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The world is winning the war on cancer

The world is winning the war on cancer

IN 1971 RICHARD NIXON, then America’s president, announced a “war on cancer”. Just two years earlier the Apollo programme had combined big science and big government to put astronauts on the Moon, so hopes were high. Some optimistic doctors talked of a cure for cancer within a few years. Source link

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Inside Olivia Smith’s £1m Arsenal transfer: A fee meant to be secret and a ‘lone wolf’s’ bidding war

Inside Olivia Smith’s £1m Arsenal transfer: A fee meant to be secret and a ‘lone wolf’s’ bidding war

Olivia Smith was always going to become women’s football’s first £1million player this summer — but nobody was meant to know. Confidentiality was the modus operandi before Smith’s record-breaking £1million ($1.34m) transfer from Liverpool to Arsenal became official on Thursday. The circle of trust was small: Liverpool’s new managing director of women’s football, Andy O’Boyle, drove negotiations from Merseyside, with …

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Russia Appears Unfazed by Trump’s Ukraine War Ultimatum – The New York Times

Russia Appears Unfazed by Trump’s Ukraine War Ultimatum  The New York Times Trump’s 50-day shift on Ukraine is a big deal — but probably not for Putin  CNN Trump threatens ‘very significant’ Russia sanctions, bashes ‘all talk’ Putin  Politico Russia rejects Trump’s demand for a Ukraine war ceasefire in 50 days as unacceptable  CBS News Opinion | Trump’s Zigzags on Ukraine and Russia  The New …

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Nintendo’s patent war against Palworld gets desperate

Nintendo’s patent war against Palworld gets desperate

It’s been pretty quiet on the news front in the ongoing battle between Nintendo and PocketPair over alleged patent infringement in Palworld. However, while the mainstream audience awaits a final verdict, legal and patent experts are watching the case and digging through the documentation in impressive detail. This latest report from Gamesfray has uncovered some rather unusual behaviour from Nintendo …

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Faced with geopolitics and trade war, US companies in China report record-low new investment plans

Faced with geopolitics and trade war, US companies in China report record-low new investment plans

WASHINGTON (AP) — American companies in China are reporting record-low new investment plans for this year and declining confidence in profits, while uncertainty in U.S.-China relations and President Donald Trump’s tariffs have become their top concerns, according to a business survey released Wednesday. The companies are also challenged by China’s slowing economy, where weak domestic demand and overcapacity in local …

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New Trump-DeSantis proxy war launches over key Florida job – Politico

New Trump-DeSantis proxy war launches over key Florida job  Politico DeSantis picks Blaise Ingoglia for CFO over Trump candidate  Tampa Bay Times Governor DeSantis appoints Blaise Ingoglia as Florida’s chief financial officer  FOX 13 Tampa Bay Gov. DeSantis taps ally Blaise Ingoglia as Florida CFO, snubbing President Trump’s pick  Tallahassee Democrat Joe Gruters brings Donald Trump confidantes onto campaign as he prepares to challenge …

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US businesses brace for impact of all-out trade war – Politico

US businesses brace for impact of all-out trade war  Politico E.U. tariffs set to raise pasta and wine prices, threatening jobs on both sides of the Atlantic  NBC News Italy’s Chianti wine makers eye South America, Asia amid Trump tariff threat  Reuters Trump’s bold tariff strategy has French cheese and wine makers trembling with uncertainty  Fox Business Today in Italy: A roundup of the …

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Vecna Goes to War in Netflix Final Season

Vecna Goes to War in Netflix Final Season

Netflix has released the trailer for the fifth and final season of “Stranger Things.” Created by the Duffer Brothers, “Stranger Things 5” picks up in the aftermath of Vecna leaving Max in a coma and spreading the Upside Down into Hawkins. At the end of the explosive trailer, Vecna arrives to go to war against the gang. The official synopsis …

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Trump's trade war begins to show up in inflation data – Axios

Trump’s trade war begins to show up in inflation data  Axios Inflation picks up again in June, rising at 2.7% annual rate  CNBC Morning Bid: Tariff imprint in US consumer price data  Reuters Inflation heats up in June as President Trump’s tariffs start to bite  NPR Tariff inflation arrives  Financial Times Source link

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