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MILWAUKEE — After a full day of trade rumors, there are more immediate concerns about the future of Milwaukee Bucks star Giannis Antetokounmpo after he collapsed with a non-contact injury minutes into the team’s matchup with the Detroit Pistons on Wednesday night. The Bucks later announced that Antetokounmpo suffered a right calf strain and would not return to the game. Just under three minutes into the first quarter, Antetokounmpo drove along the baseline and found a cutting AJ Green for an easy layup. As he turned to run back up the floor, he suddenly fell and immediately motioned to the bench for…

The US National Institutes of Health is continuing to fund new laboratory experiments on cats despite saying that they are “working tirelessly” to “phase out” such projects.In July this year, Dr Nicole Kleinstreuer, the NIH acting deputy director, announced in a podcast with Dr Jay Bhattacharya, the NIH director, that she did not think the NIH should do research on dogs or cats. On the Director’s Desk: The Future of Animal Models in Research, Dr Kleinstreuer said: “I think it’s unconscionable” and “to phase them out, we are working tirelessly behind the scenes”. However, she added the NIH was constrained…

“These policies ensure that US taxpayers, who already support the National Park System (NPS), continue to enjoy affordable access,” said Secretary of the Interior Doug Burgum in a statement.The agency claims that the new fee for international visitors will go towards funding a large maintenance backlog across US public lands, but many parks-focused nonprofits fear that these amendments will continue the trend of declining international tourism and hurt small businesses in gateway communities.“National parks brought in an estimated $29 billion [in visitor spending] in 2024,” said Jackie Ostfeld, director of the Sierra Club’s Outdoors for All campaign. “International tourism is…

Guitarist, songwriter and record producer Steve Cropper poses Wednesday, Dec. 2, 2020, in Nashville, Tenn. Mark Humphrey/AP hide caption toggle caption Mark Humphrey/AP MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Steve Cropper, the lean, soulful guitarist and songwriter who helped anchor the celebrated Memphis backing band Booker T. and the M.G.’s at Stax Records and co-wrote the classics “Green Onions,” “(Sittin’ on) the Dock of the Bay” and “In the Midnight Hour,” has died. He was 84. Pat Mitchell Worley, president and CEO of the Soulsville Foundation, said Cropper’s family told her that Cropper died on Wednesday in Nashville. The foundation operates the Stax…

Josh MartinBusiness reporterGetty ImagesEV levies, tourist taxes, pension changes and income tax policy were announced in the Budget on 26 November, but were reported by media beforehandChancellor Rachel Reeves is backing an inquiry into pre-Budget leaks from the Treasury which knocked business and consumer confidence and moved markets.The chief secretary to the Treasury told the Commons on Wednesday an inquiry into pre-Budget leaks was under way, led by top Treasury civil servant James Bowler and had “the full support of the chancellor”.Policies such as a freezing of income tax thresholds, a pay-per-mile levy on electric vehicles and a tourist tax…

Algorithm-based pricing changes are now common. Some laws are pushing back. Westend61 via GettyOnline shoppers in New York are now seeing a new warning on product pages thanks to consumer protection legislation that took effect in early November. Particularly noticeable during Black Friday sales were messages that told shoppers: “This price was set by an algorithm using your personal data.”This piece of legislation requires companies (with exceptions for rideshare apps) to show buyers when they use surveillance pricing to set online prices, potentially raising costs for some people while lowering them for others. Don’t miss any of our unbiased tech content and…

Patients are being warned not to clog up A&E with everyday niggles as NHS figures show thousands turned to hospitals for minor ailments such as hiccups and ingrowing toenails last winter.There were more than 200,000 A&E attendances in England from November to February for conditions that could have been dealt with elsewhere, according to NHS England.This represents more than 2% of all attendances during that four-month period, taking up vital resources at under-pressure A&Es, health bosses said.Patients with such minor conditions are being advised to seek help elsewhere, including from pharmacists, GPs and NHS 111 – either via the phone…

Enzo Maresca conceded that Chelsea were second best “in all aspects” and the head coach offered no excuses after a disappointing defeat at Leeds as his side’s hopes of a Premier League title challenge took a significant hit.Maresca’s side are now down to fourth place and nine points adrift of the leaders, Arsenal, after stumbling in West Yorkshire, with Leeds worthy 3-1 winners on a night when Daniel Farke’s side moved out of the relegation zone.The Italian said that after a hectic week, with impressive performances against Barcelona and Arsenal, he was left with little choice but to rotate his…

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NewsFeedCharles Shay, the last surviving Native American World War II D-Day veteran, died at his home in France on Wednesday. An army medic, he patched up US soldiers under heavy fire in the surf on the beaches of Normandy in 1944. He earned a Silver Star and three Bronze Stars. He was 101.Published On 3 Dec 20253 Dec 2025Click here to share on social mediashare2Share