GSK to buy US cancer treatment firm Nuvalent for $10.6bn

British drugmaker’s new chief executive Luke Miels announces one of its biggest deals Business live – latest updates GSK’s new boss Luke Miels has struck one of the British drugmaker’s biggest deals, announcing the $10.6bn (£7.9bn) acquisition of a US cancer specialist with two-late stage medications. The FTSE 100 company is boosting its oncology portfolio … Read more

Vance refers Tim Walz, Minnesota attorney general to DOJ for criminal investigation over state’s alleged fraud

Vice President J.D. Vance Monday announced that he has referred allegations involving Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz and Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison to the Justice Department’s fraud division for a potential criminal investigation over alleged fraud in federally funded social services programs. Vance made the announcement during an appearance on Fox News’ “Jesse Watters Primetime,” … Read more

Massachusetts lawmakers pass bill to scrap ‘offensive language’ from state’s General Laws

The Massachusetts legislature passed a bill that would remove “outdated and offensive language” used to describe people with disabilities in the state’s General Laws. The measure would eliminate various terms, including “handicapped,” “disabled,” and the “r-word” in favor of language such as “persons with a disability” and “person with an intellectual or developmental disability.” The … Read more