Bio-Techne shareholders approve Merck KGaA acquisition
Special meeting clears the $73-per-share, ~$11.3 billion cash deal; HSR waiting period already expired, closing still eyed for late 2026 or early 2027.
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Financials slide as yield curve flattens; 10-year Treasury tops 5%
S&P financials and banks fell Tuesday on AI and curve worries; Wednesday PMI strength pushed the 10-year to its highest since 2007 as stocks slipped again.
Paramount settles with 12 states over Warner Bros. Discovery merger
California-led deal sets film-output floors, $1.5B U.S. production spend, a $47.5M worker fund, and a news independence board; court approval still pending.
Noskova leads Czechia past Britain into BJK Cup semis; Spain also advances
Wimbledon champion seals 2–0 quarterfinal win in Shenzhen; Spain beats Kazakhstan 2–1 for first semifinal since 2008 and will face Czechia.
Astros blank Mariners 7–0, pull into AL West tie with Rangers
Walker, Paredes, and Alvarez homer; five Houston pitchers combine on a four-hit shutout with five games left.
Stafford throws 4 TDs as Rams rout Giants 28–6 on Monday night
Davante Adams has 195 yards and two scores; Giants QB Jaxson Dart exits early with a left knee injury.
Hawaii faces third close hurricane brush as Depression 15-E eyed to become Nolo
NHC forecasts a major-hurricane approach near the Big Island by Saturday under a supercharged Pacific El Niño season; flood watches are up and tropical alerts could be issued.
Updated COVID shots approved, but VFC ordering still stalled for roughly half of U.S. kids
FDA cleared 2026–27 XFG-targeted vaccines weeks ago; CDC has not opened Vaccines for Children ordering as ACIP remains without a quorum.
WFP: very strong El Niño ‘virtually certain’ for OND; record odds rise to 75%
September Global Seasonal Outlook cites 98% probability of RONI above +2.0°C in October–December; CNN says NOAA’s weekly strength metric already crossed ‘super’ threshold.
Indonesia wildfire emissions lead world as hotspots top 700,000
Copernicus data put early-September fire CO2 ahead of Russia; Nusantara Atlas counted about 734,000 hotspots amid a super-El Niño dry season.
South Sudan’s Kiir dissolves transitional government ahead of December elections
A presidential decree removed vice presidents, ministers, and assemblies; SPLM-IO rejected the December vote as unilateral under the 2018 peace deal.
Apple seeks OpenAI forensic images and hardware R&D records in trade-secrets case
A joint expedited-discovery filing shows Apple challenging defense forensics and asking for metal-finish, power, and battery documents; OpenAI calls the ask competitor snooping. No ruling yet.
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Federal Reserve holds benchmark rate steady at latest meeting
Policymakers left the federal funds target range unchanged and reiterated a data-dependent approach to future cuts.
Bio-Techne shareholders approve Merck KGaA acquisition
Special meeting clears the $73-per-share, ~$11.3 billion cash deal; HSR waiting period already expired, closing still eyed for late 2026 or early 2027.
Financials slide as yield curve flattens; 10-year Treasury tops 5%
S&P financials and banks fell Tuesday on AI and curve worries; Wednesday PMI strength pushed the 10-year to its highest since 2007 as stocks slipped again.
Paramount settles with 12 states over Warner Bros. Discovery merger
California-led deal sets film-output floors, $1.5B U.S. production spend, a $47.5M worker fund, and a news independence board; court approval still pending.
Noskova leads Czechia past Britain into BJK Cup semis; Spain also advances
Wimbledon champion seals 2–0 quarterfinal win in Shenzhen; Spain beats Kazakhstan 2–1 for first semifinal since 2008 and will face Czechia.
Astros blank Mariners 7–0, pull into AL West tie with Rangers
Walker, Paredes, and Alvarez homer; five Houston pitchers combine on a four-hit shutout with five games left.