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I t’s 3:42 in the hot heart of Texas, and the floor of the American Airlines Center in Dallas is a blood-red miasma of dancing elephants. Under the moody crimson lights washing over the crowd at the first ever Republican (Midterm) National Convention, middle-aged peroxide blondes in sparkly American flag cowboy hats sway to the raspy belt of Bonnie Tyler’s “Holding Out for a Hero.” Men in suits and silver belt buckles and leather boots sheepishly bop the “KEEP THE MAJORITY” signs distributed by organizers. The stage is empty right now. Large, menacing images of Joe Biden, Nancy Pelosi, and…

Andrew covers the biopharma industry, scientific research, and public health across the continent. You can reach Andrew confidentially on Signal at drewqjoseph.71.LONDON — AstraZeneca said Friday that a breast cancer pill failed in a pivotal trial testing it as a first-line therapy in advanced tumors, a result that could limit the use of the medicine. The drug, camizestrant, in combination with another medicine did not outperform standard treatment on a measure of how long patients went before their cancer progressed. The SERENA-4 trial enrolled patients with ER-positive, HER2-negative advanced cancer who hadn’t had another systemic therapy for advanced disease. Camizestrant…

Spoilers for a 25-year-old movie. Ten films and counting, and grossing $7.5 billion at the box office, it’s no doubt that the Fast franchise is a surprise juggernaut. But it has a humble beginning as a small-stakes street racing film. That movie, The Fast and the Furious, is now 25 years old. So how does the movie fare after all this time, especially considering the pivot the franchise has taken over the years? So let’s get the obvious out of the way: yes, The Fast and the Furious is basically just a poor man’s Point Break, but with cars instead…

Sep 11, 2026; Glendale, Arizona, UNITED STATES; UFC fighter Jean Silva during weigh-ins for UFC Noche Fight Night at Desert Diamond Arena. Mandatory Credit: Mark J. Rebilas-Imagn Images The UFC’s Mexican Independence Day weekend tradition is back again. For the fourth year in a row, the Octagon will present a special card celebrating Mexican fighting heritage – and for the second straight year, this UFC Fight Night is combined with a major boxing event. Noche UFC 4 goes down at the Desert Diamond Arena in Glendale, Arizona.The main event will feature a featherweight matchup between ranked contender Jean Silva and…

An alleged trespasser was stopped by police on former Vice President Kamala Harris’ property in Malibu, California, Friday, officials said. The individual entered the property, where Harris and her husband, Doug Emhoff, live Friday night, but was stopped by security personnel before they reached the house itself, Eduardo Negrón, a spokesperson for Harris, said Saturday. “Vice President Harris and Second Gentleman Emhoff were not present. They are grateful to the security and law enforcement personnel who responded swiftly,” Negrón added. The Malibu Lost Hills Sheriff’s deputies responded to a suspicious person call at the residence at 10:30 p.m. Friday, the…

Overview of the Boat Explosion IncidentA tragic boat explosion occurred on the Hudson River in New York City, leaving one man dead and two others injured during the bustling Fleet Week festivities. The incident took place near the North River Wastewater Treatment Plant around 10:30 a.m. local time on May 24, stirring shock and concern among locals and onlookers.Emergency responders quickly arrived at the scene after reports of a person in the water surfaced. Witnesses were shocked to see the wreckage caused by a significant explosion that had torn through the vessel’s hull, underscoring the unpredictability of such maritime activities…

Breanna Stewart scored 16 points and Kahleah Copper added 13 to help the U.S. beat Spain 76-66 on Saturday, advancing to the championship game of the women’s FIBA World Cup.The Americans will face France in a rematch of the 2024 Paris Olympics gold medal game that the U.S. won by a point. The U.S. has won 35 straight games in the World Cup going back to a loss to Russia in the semifinals in 2006. Now the Americans are one win away from a fifth consecutive tournament title. That would match the former Soviet Union for the most consecutive championships.After…

Facing a critical third down, Oklahoma had the ball with a chance to take the lead. The Sooners called a timeout just to make sure they were in exactly the right call and that there were no miscommunications. Sooners quarterback John Mateer dropped back and surveyed the field. He identified Trell Haris coming out of a break upfield, pumping and then throwing the ball downfield for a potential first down. The pass was awful, floating behind Harris and picked off by Jyaire Hill and returned into the red zone. Michigan scored to take a 17-10 lead, which they would not surrender as…

At least 16 elderly residents have died in a fire at a nursing home in Chile, according to authorities.Ten others were evacuated after a blaze broke out at El Edén home in /idt2/d9cfcc9a-2842-463f-a4d8-4dd007ef9547, around 640km (400 miles) south of the capital Santiago, on Friday evening. Jorge Granada, a prosecutor leading the case, said it was not clear at this stage what caused the incident.Chile’s President José Antonio Kast said he had ordered a review into the condition of nursing homes across the country.»We will fully collaborate with the justice system to clarify what happened, determine where failures may have existed…

The Trump administration is poised to loosen environmental restrictions on oil and gas wells that produce very little energy but release vast amounts of methane, a highly potent greenhouse gas. The Environmental Protection Agency is proposing to drastically weaken requirements for leak inspections and equipment upgrades at more than 700,000 low-producing “stripper wells,” according to a draft rule being reviewed by the White House and seen by ProPublica. These wells — which tend to be old, poorly maintained and thus prone to leaking — produce just 6% of the country’s oil and natural gas but are responsible for roughly half…