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Eli Lilly CEO Dave Ricks said Friday that upcoming Medicare coverage of obesity drugs could be a major catalyst for the company’s rollout of Orforglipron, an experimental weight-loss drug it is closely monitoring.In an exclusive interview with CNBC, Ricks said Lilly “will be covered by Medicare shortly after that launches, so that’s going to change things a little bit.” He said that’s because many patients now pay cash for competitors. novo nordiskGLP-1 tablets for obesity. It launched earlier this month and is off to a strong start despite uneven coverage. Ricks said he noticed that almost all of the early…
The U.S. government partially shut down early Saturday, even though the Senate passed a funding deal hours earlier.The Senate voted 71-29 to approve five bills and a two-week stopgap measure that would give lawmakers more time to resolve disputes over funding for the Department of Homeland Security.But the House also must vote to approve the final version of the deal and is not scheduled to return to Washington until Monday. That prompted the federal government to shut down, likely for a short period of time, following last year’s record 43-day shutdown.House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-Louisiana) said during a House Republican…
Iran’s internet connectivity has been partially restored, but even behind the digital blackout, experts warn that the outlook for internet access in Iran remains bleak. Internet monitoring experts at NetBlocks and Kentik said some traffic resumed on Tuesday, nearly 20 days after the Iranian government shut down the internet and international calls in an effort to quell large-scale anti-government protests. Thousands of demonstrators were killed in the crackdown. Meanwhile, digital surveillance experts say the Iranian regime has made progress in its long-standing plan to “abolish” access to the international internet, warning that Iran is entering a “new era of digital…
Emilia Clarke’s brain aneurysmEmilia Clarke, who filmed battle scenes for Game of Thrones, published an essay in The New Yorker in 2019 titled “A Battle for My Life.”After suffering a severe headache at the gym, the actress writes, “I made it to the bathroom and fell to my knees feeling very, very sick.” “During that time, the pain was getting worse with shooting, stabbing, squeezing pain. On some level, I knew what was happening: my brain was damaged.”She was taken to the hospital for a brain scan.”The diagnosis was swift and ominous: a subarachnoid hemorrhage (SAH) is a life-threatening type…
A United Launch Alliance Atlas V rocket rests on a launch pad carrying Amazon’s Project Kuiper Internet Network satellite, which is expected to eventually rival Elon Musk’s Starlink system, at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Cape Canaveral, Florida, April 9, 2025.Steve Nessius | ReutersAmazon asked the Federal Communications Commission for more time to meet a deadline mandating the deployment of approximately 1,600 internet satellites by July 2026. The company needs more satellites to come online so it can begin offering internet service from space, recently rebranded as Amazon Leo. The company has earmarked at least $10 billion to build…
Beijing — As the dust cleared around the capture of Venezuelan leader Nicolás Maduro in a surprise military strike earlier this month, US officials left little question that they had another target too: China. A longtime friend to the government in Caracas, China has for years pumped money into the oil fields and infrastructure of the South American country. Maduro’s ouster is a blow to that partnership that could leave Chinese banks facing billions in unpaid Venezuelan debt. But viewed from Beijing, the stakes are much higher than that. The shake-up was also the loudest warning shot yet of a…
Catherine O’Hara had an extraordinary career. Indeed, the Emmy Award winner, who died on January 30 at the age of 71, easily cemented her status as one of North America’s most legendary comic actresses over a career that spanned decades. Katherine began her television career in the 70s in her native Canada in various television movies and shows. However, her star began to rise in 1977 when she appeared on the Emmy Award-winning Canadian sketch comedy series Second City Television (SCTV) with Eugene Levy, who frequently collaborated with Joe Flaherty and Harold Ramis, where she displayed her comedic talents for…
With new car prices hovering around $50,000 these days, buying a used car may seem like a no-brainer considering how much a new car depreciates in value in its first few years.According to Kelley Blue Book, new cars typically lose about 30% of their value within the first two years. Additionally, Edmunds said the price difference between new and used cars has widened significantly since 2023, making used cars more attractive to buyers who want to avoid early depreciation.But these upfront savings don’t take into account everything the buyer will end up paying. Monthly costs also depend on loan interest,…
A newly released cache of documents from Epstein’s files on Friday showed that Elon Musk appeared to correspond with the convicted sex offender in 2012 and 2013, discussing meeting at Jeffrey Epstein’s private island and at Musk’s SpaceX facility in Southern California. Emails show that Mr. Musk was asked about attending the “wildest parties” that Mr. Epstein was hosting on the island. Mr. Musk, who serves as CEO, tesla SpaceX has long downplayed its ties to Epstein, who died by suicide in federal custody in 2019. “Epstein tried to send me to his island, but I refused,” Musk said in…
Oral wellness is on a roll right now, with many beauty experts saying it will be the industry’s “next big thing.” Last year we saw the beginnings of this trend take shape, and 2026 will usher in a boom in new product releases and brands. It may be a guess, but we predict that the oral wellness brand will be available at Sephora. But we’re not alone in feeling this way. “Yes, oral health is definitely at a critical moment. Beyond gut health, it’s all about oral health in 2026,” functional dentist and researcher Dr. Victoria Sampson told E! “People…