| Warren rejects DNA test idea to prove Native American ancestry: 'Nobody is going to take that part of me away' Posted: 11 Mar 2018 10:36 AM PDT  Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., dismissed the idea of taking a commercially available DNA test to settle the controversy over whether or not she has Native American heritage. "I know who I am," she said.
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| Man Had 'AR-15-Styled Rifle,' Bump Stock Outside Indianapolis Hotel Before Women's March: Report Posted: 12 Mar 2018 09:05 AM PDT  A 22-year-old man living in the U.S. illegally has been charged with a federal crime after police in Indianapolis, Indiana, found him in possession of guns on two occasions in January, The Indianapolis Star reported Sunday. Alaklouk, described as as a Tunisian native and Saudi Arabian citizen in federal court documents obtained by the Star, had been renting a room at the Hyatt when hotel security contacted the Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department around 3 a.m. after they saw several weapons in his parked truck. There were six handguns in the backseat and an assault-style rifle in the front seat, according to the Star.
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| What You Learn After Autocrossing a BMW i3 Posted: 12 Mar 2018 01:30 PM PDT |
| The Latest: Interview: Spy would be dead, if Russia wanted Posted: 11 Mar 2018 03:43 PM PDT  LONDON (AP) — The Latest on the U.K. investigation into a Russian ex-spy's poisoning (all times local):
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| 5 dead as helicopter crashes into New York's East River Posted: 11 Mar 2018 05:02 PM PDT  A helicopter crashed into the East River in New York City Sunday, leaving five people dead.
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| US Navy sends submarines to Arctic for icy exercises Posted: 12 Mar 2018 10:06 AM PDT  As countries race to militarize and exploit the Arctic, two U.S. Navy fast-attack submarines have arrived in the Arctic Ocean for a five-week biennial exercise, called ICEX 2018.
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| Factbox: Cuba's one-party socialist system among last in world Posted: 11 Mar 2018 02:37 PM PDT ![Factbox: Cuba's one-party socialist system among last in world]( "Factbox: Cuba's one-party socialist system among last in world") Cubans vote on Sunday to ratify two official lists of candidates for the national and provincial assemblies, the final step in a process that is set to culminate with Raul Castro stepping down as president on April 19. The following is an outline of Cuba's one-party socialist system, one of the last in the world: - Cuba is a one-party socialist republic, in which political power is vested solely in the Cuban Communist Party (PCC). The system is enshrined in the Cuban Constitution approved by referendum in 1976.
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| Elon Musk predicts flights to Mars will start in early 2019 Posted: 11 Mar 2018 09:31 PM PDT  Flights to Mars will begin early next year, the entrepreneur Elon Musk has predicted as he said man must colonise other planets before "World War Three". Mr Musk, whose company SpaceX is designing a rocket for interplanetary travel, estimated that "up-and-down flights" to the red planet should start in the first half of 2019. During a rare question and answer session, Mr Musk called for creative thinking as he said everything from "iron foundries" to "pizza joints" and "night clubs" would be needed on Mars. He predicted little appetite for the first interplanetary trips, saying that like Sir Ernest Shackleton's adverts for early Antarctic exploring there would be a "good chance you'll die". But the US billionaire added that creating human bases on other planets could help "regenerate life" on Earth if it is turned to "radioactive rubble" by another war. Mr Musk offered his thoughts of space travel in an appearance at the South by Southwest conference in Austin, Texas on Sunday. Future space exploration After making his money through PayPal, Mr Musk created the electric car company Tesla and the rocket and spacecraft company SpaceX. Mr Musk discussed SpaceX's Big Falcon Rocket [BFR], which it is hoped will transport people to Mars, during his appearance. "We'll be able to do short up-and-down flights probably sometime in the first half of next year," Mr Musk said. He made the prediction after admitting some of his timelines had proved "optimistic" in the past. Asked about the infrastructure needed on Mars, Mr Musk said first it would be "fundamentals without which you cannot survive" such as power stations and blast domes to grow crops. He added: "And then really there's going to be an explosion of entrepreneurial opportunity because Mars will need everything from iron foundries to pizza joints to night clubs." A Falcon 9 rocket is launched with Spain's PAZ, a radar-imaging satellite, and two SpaceX test satellites for global broadband Credit: Barcroft Mr Musk said colonisation of other planets would help protect humankind if another major war broke out in the coming decades. "I think a moon base and a Mars base that could perhaps help regenerate life back here on Earth would be really important and to get that done before a possible World War Three," Mr Musk said. "Last century we had two massive world wars, three if you count the cold war. I think it's unlikely that we'll never have another world war again. There probably will be at some point. … [Earth] could just be radioactive rubble." He also joked that flying to Mars would have a similar appeal to the first attempts to explore Antarctica more than a century ago. Mr Musk said: "For the early people that go to Mars, it will be far more dangerous. It kind of reads like [Ernest] Shackleton's ad for Antarctic explorers: Difficult, dangerous, good chance you'll die. Excitement for those who survive." The US innovator made headlines last month when one of SpaceX's rockets successfully took his cherry-red Tesla convertible car into space. During the question and answer session Mr Musk named Kanye West, the rapper, and Fred Astaire, the dancer and actor, as among his inspirations. He also called for more regulation of artificial intelligence, saying: "I'm very close to the cutting edge in AI, and it scares the hell out of me. It's capable of vastly more than almost anyone knows, and the rate of improvement is exponential."
