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Pharmaceutical company AbbVie buying ImmunoGen in $10.1 billion deal

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 18:39:22 GMT

AbbVie is buying ImmunoGen in a deal valued at about $10.1 billion with the goal of speeding the pharmaceutical’s entry into the commercial market for ovarian cancer. ImmunoGen Inc. has the ovarian cancer treatment Elahere.“The acquisition of ImmunoGen demonstrates our commitment to deliver on our long-term growth strategy and enables AbbVie to further diversify our oncology pipeline across solid tumors and hematologic malignancies,” AbbVie Chairman and CEO Richard Gonzalez said in a statement on Thursday. AbbVie will pay $31.26 per share in cash for each ImmunoGen share. Both companies’ boards have approved the transaction, which is expected to close in the middle of 2024. It still needs approval from ImmunoGen shareholders.AbbVie has been dealing this year with cheaper competition for its top seller, the autoimmune disease treatment Humira. The injectable biologic drug is used to treat rheumatoid arthritis, Crohn’s disease and ulcerative colitis.Humira brought i...

An inflation gauge closely tracked by the Federal Reserve shows price pressures continue to cool

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 18:39:22 GMT

WASHINGTON (AP) — An inflation gauge closely tracked by the Federal Reserve shows price pressures continue to cool.Source

Sentencian a un hombre a 75 años de prisión por feminicidio y tentativa de feminicidio de dos mujeres en México

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 18:39:22 GMT

(CNN Español) — Un tribunal de enjuiciamiento de la Ciudad de México sentenció a 75 años y 10 meses de prisión a Diego Armando Helguera por el feminicidio de María Fernanda “Polly” Olivares, y por tentativa de feminicidio en perjuicio de Fernanda Cuadra, a quienes atropelló con su automóvil la madrugada del 12 de junio de 2021, informó la Fiscalía General de Justicia de Ciudad de México (FGJCDMX) en redes sociales.Por el feminicidio de Olivares, el juez condenó el lunes a Helguera con 52 años de prisión y seis meses, en tanto que por el feminicidio en grado de tentativa en contra de Cuadra, amiga de Olivares, la sentencia fue de 23 años y 4 meses, precisó la Fiscalía capitalina.Al sentenciado le fue fijada la pena máxima en Ciudad de México, que es de 70 años de cárcel, dado que el Código Penal en la capital mexicana así lo prevé.“La sentencia habría dado más de 100 años, pero el feminicida apeló y, con base en ello, los magistrados determinaron que eran 70 años porque el Códi...

Muere Shane MacGowan, líder de The Pogues, a los 65 años

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 18:39:22 GMT

(CNN) —  Murió el vocalista de la banda irlandesa The Pogues, Shane MacGowan, según un comunicado de su esposa, Victoria Mary Clarke, publicado este jueves.Clarke anunció la muerte del cantante de 65 años en Instagram, diciendo: “No hay manera de describir la pérdida que estoy sintiendo y la añoranza de una más de sus sonrisas que iluminaban mi mundo”.MacGowan es ampliamente conocido por el éxito navideño de 1988 “Fairytale of New York”.Noticia en desarrolloThe-CNN-Wire™ & © 2023 Cable News Network, Inc., a Warner Bros. Discovery Company. All rights reserved.Source

Deion Sanders is Sports Illustrated's 2023 Sportsperson of the Year

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 18:39:22 GMT

The photo shoot was progressing the way they often do, becoming a war of wills pitting the perfectionists with the cameras and the lighting and the smoke machine against the impatient subjects arrayed in front of them. Between poses, Deion Sanders was getting fidgety.The coach of Colorado was surrounded by his people: His agent, the school’s chancellor and athletic director, and 99-year-old superfan Peggy Coppom were among the entourage. As the photo crew pored over details, Sanders lobbed one-liners at his sons—social media maven Deion Jr., Buffaloes quarterback Shedeur and safety Shilo. He wrapped his arm around his daughter, Colorado basketball player Shelomi, kissing her on the temple. He bent over to speak so tiny Peggy could hear him. (Peggy is Deion’s match in terms of personality. “I thought I was coming for the Swimsuit edition,” she said.)But eventually, this shoot at Folsom Field needed to wrap so Coach Prime could get back to coaching. “We’re doing one more shot,” he sai...

