Alnylam Posts Mid-Stage Study Data From Regeneron-Partnered Kidney Disease Drug

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CDC site scrubs HIV content following Trump DEI policies
The CDC on Friday is scrubbing a swath of HIV-related content from the agency’s website as a part of Trump’s broader effort to wipe out DEI initiatives.
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Identity thief whose deception led to his victim’s incarceration gets a 12-year prison term
An information technology expert who for decades assumed the identity of another man so convincingly that his victim was forcibly medicated and jailed for identity theft himself was sentenced Friday to 12 years in prison. Matthew David Keirans, 59, of Hartland, Wisconsin, pleaded guilty last April to federal charges of aggravated identify theft and making false statements to a National Credit Union Administration insured institution. Court records indicate Keirans had a rocky childhood, ran away from home at 16, stole a car in San Francisco and was arrested in Oregon but never appeared in court.
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South Carolina to carry out first US execution of 2025
A South Carolina man convicted of murdering a high school friend is scheduled to be put to death Friday, the first execution in the United States this year.There were 25 executions in the United States last year.
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This video does not show damage from January earthquake in Taiwan | Fact check
Each piece of footage shown in the video predates both Jan. 25 earthquakes that shook southern Taiwan by days, months or years.
AFP
N. Korean troops 'withdrawn' from Kursk front line: Ukraine
Ukraine believes North Korean soldiers fighting alongside Russia's army on the Kursk front line have been "withdrawn" after suffering heavy losses, a military spokesman told AFP on Friday."Over the past three weeks, we have not seen or detected any activity or military clashes with the North Koreans," Oleksandr Kindratenko, spokesman for the Special Operations Forces, told AFP. "We believe that they have been withdrawn because of the heavy losses that were inflicted," he added.
AFP
Hamas to free three Israeli hostages in next ceasefire swap
Hamas and Israel will conduct their next swap of the Gaza ceasefire on Saturday, with three Israelis, including the father of the youngest hostages, to be freed in return for 183 people held in Israeli jails.On Friday, he called for "all our Palestinian people" to be freed from Israeli jails.
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Democratic National Committee prepares to elect a new party chair
Democrats will take their first tangible step this weekend to drag themselves forward from their 2024 election loss: electing the next chair of the DNC.
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World’s most popular TikTok personality Khaby Lame joins UNICEF as goodwill ambassador
Khaby Lame, the Senegal-born world’s most popular TikTok personality who never says a word in videos watched by millions of followers, addressed the youth in his native country on Friday when he was appointed as UNICEF goodwill ambassador. Being a UNICEF ambassador will allow him to “see all the world and its problems,” Lame said, adding that he hoped he could contribute to solving some of them. “It’s a true honor to be appointed as a UNICEF goodwill ambassador and be part of an organization that puts children’s rights front and center every day,” Lame said in a statement.
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What are tariffs? Here's what to know about the import duties.
President Trump is an avowed supporter of tariffs, but many experts say such trade measures can boost inflation.
USA TODAY
Bishop who asked Trump to ‘have mercy’ not removed. That’s satire | Fact check
Bishop Mariann Budde is listed as bishop on the Washington National Cathedral website, and the Episcopal Church has issued a statement supporting her.
USA TODAY
Video of Hurricane Helene survivor moving into apartment captured under Biden | Fact check
The video was captured on Jan. 9, according to FEMA. President Donald Trump was sworn into office more than a week later on Jan. 20.
CNN
Can the viral mini steppers help you reach your cardio goals? What experts are saying
Fitness experts recommend mini steppers as a useful tool for people who spend a lot of time sitting and want to move more without going to the gym.
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From vaccines to abortion to fluoride, here’s what RFK Jr. said about 6 hot-button health issues during his confirmation hearings
A quick guide to senators’ key concerns about Kennedy — and how he responded.
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Costco clerks will soon make up to nearly $32 an hour
Costco says its new wage hike offers hundreds of thousands of workers pay and benefits that "far outpace others in the retail industry."
Associated Press
Trump administration in talks to send Venezuelan gang members to El Salvador prisons
The Trump administration said Friday it was in talks with El Salvador to revive an agreement that could allow the United States to send non-Salvadoran migrants to the Central American country. This time, though, the government would also aim to send members of the Venezuelan gang Tren de Aragua to Salvadoran prisons, said Mauricio Claver-Carone, the State Department’s special envoy for Latin America, in a call with media outlets. It comes after a harsh crackdown on the country's gangs by El Salvador President Nayib Bukele.
AFP
Pentagon ends policy that helped troops access abortions
The Pentagon has quietly scrapped a policy that assisted troops who needed to travel to receive reproductive health care including abortions, a US defense official said Friday.The Defense Department responded by permitting service members to take administrative absences to receive "non-covered reproductive health care," and establishing travel allowances.
AFP
World's longest cargo sail ship launched in Turkey
The world's longest wind-powered cargo ship was launched Friday in Turkey, offering a promising way to slash carbon emissions from merchandise trade."Thanks to the wind, and by reducing speed from 15 knots (about 30 kilometres or 18 miles an hour) to 11 knots, we can cut fuel consumption and therefore emissions by a factor of five compared with a conventional ship," Jean Zanuttini, president of Nantes-based Neoline, told AFP. With about 90 percent of world trade going by sea, the maritime transp
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Swiss court convicts Trafigura of corruption in Angola
A Swiss court convicted Trafigura and three people linked to the commodities trading firm of corruption in Angola, in what campaigners hailed Friday as a "historic" first in Switzerland.Switzerland is home to some 900 commodities trading firms, located primarily in Geneva and Lugano.
Yahoo Finance
How couples can achieve more fairness in their household finances
Money is a game that "never ends," Doug Boneparth, the president and founder of Bone Fide Wealth and co-author of "Money Together," said. He shared five steps every couple should take to attain financial equality.
Reuters
Italy court again blocks migrant detentions in Albania, in blow to Meloni
A Rome court on Friday ordered a group of migrants detained in camps built in Albania to be transferred to Italy, sources said, dealing a fresh blow to a plan by Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni to curb irregular sea arrivals. The decision involved 43 migrants from Egypt and Bangladesh who had been brought to Albania this week after being picked up in the Mediterranean, in the latest attempt to enforce a policy whose validity had already been questioned by the judiciary. Italy's right-wing government built the two facilities in the Balkan country aiming to hold migrants there while processing their asylum requests.

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