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| Republicans Steel For A Loss In Trump Country Special Election Posted: 12 Mar 2018 01:38 PM PDT  WASHINGTON, Pa. ― Dwight Harris, 40, is a registered Republican who enthusiastically voted for Donald Trump and is largely satisfied with the choice he made. Unions, many of which have endorsed the district's Republican candidate in the past, have mobilized in full force against Saccone, whose anti-union record includes support for right-to-work laws.
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| Austin package explosions: Third bomb hits city hosting South by Southwest as officials warn residents to be wary of unexpected packages Posted: 12 Mar 2018 01:15 PM PDT  A third explosion has been linked to two other deadly attacks at homes in Texas this month, where police are warning residents not to touch any unexpected boxes that end up on their door steps. Austin Police Chief Brian Manley confirmed to reporters that the third blast — which followed just hours after an earlier deadly explosion Monday — is suspected of being connected to the recent explosions. "This, again, is the third in what we believe to be related incidents that have occurred in the past 10 days," Mr Manley said.
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| 32 Tweets About Married Life That Will Have You Laughing In Agreement Posted: 12 Mar 2018 09:01 AM PDT  "Marital bliss" is an unrealistic standard for any couple, no matter how in love they are.
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| Arizona border officer falsely claimed to be US citizen Posted: 10 Mar 2018 04:51 PM PST ![Arizona border officer falsely claimed to be US citizen]( "Arizona border officer falsely claimed to be US citizen") PHOENIX (AP) — A U.S. border officer who is a Mexican native claimed he was born in Texas and illegally obtained a job with the law enforcement agency charged with protecting America's borders, authorities said.
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| Black barbershops can help clients lower blood pressure: study Posted: 12 Mar 2018 08:28 AM PDT  Black barbershops are known as places to gather, socialize and get a haircut. When a trained pharmacist met men regularly at their local Los Angeles barbershop, clients were able to significantly lower their blood pressure, said the findings released at the American College of Cardiology conference in Orlando, Florida. If employed on a broad scale, the approach could make major inroads in treating African-American men, a population that is more likely than other races to have high blood pressure --- a leading risk factor for heart disease and stroke -- and less likely to be in a doctor's care, researchers said.
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| Myanmar Is Building Military Bases on Torched Rohingya Villages, Rights Group Says Posted: 12 Mar 2018 01:49 AM PDT  Amnesty International called the construction a "land grab on a dramatic scale"
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| Father Of Parkland Victim Creates Powerful Mural Honoring Son And 16 Others Killed Posted: 11 Mar 2018 05:14 PM PDT  In a silent, moving tribute, Manuel Oliver, the father of Parkland school shooting victim Joaquin Oliver, painted a mural on Saturday honoring his son and the 16 other people killed in the Florida massacre last month. The event was captured on a viral video as part of an art exhibit created by artist Evan Pestaina located in an art space in Miami. It was organized by Miami Heat NBA star Dwyane Wade.
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| U.S. warns it may act on Syria as onslaught against Ghouta grinds on Posted: 12 Mar 2018 02:03 PM PDT  By Michelle Nichols and Suleiman Al-Khalidi UNITED NATIONS/AMMAN (Reuters) - U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Nikki Haley warned on Monday that Washington "remains prepared to act if we must," if the U.N. Security Council fails to act on Syria, as the Syrian army's onslaught in eastern Ghouta continued unabated. The United States asked the Security Council to demand an immediate 30-day ceasefire in Damascus and rebel-held eastern Ghouta, where Syrian President Bashar al-Assad's forces, backed by Russia and Iran, say they are targeting "terrorist" groups which are shelling the capital.
