researchers at Harvard have been studying the lives of hundreds of people and their families to discover what makes us happy. For example, the Harvard Study of Adult Development found that happy people tend to have good conflict-resolution skills, exercise often and maintain positive relationships. Dr. Robert Waldinger, the study’s director and…
U.S. Speaker of the House Mike Johnson (R-LA), and U.S. Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) listen during a Hanukkah reception at the U.S. Capitol Building on December 17, 2024 in Washington, DC. Anna Moneymaker | Getty Images WASHINGTON — President-elect Donald Trump said Thursday that he would prefer for House Republicans to refuse to…
Almost no one ever writes about the Parker Solar Probe anymore. Sure, the spacecraft got some attention when it launched. It is, after all, the fastest-moving object that humans have ever built. At its maximum speed, goosed by the gravitational pull of the sun, the probe reaches a velocity of 430,000 miles per hour, or…
A quarter of NHS trusts in England Hospital raised car parking fees during the cost of living crisis, data has revealed. Figures released under the Freedom of Information Act show parking charges rose for at least 37 trusts – 25% of England’s total – between April 2022 and March 2024. Requests were filed to the…
Micron CEO Sanjay Mehrotra speaks before President Joe Biden delivers remarks on the CHIPS and Science Act and his Investing in America agenda, at the Milton J. Rubenstein Museum in Syracuse, New York, April 25, 2024. Andrew Caballero-Reynolds | AFP | Getty Images Micron shares plummeted 16% on Thursday — their worst day since March…
Nina Thomas — the estranged wife of Earl Thomas — was hit with multiple criminal charges this week … after prosecutors say she swindled the ex-Seattle Seahawks star out of millions of dollars. Court documents, obtained by TMZ Sports, show feds allege Nina began her scheme to illegally take cash from her former lover in…
Bags of rice sit stacked high in a supermarket in central Tokyo on November 22, 2024. Richard A. Brooks | Afp | Getty Images An inflation gauge in Japan that is closely watched by the Bank of Japan (BOJ) came in at a seven-month high in November, which could prompt the central bank to raise…
