# overton (news sources) — RSS Amplifier Recent posts from the 2 feeds in the RSS Amplifier directory that cover overton. Page: Feed: --- ## [Pentagon fires Stars and Stripes editor-in-chief, publisher, reporter](https://www.upi.com/Top_News/US/2026/08/21/Pentagon-fires-Stars-Stripes-editor-in-chief-publisher-reporter/1571787353309/) _2026-08-22 · U.S. News - UPI.com_ The editor-in-chief, publisher and Middle East reporter for the military newspaper Stars and Stripes were all fired by the Pentagon Friday. ## [Expert cites 'postpartum psychosis' as defense rests in Clancy trial](https://www.upi.com/Top_News/US/2026/08/21/expert-cites-postpartum-psychosis-defense-rests-Clancy-trial/9401787347170/) _2026-08-21 · U.S. News - UPI.com_ The defense rested Friday after calling witnesses who claimed Lindsay Clancy is not criminally responsible for killing her three children. ## [Dozens of people across 15 states sickened by tainted alfalfa sprouts](https://www.upi.com/Top_News/US/2026/08/21/dozens-people-15-states-sickened-tainted-alfalfa-sprouts/1491787343048/) _2026-08-21 · U.S. News - UPI.com_ Fifty-five people, mostly in Minnesota and Wisconsin, have been sickened by alfalfa sprouts contaminated with E. coli and salmonella, officials say. ## [Supreme Court allows Trump's ballroom construction to continue](https://www.upi.com/Top_News/US/2026/08/21/Supreme-Court-allows-Trump-ballroom-construction-continue/6191787339209/) _2026-08-21 · U.S. News - UPI.com_ The Supreme Court on Friday temporarily blocked a lower court injunction seeking to halt the construction of President Trump's White House ballroom. ## [Ariz., Calif., Nevada face reductions in Colo. River water deliveries](https://www.upi.com/Top_News/US/2026/08/21/Arizona-California-Nevada-face-reductions-Colorado-River-water-deliveries/5981787336907/) _2026-08-21 · U.S. News - UPI.com_ Arizona, California and Nevada will see major reductions in water deliveries from the drought-afflicted Colorado River under a new framework. ## [U.S., Canadian negotiators meet as deadline for new tariffs looms](https://www.upi.com/Top_News/US/2026/08/21/Canada-negotiators-meet-deadline-new-tariffs-looms/7091787331978/) _2026-08-21 · U.S. News - UPI.com_ U.S. and Canadian negotiations met in Washington on Friday ahead of a midnight deadline for the imposition of stiff new American tariffs. ## [Navy considering renaming ship for Trump instead of Black war hero](https://www.upi.com/Top_News/US/2026/08/21/navy-naming-ship-trump-war-hero/4601787333743/) _2026-08-21 · U.S. News - UPI.com_ The U.S. Navy is reportedly considering renaming a ship for President Donald Trump instead of naming it for a Black hero at Pearl Harbor. ## [Capricor investor calls for change as company awaits decision on Duchenne candidate](https://www.biospace.com/business/capricor-investor-calls-for-change-as-company-awaits-decision-on-duchenne-candidate) _2026-08-21 · Heather McKenzie · All News_ Kaos Capital in a letter to other Capricor Therapeutics shareholders called for “an immediate meeting, board change, and capital-preservation plan.” The biotech recently put all other pipeline work on pause as it awaits an Aug. 22 PDUFA date for embattled cell therapy deramiocel. ## [First deportation plane flies former TPS holders back to Haiti](https://www.upi.com/Top_News/US/2026/08/21/haiti-deportation-flight/9821787329250/) _2026-08-21 · U.S. News - UPI.com_ The U.S. government sent its first deportation flight to Haiti since the administration ended the temporary protected status of 300,000 Haitians. ## [Trump says he will ease tariffs on imported ground beef to lower prices](https://www.upi.com/Top_News/US/2026/08/21/trump-ease-tariffs-ground-beef/6021787325895/) _2026-08-21 · U.S. News - UPI.com_ President Donald Trump announced Friday that he will waive tariffs on up to 300,000 metric tons of beef imported into the United States to ease costs. ## [Retro Grid Dungeon Crawler (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/Wlw1uymUmVTU) _2026-08-21 · **Sponsored**_ Retro grid movement with first-person combat, loot and skill-tree progression. ## [Trump to speak in South Carolina at Darline Graham rally](https://www.upi.com/Top_News/US/2026/08/21/trump-south-carolina-darline-graham/9471787323066/) _2026-08-21 · U.S. News - UPI.com_ President Donald Trump will visit South Carolina Friday to bolster Sen. Darline Graham in her bid for