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☆ Supreme Court Poised to Hear Arguments About Abortion Pill Access
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-26 | by ( Abbie Vansickle | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

The Supreme Court is expected on Tuesday to weigh the availability of a commonly used abortion pill, raising the possibility that it could sharply curtail access to the drug — even in states where abortion access remains legal. It could also have implications for the regulatory authority of the Food and Drug Administration, potentially calling into question the agency’s ability to approve and distribute other drugs. The current challenge involves mifepristone, a drug approved by the F.D.A. more than two decades ago that is used in nearly two-thirds of abortions in the country. At issue is whether the agency acted appropriately in expanding access to the drug in 2016 and again in 2021.

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☆ Challenging Abortion, Again
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-25 | by ( Emily Bazelon | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

How safe is it to take abortion pills? The case could curtail Americans’ access to mifepristone, the first pill taken in a two-drug regimen for a medication abortion. A decision in the plaintiff’s favor would change the landscape of abortion not state by state, like the effects of the 2022 ruling that overturned Roe v. Wade, but across the country. Post-Roe AmericaThe abortion opponents who sued the government in tomorrow’s case, F.D.A. v. Alliance for Hippocratic Medicine, are frustrated by how common abortion has remained.

Persons: Roe, Wade, Margot Sanger, Katz, Claire Cain Miller Organizations: Alliance, Hippocratic Locations: United States

☆ F.D.A. Authorizes New Drug to Protect High-Risk Patients From Covid
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-25 | by ( Dani Blum | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

The Food and Drug Administration has greenlit a new medicine to protect some of the people most at risk from Covid. The agency granted emergency use authorization for Pemgarda, a monoclonal antibody infusion, in immunocompromised people ages 12 and older. The drug is intended to protect against Covid for people who are not likely to mount an adequate immune response after vaccination. This includes those who have received stem cell or organ transplants and cancer patients taking medications that suppress the immune system. But, he said, it’s a vital group to protect: the people who most feel left behind at this stage in the pandemic.

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CNN —Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis can stay on and prosecute the Georgia 2020 election interference racketeering case against former President Donald Trump and 14 of his co-defendants, Judge Scott McAfee ruled Friday, but only if she removes the special prosecutor with whom she engaged in a romantic relationship. CNN has reached out to the district attorney’s office regarding the next steps in the case. Wilis chose to dedicate much of her energy on what she believed was the most important case: prosecuting Trump for his attempts to steal the Georgia election in 2020. But the next 40 non-racketeering charges stemmed from roughly a dozen key incidents after the 2020 election. Trump and 14 of his allies have pleaded not guilty to all the charges in the sprawling racketeering case.

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Elijah Nouvelage | ReutersThe sprawling Georgia election interference case against former President Donald Trump and his co-defendants can continue if either Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis or prosecutor Nathan Wade removes themselves, Fulton County Superior Court Judge Scott McAfee ruled Friday. Fulton County Superior Judge Scott McAfee looks on during a hearing in the case of the State of Georgia v. Donald John Trump on February 12, 2024 at the Fulton County Courthouse in Atlanta, Georgia. Willis and Wade admitted to the relationship only after it was first alleged in January court filings for defendant Michael Roman. and the prosecutor engaged in an "improper, clandestine personal relationship" and that they profited off the arrangement at taxpayers' expense. But both Willis and Wade insisted their relationship posed neither a personal nor financial conflict, and Willis has decried related claims as "fantastical theories and rank speculation."

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☆ Judge Rules D.A. Can Stay on Trump Georgia Case With Ex-Boyfriend Stepping Down
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-15 | by ( Richard Fausset | Danny Hakim | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

An Atlanta judge ruled on Friday that Fani T. Willis, the Fulton County district attorney, could continue leading the election interference prosecution of former President Donald J. Trump and his allies in Georgia, but only if her former romantic partner, Nathan J. The highly anticipated ruling by Judge Scott McAfee of Fulton Superior Court cut a middle path between removing Ms. Willis for a conflict of interest, which defense lawyers had sought, and her full vindication. The judge sharply criticized Ms. Willis for dating Mr. Wade, whom she hired as a special prosecutor on the case, calling it a “tremendous lapse in judgment.”Hours after the ruling, Ms. Willis said that Mr. Wade had offered his resignation, and that she had accepted it. Judge McAfee had rejected a defense claim that the relationship had raised an actual conflict of interest by giving Ms. Willis a financial stake in the case. But he found that it had raised “a significant appearance of impropriety” that needed to be addressed.

