Samuel Butler, a Midwesterner who became a top figure of the Wall Street legal world, advising on transformative takeovers and leading city institutions like the New York Public Library, died on Jan. 4 at his home in Manhattan. He was 94. His family confirmed his death in a statement. Over a nearly five-decade career as […]
Major League Baseball recently released a report about pitcher injuries. It was the culmination of interviews with 200 subject-matter experts about the growing rash of arm troubles in the sport, and the word “stuff” was used 47 times. The report includes entire sections about the concept of stuff metrics — like Stuff+ — and how […]
Catherine Snowdon BBC News Getty Images Unique national research for England has demonstrated the “significant” impact the gynaecological condition endometriosis has had on women’s ability to earn and work. Researchers suggest that following diagnosis, women may be taking lower-paid jobs or working fewer hours. The charity Endometriosis UK called on workplaces to provide “support, understanding […]
A Gwent Police officer pretended to be a gas engineer and quizzed a woman about her sex life after interviewing her the year before, a court heard. Luke Silver, 33, told her he worked for housing provider Pobl and wanted to do a safety check. His defence said he visited the woman’s home in a […]
Novo Nordisk, the Danish pharmaceutical company behind Ozempic and Wegovy, capped off a somewhat turbulent 2024, reporting profit and revenue on Wednesday that comfortably beat Wall Street expectations. But the drugmaker said it expected sales growth to slow in 2025, as competition increases. Novo Nordisk retains its title as Europe’s most valuable company, but its […]
Philippa Roxby Health reporter Getty Images People with excess body fat can still be active and healthy, experts say Calling people obese is medically “flawed” – and the definition should be split into two, a report from global experts says. The term “clinical obesity” should be used for patients with a medical condition caused by […]
Cristiano Ronaldo celebrated his 40th birthday on Wednesday with no signs of slowing down his majestic career. The Portugal captain increased his record to 923 goals after scoring twice in Al Nassr’s 4-0 triumph over Al Wasl in Monday’s Asian Champions League. It was his 700th club career win. Ronaldo was congratulated on Wednesday by […]
Getty Images Covid vaccines saved lives. Lots of them. Research by the World Health Organization (WHO) now puts the number at 475,000 in the UK with many more kept out of hospital or off a ventilator. The jabs were a “scientific miracle” we were told at the time, our best hope of life returning to […]
The U.S. trade deficit in goods hit a record last year, as American consumers snapped up imported products and a strong U.S. dollar weighed on export growth. Data released Wednesday morning by the Commerce Department showed that U.S. imports of goods and services grew 6.6 percent to $4.1 trillion, as Americans bought plenty of weight-loss […]
Alison Francis Senior Science Journalist Vesuvius Challenge X-ray scans and AI have meant the inside of ancient scroll can be revealed A badly burnt scroll from the Roman town of Herculaneum has been digitally “unwrapped”, providing the first look inside for 2,000 years. The document, which looks like a lump of charcoal, was charred by […]