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A row between Wes Streeting and pharmaceutical companies has intensified after drugmakers rejected the health secretary’s latest offer on NHS drug pricing.Talks broke up without agreement on Friday, meaning the mechanism under which the health service claws back some of the money it pays for medicines will continue at a rate the industry has called “unsustainable” and says could discourage companies from making investments in the UK.At the heart of the dispute is the voluntary scheme for branded medicines pricing, access and growth (VPAG), under which the sector agrees the amount of revenues from drug sales to the NHS it…

Sphere is promising to take audiences over the rainbow, down the yellow brick road and into an entirely new type of cinematic experience. It’s “The Wizard of Oz” as you’ve never seen it before — not only digitally enhanced but expanded to fit the Las Vegas entertainment complex’s massive 160,000-square foot screen. “It’s pushing the visual medium,” Jane Rosenthal, one of the new film’s producers, says. “It’s pushing the exhibition of shows and concerts in a way that’s singular, and it’s exhilarating.” And it’s also controversial, at least among cinephiles, sparking fierce debate ahead of its Aug. 28 premiere about…

David SchoenfieldAug 22, 2025, 07:00 AM ETCloseCovers MLB for ESPN.com Former deputy editor of Page 2 Been with ESPN.com since 1995A few days ago, we checked in on what to believe and what not to in the National League. Well, the American League is perhaps even more chaotic.The New York Yankees and Boston Red Sox are in the midst of a crucial four-game series at Yankee Stadium — with the final game on “Sunday Night Baseball” at 7 p.m. ET on ESPN. Both teams will try to make a statement and inch closer to the Toronto Blue Jays at the…

Lost in the glare of the sun on Sept. 21, the new moon will rise without anyone in the Northern Hemisphere noticing. However, early birds in New Zealand and the South Pacific — and a handful of people (and millions of penguins) overwintering in Antarctica — will see a dramatic “crescent sunrise” as an eclipsed sun emerges from the horizon. It’s as dramatic a sight as it’s possible to see this side of a total solar eclipse.Dubbed the “equinox eclipse,” it will occur within the same 24 hours as September’s equinox, the moment when the sun appears to cross the…

My main challenge, I realized, would be sticking to Italian when it was easier for everyone to speak English.“Excuse me,” I said in Italian to a man standing near the bus stop in Vairano, Switzerland. “I need to go to San Nazzaro.”He helpfully whipped out his phone, but then looked perplexed when his search pinned a town in Spain instead of a Swiss village that should have been just down the hill from where we were standing in Ticino, Switzerland’s Italian-speaking canton. Evidently, my pronunciation of San Nazzaro was “molto terribile.”I showed him the town I meant on Google Maps,…

Police say the former leader is accused of misuse of public funds in relation to a trip to London.Former Sri Lankan President Ranil Wickremesinghe has been arrested and appeared in court over allegations he misused state funds while in office, police say.Wickremesinghe, 76, who led the country during a devastating 2019-2024 economic crisis, had been investigated over a visit he made to London to attend his wife’s graduation, local media reported on Friday.Police confirmed his arrest for alleged misuse of public funds.“Former President Ranil Wickremesinghe has been arrested and produced in court. We are awaiting the court directive to decide…

The Trump administration has unilaterally stripped hundreds of thousands of federal workers of their union contracts after a federal appeals court overruled an injunction which halted the plans. It is just getting started, according to the White House.An executive order issued in March sought to cancel all collective bargaining agreements for most federal employees, citing national security concerns – and remove collective bargaining rights from more than a million workers.While unions including the American Federation of Government Employees launched legal action as they challenged the move, obtaining an injunction, this was in effect overruled earlier this month.Union contracts at the…

OpenAI has announced plans to open its first office in India, just days after launching a ChatGPT plan tailored for Indian users, as it looks to tap into the country’s rapidly growing AI market. On Friday, the company said it would set up a local team in India and open a corporate office in the capital, New Delhi, in the coming months. The move builds on OpenAI’s recent hiring efforts in the region. In April 2024, the company appointed former Truecaller and Meta executive Pragya Misra as its public policy and partnerships lead in India. OpenAI also brought on former…

NPR’s Leila Fadel talks with Jon Wertheim of Sports Illustrated about the players that stand out going into the U.S. Open tennis tournament, which starts this weekend.

Get the Popular Science daily newsletter💡 Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent every weekday. They’re chunky, sticky, and a sewer system’s worst nightmare. Solid masses of fats, oils, and grease called fatbergs can gum up drains and sewers around the world and can be incredibly costly to remove and repair. For example, New York City spends roughly $18.8 million removing fatbergs each year. Now, a new wastewater treatment system may help prevent them from building up in the first place. The prototype uses a redesigned grease interceptor and smart chemical treatment that work together to optimize how water flows. The…