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June 9 (Reuters) – Boots is in talks with the billionaire Weston family and Australian pharmacy group Sigma Healthcare over a $10 billion (£7.5 billion) sale that would see the British health and beauty retailer scrap its plans for a London IPO, the Financial Times reported on Tuesday, citing people familiar with the matter. Here are some details: • Private equity firm Sycamore Partners, which took control of Boots last year through the […]

(SRNN NEWS)- Leaders of the denomination say they will gather in Minnesota this fall to mark the 50th anniversary of a resolution that for all intents and purposes declared that homosexuality was no longer a sin.  This led inevitably to the ordination of gay priests by the Episcopa Church, the blessing of same-sex marriage and a split in the denomination that greatly reduced its membership, wealth and property.  Critics question what there […]

(SRN NEWS)-Secretary Pete Hegseth has trimmed the list of recognized religious faiths from more than 200 to about 30.  Saying the existing system was unwieldy, Hegseth has released a revised list of the belief systems that the DOD will recognize, including Christianity, Islam, Judaism, Buddhism amongst others.  No LONGER recognized are groups such as Pagans, Druids, Shamen, Witches, Heathens, Deists and Wizards. Brought to you by www.srnnews.com

(SRN NEWS)- It happened last week and has sparked a firestorm of controversy over the use of taxpayer dollars to celebrate the LGBT agenda.  According to video posted by the American Principles Project, the event featured transgender performers being cheered on by members of the city council.  APP suggested that “John Jay and Alexander Hamilton are turning in their graves right now” — a reference to a pair of Founding Fathers from […]

June 9 (Reuters) – Privately held Element Biosciences said on Tuesday it had raised funds in an upsized Series E round, including $175 million from longtime investor Samsung Electronics, to expand commercialization of its genetic testing and research products. The San Diego-based company did not disclose the total size of the round or its valuation. It also did not name the other investors. Element said the financing would support commercialization […]

NEW YORK (AP) — Knicks coach Mike Brown criticized the officiating in Game 3 of the NBA Finals after the San Antonio Spurs shot 24 free throws in the second half to New York’s eight. “I never thought I’d see that in an NBA Finals game, and I saw it tonight,” Brown said. The Spurs won 115-111 on Monday night to cut the Knicks’ lead in the series to 2-1. […]

THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — An investigation into sexual misconduct allegations against the embattled chief prosecutor of the International Criminal Court found he had engaged in “serious misconduct” and “serious breach of duty,” according to documents seen by The Associated Press on Tuesday. The 21-member executive committee of the court’s oversight body, the Bureau of the Assembly of States Parties, on Monday voted to suspend British barrister Karim Khan and […]

Salt Lake City and its county have filed a lawsuit seeking to block the Department of Homeland Security’s plan to open a giant warehouse in the city that would be used to detain up to 10,000 immigrants. The lawsuit, filed Monday in federal court, is the latest brought by local officials around the country who were not consulted before DHS purchased industrial warehouses that it planned to convert into regional […]

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Trump administration has warned more than 500 hospitals that they are failing to provide the public with basic pricing information — arguing that the lack of disclosure is keeping healthcare costs higher than they should be. The Associated Press obtained exclusively the list of hospitals that since April have either received letters of warning or requests to submit plans to provide transparent pricing. Failing to comply […]