Persons: Willis, Donald J, Trump, Nathan J, Wade, Judge Scott McAfee, ”, Judge McAfee Organizations: Fulton Superior Locations: Atlanta, Fulton County, Georgia, Fulton

☆ Man Who Shot Another on Subway Train Unlikely to Be Charged, D.A. Says
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-15 | by ( Hurubie Meko | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: 1 min

A 32-year-old man who shot a second man in the head during an altercation on a moving A train Thursday evening appears to have acted in self-defense and will not be criminally charged for now, the Brooklyn district attorney said on Friday. The shooting, which followed a frightening, chaotic confrontation on a crowded subway car during the evening rush, left the second man, 36, in critical but stable condition. The gun he was shot with was one he brought onto the train and brandished during the altercation, the police said. Oren Yaniv, a spokesman for the district attorney, Eric Gonzalez, described the shooting as “shocking and deeply upsetting.”“The investigation into this tragic incident is ongoing,” Mr. Yaniv said in a statement, “but, at this stage, evidence of self-defense precludes us from filing any criminal charges against the shooter.”

Persons: Oren Yaniv, Eric Gonzalez, ”, Mr, Yaniv Locations: Brooklyn

☆ Macy's board could get to the point of selling company as bid rises, says Jan Kniffen
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-14 | by ( ) www.cnbc.com time to read: 1 min

Share Share Article via Facebook Share Article via Twitter Share Article via LinkedIn Share Article via EmailMacy's board could get to the point of selling company as bid rises, says Jan KniffenJan Kniffen, J. Rogers Kniffen WWE CEO, and Michael Baker, D.A. Davidson retail analyst, joins 'Squawk on the Street' to discuss the latest bid for Macy's, what happens to Macy's if the deal goes through, and Baker's thoughts on Dick's Sporting Goods.

Persons: Jan Kniffen Jan Kniffen, J, Rogers Kniffen, Michael Baker, D.A, Davidson Organizations: Rogers Kniffen WWE, Macy's, Sporting Goods

☆ Watch CNBC's full interview with J. Rogers Kniffen WWE CEO Jan Kniffen and D.A. Davidson's Baker
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-14 | by ( ) www.cnbc.com time to read: 1 min

Share Share Article via Facebook Share Article via Twitter Share Article via LinkedIn Share Article via EmailWatch CNBC's full interview with J. Rogers Kniffen WWE CEO Jan Kniffen and D.A. Davidson's BakerJan Kniffen, J. Rogers Kniffen WWE CEO, and Michael Baker, D.A. Davidson retail analyst, joins 'Squawk on the Street' to discuss the latest bid for Macy's, what happens to Macy's if the deal goes through, and Baker's thoughts on Dick's Sporting Goods.

Persons: Rogers Kniffen, Jan Kniffen, Davidson's Baker Jan Kniffen, J, Michael Baker, D.A, Davidson Organizations: J, Rogers Kniffen WWE, Macy's, Sporting Goods

☆ Trump calls Facebook the enemy of the people. Meta’s stock sinks
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-11 | by ( Matt Egan | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

New York CNN —Facebook once again finds itself in the crosshairs of former President Donald Trump. “It has everything to do with the comments from former President Trump,” Gil Luria, an analyst at D.A. Well, Trump argues that banning TikTok would help Facebook, a company the former president has a long history of battling with. Meta reinstated Trump’s Facebook and Instagram accounts in February 2023. Specifically, Luria said Trump, if elected president, could pressure Facebook by making it harder for Meta to make acquisitions in the future.

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☆ F.D.A. Delays Action on Closely Watched Alzheimer’s Drug
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-08 | by ( Pam Belluck | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

The Food and Drug Administration has decided to delay action on a closely watched Alzheimer’s drug, donanemab, which the agency was widely expected to approve this month. will instead require donanemab to undergo the scrutiny of a panel of independent experts, the drug’s maker, Eli Lilly and Company, said Friday. The decision is likely to surprise many Alzheimer’s experts, doctors and patients who had expected the medication would soon be on the market. The F.D.A.’s move was startling to the company, which had been planning for the agency to greenlight the drug during the first quarter of this year. “We were not expecting this,” Anne White, an executive vice president of Lilly and president of its neuroscience division, said in an interview.

