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Just 1% of health R&D targets women. The Gates Foundation aims to change that with $2.5 billion push

Just 1% of health R&D targets women. The Gates Foundation aims to change that with $2.5 billion push

Globally, women live an average of three-and-a-half years longer than men, for a variety of genetic, hormonal, and societal reasons. But women tend to have shorter “health spans”—years of living in good health. Partly due to the perils they face in pregnancy and childbirth, they spend more of their lives unwell, and in poor countries millions of women and children…
After Figma’s red hot IPO, investors say these companies may be next to IPO

After Figma’s red hot IPO, investors say these companies may be next to IPO

Figma’s sensational IPO last week resurrected longstanding debates about IPO pricing and first day pops—an unsurprising reaction to the newly listed stock’s 333% surge in its first days of trading. As investors dissect the offering (and as Figma’s stock settles back a bit, falling 27% on Monday), other key questions have emerged: Will Figma’s debut entice other startups to jump…
At least 2 people shot at Manhattan offices of private equity firm Blackstone and NFL headquarters

At least 2 people shot at Manhattan offices of private equity firm Blackstone and NFL headquarters

At least two people, including a New York City police officer, were shot Monday in a midtown office building that houses some of the country’s top financial firms and the National Football League, a person familiar with the matter told The Associated Press. The person, who did not immediately know the victims’ conditions, was not authorized to publicly discuss the ongoing investigation…
Mass shooting in central business district shakes Manhattan, leaves at least 4 dead

Mass shooting in central business district shakes Manhattan, leaves at least 4 dead

A mass shooting erupted Monday evening, July 28, 2025, at an office tower in Midtown Manhattan, leaving at least four people dead, according to ABC News, including an off-duty NYPD officer and the gunman who took his own life. The attack took place at the 345 Park Avenue, home to major firms and organizations, prompting an emergency response and lockdown…
Scott Bessent turns up the heat on the Fed, demands probe as Powell’s future hangs in balance

Scott Bessent turns up the heat on the Fed, demands probe as Powell’s future hangs in balance

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent sharply escalated his criticisms of the Federal Reserve on Monday, publicly urging a comprehensive investigation into the central bank’s operations and effectiveness. In a news-making interview with CNBC, Bessent questioned whether the Federal Reserve has fulfilled its mandate, issuing a rare public critique from the nation’s top economic official on its own central bank at a…
Stock market today: S&P 500, Nasdaq hit fresh highs on earnings

Stock market today: S&P 500, Nasdaq hit fresh highs on earnings

U.S. stocks powered higher on Monday as strong earnings overshadowed continued uncertainty on tariffs and the White House’s pressure on the Federal Reserve. The S&P 500 closed up 0.14%, and the Nasdaq rose 0.38%, paring gains after touching new all-time intraday highs. The Dow Jones Industrial Average reversed lower, slipping 19 points, or 0.04%. The yield on the 10-year Treasury dropped 4.7 basis points…
$1.6 trillion of student loans are up in the air as Trump moves in on the Department of Education

$1.6 trillion of student loans are up in the air as Trump moves in on the Department of Education

Education Secretary Linda McMahon is expected to move quickly now that the Supreme Court has cleared the way for the Trump administration to continue unwinding her department. The justices on Monday paused a lower court order that had halted nearly 1,400 layoffs and had called into question the legality of President Donald Trump’s plan to outsource the department’s operations to other agencies. Now, Trump and McMahon are free…
Amazon’s Prime Day recap missing usual key metric

Amazon’s Prime Day recap missing usual key metric

Every year, Amazon holds a “record” Prime Day, and every year the company boasts about the performance of the annual sales event in a press release. The self-congratulatory announcement isn’t exactly absurd—given its size, any year-over-year growth is noteworthy. Last year, while Amazon didn’t disclose the total number of items sold, it did note that independent sellers “sold more than…
Apple loses its top AI models executive to Meta’s hiring spree

Apple loses its top AI models executive to Meta’s hiring spree

Apple Inc.’s top executive in charge of artificial intelligence models is leaving for Meta Platforms Inc., another setback in the iPhone maker’s struggling AI efforts. Ruoming Pang, a distinguished engineer and manager in charge of the company’s Apple foundation models team, is departing, according to people with knowledge of the matter. Pang, who joined Apple from Alphabet Inc. in 2021,…
Richard ‘Dick’ Eastland, Camp Mystic’s 74-year-old owner, died while leading campers to safety during the devastating floods

Richard ‘Dick’ Eastland, Camp Mystic’s 74-year-old owner, died while leading campers to safety during the devastating floods

Richard “Dick” Eastland, the owner and director of Camp Mystic in Kerr County, Texas, died during the flash floods that struck Central Texas on Friday, his nephew confirmed on Facebook. Eastland was 74. The Eastland family has owned and operated Camp Mystic, the Christian girls’ summer camp, since 1939. The camp was founded back in 1926. Dick was the third generation to manage Mystic after he…
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