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Obesity, diabetes treatments fuel Eli Lilly growth and spark bidding war

Obesity, diabetes treatments fuel Eli Lilly growth and spark bidding war

The market for obesity and diabetes treatments remains scorching hot, funneling billions in sales to Eli Lilly and fueling a bidding war over another drugmaker. Lilly said Thursday that its top-se...

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Greek airline will run direct flights to Baghdad starting in December

Greek airline will run direct flights to Baghdad starting in December

BAGHDAD (AP) — An airline in Greece will start running direct flights from the European Union country to Baghdad before the end of the year, the Greek foreign minister announced Thursday during a ...

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Banks and retailers run short on pennies as the US Mint stops making them

Banks and retailers run short on pennies as the US Mint stops making them

NEW YORK (AP) — The United States is running out of pennies. President Donald Trump’s decision to stop producing the penny earlier this year is starting to have real implications for the nation’s ...

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Worcester Polytechnic researchers developing tiny search and rescue drones inspired by bats

Worcester Polytechnic researchers developing tiny search and rescue drones inspired by bats

WORCESTER, Mass. (AP) — Don’t be fooled by the fog machine, spooky lights and fake bats: the robotics lab at Worcester Polytechnic Institute lab isn’t hosting a Halloween party. Instead, it’s a te...

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Bessent says US-China reach soybean agreement

Bessent says US-China reach soybean agreement

WASHINGTON (AP) — China has agreed to purchase 25 million metric tons of U.S. soybeans annually as part of an agreement reached by its leaders, Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said Thursday. Bess...

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International Space Station marks quarter-century of people living in orbit

International Space Station marks quarter-century of people living in orbit

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — It’s an unprecedented space streak: 25 years of people living off-planet without even a moment’s pause. The International Space Station marks a quarter-century of conti...

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