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February 11, 2026
Moderna says FDA refuses its application for new mRNA flu vaccine
WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. Food and Drug Administration is refusing to consider Moderna’s application for a new flu vaccine made with Nobel Prize-winning mRNA technology, the company announced Tuesday. ... Moderna received what’s called a “refusal-to-file” letter from the FDA that objected to how it conducted a 40,000-person clinical trial comparing its new vaccine to one of the standard flu shots used today. That trial concluded the new vaccine was somewhat more effective in adults 50 and older ...
Go to discussionParamount sweetens its offer for Warner Bros. Discovery
Feb. 10, 2026 Updated 1:11 PM PT Paramount Skydance has sweetened its bid for Warner Bros. Discovery, adding a $2.8-billion “break fee” for Netflix and a payment to shareholders set to increase for every quarter after Jan. 1, 2027, that the transaction does not close. However, it’s not clear the latest move will do much to sway Warner Bros. Discovery’s board, which has endorsed a rival bid from Netflix. The David Ellison-led company sent notice Tuesday of its revised offer to the Warner Bros. ...
Go to discussionGabbard's office warns attorney not to share classified complaint with Congress
02/10/26 4:15 PM ET National Intelligence Director Tulsi Gabbard’s office on Monday warned the attorney of an anonymous whistleblower not to share a classified complaint about the director’s handling of classified material with Congress. Gabbard’s general counsel sent the letter to attorney Andrew Bakaj in response to a letter sent on Feb. 3. Bakaj wrote that if Gabbard failed to provide security guidance to him and his client, they will approach members of Congress and hold an unclassified b ...
Go to discussion'We have to revise our expectations': White House downplays coming jobs report
Updated Tue, February 10, 2026 at 5:52 PM EST A much-anticipated labor market update isn't due out until Wednesday morning, but the White House is already working to temper expectations. Members of President Trump's team have offered multiple warnings that employment gains may disappoint Wall Street and have tried to downplay what a miss might indicate about the state of the US economy. "One shouldn't panic," National Economic Council Director Kevin Hassett told CNBC on Monday in ...
Go to discussionFAA closes El Paso airspace for 10 days over security concerns
Updated Feb 11, 2026, 4:19 AM ET PUBLISHED Feb 11, 2026, 3:51 AM ET The Federal Aviation Administration has issued a temporary flight restriction immediately halting all flights to and from El Paso International Airport in Texas and an area of southern New Mexico for 10 days. According to the FAA’s website, the pause over El Paso and Santa Teresa, New Mexico, is due to “special security reasons.” El Paso International Airport, which issued a notice late Tuesday, said all commercial, cargo an ...
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