the Senate seat of her late brother. ## [Lawmakers urge FDA to enact new China policies after 3 gene therapy deaths](https://www.biospace.com/policy/lawmakers-urge-fda-to-enact-new-china-policies-after-3-gene-therapy-deaths) _2026-08-21 · Gabrielle Masson · All News_ Three fatalities occurring recently in China clinical trials have spurred two members of U.S. Congress to urge the FDA to enact new policies designed to protect American patients. ## [Werewolf and Ambros to tie the knot in $150M rare disease deal](https://www.biospace.com/deals/werewolf-and-ambros-to-tie-the-knot-in-150m-rare-disease-deal) _2026-08-21 · Michael Gibney · All News_ The merger, which would create a new company bearing Ambros’ name, will help support development of Ambros' non-opioid painkiller for patients with debilitating limb injuries. ## [Karmelo Anthony’s hearing for new trial continues](https://www.upi.com/Top_News/US/2026/08/21/karmelo-anthony-hearing-new-trial-metcalf-murder/7141787320501/) _2026-08-21 · U.S. News - UPI.com_ The hearing over Karmelo Anthony's motion for a new trial continues in Texas on Friday for the teen convicted in the stabbing death of Austin Metcalf. ## [Novo Nordisk starts trialing lower maintenance doses of oral Wegovy](https://www.biospace.com/drug-development/novo-nordisk-starts-trialing-lower-maintenance-doses-of-oral-wegovy) _2026-08-21 · Nick Paul Taylor · All News_ The Phase 3 study is evaluating two doses of Novo’s Wegovy pill in people with obesity or overweight in combination with a reduced-calorie diet and increased physical activity. ## [Charter plane with 8 on board crashes near remote Alaskan cape](https://www.upi.com/Top_News/US/2026/08/21/Alaska-plane-crash/4431787289900/) _2026-08-21 · U.S. News - UPI.com_ A small charter aircraft with eight people on board crashed on a remote cape in southwest Alaska on Thursday, according to authorities. ## [Police urge Dover, Del., residents to 'stay home' after likely tornado](https://www.upi.com/Top_News/US/2026/08/20/Dover-Delaware-tornado/6281787278562/) _2026-08-21 · U.S. News - UPI.com_ Authorities in Delaware called on Dover residents Thursday to "STAY HOME" after a likely tornado caused "significant" damage throughout the city. ## [Americans' alcohol consumption remains at record low, poll shows](https://www.upi.com/Top_News/US/2026/08/20/alcohol-consumption/7021787273526/) _2026-08-21 · U.S. News - UPI.com_ The percentage of Americans who say they consume alcohol remains at record-low levels, according to a new survey by Gallup. ## [ICE arrests boat captain in New York Harbor crash that killed 2](https://www.upi.com/Top_News/US/2026/08/20/new-york-boat-captain-deadly-crash/8321787259263/) _2026-08-20 · U.S. News - UPI.com_ The boat captain facing charges over a deadly crash earlier this month in New York Harbor has been arrested by Immigration and Customs Enforcement. ## [Walmart shares fall as comparable sales growth slows](https://www.upi.com/Top_News/US/2026/08/20/walmart-earnings-stock-price/7421787263804/) _2026-08-20 · U.S. News - UPI.com_ Walmart reported sales grew at their slowest pace in the retailer's latest fiscal quarter in six years, sending its shares down more than 9%. ## [Sync bookmarks across every browser (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/QhNnvEM6g3eq) _2026-08-20 · **Sponsored**_ Two-way sync across Chrome, Firefox and Safari; built-in ad and tracker blocker. ## [Albany woman arrested for ISIS-inspired plot on N.Y. capitol](https://www.upi.com/Top_News/US/2026/08/20/new-york-albany-isis-plot/5081787254948/) _2026-08-20 · U.S. News - UPI.com_ An Albany, N.Y., woman was charged Thursday with supporting a terror group after allegedly planning to attack the New York State capitol building. ## [USS Lincoln begins journey home after nine-month deployment](https://www.upi.com/Top_News/US/2026/08/20/uss-washington-lincoln-aircraft-carrier-conditions-middle-east/8071787245101/) _2026-08-20 · U.S. News - UPI.com_ The USS Abraham Lincoln left the Middle East and started making its journey back to the United States on Thursday, relieved by the USS Washington. ## [Roche pours $750M into Oregon manufacturing plant as obesity push expands](https://www.biospace.com/drug-delivery/roche-pours-750m-into-oregon-manufacturing-plant-as-obesity-push-expands) _2026-08-20 · Gabrielle Masson · All News_ After committing $2 billion to a new North Carolina