Alexey Krukovsky | Istock | Getty Images Viking Therapeutics shares jumped more than 10% in premarket trading Tuesday after the company said its experimental weight loss pill showed positive results in a small study and will enter the next stage of development later this year. The study results add to […]
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Major bridge in Baltimore collapses after being struck by ship, people in water
The steel frame of the Francis Scott Key Bridge sits on top of a container ship after it struck the bridge in Baltimore, Maryland, on March 26, 2024. Roberto Schmidt | AFP | Getty Images Baltimore’s Francis Scott Key Bridge partially collapsed in the early hours of Tuesday morning following […]
Cocoa prices hit $10,000 per metric ton for the first time ever
Workers collect dry cocoa beans in front of the store of a cocoa cooperative in the village of Hermankono on Nov. 14, 2023. Sia Kambou | Afp | Getty Images Cocoa hit a record Tuesday as supply constraints fuel prices higher. Futures for May delivery were up 3.9% at $10,030 […]
WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange will not be immediately extradited to the U.S., British court rules
WikiLeaks’ founder Julian Assange leaves Westminster Magistrates Court in London, Britain. Henry Nicholls | Reuters WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange on Tuesday was granted permission by a U.K. court to appeal his extradition to the U.S., where he is wanted on spying charges. Assange will therefore not be extradited immediately, the […]
‘An extraordinary thing’: U.S. break with Israel on UN cease-fire vote triggers Netanyahu rage
US Ambassador to the United Nations Linda Thomas-Greenfield votes abstain during a vote on a resolution calling for an immediate ceasefire in Gaza during a United Nations Security Council meeting on the situation in the Middle East, including the Palestinian question, at the UN headquarters in New York on March […]
McDonald’s to sell Krispy Kreme doughnuts nationwide by the end of 2026
McDonald’s is planning to sell Krispy Kreme doughnuts at its restaurants nationwide by the end of 2026, the chains announced Tuesday. The rollout will start in the second half of this year, but it will take roughly two and a half years as Krispy Kreme more than doubles its distribution […]
Major bridge in Baltimore collapses after being struck by ship
Baltimore’s Francis Scott Key Bridge partially collapsed in the early hours of Tuesday morning following a ship collision, local authorities said. The bridge carries Route 695 across the Patapsco River, southeast of the Baltimore metropolitan area. The incident took place at 1:35 a.m. local time on Tuesday, and workers may […]
Major bridge in Baltimore collapses into river, police say
Baltimore city, Maryland. Vw Pics | Universal Images Group | Getty Images The Francis Scott Key Bridge partially collapsed at 1:35 a.m. local time on Tuesday, a Baltimore City police spokesperson said. Workers may have fallen in water, the police force added. “All lanes closed both directions for incident on […]
A global gold rush for buried hydrogen is underway — as hype builds over its clean energy potential
The team from the Geological Agency of the Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources (ESDM) took samples of natural hydrogen gas found in One Pute Jaya Village, Morowali Regency, Central Sulawesi Province, Indonesia, 23 October 2023. Nurphoto | Nurphoto | Getty Images A global gold rush is underway for a […]
Apple could double down on China market, Wedbush says, as iPhone sales drop
SHANGHAI, CHINA – MARCH 21: Tim Cook, chief executive officer of Apple Inc., arrives for opening ceremony of the new Apple Jing’an store on March 21, 2024 in Shanghai, China. The new Apple store opens on March 21 in Shanghai’s Jing’an district. (Photo by VCG/VCG via Getty Images) Vcg | […]