Biotechnology Center of the TU Dresden(LONDON) — An American scientist has been found dead in Greece, nearly a week after she vanished. Greek authorities recovered the body of U.S. citizen Suzanne Eaton on Monday evening, according to the Max Planck Institute of Molecular Cell Biology and Genetics in Dresden, Germany, where Eaton was a research …
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Jul 09
Judge rules Trump administration can’t require drug prices in TV ads
busracavus/iStock(WASHINGTON) — A federal judge in Washington struck down a Trump administration plan, set to take effect Tuesday, that would have required drugmakers to include pricing information in ads seen on TV. U.S. District Judge Amit Mehta, in a 27-page ruling, said the administration, which announced the initiative in May, had failed to show it …
Jul 09
Hong Kong leader says extradition bill is ‘dead’ but doesn’t formally withdraw it
pawel.gaul/iStock(HONG KONG) — Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam said Tuesday that a highly contentious extradition bill that sparked weeks of mass protests is “dead,” but she fell short of protesters’ demands to fully withdraw it. Lam tried to reassure the public that lawmakers wouldn’t seek to bring the draft legislation back for a vote. “There …
Jul 09
Record rainfall in Washington, D.C., as severe storms move east
ABC News(NEW YORK) — The nation’s capital saw more than 3.4 inches of rain on Monday — a daily record — with most of it falling in a single hour as nearby regions saw half a foot and flash floods. More than 100 water rescues were required in and around Washington, D.C., on Monday, including …
Jul 09
California residents brace for ‘big one’ after twin quakes, experts say chances low
Petrovich9/iStock(LOS ANGELES) — After a pair of earthquakes in Southern California, residents are bracing for the worst. By Monday afternoon, the SOS Survival Store in Van Nuys was sold out of earthquake emergency kits, and business owner Jeff Edelstein was adding customers to a two-week wait list for a basic package containing a three-day supply …
Jul 09
Police: Arizona man killed teen because his rap music made him feel ‘unsafe’
Peoria Police Department(PEORIA, Ariz.) — An Arizona man said he fatally stabbed a teenage boy last week because the 17-year-old’s rap music made him feel “unsafe,” according to police. Michael Paul Adams, 27, admitted to attacking Elijah Al-Amin, stabbing him in the back and slashing his throat inside a convenience store in Peoria, Arizona, last …
Jul 09
Florida school principal removed after refusing to say Holocaust was ‘factual’
recep-bg/iStock(WEST PALM BEACH, Fla.) — A principal was removed from his post at a Florida high school on Monday after he told a parent that he considered the Holocaust to be a belief and not a fact. Officials with the School District of Palm Beach County said William Latson, formally principal of Spanish River High …
Jul 08
Financier Jeffrey Epstein indicted for allegedly abusing ‘dozens’ of girls, recruiting ‘vast network’ of victims
Rick Friedman/Rick Friedman Photography/Corbis via Getty Images(NEW YORK) — Jeffrey Epstein, a wealthy financier and registered sex offender with a circle of rich and powerful friends, has been charged with sex trafficking and conspiracy, according to a federal indictment unsealed on Monday following his sudden arrest over the weekend. Prosecutors from the U.S. Attorney’s Office …
Jul 08
Trump says US ‘will no longer deal with’ UK ambassador who called him ‘inept’ in leaked cables
Alex Wong/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) — President Donald Trump in a tweet on Monday said that the United States “will no longer deal with” U.K. Ambassador to the U.S. Kim Darroch after his blunt criticism of the president and administration in diplomatic cables was leaked. In the trove of leaked memos published in the Daily Mail, Darroch …
Jul 08
New Mexico Uber driver unknowingly takes part in armed robbery as getaway driver
Josie_Desmarais/iStock(ALBUQUERQUE, N.M.) — What seemed like another Uber request for driver Terry Owens resulted in an arrest at his Albuquerque home. To his surprise, Owens had unknowingly taken part in a gas station robbery as the getaway driver. “This is the Albuquerque Police Department. Keep your hands up!” an officer ordered in a newly released …