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On World AIDS Day, the World Health Organization (WHO) calls on governments and partners to rapidly expand access to new WHO-approved tools including lenacapavir (LEN) to drive down infections and counter disruption to essential health services caused by cuts to foreign aid.Despite dramatic funding setbacks, the global HIV response has gained a remarkable momentum in 2025 with the introduction and WHO approval of twice-yearly injectable lenacapavir for HIV prevention. LEN, a highly effective, long-acting alternative to oral pills and other options, is a transformative intervention for people who face challenges with regular adherence and stigma in accessing health care. WHO…

The Federal Communications Commission has persuaded another major telecom company to eliminate its diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) programs. AT&T wrote a letter to FCC chairman Brendan Carr Monday that it is eliminating its DEI initiatives, “not just in name, but in substance.” “The legal landscape governing diversity, equity, and inclusion (‘DEI’) policies and programs has changed,” the company wrote in its letter. “We have closely followed the recent Executive Orders, Supreme Court rulings, and guidance issued by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission1 and have adjusted our employment and business practices to ensure that they comply with all applicable…

Williams was never a fan of the word retirement, preferring instead to say she was “evolving away” from the sport in 2022.Bill Clinton, Billie Jean King, Tiger Woods and Mike Tyson were among the crowd in New York three years ago as Williams won her first two singles matches at her final US Open.Her career was eventually brought to an end by Australia’s Ajla Tomljanovic in the third round, but only after Williams had saved five match points in an electric night session on Arthur Ashe Stadium.Every retired player must make themselves available for out-of-competition testing for six months before…

December 2, 20253 min read Add Us On GoogleAdd SciAmTrump’s MRI Is Not Standard ‘Preventive’ Care, Say Experts“It is certainly not standard medical practice to perform screening MRIs of the heart and abdomen,” says one expertBy Dan Vergano edited by Claire CameronPresident Donald Trump speaks to the media aboard Air Force One on November 25, 2025. Pete Marovich/Getty ImagesMedical experts are questioning the White House’s explanation for President Donald Trump’s MRI tests as “preventive.”A Monday memo released by presidential physician Sean Barbabella described the results of “a thorough evaluation of cardiovascular and abdominal health” as normal. “This level of detailed…

Details are beginning to emerge about the victims of the shooting at a toddler’s birthday party in Stockton, California, that left four people dead and at least 11 injured over the weekend.The dead included children, aged eight, nine and 14, and a 21-year-old man who were shot at a banquet hall in the Central Valley city where they had gathered with at least 100 other people to celebrate a two-year-old’s birthday.Authorities have not yet publicly announced the identities of any of the victims. But family members of Amari Peterson, 14, and Susano Archuleta, 21, have both confirmed their loved ones…

Shares in Eric Trump’s crypto mining business lost more than half their value in less than 30 minutes on Tuesday.The nosedive of American Bitcoin Corp, which triggered repeated trading halts, followed the steep decline of many cryptocurrencies and crypto-linked companies into what some observers are calling the onset of a “crypto winter”. Bitcoin’s value has fallen sharply since the start of October and erased a year of large gains.Shares in American Bitcoin, which trades as ABTC, dropped to $1.90 after closing a day earlier at $2.39. The stock was previously at the lower level in May, before peaking at $9.31…

Andy GiddingsWest MidlandsFamily photoSharon Price said she wanted to avoid the need for surgeryA woman who successfully underwent a newly-approved form of cancer treatment has said it allowed her to avoid the need for surgery.The method, known as Papillon, uses low energy X-rays to treat rectal cancer patients and it has recently been recommended for use by the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (Nice).Sharon Price, an NHS worker from Newcastle-under-Lyme, was diagnosed with rectal cancer at the age of 45 and said: “I was faced with the possibility of surgery, which would mean that I’d have to live…

NEW YORK — Cleveland Guardians pitchers Emmanuel Clase and Luis Ortiz are facing a May trial on federal charges that they took bribes to help gamblers betting on their pitches.U.S. District Court Judge Kiyo Matsumoto on Tuesday said jury selection would tentatively begin May 4 in Brooklyn federal court, with the trial opening the following week or sooner.Assistant U.S. Attorney Sean Sherman told the judge at the brief hearing that prosecutors anticipate the trial could last two weeks.Editor’s Picks1 RelatedHe said that both sides have been in discussions since the pitchers were arrested last month but that they have not…

Finding the ideal artist to reopen the historic Plaza Theatre in Palm Springs might have seemed like a tall order, at least if the 89-year-old venue’s new operators wanted to touch every possible important base for a refurbishment-celebrating gala. Someone whose concert repertoire touches on vast decades of musical and show-biz history, but who also happens to be utterly and unmistakably of the moment? An acclaimed classicist of sorts, and, by the way, a current superstar? There is really only one needle in that haystack, and they got her: Cynthia Erivo. The Plaza officially reopened Monday night after a two-year,…

Archaeologists in Greece have uncovered the grave of an ousted noblewoman whom they are calling “The Lady with the Inverted Diadem.” The seventh-century-B.C. burial is notable for the elaborate bronze crown placed upside down on the woman’s head, which may have signified a final end to her power.The noblewoman’s grave was unearthed at an ancient cemetery that was recently discovered in east-central Greece, about 60 miles (95 kilometers) northwest of Athens, during construction work, according to a Nov. 27 translated statement from the Greek Ministry of Culture. The 40 graves recovered thus far appear to be the burials of people…