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| Nun involved in legal dispute with Katy Perry over Los Angeles convent dies Posted: 10 Mar 2018 05:02 PM PST  A nun who was involved in a legal case with pop star Katy Perry has died after collapsing during a court appearance. Sister Catherine Rose Holzman, 89, had served the church "with dedication and love for many years", Archbishop Jose Gomez said. Sister Holzman was a member of an order of elderly nuns involved in a dispute over the sale of their convent in Los Angeles.
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| Trump Announces Support For Arming Teachers, Backpedals On Gun Purchase Age Posted: 11 Mar 2018 06:53 PM PDT  The White House announced support Sunday for firearms training for some teachers to protect schools, and has backed off an earlier call by President Donald Trump to raise the age individuals can purchase assault-style weapons from 18 to 21.The series of proposals generally fall in line with what the National Rifle Association supports in the wake of the massacre last month at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School that killed 17 people.On Monday morning, Trump reiterated the proposals in a series of tweets. ...
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| Pakistan activists say court ruling threatens minorities Posted: 11 Mar 2018 01:50 AM PST  ISLAMABAD (AP) — Rights activists in Pakistan expressed concern Sunday over a court ruling that would require people to declare their religion on all official documents, saying it could lead to the persecution of minorities, particularly adherents of the Ahmadi faith.
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| Saudi sets up departments to investigate, prosecute corruption cases Posted: 11 Mar 2018 07:04 AM PDT  DUBAI (Reuters) - Saudi King Salman has ordered the establishment of specialized departments in the public prosecutor's office to investigate and prosecute corruption cases, the government's information office said in a statement on Sunday. The move is intended to increase effectiveness and accelerate the process of combating corruption, the statement quoted Attorney General Sheikh Saud al-Mujib as saying. Saudi authorities detained hundreds of top businessmen and royals in November and held them for several months at the Riyadh Ritz-Carlton in a sweeping anti-corruption probe. ...
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| Ford Revises the Ka+ for 2019 Posted: 11 Mar 2018 09:00 AM PDT  There's a 2019 Ka+ for any occasion.
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| China, the South China Sea and North Korea Posted: 11 Mar 2018 05:01 PM PDT  The United States needs to diplomatically engage China over the South China Sea to reduce tensions, build trust, and achieve a quick and lasting solution to the North Korea problem. The USS Carl Vinson's port call to Danang, Vietnam, the first port call of its kind since the Vietnam War, is aimed at China's posture in the South China Sea and will no doubt elicit criticism from Beijing.
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| 'Simpsons' Producer Reveals The O.J. Simpson Cameo That Never Was Posted: 12 Mar 2018 10:46 AM PDT  Turns out there was a Simpson missing from one of the all-time great "Simpsons" episodes: O.J. Simpson. On Sunday, Fox broadcast a previously unaired 2006 interview with Simpson called "O.J. Simpson: The Lost Confession?" At the time, Simpson was promoting his book If I Did It, in which he pushes a "hypothetical" scenario of how he would have killed Nicole Brown Simpson and Ron Goldman. Simpson was famously acquitted of both murders, though found "responsible" in a later civil trial.
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| Trump To Visit Ground Zero Of The Anti-Trump Resistance: California Posted: 11 Mar 2018 08:42 AM PDT  Trump's fraught relationship with California, where he has some of his lowest approval ratings, is sure to cast a shadow on the visit. Gov. Jerry Brown (D) said this week he considers the state at war with Trump's government, and has fiercely denounced the president on climate change, marijuana policy, offshore drilling and, lately, immigration. Trump's administration on Tuesday filed a lawsuit against California over its so-called sanctuary laws meant to protect undocumented immigrants.
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| 1968 LA school walkout protesters see link to Parkland teens Posted: 12 Mar 2018 11:23 AM PDT  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — Participants in a 1968 Los Angeles high school walkout to protest dropout rates and paddle beatings for speaking Spanish that ended up prompting a wave of Mexican-American youth activism say they hear echoes of their demonstrations in the voices of outraged students at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida, where 17 people died in a mass shooting.
