Viacom to Break Ties With Cruise

Paramount Pictures is severing its lucrative 14-year relationship with Tom Cruise, whose recent off-screen behavior proved to be too much for Viacom Inc. Chairman Sumner Redstone, who disclosed the superstar’s termination Tuesday. “His recent conduct has not been acceptable to Paramount,” Redstone said in an interview with the Wall Street Journal. Paramount is Viacom’s moviemaking … Read more

African and European leaders push for vaccines for Africa after COVID-19 exposed inequalities

European and African leaders gather at the African Vaccine Manufacturing Accelerator conference in Paris on June 20, 2024. (Dylan Martinez / Associated Press) French President Emmanuel Macron joined several African leaders Thursday to kick off a planned $1-billion project to accelerate the rollout of vaccines in Africa, after the COVID-19 pandemic exposed gaping inequalities in … Read more

FDA approves updated COVID-19 vaccines; shots should be available in days

With the Food and Drug Administration’s clearance, Pfizer and Moderna are set to begin shipping millions of doses of the new COVID019 vaccine. Novavax expects its updated vaccine version to be available a little later. (Steven Decroos / Associated Press) U.S. regulators approved updated COVID-19 vaccines on Thursday, shots designed to more closely target recent … Read more

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