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Grand jury to get case of man accused of killing 8
BROOKHAVEN, Miss. (AP) — A grand jury can decide whether to indict a Mississippi man charged with killing a deputy, his mother-in-law and six others who were his relatives or acquaintances, a judge said Wednesday.
Bundy follower gets 68 years for role in armed Nevada standoff
One of two men convicted in the first of several trials stemming from a 2014 standoff led by renegade rancher Cliven Bundy against federal authorities in Nevada was sentenced on Wednesday to 68 years in prison for his role in the armed confrontation. Gregory Burleson, 53, of Phoenix, was found guilty in April of eight felony counts, including charges of threatening and assaulting federal officers, obstruction of justice, interstate travel in aid of extortion and firearms offenses related to a crime of violence. The uprising at Bundy's ranch near Bunkerville, Nevada, 75 miles (120 km) northeast of Las Vegas, grew out of a dispute in which federal agents seized Bundy's cattle over his refusal to pay fees required for grazing his livestock on government land.
GlaxoSmithKline's new boss streamlines R&D, axes slew of drugs
By Ben Hirschler LONDON (Reuters) - GlaxoSmithKline's new chief executive announced plans on Wednesday to narrow the focus of the group's drug research by ditching more than 30 drug projects to improve returns in its core pharmaceuticals business. Emma Walmsley, who took over in April, said GSK would in future allocate 80 percent of its R&D budget to respiratory and HIV/infectious diseases, along with two other potential areas of oncology and immuno-inflammation.
Transgender former elite Navy Seal challenges Donald Trump: 'Tell me to my face I'm not worthy'
A transgender former member of the elite Navy Seal Team 6 challenged Donald Trump to tell her face to face that she was "not worthy" to serve. Kristin Beck spoke out after Mr Trump announced he was banning transgender people from the US military, calling it a "terrible decision". Miss Beck was a Navy Seal for two decades including in Iraq, Afghanistan and Bosnia. "Let's meet face to face and you tell me I'm not worthy," She told Business insider. "Transgender doesn't matter. Do your service. "Being transgender doesn't affect anyone else. We are liberty's light. If you can't defend that for everyone that's an American citizen, that's not right." After consultation with my Generals and military experts, please be advised that the United States Government will not accept or allow......— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) July 26, 2017 ....Transgender individuals to serve in any capacity in the U.S. Military. Our military must be focused on decisive and overwhelming.....— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) July 26, 2017 The 51-year-old veteran, who was born Christopher Beck, told CNN: "Millions of people are affected by this indirectly. Mr Trump, you just empowered one of the largest grass roots groups you could, and we're going to vote." She added: "I was shocked. I can't believe he came out with it on Twitter. How about some respect? Everybody's upset. We're confused. I'm blindsided. "I don't want anything extra, just what everyone else has, dignity and respect and the chance to serve my country. I want to have the freedom to say I'm transgender without the worry of a witch hunt. Take that into account. "There are transgender people serving with honour. Are you going to witch hunt those folks?" Krisitn Beck serving in the US military She also accused Mr Trump of "caring more about the airplane or the tank than people". She told the Tampa Bay Times the decision would cost huge amounts in legal cases from transgender people currently serving. She said: "A lot of good leaders were working to make sure there was no effect to morale or readiness or combat effectiveness." Transgender people have been able to serve openly in the US military since last year, when former Defence Secretary Ash Carter ended the ban. Since October 1, they have been able to receive medical care and start formally changing their gender identifications in the Pentagon's personnel system. Mr Carter also gave the services until July 1 to develop policies to allow people already identifying as transgender to join the military. His successor Jim Mattis announced earlier this month that he was giving military chiefs another six months to conduct a review to determine if allowing transgender individuals to enlist in the armed services would affect the "readiness or lethality" of the force. The Pentagon has refused to release any data on the number of transgender troops currently serving. A Rand Corp study last year estimated about 2,450 transgender people in active military, out of about 1.3 million troops.
Coca-Cola launches revamped diet cola in US as earnings drop
Coca-Cola announced plans Wednesday to launch a revamped "Coke Zero" in the United States as it expands offerings of low-sugar and non-carbonated beverages amid flagging demand for sweet sodas. The soda, "Coke-Cola Zero Sugar," which is already on the market in much of Europe and Latin America, will be available in the US starting in August. The launch comes at a time when more cities around the US have enacted, or are weighing, soda taxes.
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