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GLP-1 drugs could lead to cost savings for workers and their employers by reducing employee sick leave, a new economic study finds. Researchers found that patients who used the drugs, sold under brand names including Ozempic and Wegovy, took 17% less long-term sick leave than people who didn’t use the medications. The study defines long-term sick leave as illness-related absences lasting more than 30 days, according to the paper, published this month by the National Bureau of Economic Research.GLP-1 drugs, which are prescribed to people with diabetes or obesity, are known to improve patients’ health, including by reducing the risk of…
The debate over who is the best quarterback in the NFL might be the most open it’s been in years.Patrick Mahomes struggled in 2025 before tearing his ACL, leading to some questions about what his future might look like. Josh Allen won MVP in 2024 and has been a strong contender for the award in recent years, but he hasn’t gotten over the hump in the playoffs. Matthew Stafford won his first MVP in 2025, although he’s 38 entering the new season. And we can’t count out young quarterbacks like Drake Maye and Caleb Williams from the discussion either, even…
HOUSTON, July 21 : Asian refiners are seeking to ship crude oil from Saudi Arabia’s Red Sea port through the Suez Canal and around Africa after Yemen’s Iran-aligned Houthis said they would impose a naval blockade on Saudi Arabia.The move marks the latest redirection of oil flows due to the U.S.-Israeli war with Iran that has sharply cut supplies, pushing refiners to seek alternative barrels or undertake different routes. Two oil tankers carrying Saudi crude to Asia reversed course in the Red Sea on Tuesday after threats from the Houthis, while vessel crossings via the Strait of Hormuz dropped further…
Resilient demand reflects tight supply, sustained appetite for mass-market homes in Lentor estate[SINGAPORE] Lentor Gardens Residences, the seventh private residential launch in the Lentor precinct, sold 270 of its 499 residential units, about 54 per cent, over its launch weekend on Jul 18 and 19, at an average price of S$2,350 per square foot (psf).All three commercial units in the development were also sold, fetching an average of S$2,550 psf, developer Kingsford Group said in a statement on Sunday (Jul 19).The sales were led by three-bedroom units, which made up 42 per cent of transactions, followed by two-bedroom (40 per…
Shanghai Xingshu Tiansuan Space Technology and Fudan University unveiled the initial constellation for the Xingshu Plan on Saturday, marking an early step toward what the company says will become China’s first commercial space-based computing network.Instead of sending massive amounts of raw satellite data back to Earth for processing, the system is designed to analyze data directly in orbit before transmitting only the results. Supporters say that approach can cut communication delays while reducing the strain on bandwidth.The announcement came during the 2026 World Artificial Intelligence Conference (WAIC) in Shanghai, where Chinese President Xi Jinping promoted Beijing’s vision for global AI…
NEW YORK — Aaron Judge is convinced — adamant, even — that he will return to the Yankees lineup this year. “Definitely,” the Yankees captain said on Friday in front of his locker when asked if he would be back before the season is over. “I don’t see why I wouldn’t.”It’s one thing for Judge to expect a return. It’s another thing entirely for the doctors to give him the clearance.Judge has been sidelined with a fractured rib for the past six weeks. He underwent additional imaging on Wednesday during the All-Star break, but the Yankees are still waiting to find…
Chinese startup Moonshot AI has unveiled a new model it says closes the gap with leading U.S. offerings and surpasses OpenAI and Anthropic’s most capable systems on some benchmarks.Kimi K3 still trails Anthropic’s Claude Fable 5 and OpenAI’s GPT 5.6 Sol on overall performance, the company said on Friday, but consistently outperformed other tested models. The model beat Claude Opus 4.8 and GPT 5.5 — models that sit just behind Anthropic and OpenAI’s leading-edge systems — on benchmarks including coding and general agents, according to Moonshot. It’s China’s largest AI model so far, with 2.8 trillion parameters, referring to the…
Published Mon, Jul 20, 2026 · 09:18 PM[WASHINGTON] After a brief respite, the price of gas is back on the rise.On Monday, the average price at the pump in the United States climbed to US$4 a gallon, according to the AAA motor club, as the war with Iran reignited, halting most shipping and pinching already-depleted global refineries.The price has surged 13 US cents higher from a week ago, when it averaged US$3.87 across the country.It’s a return to the elevated prices seen this spring. In March, shortly after the United States and Israel attacked Iran, gas prices in the United…
The company has partnered with Pangram for the new tools. Substack Substack has launched a new AI detection tool in partnership with Pangram. This will allow readers to scan Substack content for an assessment of how much of the material was written by AI. The tool can be used on text longer than 100 words that was published beginning today. Substack is also adding a new statement space for creators to explicitly share if and how they used AI for their content. The AI detection capabilities are available starting today on web and iOS, with Android…
LOS ANGELES — LOS ANGELES (AP) — Meghan, the Duchess of Sussex, has earned a Daytime Emmy nomination for her Netflix show.The former actor who married Britain’s Prince Harry in 2018 was nominated in the outstanding lifestyle program category for “With Love, Meghan” on Tuesday.The show is competing against “A Different Breed,” “George to the Rescue,” “The Motherhood,” and “The Wizard of Paws.”The 53rd annual Daytime Emmy Awards will be presented Oct. 30 at the Hollywood Palladium. The Duchess of Sussex’s show featured cooking, entertaining and gardening segments and included appearances by celebrities like Chrissy Teigen and Mindy Kaling, and…