facility to boost capacity for its next-gen obesity candidates, Roche's Genentech is putting down more cash to expand a device fill-finish site in Oregon. ## [U.S. says American academic is 'wrongfully detained' in China](https://www.upi.com/Top_News/US/2026/08/20/china-min-zin-wrongfully-detained/9291787250915/) _2026-08-20 · U.S. News - UPI.com_ Secretary of State Marco Rubio announced that U.S. citizen Min Zin is being wrongfully detained in China after he was arrested there. ## [FBI seizes former Rep. Eric Swalwell's electronic devices amid probe](https://www.upi.com/Top_News/US/2026/08/20/california-swalwell-FBI-raid/7731787248995/) _2026-08-20 · U.S. News - UPI.com_ The FBI seized electric devices belonging to former Democratic Rep. Eric Swalwell as part of a federal criminal probe into alleged sexual misconduct. ## [Salmonella cases from jalapeno peppers reach 431 across 32 states](https://www.upi.com/Top_News/US/2026/08/20/salmonella-jalapeno-peppers-cases-chipotle-qdoba/6851787241647/) _2026-08-20 · U.S. News - UPI.com_ The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reports that there are 431 cases of salmonella tied to jalapeno peppers across 32 states. ## [Scribe’s early-stage IPO standout defies biotech’s derisking trend](https://www.biospace.com/business/scribes-early-stage-ipo-standout-defies-biotechs-derisking-trend) _2026-08-20 · Gabrielle Masson · All News_ Scribe Therapeutics’ one-time epigenetic treatment is designed to slash the adherence burden of chronic cholesterol-lowering therapies while sidestepping the irreversibility of gene editing. ## [Oil prices jump 3% as Trump threatens ‘economic warfare’](https://www.upi.com/Top_News/US/2026/08/20/trump-threatens-economic-operation-iran-oil-prices/4971787233729/) _2026-08-20 · U.S. News - UPI.com_ President Donald Trump's social media rhetoric threatening a "crushing economic operation" against Iran preceded a 3% bump in oil prices. ## [U.S. national debt rises to record high $40 trillion](https://www.upi.com/Top_News/US/2026/08/20/national-debt-record-high-40-trillion/1191787232034/) _2026-08-20 · U.S. News - UPI.com_ The national debt hit $40 trillion Tuesday, a record high, signaling that the government is borrowing at a record pace. ## [Regeneron wins FDA approval to challenge Ipsen for rare bone disease market](https://www.biospace.com/fda/regeneron-wins-fda-approval-to-challenge-ipsen-for-rare-bone-disease-market) _2026-08-20 · Nick Paul Taylor · All News_ Regeneron’s Pasatru is the second fibrodysplasia ossificans progressiva drug approved in the U.S., following the 2023 approval of Ipsen’s Sohonos. ## [Open-source Screen Sharing with Control (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/HTGm3CTWevlC) _2026-08-20 · **Sponsored**_ WebRTC screen sharing with simultaneous mouse & keyboard control; viewers join in browser. ## [Ultragenyx bags first gene therapy approval as previously rejected Sanfilippo asset awaits decision](https://www.biospace.com/fda/ultragenyx-bags-first-gene-therapy-approval-as-previously-rejected-sanfilippo-asset-awaits-decision) _2026-08-20 · Nick Paul Taylor · All News_ The accelerated greenlight for Ultragenyx’s gene therapy for glycogen storage disease has raised analyst expectations for approval of UX111, which the FDA rejected last summer and is currently reviewing for a second time. A decision is expected by mid-September. ## [Merck’s Moderna-partnered vaccine success clears view of post-Keytruda future](https://www.biospace.com/business/mercks-moderna-partnered-vaccine-success-clears-view-of-post-keytruda-future) _2026-08-20 · Annalee Armstrong · All News_ Investors had been pessimistic about the probability of success for the personalized cancer vaccine intismeran autogene, so the Phase 3 win was a welcome surprise. ## [Rewriting the rules of CMV prevention](https://www.biospace.com/drug-development/rewriting-the-rules-of-cmv-prevention) _2026-08-20 · Jennifer C. Smith-Parker · All News_ In this episode of Denatured, you’ll hear from Ian McGowan, Chief Medical Officer at Synklino and James Hunter, associate professor of transplantation at Oxford University. We explore transplantation and antiviral innovation and why CMV remains one of the most persistent and consequential challenges facing transplant patients today. ## [Midair plane-helicopter collision kills pilot, injures 2 