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☆ ‘Super/Man’ doc spotlights ‘universal’ themes of ‘love and loss’ in Christopher Reeve’s story
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-25 | by ( Dan Heching | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +7 min

The new documentary “Super/Man: The Christopher Reeve Story” reconstructs his life and career, ultimately rendering a sensitive, harrowing and incredibly human portrait of the man as actor, advocate, husband and father. “You don’t overcome grief, you live with grief,” Bonhôte said in a recent interview with CNN. Reeve also worked with the American Paralysis Association, which soon became the Christopher Reeve Foundation. Ettedgui, who identifies himself as “definitely a Superman kid,” was moved by Reeve’s obvious effect on those around him, but was also “struck” by his internal journey. 24-year-old American actor Christopher Reeve plays the comic-book hero as he mends a broken railway track in a scene from the film "Superman."

Persons: Christopher Reeve, Reeve, ”, Ian Bonhôte, Peter Ettedgui –, “ McQueen ”, –, ” Bonhôte, “, Ettedgui, Chris, ” Ettedgui, Robin Williams, Jeff Daniels, William Hurt, Daniels, Dana, Will –, Will Reeve, Matthew, Alexandra, It’s Organizations: CNN, Netflix, Reeve Foundation, Juilliard, CNN Films, HBO, Films, DC Studios, Warner Bros . Locations: Virginia, Hollywood, –, American, New York

☆ 'They knew and they lied': California sues ExxonMobil, alleging deception about plastics recycling
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-24 | by ( Evan Bush | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +7 min

California's attorney general sued ExxonMobil on Monday, alleging that the company had waged a "campaign of deception" for decades to mislead consumers and convince them that recycling was a viable solution for plastic waste. I hope this is going to open the floodgates," said Judith Enck, president of Beyond Plastics, a nationwide project seeking to end plastic pollution. In 1973, industry leaders called those concerned about plastic waste "enemies," according to internal communications from the Society of the Plastics Industry (now known as the Plastics Industry Association), which are cited in the lawsuit. "They were having problems with plastic pollution — people being concerned about it — and they have internal discussions where they say, 'What are we going to do about this?'" In the U.S., the plastic recycling rate has never exceeded 9%, the lawsuit says.

Persons: Rob Bonta, Bonta, Judith Enck, Enck, Leehi, Yona Organizations: ExxonMobil, Superior Court of, Exxon Mobil, Beyond Plastics, Exxon, Mobil, Boy Scouts, Society of, Plastics Industry, Plastics Industry Association, Council, Waste Solutions, Cornell University, Sierra Club, Surfrider Foundation Locations: Superior Court, Superior Court of California, San Francisco, California, U.S, Antarctica, Everest

☆ California sues ExxonMobil, alleging a 'campaign of deception' about plastics recycling
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-23 | by ( Evan Bush | Evan Bush Is A Science Reporter For Nbc News. | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +7 min

The Summary California’s attorney general is suing ExxonMobil, alleging the company misled consumers into believing that recycling was a viable solution for plastic waste. California’s attorney general sued ExxonMobil on Monday, alleging that the company had waged a “campaign of deception” for decades to mislead consumers and convince them that recycling was a viable solution for plastic waste. I hope this is going to open the floodgates," said Judith Enck, president of Beyond Plastics, a nationwide project seeking to end plastic pollution. In 1973, industry leaders called those concerned about plastic waste “enemies,” according to internal communications from the Society of the Plastics Industry (now known as the Plastics Industry Association), which are cited in the lawsuit. In the U.S., the plastic recycling rate has never exceeded 9%, the lawsuit says.

