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Lilly Slides After New Obesity Pill Prescription Data Disappoints Wall Street Shares of Eli Lilly & Co. fell in New York premarket trading after new industry prescription data for the drugmaker's blockbuster obesity shot Zepbound and recently approved oral weight-loss pill Foundayo disappointed Wall Street analysts. Foundayo generated 3,707 prescriptions in its second week, according to new prescription-tracking data from IQVIA cited by RBC Capital Markets analysts. That compares with 18,410 prescriptions for Novo's oral version of Wegovy during its second week after launch, suggesting Lilly's weight-loss drugs are falling behind...

'Toxic Indoctrination': Dept Of War Cuts Fellowships At 13 'Elite' Universities Authored by Gabrielle Temaat via The College Fix, The U.S. Department of Defense announced the cancellation of its military education fellowships at 13 top universities on Friday, citing “toxic indoctrination.” “We are eliminating certain Senior Service College (SSC) Fellowship programs for the 2026-2027 academic year and beyond. I am also directing the compilation of a revised list of elite institutions offering equivalent programs to replace those eliminated,” the agency wrote in a memo to Pentagon leadership.  It said this change will give leaders “a...

9th Circuit Kills California's ICE Unmasking Law The 9th Circuit Court of Appeals handed the Trump administration a significant legal victory Wednesday, issuing a formal injunction blocking California's No Vigilantes Act from being enforced against federal law enforcement officers. The court ruled that the state law - which required non-uniformed federal agents to visibly display identification while performing their duties - likely violates the Supremacy Clause of the U.S. Constitution. Carlin Stiehl/Los Angeles Times via Getty Images The No Vigilantes Act, part of a two-bill package signed by Gov. Gavin Newsom in...