Sickle cell gene therapies offer new hope, but access is difficult
This microscope photo provided Oct. 25, 2023, by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention shows crescent-shaped red blood cells from a patient with sickle cell disease in 1972. Britain’s drug regulator has approved the world’s first…
Windows 11 finally becomes the operating system it should have been all along
I was personally very disappointed with the Windows 11 experience, but I’ve seen enough from Microsoft to hope I can finally change my mind. In a very long blog post, Navjot Virk, Microsoft’s vice president for Windows Experiences, gave us an…
Gold Holds Near $4,170 as Inflation Maintains December Fed Tightening – Kitco AM Report
(Kitco NewsWire) – Spot gold prices were nearly flat and spot silver prices were slightly higher in early U.S. trading Friday, as dollar weakness and falling Treasury yields this week continued to support the precious metals after Thursday’s…
“Too big to rig”: No Kings movement heads to polls to boost early voting | 2026 US midterm elections
The coalition that has brought millions of Americans to the streets to fight for democracy over the past two years is changing its strategy this weekend. On Saturday, No Kings organizers and partners will host thousands of events in all 50 states and…
NHS staff may have leaked tiger attack victim’s medical records – BBC
NHS staff may have leaked tiger attack victim’s medical records BBC Trump shares bizarre AI Tiger video at late night party after posting footage of deadly attack Forbes What we know about a tiger attack at a wildlife park Yahoo Family of man…
NFL confirms it had pregame communications with Eagles regarding Jalen Hurts blood clot
The outside world (including anyone considering betting on the game and/or a specific player’s performance) had no idea that Eagles quarterback Jalen Hurts had developed a blood clot in his leg before the team’s Week 5 game in London against…
Brazilian Lula wins electoral lawsuit against Meta for alleged bias of pro-Bolsonaro algorithm
SÃO PAULO — A judge at Brazil’s top electoral court ruled Thursday that Meta must adopt measures to immediately ensure equal treatment of the two presidential candidates before the Oct. 25 runoff. The move comes shortly after President Luiz Inácio…
Stop and Shop offering 10% off this weekend following cybersecurity incident
(WJAR) — Grocery store chain Stop and Shop is offering a 10% discount this weekend as an apology for disruption caused by a recent cybersecurity incident. This week, a cybersecurity issue caused the channel’s app and website to go offline. There…
Former Dallas Police Officer Amber Guyger Released From Prison After Serving 7 Years For Botham Jean Murder
Amber Guyger, the former Dallas police officer convicted of fatally shooting his neighbor in his apartment in September 2018, was released from prison after serving seven years. Guyger, now 38, walked out of prison in Gatesville Friday morning, a little…
Zelensky warns 20 million Ukrainians could flee to Europe if Russia wins war – POLITICO
BRUSSELS — Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy warned Friday that up to 20 million Ukrainians could be forced to flee to Europe if his country falls to Russia. “Russia is killing us,” Zelensky told reporters at a news conference Friday at a summit of…