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Spire Healthcare takeover deadline for Toscafund extended to August 6

July 9 (Reuters) - Britain's Spire Healthcare said on Thursday that the deadline for Toscafund Asset Management to make a formal takeover offer for the private hospital operator has been extended for a third time to August 6 from July 9. Here are some details: • ...
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Class action vs Apple over Face ID scans seeks to unlock big payout

Apple has been hit with another class action lawsuit under Illinois' stringent biometrics privacy law, this time accusing the tech giant of allegedly improperly scanning iPhone users' eyes without their consent when verifying their identity. ...
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An Italian region defies US pressure to end a Cuban doctors program

POLISTENA, Italy (AP) - Italy's southern Calabria region is the rare place in Europe where Cuba sends medical professionals under a long-running program that the United States wants to stamp out. Cuba's doctors for decades have worked in developing nations such as Gambia and Venezuela, ...
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Blackstone, TPG seek over $4 billion for Hologic’s surgical unit, FT says

July 9 (Reuters) - Private equity groups Blackstone and TPG are seeking more than $4 billion for medical technology firm Hologic's surgical unit, the Financial Times reported on Thursday, citing people familiar with the matter. Here are more details: • The two firms are working with ...
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Germany detects swine fever case in wild boar

July 8 (Reuters) - A case of African swine fever (ASF) has been confirmed in a wild boar in eastern Germany, the country's authorities said on Wednesday. The case, which was detected in the state of Brandenburg within the ASF protection corridor bordering Poland in ...
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New Congo province has suspected Ebola case as deaths hit 600, report says

KINSHASA, July 8 (Reuters) - The Democratic Republic of Congo said on Wednesday that suspected Ebola cases had been reported in a new province, highlighting the expansion of the ongoing outbreak as deaths hit 600. The outbreak, declared on May 15, has so far ...
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Alector and GSK partnership to end after dementia, Alzheimer’s drug failures

July 8 (Reuters) - Alector said on Wednesday that GSK had terminated their neuroscience collaboration agreement covering two experimental antibody drugs after both the drug candidates suffered clinical setbacks. The decision follows the failure of a late-stage study of latozinemab in a rare inherited form ...
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Chicago aldermen consider election reforms, cost savings

(The Center Square) - The Chicago City Council is considering new election reforms that supporters say could increase voter access and turnout while also reducing how much taxpayer funds go toward elections each year. ...
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Chicago mayor says head tax would have prevented deficit

(The Center Square) - Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson says his proposed corporate head tax would have prevented his administration's projected budget shortfall of more than $130 million. The mayor ...
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Outbreak of diarrhea-causing parasite grows to more than 1,000 cases

NEW YORK (AP) - Nearly 1,000 people in Michigan have been diagnosed with a parasitic infection that can cause weeks of watery diarrhea, making it the largest such outbreak in state history and one of the nation's largest in years. No deaths have been reported ...
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Illinois Quick Hits: Chicago breaks ground on $4.7M torture memorial

(The Center Square) - Mayor Brandon Johnson and other Chicago officials have broken ground on a $4.7 million memorial to honor survivors of police torture. The Chicago Torture Justice ...
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Crude oil rises, gas prices may follow

(The Center Square) - Illinoisans are bracing for higher prices at the pump after the United States resumed military action against Iran, but a AAA spokesperson says the situation is too volatile to know how much gas prices might rise. ...
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