Mitch McConnell breaks with Kevin McCarthy, pledges to send more aid to Ukraine if Republicans win the Senate

US Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R) listens as House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy speaks to the press, following their meeting with US President Joe Biden and Democratic congressional leaders at the White House on May 12, 2021. NICHOLAS KAMM/AFP via Getty Images McConnell on Friday urged the Biden administration to deliver more military support…

It would be a ‘real mistake’ to assume other countries will avoid UK-like turmoil, and the US must watch its fiscal issues, former Treasury Secretary Larry Summers says

Larry Summers Hyungwon Kang/Reuters Other nations could see the same market turmoil that played out in the UK, ex-Treasury Secretary Larry Summers warned. He pointed to the risk of a “doom loop” created by unsustainable deficits and rapidly rising interest rates. “Things can change extraordinarily fast if you lose credibility,” Summers added. It’d be a…

Russia sent people to Iran to learn how to use the suicide drones it’s now using to terrorize Ukrainian cities far from the front, US says

Firefighters work after a drone attack on buildings in Kyiv, Ukraine, Oct. 17, 2022. AP Photo/Roman Hrytsyna, File Russian officials previously traveled to Iran to learn how to use suicide drones, the US said this week. This was before Iranian military personnel came to Crimea to train Russian troops, an official said. Russian forces have…

How AI can help in the fight against breast cancer

In 2020, there were 2.3 million people diagnosed with breast cancer and 685,000 deaths globally. Early cancer detection is key to better health outcomes. But screenings are work intensive, and patients often find getting mammogramsand waiting for results stressful. In response to these challenges, Google Health and Northwestern Medicine partnered in 2021 on a clinical…