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| Right-wing parties opposed to FARC peace deal lead Colombia vote Posted: 11 Mar 2018 09:26 PM PDT  Right-wing parties opposed to a peace deal with the FARC won historic elections in Colombia Sunday but fell short of a majority in polls that saw the former rebels enter the Congress. Santos said the polls were "the safest, most transparent elections" in the country's recent history, with the FARC spurning jungle warfare for politics, and the ELN -- the country's last active rebel group -- observing a ceasefire. "This is the first time in more than half a century that the FARC, instead of sabotaging the election, are taking part in it," he said, adding that the ELN had "respected" their ceasefire.
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| NYC helicopter pulled out of water Posted: 12 Mar 2018 11:00 AM PDT  The sightseeing helicopter that crashed into New York City's East River Sunday evening was pulled out of the water on Monday. Five passengers were killed in the crash although the pilot escaped and survived. Rough Cut (no reporter narration).
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| GSK wins new reprieve as Hikma's generic Advair delayed again Posted: 12 Mar 2018 01:43 AM PDT ![GSK wins new reprieve as Hikma's generic Advair delayed again]( "GSK wins new reprieve as Hikma's generic Advair delayed again") (Reuters) - GlaxoSmithKline has won a further reprieve for its blockbuster Advair lung drug after U.S. regulators insisted Hikma Pharmaceuticals conduct a further clinical study evaluating its generic version of the drug. The Jordan-based firm said on Monday it expected to submit a response to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) with new clinical data in 2019. Hikma's partner on the project, Vectura , said this meant a potential approval and launch of the generic inhaled medication could come in 2020 if all goes well.
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| Pentagon head warns Syrian forces on use of chemical weapons Posted: 11 Mar 2018 09:11 AM PDT  MUSCAT, Oman (AP) — U.S. Defense Secretary Jim Mattis on Sunday warned the Syrian government not to use chemical weapons in its civil war and said the Trump administration has made it clear that it would be "very unwise" to use gas in attacks.
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| Seoul envoy thanks Xi for 'big role' in N. Korea nuclear talks Posted: 12 Mar 2018 06:42 AM PDT  South Korea's national security adviser on Monday thanked Chinese President Xi Jinping for his "big role" in the diplomatic process that has set up a historic summit between Donald Trump and Kim Jong Un. Just days after he stood outside the White House and announced the planned meet between the US president and the North Korean leader, Chung Eui-yong was in Beijing to brief Xi and China's top diplomats on the fast-moving efforts to address the nuclear standoff. "The situation on the Korean peninsula has recently undergone very positive changes.
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| MLB's José Altuve Not Remotely Intimidated By President Trump During WH Visit Posted: 12 Mar 2018 03:56 PM PDT  Traditionally, when a U.S. professional sports team wins a championship, the president invites the team to the White House for a meet-and-greet. Some athletes have opted out of invitations to President Donald Trump's White House because of his divisive politics. Many Philadelphia Eagles players have already said they would not be attending should the invitation be offered to the Super Bowl champs.
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| Latest: Brother says shooter obsessed about minor conflicts Posted: 11 Mar 2018 10:35 AM PDT  YOUNTVILLE, Calif. (AP) — The Latest on the ex-soldier who killed three people and himself at a California veterans center (all times local):
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| Five years on, Pope Francis under fire over sex abuse scandals Posted: 10 Mar 2018 06:10 PM PST  As Pope Francis marks the fifth year of his papacy next week, the pontiff once hailed as a fearless reformer is under fire for his handling of the sex abuse scandals that have rocked the Roman Catholic Church.
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| Hong Kong democratic opposition fails to regain veto power in legislature Posted: 11 Mar 2018 09:09 PM PDT  By Venus Wu and James Pomfret HONG KONG (Reuters) - Hong Kong's pro-democracy camp failed on Monday to regain some veto power in the city's legislature in a pivotal by-election, struggling to draw what they hoped would be protest votes against creeping control from Communist Party rulers in Beijing. The democrats won only two of four seats up for grabs, with the opposition now left one seat short from having the power to block most bills in the 70-seat legislative chamber. The by-election marked the first time the democratic camp has lost its long standing veto power via the ballot box, raising fresh questions over the future of the struggle for democracy and autonomy in the freest city in greater China.
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| Federal court orders EPA to implement smog rules Posted: 12 Mar 2018 03:04 PM PDT  By Valerie Volcovici WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A federal court on Monday ordered the Environmental Protection Agency to implement protections against smog set in 2015, the latest defeat in court by the agency as it rolls back environmental regulations. The U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California ruled that the agency led by Administrator Scott Pruitt needs to move ahead to carry out the 2015 Ozone Standards and designate areas in the country that do not meet them. The EPA has until April 30 to comply.
