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Bloomberg Says Unable to Contact Staffer Detained in Beijing After Reported Bail

Bloomberg News said it was unable to contact its Chinese staff member who was reportedly being released on bail by the Chinese regime five months ago. Fan Haze, a Chinese staff member at Bloomberg’s Beijing bureau, was taken away by plainclothes police from her home in Beijing allegedly on suspicion of endangering national security. The…


FDA Making COVID Vax Decision Based on a Study of 10

The FDA announced they were reviewing data for a COVID vaccine for children ages 6 months to under 5 years. But the data are based on just 10 children. STORY AT-A-GLANCE Pfizer announced preliminary data from Phase 2/3 trials in children 6 months to under 5 years would be submitted to the FDA for emergency…


Oil Prices Rise as Tight Supply Counters China COVID-19, Recession Worries

LONDON—Oil prices rose on Tuesday as tight global supply outweighed worries that fuel demand would be hit by a possible recession and fresh COVID-19 curbs in China. Brent crude futures rose 94 cents, or 0.9 percent, to $123.21 a barrel at 1029 GMT, while U.S. West Texas Intermediate (WTI) crude rose 79 cents, or 0.7…


Choosing Between Health and Your Hairline?

More than half of men older than 50 will experience male pattern baldness, according to the U.S. National Library of Medicine (NLM), and that rate climbs to 80 percent for Caucasian men. Male pattern baldness, medically known as “androgenetic alopecia,” begins above both temples, causes thinning at the crown, and often results in partial or complete…


Drug Marketed for Baldness Linked With Side-Effects Ranging From Impotence to Suicide

More than half of men older than 50 will experience male pattern baldness, according to the U.S. National Library of Medicine (NLM), and that rate climbs to 80 percent for Caucasian men. Male pattern baldness, medically known as “androgenetic alopecia,” begins above both temples, causes thinning at the crown, and often results in partial or complete…


Spotify to Scoop Company Behind Val Kilmer’s Voice in Tom Cruise Blockbuster

Spotify Technology SA agreed to acquire Sonantic. Sonantic is a dynamic AI voice platform that creates compelling, nuanced, and stunningly realistic voices from the text. The financial terms of the transaction remain undisclosed. Sonantic technology helped bring Val Kilmer’s voice to life in Tom Cruise’s blockbuster Top Gun: Maverick, the TechCrunch reports. Kilmer was unable to speak due…


Family ‘Devastated and Saddened’ After British Man Given Death Sentence by Pro-Russian Court

The family of a British man sentenced to death for fighting Russian forces said on Saturday that they are “devastated and saddened” by the outcome of what they called an “illegal show trial.” Shaun Pinner, 48, a former British Army soldier who relocated to Ukraine in 2018 and joined the Armed Forces of Ukraine, was…


Russia Says Will Respond to NATO Build up in Poland: Ifax

Russia’s foreign ministry said on Saturday that Moscow’s response to a build-up of NATO forces in Poland will be proportionate, Interfax news agency reported citing a Russian diplomat. “A response, as always, will be proportionate and appropriate, intended to neutralize potential threats to the security of the Russian Federation,” Interfax quoted Oleg Tyapkin, the head…


Don’t Let Your New Car Be a $30K Mistake

Buying your first car is already an intimidating experience. In the midst of historic supply shortages, it’s easy to feel overwhelmed. In March of this year, the average price of a used car was $27,246, according to Cox Automotive—an automotive marketplace and data company—or 28 percent higher than it was a year ago. With those…


Wall Street Tumbles at Open as Rising Gas Prices Keep Inflation High

U.S. stock indexes fell sharply at the open on Friday as consumer prices rose more than expected in May, dashing hopes that inflation is peaking and fanning worries about more aggressive steps by the Federal Reserve to tame it. The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 219.27 points, or 0.68 percent, at the open to 32,053.52….