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NEW YORK (AP) — The 17 experts who were ousted from a government vaccine committee last month say they have little faith in what the panel has become, and have outlined possible alternative ways to make U.S. vaccine policy.U.S. Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. abruptly fired the entire Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices, accusing them of being too closely aligned with manufacturers and of rubber-stamping vaccines. He handpicked replacements that include several vaccine skeptics.In a commentary published Wednesday in the New England Journal of Medicine, the former panel members wrote that Kennedy — a leading voice in the anti-vaccine…
If you’ve been hearing about Trump’s AI Action Plan and wondering who it actually benefits, you’re not alone. On today’s episode of Equity, Rebecca Bellan caught up with Amba Kak and Dr. Sarah Myers West from the AI Now Institute, a think tank focused on the social implications of AI and the consolidation of power in the tech industry. Their recent report, dubbed Artificial Power, lays out the political economy driving today’s AI frenzy and what’s at stake for everyone else. Artificial Power pushes back on what AI Now calls the “too big to fail” myth, arguing that AI companies…
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — A Tennessee hospital says it never agreed to a request by state officials who face a court order to turn off a death row inmate’s heart-regulating implant before his execution next week.After a Nashville judge ordered the deactivation of Byron Black’s device, a Tennessee Department of Correction official said in a court declaration that Nashville General Hospital said they could disable it the day before his Aug. 5 execution at 10 a.m., but wouldn’t come to the prison on execution day, as the judge had ordered. The judge ultimately allowed some leniency, saying Black could be…
CINCINNATI (AP) — Los Angeles Dodgers two-way superstar Shohei Ohtani left the mound accompanied by a trainer during the fourth inning against the Cincinnati Reds on Wednesday night.Ohtani threw six straight balls — including two consecutive wild pitches — and, after a conference on the mound, departed with a 2-0 count against Spencer Steer.It was Ohtani’s seventh mound start in his comeback from his second Tommy John surgery on his right elbow, which occurred after the 2023 season. He did not pitch at all last season, his first for the Dodgers after signing a 10-year, $700 million contract, but he…
2025-07-30T20:24:39Z Share Facebook Email X LinkedIn Reddit Bluesky WhatsApp Copy link lighning bolt icon An icon in the shape of a lightning bolt. Impact Link Save Saved Read in app This story is available exclusively to Business Insider subscribers. Become an Insider and start reading now. Have an account? Log in. Microsoft reported its fourth-quarter earnings on Wednesday. Shares in the tech giant jumped after earnings came in above estimates. CEO Satya Nadella said that cloud and AI continue to drive the company’s growth. Microsoft stock surged in after-hours trading on Wednesday after the tech giant beat analysts’ expectations for…
The Philadelphia Phillies acquired hard-throwing reliever Jhoan Durán while identical twin relievers Tyler and Taylor Rogers got dealt on the same day, signaling that teams are willing to pay a hefty price for bullpen help as the Major League Baseball trade deadline approaches on Thursday.The 27-year-old Durán is arguably the best player to switch teams over the past few days. He has a 2.01 ERA and 16 saves this season, striking out 53 over 49 1/3 innings for the Minnesota Twins. The Phillies gave up two top prospects, catcher Eduardo Tait and right-hander Mick Abel.Tyler Rogers and Ryan Helsley are…
Beverage brand High Noon is recalling some of its vodka seltzer packs due to some cans being mislabeled as non-alcoholic energy drinks, creating the potential for unintended alcohol consumption.In an announcement posted Wednesday, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration said the two lots of the High Noon Beach Variety 12-packs contain cans mislabeled as “CELSIUS® ASTRO VIBE™ Energy Drink, Sparkling Blue Razz Edition” despite still being filled with the alcoholic seltzer. The affected Celsius cans will have a silver lid instead of a black one.The recalled packs were shipped to distributors in Florida, Michigan, New York, Ohio, Oklahoma, South Carolina,…
CANTON, Ohio (AP) — Fifteen wins. No. 1 seed. Super Bowl betting favorites.The Detroit Lions fell way short last season, going one-and-done in the playoffs after having the best regular season in franchise history.They still have a loaded roster stacked with talent and plenty of unfinished business.The Lions kick off their quest for their first Super Bowl title when they take on the Los Angeles Chargers on Thursday night in the Hall of Fame game, which opens the NFL’s preseason schedule.The Chargers are also coming off a season that ended with a loss in their playoff opener, a wild-card game…
Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg shared his vision on Wednesday for “personal superintelligence,” the idea that people should be able to use AI to achieve their personal goals. Smuggled into the letter is a signal that Meta is shifting how it plans to release AI models as it pursues “superintelligence.” “We believe the benefits of superintelligence should be shared with the world as broadly as possible,” wrote Zuckerberg. “That said, superintelligence will raise novel safety concerns. We’ll need to be rigorous about mitigating these risks and careful about what we choose to open source.” That wording about open source is significant.…
High Noon has voluntarily recalled some of its popular canned vodka seltzer drinks after some cans were inadvertently mislabeled as Celsius energy drinks, the company said this week.What to know about High Noon, Celsius recallThe California-based company announced in a recall announcement Tuesday, which was shared on the U.S. Food and Drug Administration website Wednesday, that some lots of its High Noon Beach Variety packs had been “mislabeled as Celsius Astro Vibe Energy Drink, Sparkling Blue Razz Edition with a silver top” but were instead “filled with High Noon vodka seltzer alcohol.””Consumption of the liquid in these cans will result…