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J&J buys Intra-Cellular in $14.6 billion deal, delving further into central nervous system disorders

Jan. 13, 2025 10:35 AM EST

Johnson & Johnson will spend more than $14 billion to delve further into the treatment of central nervous system disorders by purchasing Intra-Cellular Therapies. The health care giant said Monday that it will pay $132 in cash for each share of Intra-Cellular. That represents a...

Soldier who died by suicide in Las Vegas told ex-girlfriend of pain and exhaustion after Afghanistan

Jan. 04, 2025 06:51 AM EST

WASHINGTON (AP) — The highly decorated Special Forces soldier who died by suicide in a Cybertruck explosion on New Year's Day confided to a former girlfriend who had served as an Army nurse that he faced significant pain and exhaustion that she says were key symptoms of traumatic brain injury. ...

Belarus' strongman leader pardons 20 more prisoners, but rights groups say repression continues

Dec. 28, 2024 13:50 PM EST

TALLINN, Estonia (AP) — Belarus’ authoritarian leader Alexander Lukashenko pardoned 20 more people that rights activists describe as political prisoners, a statement on the president's website said Saturday. The announcement came amid persistent oppression in the run-up to...