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Amgen is close to a deal to acquire Horizon Therapeutics in a transaction worth as much as $20bn, according to sources familiar with the matter, as a sell-off in healthcare stocks creates attractive targets.A deal between the California-based biotech and Horizon, which is headquartered in Ireland, would mark the largest pharmaceutical transaction since AstraZeneca bought Alexion for $39bn last year. The takeover would give Amgen access to Horizon’s pipeline of drugs for rare autoimmune and inflammatory diseases, including its blockbuster treatment Tepezza. Horizon said last month that it was in takeover talks with three potential suitors, among them Johnson &…

RICHMOND, Va. — Work to relocate Richmond’s final city-owned Confederate monument should start this week after a judge refused a request to delay the removal of the statue of Gen. A.P. Hill from its prominent spot in Virginia’s capital, an official said.Richmond Circuit Court Judge David Eugene Cheek Sr. last week rejected a motion from four indirect descendants of Hill, who was killed in the final days of the Civil War, to stop the city’s removal plans.Though the process of removing the monument from a busy intersection should start Monday, it’s unclear if it would be removed entirely by the…

CHAMAN: Afghan Taliban forces opened fire at a border crossing with Pakistan on Sunday (Dec 11), killing six civilians, the Pakistani military said. More than a dozen people were wounded by the “unprovoked and indiscriminate fire” near the town of Chaman in Balochistan province, the military added. “Pakistani border troops have given befitting albeit measured response against the uncalled for aggression, but avoided targeting innocent civilians in the area,” said the Pakistani statement. “Pakistan has also approached Afghan authorities at Kabul to highlight (the) severity of the situation and demanded strict action to obviate any such recurrence of the incident…

A Christmas Carols event in Sydney has ended in carnage after rogue fireworks launched into a crowd of young families and children.  Footage shows crowds screaming and running as fireworks misfired during Christmas Carols at Allambie Heights Oval on the Northern Beaches, just after 9.30pm on Sunday. An 11-year-old boy suffered burns and a chest injury and was rushed to Westmead Children’s Hospital. An eight-year-old girl and a 12-year-old boy were also hospitalised with minor burns but have since been released.Love news? Stream 25+ news channels in 1 place. New to Flash? Try 1 month free. Offer ends 31 October, 2023Several others were…

We’ve got to do this more often. Following its commercial and critical success, Knives Out will return with two new sequels on Netflix. The 2019 mystery film following Benoit Blanc (Daniel Craig) as he tried to figure out who killed a famous crime novelist Harlan Thrombey (Christopher Plummer). With the help of Marta (Ana de Armas), the detective had the entire Thrombey family to investigate. Chris Evans, Jamie Lee Curtis, Michael Shannon, Don Johnson, Toni Collette, Lakeith Stanfield, Katherine Langford and Jaeden Martell all appeared in the movie. Knives Out went on to be nominated for three Golden Globes and…

Braxton Berrios is going from “The Mighty Ducks” to “Sesame Street.” One week after arriving at Minnesota’s U.S. Bank Stadium in an Adam Banks Hawks jersey, the Jets wide receiver sported a fuzzy blue sweater and black pants Sunday as he entered Highmark Stadium in Buffalo for an AFC East showdown against the Bills — an ensemble that did not go unnoticed by Berrios’ model gal pal, Sophia Culpo. “I’ve been calling him Cookie Monster all day,” Culpo remarked of the iconic “Sesame Street” character in an Instagram Story, adding, “a sexier version @braxtonberrios ?.” Braxton Berrios’ girlfriend, Sophia Culpo,…

GREAT BEND, Kan. — A Kansas man has been charged in the 1980 shooting death of a 23-year-old neighbor after investigators who reexamined her death turned up new evidence, authorities said.Kansas Bureau of Investigation officers arrested 68-year-old Steven Hanks, of Burden, on Thursday on a charge of second-degree murder in the death of Mary Robin Walter, who was a wife, mother and nursing school student when she was killed, Barton County Sheriff Brian Bellendir said at a news conference Friday. He is jailed on $500,000 bond and doesn’t have an attorney, according to court records.Mary Robin Walter.Barton County Sheriff’s OfficeBellendir…

New York Jets quarterback Mike White had the team within striking distance of the Buffalo Bills all game long on Sunday, but he had a rough afternoon as he took huge shots to the chest and ribs area at two separate points in the matchup.The first hit came as White dropped back to pass in the second quarter and took a huge shot in the chest from Bills defensive lineman Ed Oliver. In the third quarter, White would take another hit to the chest from linebacker Matt Milano.  On the second hit, White would be down, writhing in pain and…

Four children, who appeared to have been playing on the ice on a lake in Babbs Mill Park in Kinghurst, Solihull, were pulled from the lake in Babbs Mill Park in Kinghurst, Solihull, this afternoonVideo LoadingVideo UnavailableThe video will auto-play soon8CancelPlay nowFour children were rushed to hospital suffering a cardiac arrest after falling through ice while playing on a frozen lake this afternoon, police said this evening. The children, who appeared to have been playing on the ice on a lake in Babbs Mill Park in Kinghurst, Solihull, were pulled from the water in below-zero temperatures this afternoon. They have…

CNN  —  Karen Bass is being sworn in as the first female mayor of Los Angeles on Sunday, marking another historic achievement in her career. Kamala Harris – the first woman and first woman of color to become vice president – is set to administer the oath of office at Los Angeles City Hall. Bass overcame a fierce challenge from real estate magnate Rick Caruso, who spent more than $104 million to defeat her in November. She’s succeeding term-limited Mayor Eric Garcetti. Elected to the California state Assembly in 2004, Bass made history some four years later as the first…