Persons: Rob Bonta, Bonta, Judith Enck, Enck, Leehi, “ We’ve, ” Yona, “ Organizations: ExxonMobil, Superior Court of, Beyond Plastics, Exxon, Mobil, Boy Scouts, Society of, Plastics Industry, Plastics Industry Association, Council, Waste Solutions, Cornell University, Sierra Club, Surfrider Foundation Locations: Superior Court, Superior Court of California, San Francisco, California, U.S, Antarctica, Everest

☆ Christopher Reeve's 3 kids are celebrating their father in a new documentary. Here's everything you need to know about them.
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-21 | by ( Jason Guerrasio | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

Christopher Reeve with wife Dana in 1998. AdvertisementMatthew Reeve, 44Christopher Reeve and Matthew Reeve in 2002. He made the documentary "Christopher Reeve: Hope in Motion," which was nominated for an Emmy and was released on the BBC a year after he graduated from Brown. Alexandra Reeve Givens, 40Dana, Christopher, and Alexandra Reeve in 1997. AdvertisementWill Reeve, 32(L-R) Will, Dana, and Christopher Reeve with family friend Robin Williams.

Persons: —, Christopher Reeve, Reeve, — Matthew, Alexandra, Will —, Dana, Ron Galella, Matthew Reeve, Getty Matthew, Gae Exton, Jane Seymour, Seymour, Matthew, Exton, Hope, kiteboarder Aaron Hadlow, Christopher, Dana Reeve, Alexandra Reeve Givens, Alexandra Reeve, Moore, Committee's, She's, Will Reeve, Will, Robin Williams, Evan Agostini, David Muir, James Gunn's Organizations: Service, Business, Entertainment, Brown University, BBC, Brown, Dana Reeve Foundation, Getty, Yale, Columbia University, Columbia, Institute for Technology Law, Georgetown Law, Center for Democracy & Technology, Middlebury College, MSG Network, ESPN, ABC News, Variety, TMZ Locations: London, Exton, Cravath, New York City

Citi lowered its price target on Micron Technology ahead of earnings. The analyst downgraded the solar photovoltaic system stock to underperform from hold and lowered its price target to $17 per share from $27. The firm upgraded the biotechnology stock to buy from hold and raised its price target to $150 per share from $95. The firm initiated coverage of the personal computing and technology stock with an outperform rating and a $135 per share price target. "Shopify holds a significant advantage in the social ecommerce space, with its breadth of direct social media integrations that are crucial for social ecommerce," Ball added.

Persons: Jefferies downgrades SolarEdge Jefferies, Dushyant Ailani, Brian Evans, BioNTech Jefferies, Jefferies, BioNTech, Akash Tewari, Vijay Rakesh, DELL, — Brian Evans, Dominic Ball, Ball, Shopify, Christopher Danely, Danely, Fred Imbert, ~$ ( ~ $ ~$) Organizations: CNBC, Tuesday, Citi, Micron Technology, Jefferies, BNT327, Mizuho, Dell, Mizuho Securities, Micron, MU Locations: Europe, 2024E, China, Monday's

☆ Drugmakers bet billions that targeted radiation could become the next cancer breakthrough
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-16 | by ( Angelica Peebles | In Angelicapeebles | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +9 min

watch nowDrugmakers are betting that delivering radiation directly to tumors will become the next big cancer breakthrough. That can allow the treatment to deliver radiation to cancer cells and spare the rest of the body from the level of damage that comes with many cancer drugs. For Pluvicto, patients come in once every six weeks for up to six treatments. One opportunity Bristol Myers Squibb sees is combining radiopharmaceuticals with existing cancer drugs like immunotherapy, said Robert Plenge, Bristol's chief research officer. But she thinks the technology will become an important part of cancer drugs in the next decade.

Persons: Eli Lilly, They've, Michael Schmidt, Schmidt, Franco Origlia, Jacob Van Naarden, Eli Lilly's, Lilly, Biopharma, Van Naarden, Radiopharmaceuticals, Bristol Myers, Ben Hickey, RayzeBio, Hickey, Victor Bulto, Bulto, Timothy Korytko, Ronald Coy, Sharon, Ronald Coy Ronald Coy, Coy, who's, Coy hasn't, she's, we've, Eli Lilly's Van Naarden, Bristol Myers Squibb, Robert Plenge, Susan Galbraith, Galbraith Organizations: Bristol Myers Squibb, AstraZeneca, Guggenheim Securities, Novartis, NSA, Pharmaceutical, Bassett Healthcare Network, Bristol, Fusion Pharmaceuticals, Guggenheim Locations: Aedea Rome, Italy, radiopharmaceuticals, Swiss, FactSet, Bristol, Indiana, U.S, New York, Bassett

