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DNA Giant Illumina Hammered On Massive Quarterly Miss
Illumina stock crashed Friday after the DNA sequencer broadly lagged Wall Street's quarterly forecasts and slashed its outlook for the year.
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The struggles stem from macro challenges, Canaccord Genuity analyst Kyle Mikson said. Illumina (ILMN), whose technology can "read" DNA, is just the latest in a string of medtech companies to note…
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Drought in England, fires rage in France as heatwave persists
Firefighters from across Europe help France with monster fireDrought officially declared in parts of EnglandEurope hit by successive heatwavesSAINT-MAGNE, France, Aug 12 (Reuters) - Firefighters from across Europe came to France's rescue on Friday to battle a massive wildfire, while fire also raged in Portugal and parts of England faced a severe…
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Even Ukraine’s badly wounded warriors want to get back in the fight
As Russia's war in Ukraine grinds on after more than five months of vicious fighting, casualties are mounting on both sides. Thousands of Ukrainian soldiers have suffered life-changing injuries, but many tell CBS News they're determined to continue defending their country if they can.CBS News senior foreign correspondent Holly Williams…
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Exclusive: Europe eyes Musk’s SpaceX to bridge launch gap left by Russia tensions
PARIS, Aug 12 (Reuters) - The European Space Agency (ESA) has begun preliminary technical discussions with Elon Musk's SpaceX that could lead to the temporary use of its launchers after the Ukraine conflict blocked Western access to Russia's Soyuz rockets.The private American competitor to Europe's Arianespace has emerged as a key contender to…
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Live Updates: Ukraine Estimates Sharply Higher Russian Casualty Toll in Crimea Blasts
A Ukrainian artillery unit firing from a frontline position near the town of Bakhmut on Wednesday.Credit...David Guttenfelder for The New York TimesBAKHMUT, Ukraine — Ukrainian soldiers scurried around the howitzer in a field one recent morning. In a flurry of activity, one man lugged a 106-pound explosive shell from a truck to the gun. Another,…
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Las Vegas strip is flooded as thunderstorms hit triggering rainfall INSIDE Planet Hollywood
Unrelenting rainwater cascaded through casino ceilings and drenched party-goers in Las Vegas for the second time in two weeks after intense summer thunderstorms and torrential rain continue to drench the city.Extraordinary footage from inside the Planet Hollywood casino on the Las Vegas strip in Nevada's capital showed rain pouring through the…
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Seniors in Nova Scotia apartment building fear they’re being pushed out | CBC News
Ninety-year-old David George Bryant moved into Drumlin Hills in the Town of Bridgewater, N.S., nearly a decade ago because his memory was failing.He and his wife would burn their dinners after forgetting them on the stove. So Bryant chose an assisted-living suite at Drumlin Hills while his wife moved into a nearby long-term care home. This way,…
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The Washington Post: FBI searched Trump’s Mar-a-Lago residence for classified nuclear
The people did not offer additional details to the Post about "what type of information the agents were seeking" or whether any such documents were recovered, according to the paper.The revelation adds key context to the Justice Department's extraordinary decision to search the home of a former president. As CNN previously reported, the criminal…
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Armed man tries to breach Cincinnati FBI building leading to shots fired, standoff
A standoff has ended after an attempted breach of a Cincinnati FBI building led to a pursuit of an armed suspect in Clinton County, according to officials with Ohio State Highway Patrol and the Clinton County Emergency Management Agency. According to Ohio State Highway Patrol, it started around 9 a.m. when an armed man attempted to breach…
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Xi let missiles fall in Japan EEZ during Taiwan drills: sources
Chinese President Xi Jinping decided himself to let ballistic missiles launched by the military during recent large-scale drills near Taiwan fall in Japan's exclusive economic zone to deter Tokyo's interference in any cross-strait contingency, according to sources close to the matter.
Xi, who heads the Central Military…
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