The House Select Committee on the Chinese Communist Party has released a report linking Chinese e-commerce companies Shein and Temu to a significant number of import violations. The report alleges that the companies exploit trade loopholes to import goods into the US without paying import duties or making shipments subject to human rights reviews. The
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LSU and Wake Forest will face off once again in the Men’s College World Series, with the winner advancing to face the Florida Gators for the national championship. This “if necessary” game was bound to happen in a tournament where one-run games and late-inning rallies have become commonplace. Both teams have held down the No.
Observational data has demonstrated that omega-3 fatty acids, particularly alpha-linolenic acid (ALA), in plasma levels can be linked to slower disease progression in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) patients. According to Kjetil Bjornevik, MD, PhD, from the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health in Boston, ALS patients with high levels of ALA had a 50%
Point Road Productions, the production company led by filmmaker Billy Raftery and NBA legend Grant Hill, has announced a new slate of projects that includes an animated series, a video game, and a sports documentary. The company provides gap financing and development funds and is incubating a slate of socially conscious and character-driven documentaries and
The US Coast Guard has announced that a debris field has been discovered in the search area near the Titanic by a remotely operated underwater vehicle. The Horizon Arctic, a Canadian vessel, deployed the ROV. Equipped with cameras and sonar, the ROV had successfully reached the sea floor. Sky’s US correspondent, James Matthews, stated that
According to the phase III MAESTRO-NASH trial, the investigational agent resmetirom has demonstrated positive results in treating nonalcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH). The study found that the drug resolved liver biopsy findings in NASH more often than the placebo. While only 10% of the placebo patients achieved resolution of inflammation, ballooning, and disease activity, the rate was
Apple recently unveiled its first-ever spatial computer, the Apple Vision Pro, at the annual Worldwide Developers Conference. The device is a mixed reality headset that can support both virtual reality (VR) and augmented reality (AR) content. The Apple Vision Pro features EyeSight, a sensor that enables users to view their surroundings, and a dial that
A new large cohort study has shown that a third of intraocular lens (IOL) implants for nontraumatic glaucoma in children required reoperation for visual axis opacification (VAO) within 5 years, most often in eyes that did not have anterior vitrectomy. The study highlights the need for long-term monitoring of children with primary IOL implantation. Study
The National Association of Realtors reported that sales of previously owned homes remained essentially flat in May compared to April, rising only 0.2% to a seasonally adjusted, annualized pace of 4.30 million units. However, compared with the same period last year, sales dropped by 20.4%. The slow sales pace in spring 2022 is a result
Turkey’s central bank has raised the country’s key interest rate from 8.5% to 15%, almost doubling it, as the newly re-elected President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s new economic administration embarked on a dramatic monetary policy U-turn. The bank has stated that there will be further gradual monetary tightening until the inflation picture in the country improves.