Vaccine stocks fall after Trump taps skeptic RFK Jr.

Pharmaceutical stocks continued to fall Friday after President-elect Donald Trump’s controversial nomination of vaccine skeptic Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to lead the Department of Health and Human Services. Shares of COVID vaccine manufacturers Moderna and Pfizer fell early Friday morning, down 4% and 4.3% respectively.  Shares of Novavax, another US-based biotech company, slipped 2.6%.  Pharmaceutical…

Thoughts on local beautification awards – like the one MY GARDEN WON – and what makes a garden sustainable

I haven’t mentioned it until now – because I wasn’t sure of success – but I can now confess that I nominated one of my adopted gardens for a county beautification award this past spring. You may recognize this garden at my co-op’s HQ, since I’ve blogged about it here and here. Five years after…

Crisis-era regulation has ‘gone too far’, Reeves tells UK finance sector

Britain’s Finance Minister Rachel Reeves has pledged to make the “necessary”, “urgent” and “incredibly tough” choices to restore the country’s economic stability. Pool | Getty Images News | Getty Images Finance minister Rachel Reeves on Thursday promised a reboot of regulation governing Britain’s “crown jewel” financial industry which she said has shackled the City’s global…

The 12 NFL teams that could have new starting quarterbacks in 2025

As the 2024 season enters the stretch run, some teams will confront the reality that they might not have a solution at the sport’s most important position: quarterback. It’s not unusual for a handful of teams to make a change behind center during the offseason, but what’s a little different about this upcoming offseason is…

Devin Nunes, who used to sue media companies, is struggling to run one

Who would have guessed that Devin Nunes, who left Congress to run former President Trump’s media company, would be accused of mismanagement and cronyism? Well, me, for one. It’s not that I am any kind of oracle. It’s just that I’ve followed Nunes’ career as an ultra-litigious Trump defender who is afflicted by a world-class…

Jake Tapper rips RFK Jr. after health secretary nomination

CNN’s Jake Tapper gave a blunt assessment of President-elect Donald Trump’s selection of vaccine-skeptic Robert Kennedy Jr. as the next Secretary of Health — deadpanning on-air as the news broke: “Well, America, I hope you like measles.” The longtime Kennedy critic made the jibe during Thursday’s show as Tapper discussed Trump’s other cabinet picks, including…

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