☆ Pfizer says its experimental drug for deadly condition that causes appetite and weight loss in cancer patients shows positive trial results
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-14 | by ( Annika Kim Constantino | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +4 min

Pfizer 's experimental drug for a common, life-threatening condition that causes cancer patients to lose their appetite and weight showed positive results in a midstage trial, the drugmaker said Saturday. Patients with the condition, called cancer cachexia, who took Pfizer's treatment saw improvements in body weight, muscle mass, quality of life and physical function, according to the drugmaker. The condition affects about 9 million people worldwide, and 80% of cancer patients suffering from it are expected to die within one year of diagnosis, according to the company. Cancer cachexia is currently defined as a loss of 5% or more body weight over the past six months in cancer patients, along with symptoms such as fatigue, according to the National Cancer Institute. Allerton said a work group of experts defines a weight gain of greater than 5% as a "clinically meaningful difference in cancer patients with cachexia."

Persons: cachexia, Charlotte Allerton, Pfizer's, Allerton Organizations: Pfizer, National Cancer Institute, CNBC, European Society for Medical Oncology, The New England, of Medicine Locations: U.S, cachexia, Barcelona, Spain, The, Allerton

☆ Here are Friday's biggest analyst calls: Nvidia, Netflix, Tesla, Kroger, Arm, Oracle, Eli Lilly, PNC, GE Vernova & more
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-13 | by ( Michael Bloom | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +6 min

Here are Friday's biggest calls on Wall Street: Raymond James initiates Arm as outperform Raymond James said the semis company is well positioned for AI. Citi downgrades Capri Holdings to neutral from buy Citi said the risk/reward is more balanced for the owner of brands like Michael Kors. UBS reiterates Oracle as buy UBS raised its price target on the stock to $200 per share from $175. The feedback on Oracle's top-line growth was overall positive..." UBS reiterates PNC as buy UBS said the bank is a high conviction idea. " Citi resumes Eli Lilly as buy Citi resumed coverage of the stock and says it's well positioned.

Persons: Raymond James, Jefferies, SLG, CFRA, it's, datopotamab, Michael Kors, haven't, Morgan Stanley, EQT, Citi, Eli Lilly, Lilly, Tesla, BEV, Wells Organizations: Arm Holdings, ARM, Citi, Green, Kroger, Macquarie, Rio Tinto, Deutsche Bank, AstraZeneca, Deutsche, Capri Holdings, Barclays, Garmin, GM, BMO, GE, UBS, Oracle, Oracle's, PNC, JPMorgan, Netflix, JPMorgan downgrades Moderna, Nvidia, NVIDIA Locations: GenAI, New York, Rio, RIO, Las Vegas

☆ A promising cancer treatment is poised for explosive growth, says Redburn Atlantic. These stocks are on its buy list
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-12 | by ( Michelle Fox | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +5 min

The latest weapon in the battle against cancer is showing promising results — and it's a growing opportunity for investors, according to Redburn Atlantic. To treat cancer, targeted radiopharmaceutical therapy directly goes after tumors with radiation by binding a radioactive particle to a targeting molecule. Delving into diagnostics There are also opportunities in the radiopharma diagnostics space, according to Redburn Atlantic. It has a "strong pipeline of radionuclides for both diagnosis and therapy," he said. "Lantheus benefits from its focus on this rapidly expanding market, with 78% of revenues from radiopharmaceuticals and related products," Ridley-Day added.

Persons: Ed Ridley, Eli Lilly, Myers, Ridley, Astra's, Lantheus Organizations: Big pharma, Novartis, Mariana Oncology, Biopharma, Myers Squibb, RayzeBio, AstraZeneca, Fusion Pharmaceuticals, GE Healthcare Technologies, Lantheus Holdings, GE Healthcare, GE Locations: Bristol, radiopharmaceuticals

☆ Summit Therapeutics Co-CEOs on what's next for lung cancer drug
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-11 | by ( ) www.cnbc.com time to read: 1 min

In this videoShare Share Article via Facebook Share Article via Twitter Share Article via LinkedIn Share Article via EmailSummit Therapeutics Co-CEOs on what's next for lung cancer drugBob Duggan & Maky Zanganeh, Summit Therapeutics co-CEOs, join 'Fast Money' to talk its lung cancer drug and continuing treatment studies.

