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Administration of MDMA. This drug is being studied as a treatment for PTSD, and the FDA is currently considering whether to approve it. Travis Dove for The Washington Post via Getty Images/The Washington Post Hide caption Toggle caption Travis Dove for The Washington Post via Getty Images/The Washington Post A panel of experts advising the Food and Drug Administration on the use of the hallucinogen MDMA for post-traumatic stress disorder concluded Tuesday that available evidence does not show the drug is effective or that its benefits outweigh the risks. This is a major setback for the drug’s supporters and for…

Join Josh Lipton on Yahoo Finance’s Asking for a Trend to make sense of June 4’s biggest market themes. Stocks (^DJI, ^IXIC, ^GSPC) inched out slight gains in the trading day, curtailed by weak JOLTS data (Job Openings and Labor Turnover Survey) reported by the US Bureau of Labor Statistics. Julie Hyman joins later to compare and contrast patterns in US job openings and the unemployment rate.CarGurus Director of Industry Insights and Analytics Kevin Roberts comes on the show to explain why Ford (F) is seeing such a significant sales boost from hybrid vehicles alongside EVs.A veteran in the retail…

Kevin Bacon and Kyra Sedgwick, who married in 1988, are clearly fluent in their own language.Karwai Tang/WireImage Kevin Bacon and Kyra Sedgwick in 2023″ src=”https://s.yimg.com/ny/api/res/1.2/JgWTGT98ptrt.wmTB_zO_A–/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTk2MDtoPTY0MA–/https://media.zenfs.com/en/people_218/c6df124477c77654e5ecf00606998603″ class=”caas-img”/>Karwai Tan/WireImage Kevin Bacon and Kyra Sedgwick in 2023Kevin Bacon and Kyra Sedgwick are fluent in their native language.The two actors, who married in 1988, showed off just how well they know each other in a joint Instagram video posted on Tuesday, June 4.In the adorable video, Bacon, 65, follows a recent social media trend by asking his wife, 58, about unique words that only they use. “So we tried the couples dictionary trend but…

Judd Pittman is director of the Pennsylvania Department of Education’s Office of Career Training and Education. He’s been touring the Crawford Technology Center in Meadville to learn what’s working well here and how the state can support the center’s mission, and he’s pleased with what he sees there. “The excitement, the student learning, the teacher enthusiasm, the positive atmosphere and ultimately the foundation of the Northwest economy — this is the place where it happens,” Pittman said. The good news is there is interest in skilled trades: Here at the Crawford County Career and Technical Center, we received 400 applications…

Bishop Samson Shkardin (Facebook) A Christian man attacked in Pakistan on May 25 died in hospital on Monday, prompting a leading bishop to call for greater protection for religious minorities in the Muslim country. Source: UCA News. According to local observers, hundreds of Muslims took part in riots in Sargodha, Punjab province, Pakistan, in May that began with an accusation that Christians had desecrated the Quran, the Islamic holy book, and escalated into an attack that burned down his shoe factory. The dead man was Nazir Gil Masih, a Christian in his 70s from Sargodha. Bishop Samson Shukaruddin, president of…

Stay up to date with free updatesJust sign up China Business and Finance myFT Digest – delivered straight to your inbox.China has become one of the Philippines’ largest bilateral infrastructure lenders, but the unstable political relationship between the two countries has caused loan commitments to fluctuate wildly, a new report says, warning that lenders’ focus could shift amid a standoff between Beijing and Manila over the South China Sea.China has pledged a total of $9.1 billion in government-led financial assistance to the Philippines between 2000 and 2022, according to a study released Wednesday by AidData, a research institute at the…

While the US and China are indirectly involved in the ongoing Russia-Ukraine and Israel-Hamas wars, the conflict itself between the world’s two largest Western powers has yet to escalate. Many senior officials on both sides believe it is only a matter of time before it does, but the consensus is that at least the first phase will follow the template of conventional warfare seen in the current Ukraine conflict. As recently as March, Admiral John Aquilino, commander of the US Indo-Pacific Command, said that the Chinese military will be ready to invade the disputed territory of Taiwan by 2027. Given…

Nicholas Economou/NURPHO/AP/File AT&T service is out for some users. CNN — A nationwide AT&T outage again left some customers without communication on Tuesday. In a statement to CNN, the company said many AT&T customers are experiencing issues completing calls between carriers, which also means customers of rival services can’t call AT&T customers. Calls between AT&T customers continue to work, but some subscribers have complained on social media that their service has been completely interrupted, the company said. Internet connections are not affected. “Carriers are working as quickly as possible to diagnose and resolve the issue,” a company spokesman said. AT&T…

Welcome to the online edition From the Political Deskis an evening newsletter bringing you the latest coverage and analysis from the election campaign, the White House and Congress from the NBC News political team.In today’s edition, Deputy Political Editor Adam Wollner reports that two immigration-related developments — One in Washington DC and one in Arizona — We highlight the importance of this issue ahead of the 2024 election. Plus, national political reporter Steve Kornacki analyzes how the shifting demographics of Donald Trump’s base could affect his Electoral College advantage. To receive this newsletter in your inbox every weekday, sign up…

Washington CNN — Attorney General Merrick Garland appeared defiant on Tuesday as he took questions from lawmakers on a range of topics, at times sparring with House Republicans who sought to use his testimony to attack the Justice Department. During a roughly five-hour hearing before the House Judiciary Committee, Garland defended the Justice Department’s operations and role in several high-profile criminal cases, including those against former President Donald Trump and Hunter Biden. Garland’s testimony came as Republicans argue the Justice Department is being used as a weapon against conservatives and just weeks after the Republican-led House Judiciary and Oversight committees…