Tag: Business
Medicare evaluating coverage for $56,000 Alzheimer’s drug
WASHINGTON — Medicare on Monday launched a formal process to decide whether to cover Aduhelm, the new Alzheimer's drug whose $56,000-a-year price tag and...
Biden backs Trump rejection of China’s South China Sea claim
WASHINGTON — The Biden administration on Sunday upheld a Trump-era rejection of nearly all of China's significant maritime claims in the South China Sea....
UN calls for global database of human gene editing research
LONDON — The World Health Organization issued new recommendations Monday on human genome editing, calling for a global registry to track “any form of...
Deputy helps hoof wayward cows home along Michigan road
MASON, Mich. — A sheriff’s deputy hoofed it for 3 miles along a two-lane Michigan road to help guide eight wayward cows back to...
Appeals court: Indiana must resume unemployment benefits
INDIANAPOLIS — The Indiana Court of Appeals ruled Monday that the state temporarily continue payment of federal unemployment benefits, affirming an earlier court order...
Founding family of UK’s Daily Mail mulls taking it private
LONDON — The founding family of Britain’s Daily Mail is considering making a bid worth 810 million pounds ($1.1 billion) to bring the parent...
Curfews return in Spain as infections soar in young people
MADRID — Spanish regions are bringing back curfews as well as restrictions on socializing and nightlife to contain a sharp rise in coronavirus infections...
NY pitcher becomes 1st known drafted practicing Orthodox Jew
Jacob Steinmetz's blazing fastball helped make him a baseball draft trailblazer.
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After Branson flight, Virgin Galactic slumps on stock sale
Virgin Galactic shares veered sharply lower Monday after the spaceflight company said it’s made arrangements to sell up to $500 million in stock.
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Merkel doubts Biden meeting will solve gas pipeline dispute
BERLIN — German Chancellor Angela Merkel said Monday that she doubts the dispute between her country and the United States over a nearly completed...