Persons: Bob Duggan, Maky Organizations: Summit Therapeutics Co, Summit Therapeutics

City of London skyline on 10th June 2024 in London, United Kingdom. The City of London is a city, ceremonial county and local government district that contains the primary central business district CBD of London. Mike Kemp | In Pictures | Getty ImagesLONDON — European stocks were mixed on Tuesday, following a more positive session at the start of the week. The more mixed picture for European stocks today comes after regional markets closed higher on Monday, shrugging off last week's negative sentiment. Investors are largely looking ahead to next week's meeting of the U.S. Federal Reserve where an interest rate cut is widely anticipated.

Persons: Mike Kemp, Germany's DAX, shrugging Organizations: CAC, Tech, AstraZeneca, Nasdaq, Investors, U.S . Federal Reserve Locations: London, United Kingdom, The City, Asia, Pacific

☆ AstraZeneca shares fall 5% on disappointing lung cancer drug trial results
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-10 | by ( Karen Gilchrist | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +1 min

An illustrative image of a person holding a medical syringe and a Covid-19 vaccine vial in front of the the AstraZeneca logo displayed on a screen. On Wednesday, January 12, 2021, in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. (Photo by Artur Widak/NurPhoto via Getty Images)AstraZeneca shares fell more than 5% Tuesday morning, the biggest one-day drop in seven months, after the British pharmaceutical giant announced disappointing lung cancer drug trial results. The Covid-19 vaccine maker was trading at the bottom of the FTSE 100 and dragged the wider healthcare sector lower after data published Monday showed that its experimental drug did not significantly improve overall survival results for patients. The late-stage trial results from the TROPION-Lung01 Phase III trial showed that the overall survival rate from the new drug "did not reach statistical significance," the company said.

Persons: Artur Widak Organizations: AstraZeneca, Getty Images Locations: Edmonton , Alberta, Canada, London

☆ Stocks making the biggest premarket moves: Boeing, Dell, Merck and more
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-09 | by ( Michelle Fox | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

MarineMax — Shares jumped 6% after Citi upgraded shares to buy from neutral. Palantir Technologies , Dell Technologies — Shares of Palantir and Dell rallied 8% and 5%, respectively, after it was announced postmarket Friday that the stocks would join the S & P 500 index. Palantir will replace American Airlines , while Dell will replace Etsy . Summit shares soared more than 30%. United States Steel — Shares moved about 3% higher after JPMorgan upgraded the industrial stock to overweight from neutral.

Persons: Merck, Summit, —, Jesse Pound, Hakyung Kim, Sarah Min, Sean Conlon Organizations: Boeing —, Citi, Technologies, Dell Technologies, Dell, American Airlines, Etsy, Summit Therapeutics, Summit, Arm Holdings, Times, Apple, United States Steel, JPMorgan, Nippon Steel, JetBlue Airways —, Bank of America, JetBlue

☆ Stocks making the biggest moves midday: Palantir Technologies, Summit Therapeutics, JetBlue Airways and more
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-09 | by ( Sean Conlon | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

Check out the companies making headlines in midday trading: Palantir Technologies , Dell Technologies — Palantir and Dell jumped 14% and nearly 4%, respectively, following the announcement after the bell Friday that both stocks would join the S & P 500 before the open on Sept. 23. Palantir is set to take American Airlines' spot, while Dell is going to replace Etsy. JetBlue Airways — The airline stock popped around 7% after Bank of America analyst Andrew Didora upgraded the firm to neutral from underperform. Cannabis stocks — Cannabis stocks moved higher after former President Donald Trump said in a Truth Social post that he will support legalizing adult marijuana use in Florida. A logo outside the Palantir Technologies pavilion ahead of the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, on Jan. 15, 2024.

