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April 23, 2025

Japanese medical device makers stand up to Trump tariff pressure
TOKYO — Japanese medical device manufacturers are showing resilience to U.S. tariff threats thanks to their specialized manufacturing expertise, focus on niche markets and pricing power. Leading manufacturers such as Terumo and Olympus, both based in Tokyo, are expected to pass on at least some of the tariff costs to U.S. customers.
South Korea’s presidential candidates pledge to nurture AI economy
SEOUL — South Korea’s presidential candidates have pledged to nurture an artificial intelligence economy, promising to develop the country’s own large language model (LLM) to let people use generative AI services for free. Lee Jae-myung of the liberal opposition Democratic Party said that, if he wins the June 3 election, his administration would support South…
CDC’s childhood lead program is still defunct, despite Kennedy’s claims
The federal government’s Childhood Lead Poisoning Prevention Program is not operating, despite Health and Human Services Secret Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s claims that it’s being funded. The program’s 26 staffers were placed on administrative leave in April, with terminations set for June 2, as part of a broader restructuring of federal agencies within the Department…
FDA panel says Covid vaccines can stay the same for fall amid access concerns
A sense of unease permeated the Food and Drug Administration’s vaccine advisory committee meeting Thursday. The advisers had convened for what’s become a standard practice over the past few years: selecting a new strain for the fall’s updated Covid vaccines. Complicating matters, however, were new FDA rules for the updated Covid vaccines, announced just days…
What we know about the suspect in the Capital Jewish Museum shooting
Federal officials are reviewing writings that they say may be those of the man charged Thursday in the fatal shooting of two Israeli Embassy staffers in Washington, D.C., as they investigate whether the attack was motivated by antisemitism. Washington police identified the suspect as Elias Rodriguez, 31, of Chicago, who they say shouted “Free, free…
Tuxedos, luxury SUVs and protesters
“The president is attending it in his personal time. It is not a White House dinner. It’s not taking place here at the White House,” said Karoline Leavitt, the White House press secret. But event organizers didn’t market it as a personal event. The dinner’s website says: “President Donald J. Trump is Known as the…
RFK Jr. on chemicals, sick kids and that swim in contaminated water
As the Trump administration pushes for deep cuts in federal health agencies, Robert F Kennedy Jr. has produced a 72-page summ on the environmental toxins, chemicals and ultraprocessed foods he said are causing an “existential crisis” in the United States. In an interview Thursday afternoon with Tom Llamas, senior national correspondent for NBC News and…
Biden-era Pepsi price discrimination lawsuit dropped by FTC
The Federal Trade Commission voted to dismiss a lawsuit filed in the last days of the Biden administration that accused PepsiCo of offering sweetheart pricing to big retailers. FTC Chair Andrew Ferguson dissented to the suit when it was filed in Janu, when he was one of the regulator’s commissioners. Now the agency’s leader, Ferguson…