GSK to buy US cancer drug firm IDRx for up to $1.15bn | GlaxoSmithKline newsthirst.

GSK has struck a deal worth up to $1.15bn (£950m) to acquire a Massachusetts-based developer of rare cancer therapies, in an attempt to bolster its expanding oncology business. GSK, Britain’s second-biggest drugmaker behind AstraZeneca, said the acquisition of IDRx, based in Plymouth near Boston, would help it target a “major gap in the current standard…

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Striking Boeing workers to vote on deal offering 38% pay rise and bigger bonus | Boeing newsthirst.

Striking Boeing workers will vote on an improved contract offer on Monday, which includes a 38% pay rise over four years and a bigger signing bonus, their union said on Thursday. More than 30,000 factory workers who produce Boeing’s strongest-selling 737 Max commercial jet and other planes have been on strike since 13 September and…

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Man charged with attempted murder after nurse stabbed at Oldham hospital | UK news newsthirst.

A man has been charged with attempting to murder a nurse who suffered “life-changing” injuries after being stabbed in a hospital’s acute medicine ward. The healthcare worker, who has not been named, remains in a critical condition after the attack at the Royal Oldham hospital in Greater Manchester on Saturday night. Police said a 37-year-old…

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MGK Has No Relationship With Megan Fox’s Ex-Husband Brian Austin Green newsthirst.

Megan Fox figures to have an interesting, and potentially challenging, family dynamic now that she’s pregnant with Machine Gun Kelly‘s baby … because things sound icy between MGK and Megan’s ex-husband, Brian Austin Green. Sources familiar with the situation tell TMZ … Brian and MGK have no relationship whatsoever, which could lead to rough waters…

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Justine Bateman Blasts Meghan Markle, Prince Harry as ‘Disaster Tourists’ Amid LA Wildfires newsthirst.

Justine Bateman has some harsh words for Meghan Markle and Prince Harry. The actress lashed out at the couple on X (formerly Twitter) this week, accusing them of capitalizing on the Los Angeles wildfires for personal gain. As you’ve no doubt heard by now, Southern California has been ravaged by one of the worst natural…

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Suspected homicide of politician shocks Antigua and Barbuda | Antigua and Barbuda newsthirst.

The prime minister of Antigua and Barbuda has expressed “deep shock and sadness” after the suspected homicide of one of the country’s most prominent MPs. Asot Michael, 54, was found unresponsive with what appeared to be “multiple puncture wounds about his body” at his home just after 8am, according to police on the Caribbean island….

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