Watchdog releases nine new rulings setting clear precedents for online selling Online pharmacies are no longer allowed to run adverts for weight loss injections, the advertising watchdog has ruled, as part of a crackdown on what has been described as a “wild west” culture of online selling. In the UK,...
EU urged to build stockpiles to prepare for pandemic, natural disaster or invasion
European Commission unveils strategy for storing medicine, generators and raw materials The EU should develop stockpiles of medicine, generators and raw materials to be better prepared for a military invasion, pandemic or natural disaster, the European Commission has said. Outlining its first-ever strategy on stockpiling, the EU executive said on...
Robot surgery on humans could be trialled within decade after success on pig organs
AI-trained robot carries out procedures on dead pig organs to remove gall bladders without any human help Automated surgery could be trialled on humans within a decade, say researchers, after an AI-trained robot armed with tools to cut, clip and grab soft tissue successfully removed pig gall bladders without human...
Discovery of ancient riverbeds suggests Mars once wetter than thought
Scientists spot traces of 10,000 miles of rivers in area where many believed ‘there wasn’t any evidence for water’ Thousands of miles of ancient riverbeds have been discovered in the heavily cratered southern highlands of Mars, suggesting the red planet was once a far wetter world than scientists thought. Researchers...
Minnesota state Sen. Hoffman, shot 9 times by man posing as officer, leaves hospital
A Minnesota state senator who was shot nine times during an attack in June has been moved to a rehabilitation facility
NYPD commissioner won’t fire officer who killed a man during traffic stop
New York City’s police commissioner has declined to fire a police officer who shot and killed a man during a traffic stop
Trash and tension mount in Philadelphia on Day 8 of workers strike
Philadelphia faces mounting trash and tension as a strike by many of the city's blue-collar workers enters its eighth day
Family of Alabama teen shot by police seeks access to video of shooting
Lawyers representing the family of a Black teenager killed by police in an Alabama suburb said the state’s refusal to release body-camera video during an investigation is fueling mistrust
Lawsuit filed against plan to use unclaimed funds for new Cleveland Browns stadium
A class-action lawsuit argues that funding a new domed stadium for the Cleveland Browns using residents’ unclaimed funds violates multiple provisions of the state and federal constitutions
Funeral home owner accused of stashing decaying bodies expected to plead guilty
A Colorado funeral home owner accused of storing nearly 190 decomposing bodies and defrauding the government is expected to plead guilty