Persons: Dell, Merck's, Andrew Didora, Didora, Arm's, Donald Trump, —, Alex Harring, Hakyung Kim, Yun Li, Jesse Pound, Michelle Fox, Stefan Wermuth Organizations: Palantir Technologies, Dell Technologies, American Airlines, Etsy, Therapeutics, Merck, JetBlue Airways —, Bank of America, JetBlue, Boeing, Citi, Federal Reserve, Arm Holdings, Financial, Apple, Monday, United States Steel, JPMorgan, Nippon Steel, Tilray Brands, Cannabis ETF, Economic, Bloomberg, Getty Locations: Florida, Davos, Switzerland

☆ Global cancer deaths among men projected to increase by 93% by 2050, study finds
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-12 | by ( Jamie Gumbrecht | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

CNN —Cancer cases and deaths among men are expected to surge by 2050, according to a study published Monday, with large increases among men age 65 and older. The study projects overall cancer cases among men will increase from 10.3 million in 2022 to 19 million in 2050, an increase of 84%. Cancer deaths were projected to rise from 5.4 million in 2022 to 10.5 million in 2050, an increase of 93%. Countries with a lower-income and life expectancy are also projected to see larger increases in cancer deaths in men. Just as in 2022, lung cancer is projected to be the leading cause of cancer and cancer deaths in men in 2050.

Persons: They’re, Dr, Sanjay Gupta, ”, William Dahut, CNN’s Jacqueline Howard Organizations: CNN, Cancer, CNN Health, American Cancer Society Locations: Australia, Africa, Europe

☆ Susan Wojcicki, YouTube CEO, died at 56 from a type of lung cancer that is often diagnosed late
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-12 | by ( Julia Pugachevsky | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +1 min

Susan Wojcicki, the former CEO of YouTube, died at 56 from non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC). NSCLC accounts for 85% of all lung cancer cases, many of which are diagnosed late. Go to newsletter preferences Thanks for signing up! AdvertisementSusan Wojcicki, the former CEO of YouTube, died from lung cancer on Friday. In a Facebook post, her husband, Dennis Troper, said that Wojcicki died "after 2 years of living with non small cell lung cancer."

Persons: Susan Wojcicki, —, Dennis Troper, Wojcicki Organizations: YouTube, Service, Business

☆ Former YouTube CEO Susan Wojcicki dies at 56 of lung cancer
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-10 | by ( Https | Media-Cldnry.S-Nbcnews.Com Image Upload Newscms | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +2 min

YouTube’s former chief executive and long-time Google executive Susan Wojcicki died on Saturday at the age of 56 after a two-year battle with lung cancer. “It is with profound sadness that I share the news of Susan Wojcicki passing. Before becoming CEO of YouTube in 2014, Wojcicki was senior vice president for ad products at Google. After nine years at the helm, Wojcicki stepped down from her role at YouTube in 2023 to focus on “family, health, and personal projects”. “Today we at YouTube lost a teammate, mentor, and friend, Susan Wojcicki,” Mohan said in a post on X.

Persons: YouTube’s, Susan Wojcicki, ” Dennis Troper, Susan, Sundar Pichai, Wojcicki, Neal Mohan, Larry, Sergey, ” Wojcicki, Larry Page, Sergey Brin, ” Mohan Organizations: Google, YouTube, Stanford

☆ Susan Wojcicki, former YouTube CEO, dies
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-10 | by ( Paradise Afshar | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +2 min

CNN —Former YouTube CEO Susan Wojcicki has died after living with lung cancer for two years, according to her husband. “It is with profound sadness that I share the news of Susan Wojcicki passing. My beloved wife of 26 years and mother to our five children left us today after 2 years of living with non-small cell lung cancer,” Dennis Troper wrote in a Facebook post. “Please keep our family in your thoughts as we navigate this difficult time.”Google CEO Sundar Pichai expressed condolences in a post on X early Saturday, calling Wojcicki the “core” to Google’s history. “I’m so proud of everything we’ve achieved,” Wojcicki wrote when announcing she was stepping down in 2023.

