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The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) has issued an arrest warrant for a Georgia man who is accused of “misdirecting” US$30 million (about C$39.9 million) in donations to send Bibles to China.

Nasdaq Composite down for a second straight day as investors took profits on five months of gains a day after rating agency Fitch cut the U.S. government's credit rating. Fitch downgraded the United States to AA+ from AAA late on Tuesday, citing expected fiscal deterioration over the next three years as well as growing government debt.

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Tiger Woods has joined the PGA Tour policy board for the first time in his 27 years on tour

Stephen Amell, who is known for his role in «Arrow,» voiced his disagreement with the ongoing SAG-AFTRA strike during an appearance at GalaxyCon in North Carolina. The 42-year-old actor expressed support for his union but criticized the strike as a reductive negotiating tactic, finding it frustrating. After a fan asked the actor about the strike, Amell said, «I support my union, I do, and I stand with them. I do not support striking. I don't. I think that it is a reductive negotiating tactic, and I find the entire thing incredibly frustrating.» Amell's statement comes amidst the backdrop of Hollywood actors' decision to strike in July, joining writers, who were already on strike. The strike has led to the suspension of numerous movie and TV show productions, causing significant disruptions in the industry. The Screen Actors Guild (SAG) and the Writers Guild of America (WGA) strikes have also halted the production of TV shows and movies, with notable impacts on upcoming releases like Zendaya's «Challengers,» which was scheduled for the Venice International Film Festival but has now been postponed to 2024. Hollywood writers began their strike in May, demanding better payment contracts, particularly with the rise of streaming services like Netflix. Actors are also seeking improved pay deals, especially from streaming platforms. Despite Amell's reservations about the strike, he clarified that he stands with his union, indicating that his appearance at GalaxyCon does not violate the strike terms since it is unrelated to «struck» companies and not contractually bound to a studio.

Pfizer reported a steep drop in profits Tuesday on much lower Covid-related revenues as it curtailed its full-year sales outlook, in part due to tornado damage to a key manufacturing facility. Profits in the second quarter were $2.3 billion, down 77% as revenues fell 54% to $12.7 billion. Quarterly revenues for Pfizer's Covid-19 vaccine and Paxlovid therapeutic were $1.6 billion, far below the $16.9 billion in the year-ago period.

ClimateDepot.com publisher Marc Morano argues mainstream media is skewing temperature data to make it an issue on climate change on ‘Varney & Co.’

A state agency has confirmed another issue involving a large roller coaster along the North Carolina-South Carolina border

Fireflies – alternatively known as lightning bugs in much of the United States – are neither flies nor bugs. They’re soft-winged beetles, related to click beetles and others. The most dramatic aspect of their biology is that they can produce light; this ability in a living organism, called bioluminescence, is relatively rare. I’m an entomologist who does research on, and teaches about, the ecology and biology of insects. Recently, I’ve been trying to understand the diversity and ecology of fireflies in my home state of North Carolina. Fireflies are found widely across North America, including many places in the west, but they are most abundant and diverse in the eastern half of the continent, from Florida to southern Canada.

Legislation championed by crypto advocates that sets clearer rules for the nascent industry was approved by a key US House panel on Wednesday. 

(Reuters) — Laboratory Corp of America (NYSE:LH) Holdings cut its annual profit forecast on Thursday due to the spin off of the company's drug development business.

According to a person familiar with the situation, the NBA Board of Governors has voted to approve Michael Jordan’s sale of the Charlotte Hornets to an ownership group led by Gabe Plotkin and Rick Schnall

According to a person familiar with the situation, the NBA Board of Governors has voted to approve Michael Jordan’s sale of the Charlotte Hornets to an ownership group led by Gabe Plotkin and Rick Schnall

The Mega Millions top prize has jumped to an estimated $820 million after there was no jackpot winner in the latest drawing

A tornado that tore through eastern North Carolina and struck a large Pfizer pharmaceutical plant has damaged its drug storage facility but not its medicine production areas

While no jackpot was claimed, eight tickets managed to match all five numbers, resulting in each ticket holder claiming a grand $1 million prize. These lucky tickets were sold in various states including California, Florida, Michigan, North Carolina, and New Jersey. The upcoming Mega Millions drawing, scheduled for Tuesday, will offer an estimated jackpot of $820 million. For those fortunate enough to win, there is also a lump-sum cash option available, amounting to $422 million. This current lottery run marks the fifth-largest jackpot in Mega Millions history, with four previous occasions where the prize exceeded $1 billion. The most recent instance was a staggering $1.348 billion ticket sold in Maine back in January, while the record for the highest Mega Millions jackpot stands at an astonishing $1.537 billion, won in South Carolina in 2018. Despite the astronomical jackpot, the odds of claiming the grand prize remain incredibly slim, standing at approximately 1 in 302.5 million. Nevertheless, residents in 45 states, the District of Columbia, and the US Virgin Islands have the chance to try their luck again before the next drawing on Tuesday at 11 pm ET.

(Reuters) — Pfizer (NYSE:PFE) CEO Albert Bourla said on Friday that hurricane damage this week had almost completely destroyed the drugmaker's plant in Rocky Mount, North Carolina, but that production facilities do not seem to have suffered damage.

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U.S. hospital drug supplies may be strained further after a tornado ripped open the roof of a Pfizer factory this week

A tornado has heavily damaged a large Pfizer pharmaceutical plant in North Carolina — the latest in a string of extreme weather events to plague the U.S. Floods also deluged communities in Kentucky and scorching heat smothered Phoenix and Miami yet aga...

A tornado has heavily damaged a large Pfizer pharmaceutical plant in North Carolina