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Last year, President Donald Trump told pregnant women not to take Tylenol as he promoted unproven ties between the fever reducer and autism and touted an old generic drug as a treatment for the developmental condition. For nearly three months after that, new research found, Tylenol orders for pregnant women showing up in emergency rooms…
The Trump administration is following through with its threat to designate artificial intelligence company Anthropic as a supply chain risk in an unprecedented move that could force other government contractors to stop using the AI chatbot Claude. The Pentagon said in a statement Thursday that it has βofficially informed Anthropic leadership the company and its…
The Trump administration is following through with its threat to designate artificial intelligence company Anthropic as a supply chain risk in an unprecedented move that could force other government contractors to stop using the AI chatbot Claude. The Pentagon said in a statement Thursday that it has βofficially informed Anthropic leadership the company and its…
TANZANIA β Demand for critical minerals that power technology from smartphones to missiles could triple by 2030 and quadruple by 2040, the United Nations political chief told the U.N. Security Council on Thursday. βA decade ago, minerals such as lithium, cobalt and nickel had limited strategic importance,β Undersecretary-General Rosemary DiCarlo said. βToday, they underpin the…
TANZANIA β Demand for critical minerals that power technology from smartphones to missiles could triple by 2030 and quadruple by 2040, the United Nations political chief told the U.N. Security Council on Thursday. βA decade ago, minerals such as lithium, cobalt and nickel had limited strategic importance,β Undersecretary-General Rosemary DiCarlo said. βToday, they underpin the…
Adam Hall will be competing in his sixth Winter Olympics in Milan this month. Photo: PHOTOSPORT Sixth Paralympics in, WΔnaka’s Adam Hall knows exactly how rare this moment is. The 38-year-old para alpine skier is preparing for what will likely be his final Winter Paralympics in Italy. But for the first time in his decorated…
Liam Lawson. Photo: photosport New Zealand driver Liam Lawson says practice and qualifying sessions for the Australian Grand Prix will answer a host of questions about the 2026 Formula 1 pecking order. Wheels will spin for the first time this season on Friday afternoon (2.30pm NZT) at the first of three practice sessions in Melbourne…
Alex Rufer has been suspended following a fifth yellow card. Photo: Kerry Marshall / www.photosport.nz The Wellington Phoenix travel to Adelaide United on Friday night for their first away game under interim coach Chris Greenacre. Adelaide are in good form and sit fourth on the A-League ladder with the Phoenix dead last. However, the visitors…
Hamish Kerr accepts the Halberg Supreme Award. Photo: Andrew Cornaga/Photosport World, Olympic and Commonwealth Games high jump champion Hamish Kerr stood in a room filled with New Zealand’s biggest sports stars and verbalised what everyone else was thinking. “I want to apologise to any non-athletics fans out there, it’s been a good night.” To be…
Mum-of-three Fiona Millroy launched Littleβn, a unisex infantwear label, in October after spotting a lack of stylish, practical options for boys that werenβt βbland, boring, mini-manβ designs or heavily gendered. Fiona Millroy, 43, said: “Iβve always loved clothes and fashion, but with three young boys I soon realised the options werenβt great. LaunchingLittleβn, a unisex…
