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Alzheimer’s setback prompts rethink of Lilly, Biogen stock outlooks
By Lewis Krauskopf NEW YORK (Reuters) – Eli Lilly & Co’s massive setback for its experimental Alzheimer’s disease treatment on Wednesday sent investors scrambling to re-evaluate shares of the U.S. drugmaker and those of companies making competing therapies, including biotech stalwart Biogen Inc. Lilly shares tumbled 10.5 percent, and fell to their lowest point in…
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Contenders, picks for key jobs in Trump’s administration
(Reuters) – Donald Trump on Wednesday picked South Carolina Governor Nikki Haley as his U.S. ambassador to the United Nations and wealthy Republican donor Betsy DeVos as education secretary. It was the latest move from the Republican president-elect as he works to fill administration positions before his Jan. 20 inauguration. His transition team said he…
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Regulators, railroads target sleep apnea in wake of crash
NEW YORK (AP) — Engineers suffering from sleep apnea must have the fatigue-inducing disorder under control before they will be allowed to operate trains for the New Jersey commuter railroad whose train slammed into a station in September, killing a woman and injuring more than 100 people.
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Regulators, railroads target sleep apnea in wake of crash
NEW YORK (AP) — Engineers suffering from sleep apnea must have the fatigue-inducing disorder under control before they will be allowed to operate trains for the New Jersey commuter railroad whose train slammed into a station in September, killing a woman and injuring more than 100 people.
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Boeing taps GE exec to head airplanes unit as part of services push
Boeing Co on Monday named a senior General Electric Co executive to head its commercial airplanes division and announced a new services unit, in moves to capture more of the profitable market for parts and repairs after a jet is sold. The changes are “a big and important step” toward Boeing's goal of increasing annual…
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Boeing taps GE exec to head airplanes unit as part of services push
Boeing Co on Monday named a senior General Electric Co executive to head its commercial airplanes division and announced a new services unit, in moves to capture more of the profitable market for parts and repairs after a jet is sold. The changes are “a big and important step” toward Boeing's goal of increasing annual…
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Correction: Conjoined Twins-Surgery story
NEW YORK (AP) — In an Oct. 14 story about conjoined twins separated in a surgery, The Associated Press misidentified the New York City borough where Montefiore Medical Center is located. The hospital is in the Bronx, not Brooklyn.
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Correction: Conjoined Twins-Surgery story
NEW YORK (AP) — In an Oct. 14 story about conjoined twins separated in a surgery, The Associated Press misidentified the New York City borough where Montefiore Medical Center is located. The hospital is in the Bronx, not Brooklyn.
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Two Americans held in Yemen released and flown to Oman
Two American prisoners held captive by Yemen Houthi rebels have been released and taken to neighboring Oman after Omani officials mediated their release, U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry said on Saturday. Kerry, speaking to reporters in the Swiss city of Lausanne, also said that the United States was discussing a ceasefire in Yemen with…