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The Food and Drug Administration approved a closely watched Alzheimer’s drug on Tuesday, concluding that the benefits of modestly slowing the progression of the devastating disease outweigh its risks, drugmaker Eli Lilly said.Last March, the agency delayed approval of the drug, known as donanemab, to further review its safety and effectiveness. Last month, an independent panel of experts unanimously endorsed the drug, clearing the way for FDA approval.Eli Lilly’s drug is one of the few treatments being developed for Alzheimer’s that modifies the underlying disease, and will join only one other, Leqembi, on the commercial market. The drug, which has…

Democratic anxiety over President Biden’s fitness to run for re-election broke out into the open on Tuesday in a spike of panic, as the first sitting member of Congress called on Mr. Biden to withdraw and a slew of other prominent officials who have backed the president vented their concerns.One Democratic senator openly asked for assurances from the White House about Mr. Biden’s “condition” — “That this was a real anomaly, and not just the way he is these days,” said Senator Sheldon Whitehouse of Rhode Island, who told a local television station he had been “horrified” by Mr. Biden’s…

Our guide is updated as soon as a new European strike is announced. ADVERTISEMENTStrikes are common in Europe, with workers walking off the job to demand better pay and working conditions.Strikes are sometimes planned months in advance, but others are announced at the last minute, which shows that it is always worth checking before you travel.Luckily, we’ve gathered all the information about the strike below.Read on to find out where and when the strikes are taking place.If your flight or train is cancelled or delayed, you will be entitled to a new ticket or compensation. Read our guide for all…

The European Telecommunications Network Operators’ Association has taken a bold step in its battle against US tech giants. In a recently published position paper, the association, which represents Europe’s largest telecoms operators, calls for a level playing field in the regulatory landscape. Telecoms demand fair treatment ETNO’s position highlights the growing divide between European telecoms and US tech giants like Netflix and YouTube. At the heart of the conflict is the disparity in regulatory constraints and profit distribution. Telecoms operators argue that while investing heavily in infrastructure, content providers are capitalising on these networks without bearing equivalent costs or regulatory…

Three Western leaders have made big bets — overestimating their own political skills and underestimating anti-presidential sentiment — that appear to be backfiring at a rapid pace. President Biden should study what happens in Paris and London before deciding whether to continue his campaign.French President Emmanuel Macron was humiliated Sunday in the first round of snap parliamentary elections he called in hopes of securing a new term. His centrist alliance finished a distant third, behind the far-right National Rally and the left-wing New Popular Front. Mr. Macron bet that French voters would rally behind him to repel the prospect of…

Changes are coming to Wyoming’s behavioral health system July 2, 2024 After several years of planning and coordination with partners across the state, changes to Wyoming’s behavioral health system are underway, according to the Wyoming Department of Health (WDH). “For many years, our department has provided millions of state dollars to community mental health centers to help ensure access to care for Wyoming residents seeking care for mental health and substance use issues, regardless of their ability to pay,” said WDH Director Stefan Johansson. “It’s one of our largest budget items and it’s clearly important, but there have been challenges.”…

Based in Albany, Georgia, Phoebe Physician Group, a subsidiary of Phoebe Putney Health System, operates in a predominantly rural 41-county service area where caregivers say it has become increasingly acceptable for patients to miss a doctor’s appointment. THE PROBLEM So the physician group’s overall no-show rate was 12%, more than double the national average of about 5% reported by the Medical Group Management Association. In urban markets, for example, provider organizations can pay for taxi vouchers, but in southern Georgia, that’s not an option. Automated text messages and reminder calls didn’t help. Phoebe Physician’s size, the breadth of its clinic…

Indonesia is set to introduce tariffs of up to 200% on imports from China, its biggest trading partner, citing an oversupply of goods from the world’s second-largest economy.Indonesian Trade Minister Zulkifli Hasan said Friday that Western tariffs on Chinese goods were prompting them to be redirected to countries like Indonesia, according to media reports.The Southeast Asian country is the latest in a long line of developing nations to announce it would use the measure to protect local industries from perceived overcapacity in China.“The US can impose a 200% tariff on imported ceramics or clothing; we can also do it to…

Brandon Bell/Getty Images Rudy Giuliani speaks to members of the media where Republican Florida gubernatorial candidate Ron DeSantis was scheduled to hold a campaign event on January 21, 2024 in Manchester, New Hampshire. CNN — The New York State Supreme Court on Tuesday disbarred former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani for his role in Donald Trump’s efforts to interfere in the 2020 election. The long-awaited disbarment of Trump’s top lawyer, effective immediately, is a major blow to the former official at a time when he is facing the consequences of spreading lies about the 2020 election. In addition to…

Daniel Dines, Co-Founder and CEO, UiPath.Access path Robots have evolved. From the first black and white movies (Metropolis) almost exactly 100 years ago, robots finally became a reality and started helping to weld rivets in automotive engineering plants around the 1970s. They then evolved into robot-like humanoids, with Japanese companies innovating with proof-of-concept walking robots, but these have yet to make it into our homes. Then, in the post-millennial era, software robots or “bots” arrived as the era of robotic process automation began to flourish and our software systems were given new autonomous capabilities to perform not only their own…