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NEW YORK (AP) — Bob Odenkirk ducks into a West Village coffee shop wearing sunglasses and a Chicago Cubs cap.Some degree of subterfuge might have been necessary for Odenkirk years ago. Surely fans of “Mr. Show” or “The Larry Sanders Show” might have recognized him. But with time, Odenkirk has traveled from the fringes of pop culture to the mainstream. He’s well-known now, but for what is a moving target. At 62, Odenkirk is not only a comic icon, he’s a six-time Emmy-nominated actor, for “Better Call Saul,” a Tony-nominated Broadway star, for “Glengarry Glen Ross,” and, most surprisingly, an…
Mounjaro manufactured by Eli Lilly and Company packaging is seen in this illustration photo taken in a pharmacy in Krakow, Poland on April 9, 2024.Nurphoto | Nurphoto | Getty ImagesEli Lilly on Thursday said it is raising the list price of its blockbuster diabetes drug Mounjaro in the U.K. starting in September, as President Donald Trump pressures drugmakers to lower U.S. drug prices and hike them abroad.In a statement, Eli Lilly said it reached an agreement with the U.K. government to increase the list price of the weekly injection, while “maintaining access” for patients covered under the publicly funded health-care…
Facebook Tweet Email Link The next time you get your blood pressure checked, expect your medical provider to be a bit more aggressive about high levels. And if you like a glass of wine with dinner or a cocktail on the weekends, brace yourself: New guidelines from the American Heart Association and the American College of Cardiology released Thursday suggest you abstain. Committees from the heart organizations continuously assess the latest research so they can help medical providers figure out the best approach to high blood pressure, but this is the first new set of guidelines since 2017. Heart disease…
by Mia Taylor Last updated: 4:00 PM ET, Wed August 13, 2025 A perpetually popular destination in recent years, Iceland is well-known for its glaciers and geothermal lagoons.But the country has far more to offer travelers and Visit Iceland just released a slate of interesting destination news, covering everything from new wellness retreats and hotel openings to wildlife adventures and museum exhibits Here are some of the highlights (Read: additional reasons to put an Iceland trip on your to-do list).Wellness offeringsLaugarás LagoonSet to open in September 2025, Laugarás Lagoon is the latest addition to The Golden Circle, Iceland’s famous tourism…
There aren’t many founders who can say they’ve steered the same company from scrappy startup to publicly traded platform while keeping their edge — but co-founder and CEO Aaron Levie isn’t most founders. At TechCrunch Disrupt 2025, happening October 27–29 at Moscone West in San Francisco, Levie joins us live on the Disrupt Stage to share how he’s kept Box innovating and relevant through two decades of tech cycles. He’ll unpack what reinvention really looks like inside a public company, what AI is changing (and not changing) in enterprise software, and why staying sharp means questioning everything — even your…
The John Deere logo is displayed as attendees view a 5105M utility tractor at the Deere & Co. booth during the World Ag Expo at the International Agri-Center in Tulare, California on February 11, 2025.Patrick T. Fallon | AFP | Getty ImagesJohn Deere is warning that tariff costs for the agricultural machinery company could reach a total of $600 million for the fiscal 2025 year.The company released its fiscal third-quarter earnings report Thursday, beating on the top and bottom lines but posting significant year-over-year decreases in net income and sales.The stock sank roughly 7% in midday trading.The company noted that…
by Guest Author Last updated: 7:00 PM ET, Wed August 13, 2025 Travelers across the globe are no longer content with simply checking destinations off their bucket lists. They want experiences that resonate with their passions and leave lasting memories. That’s where AmaWaterways comes in, offering specialty river cruises that deliver more than the typical sightseeing journey. Here’s a closer look at four standout options, each designed to speak to your deepest interests—and maybe even spark a few new ones along the way.Curated Exploration: Smithsonian Journeys | AmaWaterways Launching Spring 2026, a landmark alliance between AmaWaterways and Smithsonian Journeys—the travel program…
Investors once saw Canadian AI startup Cohere as a promising contender to challenge OpenAI and Anthropic in the race to build frontier AI models, with its backers pouring roughly $1 billion behind CEO Aidan Gomez, who co-authored a seminal paper on LLMs when he was a 20-year-old Google intern. But Cohere’s AI models have fallen behind the state-of-the-art, and its business hasn’t scaled like its competitors. Now, the company is bringing in a veteran research leader to revamp its AI efforts: Cohere has hired Joelle Pineau, Meta’s former VP of AI research who previously oversaw the tech giant’s fundamental AI…
Facebook Tweet Email Link As she casually traverses one of the most scenic stretches of the Spain’s Camino de Santiago, taking in the rugged beauty of the northern coast with her husband and three children, Dr. Colleen Crowley feels a wave of gratitude for where life has taken her. For many, hiking a section of Europe’s most storied pilgrimage route would be a once-in-a-lifetime journey. For Crowley, an American psychologist, and her family, it’s part of daily life. She knows the landscape so well that one might assume she had lived here for decades. In fact, they arrived just three…
Taylor Swift’s upcoming album release and her love of all things orange isn’t lost on her fans – or brands that are seeking a ride on what has become an enormous economic tailwind.On Wednesday after Swift went on the “New Heights” podcast co-hosted by her boyfriend and NFL football star Travis Kelce to announce the imminent release of her 12th studio album “The Life of a Showgirl,” major companies went into marketing overdrive. The reason? Swift’s ability to generate buzz and draw dollars. Swift’s tour appearances have become economic events. The singer’s Eras Tour two years ago was the first…