Moderna’s stock is riding high after news of a personalized cancer treatment, but CEO Stéphane Bancel is warning about a bigger threat: China’s state-backed push to challenge the U.S. in biotechnology. In an interview on “Mornings with Maria” Monday, Bancel said that while Washington pulls back on mRNA funding, Beijing is pouring state money into biotechnology to challenge the U.S. Bancel said keeping drug manufacturing on American soil, including at Moderna’s facilities in Massachusetts, helps protect both U.S. patients and America’s lead in healthcare.”I think the government has an active role to play in taking risk for really innovative medicine,”…

Luke Evans, Andrew Durand, Stephanie Hsu, Harvey Guillén, and Josh Rivera said goodbye to The Rocky Horror Show, playing their final performances as “Frank-N-Furter”, “Brad,” “Janet,” “Eddie/Dr. Scott,” and “Rocky,” respectively, on Sunday. Watch a video of the cast members taking their final bows in the production, complete with a curtain call speech from director Sam Pinkleton.    Watch Luke Evans make his final entrance below at the top of “Sweet Transvestite.” Current “Phantom” Paul Soileau will take on the role of “Frank-N-Furter” through September 10, before singer, songwriter, actor & Grammy Award-nominee Jake Shears will join the production as “Frank-N-Furter” beginning…

President Donald Trump threatened Monday to impose 50% tariffs on Canadian-made vehicles, auto parts and steel beginning in January 2027, accusing Canada of “ripping off” the United States for years. Trump issued the warning in a Truth Social post, writing, “WE DON’T NEED CANADA, THEY NEED US!””Canada has been ripping off the United States of America for years. Their ridiculously high tariffs on our Farmers and farm products has made life impossible for these great American Patriots, and has long created a 60 Billion Dollar Deficit between our two Countries. Not sustainable, and NOT ANYMORE!” the president’s post read. Trump…

Not the kind of “secrete” ingredient she was looking for. A Brazilian tourist in Italy was shocked and appalled after waitstaff at a restaurant instructed the chef to “spit” in her food as an alleged goof. “I’m still in shock, I can’t believe this happened to me,” victim Maria Clara told local media. The receipt in question. Azzurro Clara and her family had been visiting the Victor Lab, a restaurant on the Viale Ceccarini in Romagna, Italy on August 19th, La Voce di Cesenatico reported. She ordered a seemingly normal vacation breakfast of scrambled eggs, juice, and coffee, but things got off…

Sean Grayson, the Illinois police officer convicted of the murder of Sonya Massey, has died six months into his prison sentence. He was 32. The former Sangamon County Sheriff’s Office deputy died on Sunday, August 23, at around noon, his attorney, Daniel Fultz, confirmed to NBC News and NPR Illinois. In October 2025, Grayson was convicted of second-degree murder over the fatal shooting of Massey, 36, inside her home in July 2024. Massey, a Black woman, had called 911 to report a suspected prowler. She was shot by Grayson three times. He alleged he feared that she would scald him…

A coalition representing immigrant-owned grocers is targeting New York City in a lawsuit over democratic socialist Mayor Zohran Mamdani’s plans to open multiple government-owned grocery stores in the Big Apple, a government intervention that is expected to cut into the profits of regular markets. The lawsuit was expected to be filed Monday at 8 a.m. ET, following efforts to resolve the solution out of court.”Although we have not heard from you since May 2026, we are open to resolving this matter amicably with more sensible solutions to feed working class people with nutritious essential food items at affordable prices,” the…

Former NBA center Enes Kanter Freedom was ejected from Sunday night’s Indiana-Chicago WNBA game after he was confronted by Sky guard Natasha Cloud late in the third quarter. Freedom was sitting along the baseline. He had on a black shirt that read “WOMAN noun. adult human female.” The Fever called for a timeout after Cloud scored inside with 1:22 left in the third. Cloud then did a chest bump with teammate Aicha Coulibaly before turning around and walking in Kanter’s direction. Cloud, 34, started yelling and pointing at Kanter, 34, as she approached him. Video showed a standing Kanter holding…

Hailey Bieber has opened up her son’s baby album in celebration of him turning two. “Our sweet baby is 2. Happy birthday Jack Blues,” the Rhode founder, 29, captioned a Saturday, August 22, Instagram carousel that showed her doting on her and husband Justin Bieber’s toddler child. In one heartwarming snap, Hailey was seen lying on a pillow as her child’s hand clasped her cheek, while another frame showed Jack Blues as a baby on Hailey’s lap as she fed him a bottle of milk. Additional photos captured the child sitting on a dock with his mom while overlooking a…

The Trump administration is preparing to launch what Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent called an “economic D-Day” against Iran, escalating pressure not only on Tehran but also on foreign governments, financial institutions and businesses that continue providing the country with economic lifelines. The campaign could raise the stakes for companies and countries with financial, shipping and energy ties to Iran, as Tehran threatens to treat participation in the U.S. pressure campaign as an “act of war” and potentially disrupt oil exports across the Persian Gulf.”At dawn begins an economic D-Day — the single greatest financial offensive ever marshalled against an adversary,”…

NEW YORK — The couple who scaled to the top of the Empire State Building and got engaged are due back in court Monday as they face a series of criminal charges stemming from the high-profile stunt.Ivan Kuznetsov, 32, and Angelina Nikolau, 33, captured attention around the world when they climbed the landmark’s spire on July 1. The couple, who live in East Orange, New Jersey, were previously released under supervision.In a recent Instagram post ahead of Monday’s court appearance, the couple wrote: “Whatever happens in court, we will respect the process and accept the consequences of our choices.”The pair face…

Hayden Panettiere‘s estranged mother is speaking out about how the late actress allegedly treated the physical and emotional pain she was in prior to her shocking death. “She was in pain,” Lesley Vogel told The New York Times in an article published on Sunday, August 23, recalling time she says she spent with Panettiere in Los Angeles one year ago. “She was afraid. She couldn’t physically function properly.” Vogel claimed she took Panettiere to various doctors and tried massage and acupuncture treatments in an effort to treat the “pins in needles” feeling she had in her lower extremities, which made…

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The United States military said Monday it carried out a strike on an alleged drug-trafficking boat in the Pacific Ocean, killing two people. U.S. Southern Command (SOUTHCOM) said in a post on X that the strike, which took place Sunday, targeted a vessel “operating along established narco-trafficking routes in the Eastern Pacific.” “Confirmed intelligence revealed the vessel’s active involvement in narco-trafficking,” it added. “This operation is a clear and decisive reminder that SOUTHCOM is taking the fight directly to the cartels,” SOUTHCOM said. Grainy black-and-white video footage accompanying the post showed a boat moving through the water before a large…

A 41-year-old French tourist died on Sunday near Balos, in the Chania region of Crete, after collapsing while hiking in high temperatures and intense sunshine. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT The woman had gone to the area in the afternoon with her partner. According to information from the Coordination Centre of the Hellenic Fire Service, passed on to the Athens-Macedonian News Agency (ANA-MPA), the couple left their car in a car park at Falasarna and continued on foot towards Balos beach, following the path of a difficult trail. Despite warning signs in the area prohibiting access, the two tourists took a route which…

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