Persons: Susan Wojcicki, ” Dennis Troper, Troper, Wojcicki, “, ”, ” Troper, Sundar Pichai, we’ve, ” Wojcicki Organizations: CNN, YouTube, Google Locations: California

Susan Wojcicki, who helped turn Google from a start-up in her garage into an internet juggernaut and became one of Silicon Valley’s most prominent female executives with her leadership of YouTube, died on Friday. Her death was confirmed by her husband, Dennis Troper, who wrote on Facebook on Friday that she had been living with lung cancer. A YouTube spokesman confirmed the date of her death. Sundar Pichai, Google’s chief executive, announced her death in a statement on Friday. “She is as core to the history of Google as anyone, and it’s hard to imagine the world without her,” he said.

Persons: Susan Wojcicki, Dennis Troper, Sundar Pichai, ” Organizations: Google, YouTube, Facebook

☆ Former YouTube CEO and Silicon Valley trailblazer Susan Wojcicki has died at age 56
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-10 | by ( Jennifer Elias | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +5 min

CEO Youtube Susan Wojcicki speaks during the 'What Matters Next' session during the Cannes Lions Festival 2018 on June 19, 2018 in Cannes, France. Former YouTube CEO Susan Wojcicki, who was also one of the most influential early Google employees, has died at the age of 56 according to posts shared online by her husband Dennis Troper and Google CEO Sundar Pichai on Friday night. Wojcicki's husband Dennis Troper wrote on Facebook early Friday night, "It is with profound sadness that I share the news of Susan Wojcicki passing. Pichai confirmed the death and cancer condition in a post on social media Friday, writing that he was "unbelievably saddened" by the loss. During Wojcicki's tenure as YouTube CEO, she oversaw the company's rapid expansion, helping turn it into the largest video platform in the world.

Persons: Susan Wojcicki, Dennis Troper, Sundar Pichai, Wojicki, Wojcicki's, Pichai, Sergey …, Susan, she'd, shepherding, Larry Page, Sergey Brin, Brin, Wojcicki, Google's, Patrick Keane, couldn't, Kim Scott, Neal Mohan, Sheryl Sandberg, @SusanWojcicki, Jeff Dean Organizations: Cannes Lions, YouTube, Facebook, Google, Intel Locations: Cannes, France, Silicon Valley, Park , California

☆ I went viral for dancing at a Kamala Harris rally. It's given me a platform to inform people about issues I'm passionate about, like Social Security.
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-10 | by ( John Towfighi | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

And when I went viral, I said, "Okay, I need to do the most with this. There's something called survivor Social Security, and when you lose a parent, you're able to receive that benefit. Advertisement'We are stronger when we help each other'After I went viral, my congressman, Rep. Hank Johnson, came to my town. It's been great to talk about these issues and the work I've been doing for years and to have a larger platform. And that's when those social safety net programs, like Social Security, that neighborliness of our country, that joy, that communal care, comes in because we should help each other.

Persons: —, Parker, Atlanta —, Kendrick Lamar, Kamala Harris, Royce —, I've, John Lewis, Parker Short, Jon Ossoff, Jimmy Carter —, Trump, Sen, Hank Johnson, It's, she's, I'm Organizations: Service, Sanford School of Public, Duke University, Young Democrats, Democratic Party of Georgia, Young Democrats of America, Business, Civil Rights Movement, Social Security, University of Michigan's Ford School of Public, Medicaid, Medicare Locations: Georgia, Dunwoody , Georgia, Atlanta, America

Tim Walz was born in rural West Point, Nebraska, in 1964. Walz was born in a rural area. "An awful lot of who I am was built on being a Nebraskan," Walz told the Omaha World-Herald in 2018. Walz often jokes that there were only 24 kids in his high school graduating class, including 12 cousins. According to the Minneapolis Star Tribune, Walz's mother still resides in Nebraska.

