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The US Food and Drug Administration has approved Florida’s request to import prescription drugs from Canada to rein in drug prices in the state. Medicines in Canada can be nearly half the price of US counterparts and some drugs cost almost $400 a pill in Florida. The FDA’s decision could open the door for other states to follow suit. The major policy shift overrides decades of opposition from the US pharmaceutical industry. The industry’s major lobbying group has already indicated it will try to intervene. Florida estimates the programme, which allows the import of certain prescription drugs used to treat…

The government is looking at ways to fast-track the appeals of hundreds of sub-postmasters caught up in the Post Office IT scandal. More than 700 people received criminal convictions after faulty software made it look like money was missing. To date, just 93 convictions have been overturned and only 30 have finalised compensation with the government. Business Minister Kevin Hollinrake said plans to speed up the remaining cases would be announced “very shortly”. He said options including new legislation to quash the convictions were being considered. The business minister also suggested that Fujitsu – the technology company behind the software…

The company behind America’s latest mission to soft-land on the Moon is battling to save the project. Pittsburgh-based Astrobotic says its Peregrine spacecraft has a faulty propulsion system that’s lost “critical” amounts of fuel. The issue has already made it difficult for the craft to point its solar panels at the Sun to generate electricity and may now scupper the planned touch-down. Astrobotic has begun talking about reassessing its mission goals. In other words, it’s thinking about what can be salvaged from its original objectives. The 1.2-tonne lander was launched early on Monday from Cape Canaveral, Florida, on a Vulcan…

When she started taking the weight loss medication Wegovy in November 2021, Macarena Khoury had a BMI of 37, and she spent most of her day thinking about food. “All the time. All day. Like, ‘I’m hungry. I need to eat this. Why did I eat this?’ or ‘OK, I’m not going to eat this, it has too many calories,’ ” said Khoury, who runs her own interior design business. Khoury, 37, moved to the US from Chile when she married her husband in 2015. The change in food, and especially the larger portions, led her to gain 30 pounds. Then she had four pregnancies, gaining…

OpenAI on Monday pushed back against a lawsuit filed last month by The New York Times alleging that the artificial intelligence juggernaut violated copyright law by using Times journalism to train its systems, calling the suit “without merit.” “The New York Times is not telling the full story,” OpenAI said in a blog post about the lawsuit, adding that its “goals are to support a healthy news ecosystem, be a good partner, and create mutually beneficial opportunities.” The New York Times in December sued OpenAI, as well as its business partner and investor Microsoft, for copyright infringement. The Times alleged that the two companies’…

The fourth round of documents from a lawsuit connected to Jeffrey Epstein, the disgraced financier and convicted pedophile who died in jail before he could face trial on federal sex-trafficking charges, were publicly released Monday morning. The latest release of 17 unsealed documents follows thousands of pages already unsealed last week – with the final documents expected to be finished releasing today. The unsealed documents are part of a 2015 civil defamation suit brought by Virginia Roberts Giuffre, an American woman who claimed Epstein sexually abused her as a minor and that Ghislaine Maxwell, Epstein’s former girlfriend, aided in the abuse. The unsealing this week stems from…

Chinese leader Xi Jinping has vowed to go after “flies and ants” as part of an intensifying anti-corruption campaign that will target industries such as finance, energy and infrastructure. China will tackle “hidden risks” and increase the punishment for people who offer bribes, Xi was quoted as saying at a Monday meeting of the Communist Party’s Central Commission for Discipline Inspection (CCDI), its top anti-graft body, state media reported. “While there had been an overwhelming victory in the decade-long anti-corruption push, the situation remains complex,” Xi said. “In the face of such [a] complex situation, there can be no stopping, slacking or…

Shares in Boeing have slumped after one of its planes was involved in a dramatic mid-air blowout in the US. A cabin panel tore off a 737 Max 9 flown by Alaska Airlines, forcing an emergency landing and prompting safety officials to ground the same-make jets installed with the affected door plug. The US plane-maker’s shares ended Monday trading down 8%, while shares in supplier Spirit Aerosystems fell 11%. The incident added to quality questions facing the firms. “It’s more about the whole perception of Boeing as an operator and its long-term safety record,” John Grant, chief analyst at the…

Of all the priorities for US Secretary of State Antony Blinken on his fourth visit to the Middle East in three months, there is one message above all others that he wants to deliver. His main mission on this trip is to ensure the Israel-Gaza war does not spread into a regional conflict. As he flies between destinations in southwest Asia – a packed schedule that includes stops in Turkey, Jordan, Qatar, the UAE, Saudi Arabia and Israel – there is ample evidence, however, that the cauldron of tensions in the region is on the verge of boiling over. Houthi…

Tiger Woods and sportswear giant Nike have ended their long-term partnership after more than 27 years. The 15-time major golf champion has used the brand’s products and equipment since he turned professional in 1996. “The days since have been filled with so many amazing moments and memories, if I started naming them, I could go on forever,” Woods said on social media. Nike said it was an honour to partner with “one of the greatest athletes the world has ever seen”. Woods, 48, first signed a $40m (£31.5m) five-year contract with Nike upon turning professional as 20-year-old in 1996. The deal…