Tag: wednesday
-
GE to move headquarters to Boston from Connecticut
By Alwyn Scott NEW YORK (Reuters) – General Electric Co said on Wednesday it will move its global headquarters to Boston and sell its offices in Fairfield, Connecticut, and Rockefeller Plaza in New York City. The decision caps a search that began last summer as Connecticut lawmakers passed a budget that increased taxes by $1.2…
-
Judge leaning toward sealing some evidence in Cosby sex suit
A U.S. judge on Wednesday brokered a compromise on whether to release evidence in a defamation suit brought against comedian Bill Cosby by seven women who accuse him of sexually assaulting them. Cosby's attorneys wanted to seal all evidence in the case for at least 14 days. This would likely include depositions by Cosby and…
-
The decades-long quest to cure cancer
US President Barack Obama's announcement of a “moonshot” bid to cure cancer, continues a centuries-long quest to defeat a disease which kills over eight million people every year. There are more than 100 types of cancer, each with its own diagnosis and treatment. Surgery became common only in the 19th century with the advent of…
-
Bill Cosby charged with felony sexual assault in Pennsylvania
By Daniel Kelley NORRISTOWN, Pa. (Reuters) – Comedian Bill Cosby was charged on Wednesday with sexually assaulting a woman in 2004 after plying her with drugs and alcohol, marking the only criminal case against a once-beloved performer whose father-figure persona was damaged by dozens of misconduct accusations. Cosby, 78, walking with a cane and accompanied…
-
APNewsbreak: VA to provide robotic legs to paralyzed vets
The Department of Veterans Affairs has agreed to pay for robotic legs that could allow scores of paralyzed veterans with spinal cord injuries to walk again.
-
World’s first dengue fever vaccine cleared by Mexico
The world's first dengue vaccine won regulatory approval in Mexico on Wednesday, raising hopes that it could prevent more than 100 deaths there a year and eventually perhaps millions around the world. Globally, dengue is the fastest-growing mosquito-borne disease, with as many as 400 million people infected every year, according to the World Health Organization.…
-
Wyoming lawmakers eye making a pound of pot edibles a felony
A panel of Wyoming lawmakers is backing a bill that would make it a felony to possess a pound or more of marijuana-laced edibles as the state grapples with the legalization of recreational pot for adults by neighboring Colorado. The draft bill that passed the Wyoming legislature’s Joint Judiciary Committee on Wednesday in a 7-6…
-
Germany’s Transport Minister urges VW to clear up irregularities
BERLIN (Reuters) – Germany’s Transport Minister urged Volkswagen on Wednesday to leave no stone unturned in clearing up the latest irregularities and ensure that consumers would not be burdened.