Persons: Tim Walz, Walz, Darlene, James, Walz's Organizations: . Star Tribune, Getty, Minneapolis Star Tribune Locations: West Point , Nebraska, Valentine , Nebraska, South Dakota, Omaha, Butte , Nebraska, Nebraska

The veteran joined thousands of victims who filed claims under the Camp Lejeune Justice Act, which expedited litigation when it was signed into law in 2022. The entrance to Camp LeJeune in Jacksonville, N.C., in 2017. Fred Marie / Corbis via Getty Images fileWith the Aug. 10 deadline fast approaching, at least 2,067 Camp Lejeune Justice Act cases have already been filed there so far, according to the court’s clerk, Peter Moore Jr. Andrew Van Arsdale, an attorney representing more than 9,000 Camp Lejeune claimants, said his firm has resolved 15 cases with the Navy in two years. The Department of Veterans Affairs said evidence shows a link between the chemical exposure at Camp Lejeune and some conditions, including Parkinson’s disease and several cancers.

Persons: Terry McClure, McClure, Camp Lejeune, ”, Denise, “, Denise McClure, Lejeune, Joe Keiley, Keiley, Peter Romano, ” Romano, Joe Biden, Camp, Fred Marie, Corbis, Peter Moore Jr, Andrew Van Arsdale, ” Denise McClure, ” Denise Organizations: Marine Corps, Camp Lejeune Justice, Navy, Camp LeJeune, Getty, Justice Department, Agency, Toxic Substances, Centers for Disease Control, “, Department of Veterans Affairs, Lejeune Locations: Camp, North Carolina, Eastern, of North Carolina, Jacksonville, N.C, Camp Lejeune, Louisville , Kentucky

☆ Miss Teen USA 2024: Addie Carver of Mississippi wins controversy-hit beauty pageant
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-01 | by ( Oscar Holland | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +5 min

CNN —Addie Carver of Mississippi was named Miss Teen USA on Thursday, assuming a title that has stood vacant since the previous winner’s highly controversial resignation in May. Kevin Winter/Getty ImagesYear of scandalThe Miss USA organization, which operates both pageants, was thrown into disarray when Voigt stepped down in May. Miss USA president Laylah Rose released a statement at the end of May, reported by the Los Angeles Times, refuting Voigt’s allegations. Unlike in Miss USA, the teen competition’s first runner-up, Stephanie Skinner, declined to take on the title, which instead remained vacant. Mental health strugglesOpen to applicants aged 14 to 19, the annual Miss Teen USA contest celebrates “beauty, brains and confidence,” according to its official website.

Persons: Addie Carver, Carver, ” Georgia’s Ava Colindres, Arizona’s Rachael Mclaen, Utah’s Noelia Voigt, UmaSofia Srivastava, —, Voigt, Srivastava, Savannah Gankiewicz, Rachel Lindsay, Justin Sylvester, Kevin Winter, “, ”, Barbara Srivastava, Laylah Rose, Stephanie Skinner, Francia Raisa, Rylee Arnold, ” Carver Organizations: CNN, Miss Teen USA, Miss USA, Miss Teen, USA, Miss, Peacock, Miss Universe Organization, Los Angeles Times, “ Locations: Mississippi, Los Angeles, Miss USA, Los Angeles , California

The Summary Studies have found that wildfire smoke negatively affects brain health. “A lot of the research on wildfire smoke has historically focused on our lungs and our hearts,” said Stephanie Cleland, an assistant professor at Simon Fraser University who studies the health impacts of wildfire smoke. Scientists think the reason wildfire smoke affects the brain is that the tiny particles within it can cross the barrier between the bloodstream and the brain, causing inflammation in the central nervous system. Other research published the same year showed that exposure to wildfire smoke during the school year reduced students’ test scores relative to a year with no smoke. “Last summer completely changed our conversation around who’s exposed to wildfire smoke,” she said.

Persons: ”, Stephanie Cleland, Holly Elser, Cleland, Marshall Burke, ” Burke, ” Elser, “, Elser, it’s, who’s Organizations: Simon Fraser University, Alzheimer’s Association International Conference, Hospital of, University of Pennsylvania, Stanford University Locations: California , Oregon, Montana, Northern, Southern California, U.S, Midwest, “ Oregon, California, Washington, British Columbia, Northeast U.S, Ontario

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