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Former lawmaker likely running to succeed Sacramento's basketball star mayor

By Sharon Bernstein SACRAMENTO, Calif. (Reuters) – California’s former top Democrat legislator hinted broadly on Tuesday that he will run for mayor of Sacramento, bringing political heft to a race to succeed Kevin Johnson, the former basketball star whose boosterism helped revitalize his home town Darrell Steinberg, a former president pro tem of the state senate and a onetime Sacramento City Council member, said in an email to supporters that

Shire's eye drug data could strengthen bid for Baxalta, says CEO

By Paul Sandle LONDON (Reuters) – Shire reported positive results for a new eye drug on Tuesday, increasing the chances of lifitegrast reaching the market next year and boosting the London-listed group’s prospects as it tries to buy Baxalta. Chief Executive Flemming Ornskov said the news would help Shire’s attempt at an equity-based takeover of its U.S. rival to create a global leader in treatments for rare diseases. Lifitegrast significantly

Fear not, eat bratwurst, says German food minister

Germany’s food and agriculture minister said Tuesday that people should not be afraid of biting into a grilled bratwurst despite the World Health Organization’s warning that sausages and ham cause cancer. “No one should be afraid when eating a bratwurst,” said Christian Schmidt. “We worry people unnecessarily if we put meat in the same category as asbestos or tobacco,” he added.

Braai-mad South Africa takes WHO meat warning with pinch of salt

Digesting news this week that the World Health Organization (WHO) had classified beef, lamb and pork as “probable” carcinogens, South Africans said they would take the risk rather than turn their backs on their nation’s social centerpiece. Afrikaans for barbecue, the open-air braai took root among Dutch settlers in the 1600s but over the next three centuries spread across South Africa’s many races as the way to eat and entertain

DuPont in M&A talks with rivals for farm unit: interim CEO

DuPont is in M&A talks with rivals for its agriculture business, interim Chief Executive Edward Breen said on Tuesday, less than a week after Dow Chemical Co announced a review of its farm chemicals and seeds unit. DuPont has been touted as a potential buyer of Dow’s farm unit, but some have questioned if the company is in a position to do so. Breen took over earlier this month after

Family Stunts Disables Daughter's Growth To Expand Her World

ImageContent(562e536de4b0443bb564a0f5,562e51be1400002b003c91cf,Image,HectorAssetUrl(562e51be1400002b003c91cf,Some(),Some(jpeg)),Firdia Lisnawati/AP,)BALI, Indonesia (AP) — Whether Charley Hooper has any concept of the space she occupies in the world is an enigma.She is so disabled that her mother considers her “unabled.” At 10, her brain is…

With global outlook weak, many U.S. companies tighten belts

U.S. companies are far from optimistic that next year will see them get a break from the tough economic and market conditions they have faced in 2015. In the first three weeks of October, 165 American companies have cited the slowing global economy in their outlooks for earnings and revenue. Earnings and revenue have been depressed this year largely because of the strong dollar, economic weakness in China and Brazil,

Nestle plans to resume Maggi sales in India next month: spokesman

Nestle SA, the world’s largest packaged food company, plans to resume sales in India of its Maggi noodles in November, a spokesman for the Swiss group said on Monday. Vevey, Switzerland-based Nestle has been grappling with a public relations crisis in India, a fast-growing consumer goods market, following a nationwide ban on its Maggi instant noodles in May. It has said the noodles are safe.