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| Depression, burn out, trauma, exhaustion: inside the minds of doctors Posted: 11 Mar 2018 09:00 AM PDT  We like to believe doctors are all-powerful and omniscient. When we visit one, it is naturally concerns about our own health that are uppermost in our minds. Yet rarely do we stop to consider the psychological toll a doctor's work takes on them. In my work as a psychologist specialising in helping doctors, I have seen at close quarters just how serious this toll can be. The emotional and physical strain experienced by those in the medical profession is described in my new book, Also Human: The Inner Lives of Doctors, in which I've tried to shine a light on the hidden cost of medicine. For more than 20 years, I have met doctors dealing with depression, burn out, extreme trauma, exhaustion, anxiety, and a whole host of other problems, which they must somehow set aside while powering through long shifts helping others. Bella was one example; a real high flyer, she attended one of the most academic medical schools in the country, winning prizes in both medicine and surgery. But as her first day of work as a junior doctor approached, she experienced a mounting dread: how would she cope with the demands of the job? A few weeks in, she was approaching the end of a 13-hour shift in A&E. She and her peers had been clearly told in their induction they must not work more than 13 hours at a time. Some doctors, once they're 12-and-a-half hours in, will busy themselves with paperwork rather than take on any new cases, but Bella wasn't like that, and took on a new patient just before her shift ended. First she made sure that all the immediate tasks had been completed. But when she went to her supervisor to try and ensure a safe handover, she was given a furious dressing down in front of the whole team and accused of being irresponsible. Caroline Elton, a psychologist who specialises in helping doctors Credit: Caroline Elton (c) Charlotte Knee Photography.jpg Despite what she'd been told in her training, Bella was ordered to stay for as long as it took to finish treating the patient, and ended up working a 15-hour shift. "What really shocked me was that I worked so hard, and followed all the rules, but I still ended up getting shouted at," she told me later. Too exhausted to drive home, she went to the toilets and broke down in tears. When a colleague found her crying there, she was devastated the image of herself as a cool and competent doctor was torn to shreds. Perhaps society will eventually recognise that, while the demands of a job in medicine are exceptional, doctors, like their patients, are also human With her confidence destroyed, an insidious depression spiralled rapidly out of control. Again, Bella did as she'd been instructed to do in medical school and asked her supervising consultant for help. His response? "Of course this is how you feel. You're an F1 [Foundation Year 1 medic]; you're a girl. You're going to be upset." She ended up leaving frontline healthcare and working in pharmaceuticals. Bella's case is far from exceptional. Over the years I have seen a number of junior doctors who have become so distressed in their first posts they have had to stop work. Some leave permanently while others - like Kelly - return to the profession. Within days of starting her first job as a doctor, Kelly thought, 'I can't do this any more.' So extreme was her anxiety, she vomited out of fear every morning before work. A couple of weeks later she went to speak to the senior clinician in charge of training; the clinician was so concerned about Kelly's state of mind, she mentally ran through a suicide checklist before letting her go home. Junior doctors can go for 13 hours without finding time to eat Credit: Peter Byrne/PA "I'm not going back," Kelly told me in our first sessions. But she did, eventually, return, and is now on her way to completing her training as a psychiatrist. Each year, at hospitals all over the country, newly qualified junior doctors start work on the first Wednesday in August and, like Bella and Kelly, become overwhelmed by the extent of their responsibilities. On a night shift, they can be called all over the hospital to deal with patients. If they feel uncertain, they can theoretically ask someone more senior, but these seniors have their own heavy workloads to manage and may not respond as quickly as needed, or at all. Unsupported and overloaded, junior doctors can go for 13 hours without finding time to eat, and sometimes, like Hilary, they face situations they do not feel equipped to handle. The path to becoming a junior doctor Hilary, a GP who came to see me because she was also thinking of leaving medicine, described her first day as a junior doctor years earlier, in which she was the only doctor on the surgical ward that day. Faced with a very sick patient who looked like she was going to die, she had little idea what to do and no-one to ask. When a fledgling doctor attached to another ward walked past, she spotted Hilary's distress and summoned her own mother, a highly experienced nurse in the same hospital, who immediately took control of the situation. Meanwhile Hilary's bleep had been been going off repeatedly, summoning her to the surgical assessment unit (SAU). Once the initial patient had been dispatched for urgent treatment, she dashed down to the SAU and encountered an angry nurse. "There are nine patients waiting. Where have you been?" the nurse