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WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump has told House Speaker Mike Johnson that he won’t be spending $4.9 billion in congressionally approved foreign aid, effectively cutting the budget without going through the legislative branch. Trump, who sent a letter to Johnson, R-La., on Thursday, is using what’s known as a pocket rescission — when a president submits a request to …

Every once in a while, an Apple-related project gets submitted to LEGO’s Product Ideas page. Just recently, the LEGO Apple Store concept quickly blew past the 10,000-vote threshold needed to enter official review. Now, a new submission is making the rounds, and it is pretty cool. ‘I wanted people to pick up this nostalgic computer again’ Developed by fan designer …

Waymo has been granted a permit to test its autonomous vehicles in New York City, the first such approval granted by the city. The company told TechCrunch it plans to start testing “immediately.” The company is allowed to deploy up to eight of its Jaguar I-Pace SUVs in Manhattan and Downtown Brooklyn through late September. Waymo’s vehicles must have a …

DAWNZERA (donidalorsen) approved in the U.S. as first and only RNA-targeted prophylactic treatment for hereditary angioedema  Business Wire US FDA approves Ionis’ drug for rare genetic disorder  Reuters FDA approves Ionis drug that prevents swelling attacks caused by a rare disease  statnews.com FDA clears Ionis’ Dawnzera as first RNA-targeting preventative shot for HAE  FirstWord Pharma FDA approves Ionis’ hereditary angioedema drug  BioPharma Dive Source link

Doggett says he won’t run against Casar if Texas maps are approved  Politico U.S. Rep. Lloyd Doggett of Texas says he’ll bow out if redistricting stands  Axios Lloyd Doggett says he won’t run in 2026 if Texas redistricting map stands  Austin American-Statesman Doggett won’t seek reelection to Congress if new district is upheld by courts, paving way for Casar  The Texas Tribune Austin-area U.S. …

When Meta selected a site in Louisiana for its largest data center to date, it signed a deal with Entergy to power the site with three massive natural gas power plants. Yesterday evening, a state regulator approved Entergy’s plans. The power plants are expected to come online in 2028 and 2029, and at full strength, they’ll generate 2.25 gigawatts of …

US wants equity stake in Intel for cash grants approved under Biden  Reuters Trump admin pours cold water on its hot Intel deal  Axios Trump administration considering stake in Intel, Lutnick says  The Hill Lutnick says Intel has to give government equity in return for CHIPS Act funds  CNBC Opinion | The Nationalization of Intel?  The Wall Street Journal Source link

Insmed on Tuesday received Food and Drug Administration clearance for the first treatment for a chronic lung disease, opening the biotech up to what could be a multibillion-dollar product. Insmed will sell the daily pill, brensocatib, under the brand name Brinsupri for bronchiectasis. The approval comes after the treatment succeeded in one of last year’s most closely watched Phase 3 …

Alyx, a transgender woman who has served in the Air Force for 15 years, was approved in May for early retirement due to the Trump administration’s policy prohibiting trans people from serving and enlisting in the military. On Wednesday, that retirement was revoked under a new Air Force directive. She said she wasn’t provided any reason other than that her …

Two drugs already approved by the FDA for cancer treatment may hold the key to reversing Alzheimer’s disease in patients, experts say.  Researchers from the University of California, San Francisco (UCSF) believe that letrozole, a hormone-based breast cancer drug, and irinotecan, a lung and colon cancer chemotherapy medication, can help reverse brain damage caused by the incurable neurodegenerative disease.    In …