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☆ A.L.S. Drug Relyvrio Fails Clinical Trial and May Be Withdrawn From the Market
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-08 | by ( Pam Belluck | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

One of the few treatments the Food and Drug Administration has approved for amyotrophic lateral sclerosis has failed a large clinical trial, and its manufacturer said Friday that it was considering whether to withdraw it from the market. The medication, called Relyvrio, was approved less than two years ago, despite questions about its effectiveness in treating the severe neurological disorder. At the time, the F.D.A.’s reviewers had concluded there was not yet sufficient evidence that the medication could help patients live longer or slow the rate at which they lose functions like muscle control, speaking or breathing without assistance. But the agency decided to greenlight the medication instead of waiting two years for results of a large clinical trial, citing data showing the treatment to be safe and the desperation of patients with a disease that often causes death within two to five years. Now, results of the 48-week trial of 664 patients are in, and they showed that the treatment did not work better than a placebo.

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☆ What to know about this AI stock with ties to Nvidia up nearly 170% in 2024
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-08 | by ( Samantha Subin | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +4 min

Investors may want to keep an eye on this artificial intelligence voice-and-speech recognition stock with ties to Nvidia . Shares of SoundHound AI have surged almost 170% this year and nearly 347% in February alone as investors bet on new applications for the booming technology trend that has taken Wall Street by storm. SOUN YTD mountain SoundHound shares in 2024 While the Nvidia investment isn't new news for investors and analysts, it does reinforce SoundHound's value proposition. "With voice enabled units expected to grow to 70% of shipments by 2026, this represents a significant growth opportunity, in our view," he added. He estimates an $11 billion total addressable market when accounting for the immediate opportunities from quick-service restaurants and original equipment manufacturers.

Persons: Dan Ives, Ives, SoundHound, Ladenburg Thalmann's Glenn Mattson, Krispy, Davidson's Gil Luria, Cantor Fitzgerald's Brett Knoblauch, Wainwright's Scott Buck Organizations: Nvidia, Wedbush Securities Locations: Krispy Kreme, Jersey

☆ Opinion | How America’s Two Abortion Realities Are Clashing
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-08 | by ( The Ezra Klein Show | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +65 min

mary zieglerWell, I think it’s much easier to ban abortion than it is to enforce a criminal law against abortion. mary zieglerNo, I think that’s right. If our abortion politics don’t reflect our abortion views, what does that tell us about the health of the democracy? We’ve seen upwards of 10 states — I think it’s 14 or 15 that have changed their definition of abortion in abortion restrictive states since Dobbs. So, the idea is that abortions that are presented as life saving either are not abortions or are simply pretexts for abortion that’s elective.

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☆ Inflation will be on investors' minds next week as worries over sky-high valuations grow
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-08 | by ( Sarah Min | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +6 min

The February consumer price index, set for release Tuesday, and the producer price index, due out Thursday, could hurt equities if the reports come out hotter than expected. The S & P 500 closed out the week with losses, but has advanced more than 7% for the year. Some stubborn spots in inflation February's consumer inflation data next week comes after January's surprisingly hot report dented investor hopes the so-called last mile to the Fed's 2% inflation target will be easy. Export Price Index (February) 8:30 a.m. Import Price Index (February) 8:30 a.m.

Persons: Giuseppe Sette, FactSet, James Ragan, Davidson, Nordstrom, Davidson's Ragan, Kathleen Grace, Russell, Office's Grace, Grace, Price, Jeff Cox, Nick Wells Organizations: Fed, Nvidia, Meta, Oracle, Treasury Budget, Adobe, Price, Index, Manufacturing Locations: chug, Michigan

☆ Grocers are trying to get orders to your door faster than ever — here's why
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-07 | by ( Melissa Repko | In Melissa-Repko | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +6 min

Walmart expanded its same-day delivery offering to allow shoppers to get online purchases dropped off earlier in the morning. With same-day deliveries, the three retailers are not only trying to outmatch one another on convenience. With Target's announcement this week, Walmart, Target and Kroger will all have paid membership programs with home deliveries as one of the benefits. Kroger has used online delivery to break into new regions of the country, including Florida, without opening a single grocery store. Walmart and Target both beat Wall Street's sales expectations for the holiday quarter, but said shoppers are still very value-focused.