Pa. troopers](https://www.upi.com/Top_News/US/2026/08/20/Pennsylvania-police-helicopter-plane-collision/9731787211613/) _2026-08-20 · U.S. News - UPI.com_ A small plane and a police helicopter collided midair Wednesday in southern Pennsylvania, killing the Cessna's pilot and injuring two state troopers. ## [Trump taps White House policy aide Heidi Overton to lead FDA](https://www.upi.com/Top_News/US/2026/08/20/Trump-FDA-Heidi-Overton/8191787205561/) _2026-08-20 · U.S. News - UPI.com_ President Donald Trump has nominated White House aide Dr. Heidi Overton to lead the Food and Drug Administration, drawing anger from Democrats. ## [7 biopharma M&A deals where layoffs followed](https://www.biospace.com/job-trends/7-biopharma-m-a-deals-where-layoffs-followed) _2026-08-20 · Angela Gabriel · All News_ Workforce cuts this year at seven companies involved in recent mergers and acquisitions will cost over 1,300 employees their jobs. Affected businesses include Arcellx and Tourmaline Bio, acquired by Gilead Sciences and Novartis, respectively. ## [Out of sight, out of work? What’s driving remote job cuts](https://www.biospace.com/job-trends/out-of-sight-out-of-work-whats-driving-remote-job-cuts) _2026-08-20 · Angela Gabriel · All News_ Biopharma professionals sometimes find themselves out of jobs when employers want to bring staff back into the office, as recently seen at biotech EMD Serono and Exelixis. ## [Vehicle drives into Tenn. university cycling team, killing 2](https://www.upi.com/Top_News/US/2026/08/20/Milligan-University-cycling-team-hit/8961787200662/) _2026-08-20 · U.S. News - UPI.com_ A vehicle drove into a cycling team from a Tennessee university, killing two students and injuring seven others, according to authorities. ## [Why pediatric rare oncology outperforms in a volatile biotech market](https://www.biospace.com/drug-development/opinion-why-pediatric-rare-oncology-outperforms-in-a-volatile-biotech-market) _2026-08-20 · Paul Romness · All News_ Real progress happens where unmet medical need is greatest and patient impact can be clearly measured. Pediatric rare cancers exemplify these criteria and have therefore generated continued investment, even in a capital-constrained environment. ## [Missouri judge rules against referendum challenge to GOP redistricting](https://www.upi.com/Top_News/US/2026/08/19/Missouri-redistricting-referendum-ruling/1321787193207/) _2026-08-20 · U.S. News - UPI.com_ A Missouri judge ruled Wednesday against voters seeking to put a Republican redistricting effort in the state to a referendum. ## [Trump declares 'economic warfare' against Iran amid stalled talks](https://www.upi.com/Top_News/US/2026/08/19/Trump-declares-economic-warfare/5431787187634/) _2026-08-20 · U.S. News - UPI.com_ President Donald Trump declared "economic warfare" against Iran on Wednesday night amid stalled diplomatic efforts to end the war. ## [Treasury to double bond buybacks this fall](https://www.upi.com/Top_News/US/2026/08/19/treasury-double-bond-buybacks/6091787171096/) _2026-08-19 · U.S. News - UPI.com_ The U.S. Treasury Department announced Wednesday that it will buy back about twice the usual amount of its bonds to quell rising interest rates. ## [Board approves $15.5 billion budget for Trump’s Dulles Airport plans](https://www.upi.com/Top_News/US/2026/08/19/mwaa-washington-dulles-international-airport-budget-trump/9341787169462/) _2026-08-19 · U.S. News - UPI.com_ The Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority on Wednesday approved a $15.5 billion budget for Dulles International Airport ahead of renovations. ## [Trump's FDA pick Overton good for psychedelics, new pain meds but bad for vaccines: Analysts](https://www.biospace.com/fda/trumps-fda-pick-overton-good-for-psychedelics-new-pain-meds-but-bad-for-vaccines-analysts) _2026-08-19 · Heather McKenzie · All News_ If confirmed by the Senate, Heidi Overton—officially revealed Wednesday as President Donald Trump’s choice for FDA commissioner—is expected to be a boon for developers of psychedelic therapeutics and non-opioid pain drugs, but could tow the party line on vaccines. ## [Kennedy Center lawyers say Trump's name going back up in September](https://www.upi.com/Top_News/US/2026/08/19/kennedy-center-trump-name/7341787162042/) _2026-08-19 · U.S. News - UPI.com_ Lawyers for the Kennedy Center notified a judge that the facility plans to return President Donald Trump's name to the facade of the building.