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May 21 2000 UTC Brief
In health and business
Eli Lilly says its next-generation weight-loss drug, retatrutide, helped nearly half of participants in a phase 3 trial lose more than 30% of their body weight after two years. That is the kind of result that makes the market sit up straight and start checking its own portfolio for salad.
In the U.S. and the courts
The Supreme Court ruled 8-1 against four major cruise lines in their attempt to escape a $440 million judgment tied to use of docks at Havana’s port. Separately, the Democratic National Committee has now released its postmortem on the 2024 election after criticism over the earlier decision to keep it private, and the draft report points blame at Biden-era political operations for failing to position Kamala Harris properly.
In Oregon, an 85-year-old man was praised after authorities say he stepped in during a violent attempted kidnapping outside his home in Medford and helped a 25-year-old woman get away. Deputies say the suspect was later indicted on multiple charges, including attempted kidnapping and assault.
In the Americas
U.S. Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin arrived in Mexico for meetings with President Claudia Sheinbaum and her security cabinet, with security cooperation high on the agenda. At the same time, a transatlantic passenger flight bound for the United States was diverted to Canada after U.S. authorities denied landing permission over Ebola-related travel restrictions, a sign the containment rules are getting tighter. Russia also said it would give Cuba active support and condemned Washington’s efforts to increase economic pressure on the island.
In Europe and Asia
A French court convicted Air France and Airbus of manslaughter over the 2009 Rio-Paris disaster, in which Flight AF447 lost control over the Atlantic and crashed into the ocean. In Japan, a Buddhist hall on Miyajima Island, known for housing an eternal flame said to have burned for more than 1,000 years, was destroyed in a fire.
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