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☆ Does Eating Yogurt Reduce Your Diabetes Risk?
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-05 | by ( Alice Callahan | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

Nonfat or full-fat, flavored or plain, probiotic or natural — yogurt is already peppered with labels. But you may soon see a new claim on your container: This month, the Food and Drug Administration announced it will allow yogurt makers to say their products may prevent Type 2 diabetes. said it has found “limited scientific evidence” that consuming yogurt may reduce the risk of Type 2 diabetes. The agency’s decision came in response to a petition submitted on behalf of Danone North America, which makes yogurts sold under brands including Activia, Dannon and Oikos. Yogurt can be a nutrient-rich food and part of a healthy diet, and there is some evidence to suggest that people who eat it regularly have a lower risk of Type 2 diabetes, said Dr. Frank Hu, a professor of nutrition and epidemiology at the Harvard T.H.

Persons: Frank Hu, ”, Bonnie Liebman Organizations: Food and Drug Administration, Danone North, Harvard, of Public Health, Center for Science Locations: Danone North America, Chan

☆ First U.S. Over-the-Counter Birth Control Pill Will Be Available Soon
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-04 | by ( Pam Belluck | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +2 min

Why It MattersThe medication, called Opill, which was approved for over-the-counter sale by the Food and Drug Administration last year, will be the most effective birth control method available without a prescription, research shows — more effective than condoms, spermicides and other nonprescription methods. Some experts said they thought it might be a particularly good option for teenagers, who might otherwise rely on condoms. Reproductive health experts and members of an F.D.A. But long before that, the move to make a nonprescription pill available for all ages had received widespread support from specialists in reproductive and adolescent health and groups. In a survey in 2022 by the health care research organization KFF, more than three-quarters of women of reproductive age said they favored an over-the-counter pill, primarily because of convenience.

Persons: Lupe M, Rodriguez, ” Karen Murry, Opill Organizations: Food and Drug Administration, National Latina Institute, Reproductive

☆ Here are Friday's biggest analyst calls: Nvidia, Apple, Dell, Netflix, Micron, Broadcom, Eli Lilly, New York Community Bancorp & more
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-01 | by ( Michael Bloom | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +8 min

"We are initiating coverage of Evolent Health with an Outperform rating and $45 price target." Goldman Sachs downgrades Estee Lauder to neutral from buy Goldman downgraded the stock and said it's under "sizeable pressure." "We are upgrading Annexon (ANNX shares) to Overweight from Neutral and establishing a December 2024 price target of $11." Bank of America reiterates Eli Lilly as buy Bank of America raised its price target on the stock to $1000 per share from $800. "Following 4Q23 earnings we are upgrading GoodRx from Neutral to Overweight and increasing our December 2024 price target from $7 to $10."

Persons: Davidson, Campbell, Morgan Stanley, JD, TD Cowen, Parker, Dell, Goldman Sachs, Goldman, Louise Singlehurst, Tom Ford, Jefferies, Root, AVGO's, Stephens, Vita Coco, COCO, Piper downgrades, Piper, Redburn, Oppenheimer, Daiwa, Morgan Stanley downgrades Flywire, Goldman Sachs downgrades Estee Lauder, Estee Lauder, Dwight, Wells, Eli Lilly, Lilly, D.A Organizations: Apple, Vulcan, Merck, Vertex Pharmaceuticals, Bank of America, Broadcom, York Community Bancorp, Netflix, Micron, Mizuho, MU, Citi, EV, Health, Nvidia, Dwight, Hewlett Packard Enterprises, JPMorgan, biosciences, " Bank of America Locations: York, Davidson, Oshkosh, Minneapolis , MN

☆ Wall Street is worried about NYCB's loan losses and deposit levels as stock sinks below $4
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-01 | by ( Hugh Son | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

Mike Segar | ReutersRegional lender New York Community Bank finds itself in an apparently worsening predicament just as the anniversary of last year's banking turmoil nears. "The disclosures add to our concern about NYCB's interest-only multi-family portfolio, which may require a long workout period unless interest rates decline." Days later, ratings agency Moody's cut the bank's credit ratings two notches to junk on concerns over the bank's risk management capabilities after the departure of NYCB's chief risk officer and chief audit executive. The bank's stock was briefly buoyed by a flurry of insider purchases indicating executives' confidence in the bank. Most of those deposits were insured, and it had ample resources to tap if uninsured deposits left the bank, it said.

Persons: Mike Segar, NYCB, Raymond James, Steve Moss, Moody's, Alessandro DiNello, DiNello, D.A, Davidson, Peter Winter Organizations: New York Community Bank, Reuters Regional, New, Community Bank, Silicon Valley Bank, Signature Bank Locations: Yonkers , New York, U.S, NYCB

☆ Apple pulling out of EV project was the right move, says Wedbush's Dan Ives
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-28 | by ( ) www.cnbc.com time to read: 1 min

Share Share Article via Facebook Share Article via Twitter Share Article via LinkedIn Share Article via EmailApple pulling out of EV project was the right move, says Wedbush's Dan IvesDan Ives, Wedbush Securities analyst, and Gil Luria, D.A. Davidson senior software analyst, joins 'Squawk on the Street' to discuss each analyst's take on Apple's move out of automobiles, any idea how much capital Apple put towards its electric vehicle ambitions, and much more.

