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U.S. regulators approve Wegovy pill for weight loss - NPR

BusinessDecember 24, 2025

U.S. regulators on Monday gave the green light to a pill version of the blockbuster weight-loss drug Wegovy, the first daily oral medication to treat obesity. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration's…...

Mercedes-Benz agrees to pay $149.6 million to settle multistate emissions allegations - NBC News

BusinessDecember 24, 2025

MADISON, Wis. Mercedes-Benz USA and parent company Daimer AG have agreed to pay $149.6 million to settle allegations that the automaker secretly installed devices in hundreds of thousands of vehicles…...

Cloudy future for bourbon has Jim Beam closing Kentucky distillery for a year - CNBC

BusinessDecember 24, 2025

Bourbon maker Jim Beam is halting production at one of its distilleries in Kentucky for at least a year as the whiskey industry navigates tariffs from the Trump administration and slumping demand for…...

Luka Don?i? exits Lakers game with leg injury - NBA

SportsDecember 22, 2025

The Lakers said Luka Doni, the league’s leading scorer, sustained a left leg contusion. INGLEWOOD, Calif. (AP) Luka Doni suffered an injury and didnt return after halftime of the Los Angeles Lakers …...

Johnson & Johnson owes $65.5 million to a woman with cancer who used talcum powder - NBC News

BusinessDecember 21, 2025

ST. PAUL, Minn. A Minnesota jury awarded $65.5 million on Friday to a mother of three who claimed talcum products made by Johnson & Johnson exposed her to asbestos and contributed to her developi…...

Jake Paul reports 'double broken jaw' from his KO loss to Anthony Joshua - ABC News

SportsDecember 21, 2025

MIAMI -- Jake Paul sustained a double broken jaw in his loss to former heavyweight champion Anthony Joshua, the YouTuber confirmed early Saturday. Joshua scored a sixth-round knockout victory over P…...

Ford recalls more than 270,000 electric and hybrid vehicles due to roll-away risk - ABC News

BusinessDecember 21, 2025

Ford is recalling more than 270,000 electric and hybrid vehicles in the U.S. because of a parking function problem that could lead to them rolling away. The Detroit automaker said that the recall in…...

Alleged leader of Tren de Aragua, labeled as a terrorist group, charged in New York but on the lam

CryptoDecember 19, 2025

NEW YORK -- An alleged leader of the Tren de Aragua gang labeled by the United States as a terrorist organization has been charged in a New York federal court with racketeering conspiracy and other c…...

2 big rail unions oppose $85B Union Pacific-Norfolk Southern merger over safety and cost concerns - NBC News

BusinessDecember 18, 2025

OMAHA, Neb. The proposed $85 billion merger of Union Pacific and Norfolk Southern railroads has lost the support of two of their biggest unions that represent more than half the workers because they …...

Last U.S. pennies ever made fetch millions at auction - OregonLive.com

BusinessDecember 18, 2025

To those who argue that the U.S. penny had no value: some coin collectors beg to differ. In fact, they doled out millions for the final pennies circulated in the U.S. before the government ended the…...