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The Risks of Foreign Investment in U.S. Life Sciences Companies — Why Founders Should Take Heed
International Business Times
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June 7, 2025
In recent years, Chinese investment in U.S. and global biotech and medtech has increased significantly. These partnerships can serve as strategic footholds, raising complex questions around security, sovereignty, and long-term strategy. Consider...
2025 U.S. Nationals: Day 4 Finals Live Recap
SwimSwam - Texas
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June 7, 2025
2025 U.S. NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS Hello, everyone–it’s a summer Friday evening and there’s plenty of fast swimming in store this evening at the 2025 U.S. National Championship. How lucky are we? On tap this evening are the finals of the 400...
U.S. Citizen Joseph Tater Leaves Russia After Arrest and Psychiatric Treatment – TASS
The Moscow Times
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June 6, 2025
U.S. citizen Joseph Tater, who was arrested in Moscow last August and later sent for compulsory psychiatric treatment, has left Russia, the state news agency TASS said on Friday. Tater, who, according to a Kremlin source last month, was one of...
American Tourist Dies During ‘Spiritual Retreat’ in Peru
The Daily Beast
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June 6, 2025
Manuel Medir / Getty ImagesAn American tourist who drank herbal tea containing the powerful hallucinogenic drug ayahuasca at a spiritual retreat in Peru has died. Aaron Wayne Castranova, 41, from Alabama, passed away on Monday from multiple organ...
Costa Rica’s Bold Plan to End Plastic Pollution by 2040
Tico Times
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June 7, 2025
On World Environment Day, UN Secretary-General António Guterres called for action to tackle plastic pollution, a crisis clogging rivers, oceans, and wildlife worldwide. “By 2050, there could be more plastic in the ocean than fish,” he warned,...
More Americans disapprove than approve of new health chief
Cleveland.com - Ohio
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June 7, 2025
A new Pew Research Center survey finds that more Americans disapprove than approve of the job Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is doing as U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services. The survey shows that 43% of U.S. adults disapprove of Kennedy’s...
U.S. 17 flyover, road projects underway
Charleston City Paper - South Carolina
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June 6, 2025
MORNING HEADLINES | State transportation sales tax money is fueling work on several county road projects, including the long-desired flyover to relieve congestion on U.S. Highway 17 at Main Road in West Ashley. The Highway 17 project, which isn’t...
Space Force’s Only Guardian-Astronaut Reflects on Journey from Jets to Space
Air & Space Forces Magazine
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June 6, 2025
Last year, Space Force Col. Nick Hague—about to become the first active-duty Guardian to launch into space—was thrown a curveball. After 18 months of training to lead a four-person crew, he was reassigned as the commander of a two-member mission:...
U.S. job growth slows amid Trump tariffs, Fed on hold
Finance & Commerce - Minnesota
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June 6, 2025
The Blueprint U.S. added 139,000 jobs in May, above forecast but down from April. Healthcare and hospitality led gains; federal jobs and factories declined. Trump’s tariffs and economic uncertainty weigh on employer confidence. Fed likely to hold...
Rex Maurer Throws Down 3:43.33 400 Freestyle for U.S. Open Record, 3rd All-Time US Performer
SwimSwam - Texas
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June 6, 2025
2025 U.S. NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS After shattering the American Record in the 500 freestyle during the NCAA season, Rex Maurer was expected to make a splash in the long course pool. He met, and even exceeded those expectations tonight with a U.S....
2025 U.S. World Trials: #3 Seed Gemmell, Aaron Shackell Drop 400 Free (Day 4 Finals Scratches)
SwimSwam - Texas
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June 6, 2025
2025 U.S. NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS Erin Gemmell was the biggest name missing from the finals heat sheets tonight, as the #3 seed in the women’s 400 freestyle scratched the final. That comes on the heels of a swim-off between Gemmell and Anna...
47-Year-Old Gabby Rose Makes History With ‘A’ Final 100 Breast Qualification At U.S. Nationals
SwimSwam - Texas
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June 6, 2025
2025 U.S. NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS At 47 years old, two-time world champion Gabby Rose continues to defy age, convention, and every expectation placed upon elite swimmers. On Friday morning at the 2025 U.S. National Championships, Rose clocked a...
2025 U.S. Nationals: Day Four Finals Preview
SwimSwam - Texas
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June 6, 2025
2025 U.S. NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS It’s another big night in Indianapolis at the 2025 U.S. National Championships. It was a relatively quiet morning, but the pieces were put on the board for a big session tonight. Let’s get into it. Luka Mijatovic...
2025 U.S. Nationals Day 4 Roster Update: Women Able to Take All Priorities; Men Already at 26
SwimSwam - Texas
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June 7, 2025
2025 U.S. NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS No long intro tonight. If you’re reading this, you probably know what’s going on. So, here’s the bottom line: if our math is correct, then the US women won’t hit the 26 roster cap for the World Championships, while...
U.S. Open 2025: Beware the superstar curse at Oakmont
Australian Golf Digest
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June 6, 2025
Saturday, June 16, 1962 at Oakmont. The final rounds of one of the best majors ever played. Thirty-six holes, standard then for the U.S. Open. A newly minted, but still winless, professional named Jack Nicklaus walks the fairways as the only man...
U.S. citizen Joseph Tater leaves Russia after forced psychiatric treatment
Meduza
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U.S. citizen Joseph Tater has left Russia after being confined to inpatient treatment at a psychiatric clinic in Moscow, the news agency TASS reported on June 6. In August 2024, Tater was jailed for disorderly conduct after being ejected from the...
Henry Cuellar stands firm on Medicare amidst deficit concerns
Laredo Times - Texas
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June 7, 2025
Rep. Henry Cuellar, a long-serving member of the U.S. Congress representing Texas’ 28th district since 2005, recently shared his thoughts and activities through several posts on social media. On June 7, 2025, Rep. Cuellar expressed his commitment...
Feeling Burned Out as a Parent? Here’s What to Do
The Good Men Project - California
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June 7, 2025
“Children don’t need perfect parents. They need happy, present, and well-rested ones.” —Janet Lansbury Parenting is one of the most rewarding yet demanding roles in life. It’s a non-stop job with no clock-out time, no PTO, and often, no immediate...
U.S., Philippines, Japan and Korea Conclude Exercise
MilitarySpot - Alabama
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June 6, 2025
JUNE 6, 2025 — Elements of I and III Marine Expeditionary Force (MEF) concluded Exercise KAMANDAG 9 June 6, 2025, capping weeks of multilateral training across the Philippine archipelago, advancing air, maritime, and littoral capabilities and...
U.S. Open 2025: Pre-championship interview schedule at Oakmont Country Club
NBC Sports
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June 6, 2025
The 125th U.S. Open begins Thursday, June 12, at Oakmont Country Club in Oakmont, Pennsylvania. Here’s a look at the pre-championship interview schedule for the men’s third major of the season, per the USGA. “Live From the U.S. Open” begins Monday...