Von der Leyen floats fiscal rule reform as ‘game changer’ for EU defense build-up

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 18:39:22 GMT

BRUSSELS — European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen hinted on Thursday that EU countries boosting their defense spending should have that taken into account when calculating whether they are running an excessive deficit.“Our fiscal framework can and should meet two compatible objectives: ensure sustainable public finances, while also supporting member states’ investment efforts in strategic public goods. And this applies also to defense capabilities,” von der Leyen said in a speech at the European Defence Agency. EU rules limit countries to running a budget deficit of 3 percent of GDP, with a public debt ceiling of 60 percent of GDP. But the COVID pandemic followed by the energy emergency is straining public finances at a time when countries are looking to boost their defense spending — potentially falling afoul of the bloc’s rules.“In the [European] Council, there is now broad support to consider increases in defense spending as a relevant factor w...

ECB to choose between culture and nature for new note design

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 18:39:22 GMT

It’s owls and the Danube vs. Mozart and Picasso in the showdown of the century.The European Central Bank said on Thursday it has boiled down its shortlist for what to put on the next generation of euro banknotes to two themes: “birds and rivers” and “European culture.”The choice, which confirms what POLITICO reported in September, was taken on the basis of two surveys of the public. In one, commissioned by the ECB and conducted by research firm Kantar, “European culture” was the most popular theme, gaining approval from 21 percent of a 23,000-strong sample, followed by rivers (18 percent) and birds (17 percent). The central bank decided to merge the two themes of birds and rivers in the final shortlist. “We wanted to reflect the preference of the survey results as broadly as possible,” an ECB spokesperson said, pointing out that both themes refer “to nature and the environment.”In a broader survey conducted online by the ECB, in which 365,000 people pa...

Fantasy Fixer: Week 13

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 18:39:22 GMT

7’s Morey Hershgordon has the inside scoop on who to start and sit this week in Fantasy Fixer. Go set your lineups!

Staff picks for Week 13 of 2023 NFL season: Seahawks vs. Cowboys, Broncos vs. Texans, 49ers vs. Eagles and more

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 18:39:22 GMT

Baltimore Sun staff writers pick every game of the NFL season. Here’s who they have winning in Week 13:Seattle Seahawks at Dallas Cowboys (Thursday, 8:15 p.m.)Brian Wacker (114-66 season; 11-5 last week): CowboysChilds Walker (116-64 season; 11-5 last week): CowboysMike Preston (106-74 season; 12-4 last week): CowboysC.J. Doon (120-60 season; 11-5 last week): CowboysTim Schwartz (108-72 season; 9-7 last week): CowboysLos Angeles Chargers at New England Patriots (Sunday, 1 p.m.)Wacker: ChargersWalker: ChargersPreston: ChargersDoon: ChargersSchwartz: ChargersDetroit Lions at New Orleans Saints (Sunday, 1 p.m.)Wacker: LionsWalker: LionsPreston: LionsDoon: LionsSchwartz: LionsAtlanta Falcons at New York Jets (Sunday, 1 p.m.)Wacker: JetsWalker: FalconsPreston: FalconsDoon: FalconsSchwartz: FalconsArizona Cardinals at Pittsburgh Steelers (Sunday, 1 p.m.)Wacker: SteelersWalker: SteelersPreston: SteelersDoon: SteelersSchwartz: SteelersIndianapolis Colts at Tennessee Titans (Sunday, 1 ...

Are Chicago White Sox all set up the middle? What can aid Andrew Vaughn’s growth? 3 questions for the team’s infield.

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 18:39:22 GMT

It has been an offseason of change in the middle infield for the Chicago White Sox.That has been the norm at second base, where the Sox have had a different starter at the position on opening day each of the last 11 seasons.But it’s a new scenario at shortstop, at which Tim Anderson was the fixture for eight seasons. The two-time All-Star became a free agent after the Sox declined his $14 million club option for 2024 on Nov. 4.The Sox took their first steps to address second base and shortstop by acquiring middle infielders Nicky Lopez and Braden Shewmake on Nov. 16 as part of a six-player deal that sent reliever Aaron Bummer to the Atlanta Braves.They signed veteran shortstop Paul DeJong to a one-year deal announced Tuesday.“What attracted me to the White Sox was just being from the Chicago area, growing up in Antioch,” DeJong said during a videoconference call Wednesday. “Having that major-league deal really helped me decide to come here, and having family ...