Medical device stocks of all kinds were pummeled over the past week as investors tried to calculate the ripple effects of new weight loss drugs. It wasn’t the first rout in the sector — the pressure has persisted for several months. The fear has been that whenever you have a large group of consumers changing…
Smithsonian’s Folkways label and American History Museum are releasing Robert ‘Mack’ McCormick’s tapes, research and writings as part of Folkways’ 75th anniversary October 14, 2023 at 6:00 a.m. EDT From left, Robert “Mack” McCormick, Roosevelt Sykes, Sunnyland Slim holding McCormick’s daughter, Susannah, and Robert Shaw at the Montreal Expo in 1971. McCormick spent decades building…
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A large black bear was caught on a home surveillance camera raiding a woman’s kitchen in Connecticut and snatching a frozen chicken before darting out the cracked open window. Footage of the unlikely break-in was captured by homeowner Helena Houlis’ Ring security camera and shows the black bear brazenly wandering around the first story of…
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“Far-out” is an accurate, but inadequate, descriptor for the high-flying (and often plain high) cultural magus named Harry Smith (1923-91). And the label “polymath,” too, while true, falls short for this innovative painter-filmmaker-collagist-musicologist-designer-scholar-curator-collector/hoarder, whose very first and very strange (it could not be otherwise) institutional solo is at the Whitney Museum of American Art. When…
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Mass evacuations, airstrikes, ground fighting and extensive power outages have made reporting on the war in Gaza and Israel enormously dangerous. At least 11 journalists — nine Palestinian, one Lebanese and one Israeli — have been confirmed dead this week, according to the Committee to Protect Journalists. At least one Israeli journalist has been reported…
New Zealand bagged an eight-wicket win as they thumped Bangladesh to secure their third consecutive win in the ongoing World Cup 2023 on Friday. Batting second in the match being played at Chennai’s M.A. Chidambaram Stadium, the Black Caps sailed through the 246-run target courtesy of skipper Kane Williamson’s unbeaten 78-run knock. The Kiwis had…
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The U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Thursday said it was banning the sale of Reynolds American Vuse Alto menthol e-cigarettes, saying the risk to kids outweighs any benefit to adult smokers. The FDA said its ban includes three menthol-flavored and three mixed berry-flavored products, each offered in three different nicotine strengths. The agency is…
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Messi uncertain for Argentina-Paraguay World Cup qualifier. AFP/File Lionel Messi, the famous soccer player, may not be able to play in Argentina’s big World Cup qualifier game against Paraguay. This is because he got hurt while playing for his club in the United States. Even though he looked good while practicing, his coach, Lionel Scaloni,…
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A court in Slovakia found Wednesday former President Andrej Kiska guilty of tax fraud and gave him a two-year suspended sentence. The county court in the city of Poprad also handed him a fine of 15,000 euros (about $16,000). The verdict is not final and his legal team said he planned to appeal it. Kiska,…
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MCU: The Reign of Marvel Studios, by Joanna Robinson, Dave Gonzalez and Gavin Edwards Hollywood doesn’t believe in immortals. From Mary Pickford to the MGM musical, Golden Age cowboys to teenage wizards, the city worships its gods only until their box-office power dims. So it feels audacious — if not foolhardy — to open “MCU:…