Persons: Wedbush's Dan Ives Dan Ives, Gil Luria, D.A Organizations: Apple, Wedbush Securities, Davidson

☆ Thinking about taking new weight loss drugs? These are the big health risk decisions that will follow
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-28 | by ( Eric Rosenbaum | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +6 min

In this article NOVO.B-DKLLYWWGWW Follow your favorite stocks CREATE FREE ACCOUNTAn injection pen of Zepbound, Eli Lilly’s weight loss drug, is displayed in New York City, U.S., December 11, 2023. But will Americans trust the most iconic brand in the legacy weight-loss business to guide them into its future? "Big pharma was coming for weight loss, and if they didn't have a clinical angle, they would have run the risk of becoming an irrelevant company." "This is a new, incredibly powerful and effective class of pharmaceuticals that a lot of people will find help improve their health." watch nowRisks of overreliance on obesity drugs The risk is real that providers may use the medications and "forget about lifestyle," said John Batsis, an associate professor and nutrition expert at the University of North Carolina Chapel Hill's school of public health.

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☆ Opinion | Three Mothers’ Plea to the F.D.A.: Save Our Children
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-28 | by ( ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

To the Editor:Re “Why Can’t More Children Get the Treatment That Saved My Son’s Life?,” by Elizabeth Currid-Halkett (Opinion guest essay, Feb. 24):Our three children, ages 5 and 7, battle a rare, relentless and ultimately fatal disease called cystinosis. We recently found hope in the initial phase of a gene therapy clinical trial that was shown to be safe and yielded very promising results — a therapy that could one day save our children’s lives. Our biggest fear is that it will not be accessible to them or others in desperate need. We applaud Dr. Marks’s wisdom and perspective. reviewers’ initial rejection is a cautionary tale of how patient access to lifesaving therapies could be impeded by a narrow interpretation of efficacy.

Persons: Elizabeth Currid, Currid, Peter Marks, “ Organizations: Biologics

☆ Lead-Tainted Applesauce Sailed Through Gaps in Food-Safety System
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-27 | by ( Christina Jewett | Will Fitzgibbon | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

Cinnamon-flavored applesauce pouches sold in grocery and dollar stores last year poisoned hundreds of American children with extremely high doses of lead, leaving anxious parents to watch for signs of brain damage, developmental delays and seizures. The Food and Drug Administration, citing Ecuadorean investigators, said a spice grinder was likely responsible for the contamination and said the quick recall of three million applesauce pouches protected the food supply. Children in 44 states ate the tainted applesauce, some of which contained lead at extraordinarily high levels. and a food-safety law that gives companies, at home and abroad, wide latitude on what toxins to look for and whether to test. “Largely, the food supply regulatory system is based on an honor system.”

Persons: ”, Neal Fortin Organizations: Drug Administration, The New York Times, Institute for Food Laws, Michigan State University, “

☆ Testimony to Resume as Trump and Georgia Co-Defendants Seek D.A.’s Removal
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-27 | by ( Richard Fausset | Danny Hakim | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

The judge overseeing the Georgia election interference case against former President Donald J. Trump has ordered a key witness back to the stand, as the judge weighs whether Fani T. Willis, the prosecutor who brought the case, has a disqualifying conflict of interest. The witness is Terrence Bradley, the former divorce lawyer and law partner of Nathan Wade, whom Ms. Willis hired to manage the Trump case. The ruling on Monday by Judge Scott McAfee of Fulton County Superior Court is a victory for Mr. Trump and his 14 co-defendants, as they seek to have Ms. Willis, Mr. Wade and Ms. Willis’s entire office removed from the high-stakes case. The defense questioned Mr. Bradley during a court hearing earlier this month, in an attempt to find out whether Mr. Wade and Ms. Willis were being truthful about key details of a romantic relationship that developed between them, including their assertion that the romance began after Mr. Wade began working for Ms. Willis in November 2021. Mr. Bradley declined at that time to answer questions related to what he knew about the romance, citing attorney-client privilege and other rules that shield lawyers from having to disclose communications with clients.

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