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(Reuters) – Bristol-Myers Squibb Co said on Wednesday CEO Giovanni Caforio, who has been in the role since 2015, has decided to step down from his position. Chief Operating Officer Christopher Boerner will take up the role from Nov. 1. He was previously head of international markets and has served in leadership roles at Seattle Genetics Inc and Roche’s Genentech among others. Outgoing CEO Giovanni will continue as executive chairman […]

By Tim Reid (Reuters) – Former Republican Arkansas Governor Asa Hutchinson formally launched his 2024 presidential bid on Wednesday, in a speech that portrayed himself as a more moderate alternative to party frontrunner Donald Trump. Hutchinson, 72, who’s bid is considered a long-shot, had already broken with Trump this year after the Republican former president’s criminal indictment in March over hush payments to a porn star. Unlike all the other […]

By Jonathan Stempel and Jack Queen NEW YORK (Reuters) -A writer explained in graphic detail on Wednesday how Donald Trump allegedly raped her nearly 30 years ago, at a civil trial to determine whether the former U.S. president assaulted her, then lied about it. “I’m here because Donald Trump raped me, and when I wrote about it, he lied and said it didn’t happen,” E. Jean Carroll told jurors in […]

Diaspora Jews Examine Multifaceted Israel on Its Diamond Anniversary The Media Line spoke with some of the 3,000 attendees of the Jewish Federations of North America’s General Assembly about their relationship with Israel amid the tense sociopolitical climate By Felice Friedson and Crystal Jones/The Media Line Israel kick-started its 75th Independence Day celebrations as the Jewish Federations of North America (JFNA) General Assembly was held amid both intense protests and […]

Diaspora Jews Examine Multifaceted Israel on Its Diamond Anniversary The Media Line spoke with some of the 3,000 attendees of the Jewish Federations of North America’s General Assembly about their relationship with Israel amid the tense sociopolitical climate By Felice Friedson and Crystal Jones/The Media Line Israel kick-started its 75th Independence Day celebrations as the Jewish Federations of North America (JFNA) General Assembly was held amid both intense protests and […]

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Joe Biden’s administration is devising a strategy for the possible arrival of tens of thousands more migrants at the U.S.-Mexico border after the anticipated end of COVID-19 restrictions next month, scrambling to find holding centers, speed deportations and increase processing of refugees abroad. The administration is expected to announce new measures as soon as this week that would include stepping up the number of Latin Americans […]

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden and South Korea’s Yoon Suk Yeol announced Wednesday the two nations will bolster the response to North Korea’s persistent nuclear threat with an agreement that includes plans to dock U.S. nuclear-armed submarines in South Korea for the first time in over 40 years, bolster training between the two countries and improve information sharing between the allies. The new extended nuclear deterrence effort was unveiled […]

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden and South Korea’s Yoon Suk Yeol announced Wednesday the two nations will bolster the response to North Korea’s persistent nuclear threat with an agreement that includes plans to dock U.S. nuclear-armed submarines in South Korea for the first time in over 40 years, bolster training between the two countries and improve information sharing between the allies. The new extended nuclear deterrence effort was unveiled […]

(Reuters) – Amazon.com Inc said on Wednesday it was shutting down its Halo division that sells health and sleep trackers as the technology giant kicks off wider company layoffs. The company said it will stop supporting Halo services from July 31, and will fully refund Halo devices purchases made in the preceding 12 months. “We notified impacted employees in the U.S. and Canada today,” the company said in a blog […]