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In a statement, the company said the accident occurred during scheduled maintenance work on one of the plant's electric arc furnaces.
From BBC ● Nov. 9, 2026
Novartis has now stopped work on the drug for patients with atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease, according to a company spokesperson.
From MarketWatch ● Nov. 9, 2026
Early on in Bass’ term, Los Angeles County Supervisor Lindsey Horvath supported the mayor’s work on homelessness and even introduced her at her State of the City address.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 8, 2026
Getting to work on time wasn’t a problem for the Louvre’s president-director, Christophe Leribault, who, unlike his predecessor Laurence des Cars, actually lives in an apartment inside the museum.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 6, 2026
I could go blind, and then I’d have to work on my Lego airport purely by sense of touch and go to school with a Seeing Eye dog.
From "Invisible Inkling" by Emily Jenkins
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