demanded. Before Hilary could explain, the nurse gave her a rushed account of each of the nine patients. "Could you possibly help me work out who I should see first?" Hilary asked. "Figure it out yourself, blue eyes," came the response. And with that the nurse walked off - probably to get on with her own enormous list of tasks. There's little understanding of what happens when doctors are exposed to traumas repeatedly Credit: Sam Edwards/Caiaimage Even when the systems function more effectively, and junior doctors aren't thrown in at the deep end, it remains the case that death, dying and distress are inescapable components of a doctor's work. Yet there's little understanding of what happens when doctors are exposed to such traumas repeatedly. How do they respond when they hear a patient screaming in pain, or see the ravages of disease or trauma on somebody's body? How do they cope when they need to tell a parent their child has died? A common defence is to shut down emotionally, unable to take on board so much suffering. This is understandable but can rapidly turn into burn-out. Yet if they can't put any form of protective barrier between themselves and the suffering of their patients, very rapidly they can become overwhelmed. Neither response is healthy, but doctors are given precious little help with finding the middle way. Some specialties, such as surgery, remain hostile to women, and- as in many other professions - there is still not equal pay. At the same time, incidents of institutional racism are more common than we might like to think. One student felt humiliated when a patient refused to be examined by her because she was black. When she told her supervisor of her distress, the supervisor brushed it off, telling her it was no different to when a patient won't let a junior doctor examine them because they fear they're too inexperienced. In another incident, a devout Muslim doctor was looking at an x-ray of someone with broken bones when a consultant said to him, "you people blow people up." Perhaps historians looking back at how we treated doctors in 2018 will regard our medical systems with the same horror we do when reading about surgeons in the 19th century refusing to wash their hands between patients. Perhaps society will eventually recognise that, while the demands of a job in medicine are exceptional, doctors, like their patients, are also human. Names have been changed As told to Rosa Silverman Also Human - the Inner lives of Doctors by Caroline Elton is published by Cornerstone (£16.99). To order your copy for £14.99 plus p&p call 0844 871 1514 or visit books.telegraph.co.uk
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| Turkish private jet carrying 11 crashes in Iran Posted: 11 Mar 2018 02:33 PM PDT  Turkish and Iranian officials said there were eight passengers and three crew aboard the plane which crashed in the south of Iran while flying from Sharjah to Istanbul. Media reports in Turkey said the eight passengers were Mina Basaran, the daughter of a leading Turkish businessman, and her seven friends who had spent the past days in the UAE to celebrate her marriage. The reports, carried by the Hurriyet daily and several Turkish TV channels, said the Bombardier Challenger 604 private plane belonged to the Basaran Holding company of Mina's father Huseyin.
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| China's Xi Jinping gets expanded mandate, may rule for life Posted: 11 Mar 2018 05:59 PM PDT  BEIJING (AP) — Xi Jinping, already China's most powerful leader in more than a generation, received a vastly expanded mandate as lawmakers Sunday abolished presidential term limits that had been in place for more than 35 years and wrote his political philosophy into the country's constitution.
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| Helicopter crashes New York City, 5 dead Posted: 12 Mar 2018 01:48 AM PDT  Liberty tour helicopter crashes in New York City's East River, leaving five passengers dead and one survivor.
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| Biogen to buy Pfizer's neurology drug in deal nearing $600 million Posted: 12 Mar 2018 05:09 AM PDT  (Reuters) - Biogen Inc said on Monday it would buy Pfizer Inc's experimental treatment for a symptom associated with schizophrenia in a deal that could near $600 million and mark its foray into the emerging market for neuropsychiatry. Biogen said it plans to start mid-stage tests on the drug, which is being developed to treat cognitive impairment associated with schizophrenia, in the latter half of the year once the deal closes as expected in the second quarter. A majority of the 20 million people living with schizophrenia worldwide experience some degree of cognitive impairment, Biogen said.
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| Four 'terrorists' killed in attack on Iran military checkpoint Posted: 12 Mar 2018 06:43 AM PDT  Four "terrorists" were killed after infiltrating Iran and attacking a military checkpoint in a southeastern border area, officials said on Monday. The attack took place on Sunday near the city of Saravan, about 50 kilometres (30 miles) from the Pakistani border, in the province of Sistan-Baluchistan, the Islamic Republic's elite Revolutionary Guards said in a statement. Two members of the Basiji paramilitary force affiliated with the Guards were wounded in the fight, during which one of the attackers was killed after detonating an explosive vest.
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