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El gigante farmacéutico adquiere a la empresa matriz de Tylenol en medio de un drama legal

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Kimberly-Clark anunció que comprará a Kenvue, la empresa matriz de Tylenol y sus marcas, en un acuerdo valorado en casi 50 mil millones de dólares.

El acuerdo, de 48.7 mil millones de dólares, “une a dos empresas estadounidenses icónicas para crear una cartera combinada de productos complementarios, incluyendo 10 marcas que generan mil millones de dólares cada una, que llegan a casi la mitad de la población mundial en todas las etapas de la vida”, explica un comunicado de prensa sobre el tema, calificando la transacción como un “motor comercial superior”.

“Durante los últimos años, Kimberly-Clark ha llevado a cabo una transformación significativa para orientar nuestro portafolio hacia negocios de mayor crecimiento y mayor margen, mientras reestructuramos nuestra organización para trabajar de manera más inteligente y rápida”, dijo en un comunicado Mike Hsu, presidente y director ejecutivo de Kimberly-Clark. “Hemos construido la base, y esta transacción es un poderoso siguiente paso en nuestro camino.”

El director ejecutivo de Kenvue, Kirk Perry, dijo que las “fortalezas combinadas, capacidades ampliadas y recursos, y un mayor alcance nos permitirán innovar aún más rápido y fortalecer nuestro liderazgo en la categoría.”

Se espera que la empresa combinada genere ingresos netos anuales de aproximadamente 32 mil millones de dólares y alrededor de 7 mil millones de dólares en ganancias ajustadas antes de intereses, impuestos, depreciación y amortización.

Las marcas de Kimberly-Clark incluyen Huggies, Kleenex, Scott, Kotex, Cottonelle, Poise, Depend, Andrex, Pull-Ups y otras, mientras que las marcas de Kenvue incluyen Aveeno, Band-Aid, Listerine, Neutrogena, Tylenol y otras.

Tylenol se ha visto envuelta en batallas legales tras el anuncio de la administración Trump de que el acetaminofén está vinculado a problemas de salud cuando se toma durante el embarazo.

El fiscal general de Texas, Ken Paxton, presentó recientemente una demanda contra Johnson & Johnson y Kenvue, fabricantes de Tylenol, por ocultar la relación entre el uso prenatal de acetaminofén y el riesgo de autismo.

Escándalo De Estudiante Falsa De Yale Expone Crecientes Amenazas De Fraude Académico

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Un escándalo de una estudiante falsa de Yale ha planteado nuevas preguntas sobre la integridad académica y la influencia extranjera en la educación superior. La Universidad de Yale expulsó a una estudiante de pregrado identificada como “Katherina Lynn” después de descubrir que falsificó su identidad y antecedentes para ser admitida, según informó el Yale Daily News.

Los informes indican que la estudiante, originaria del Área de la Bahía en California, adoptó un “nombre occidental” y creó una historia de vida falsa como una nativa rural de Dakota del Norte. El consultor educativo Adam Nguyen, exasesor de admisiones de Columbia, dijo a Air Mail: “Ella sabía que… cuando se trata de diversidad, no se trata solo de raza. La diversidad para las universidades tiene una definición mucho más amplia.” Nguyen añadió que Lynn “llegó a grandes extremos” para engañar a los equipos de admisiones de la Ivy League y falsificó múltiples documentos para respaldar su historia.

Una compañera de cuarto sospechosa descubrió el engaño después de encontrar etiquetas de equipaje con otro nombre y dirección. Yale no ha confirmado más detalles, pero el caso resalta las crecientes preocupaciones sobre los procesos de verificación laxos en las universidades de élite.

Aunque no se han probado vínculos extranjeros, los expertos advierten que el incidente de la estudiante falsa de Yale pone de relieve el riesgo más amplio de infiltración extranjera en los campus estadounidenses. Desde 2020, el Departamento de Estado de EE. UU. ha advertido que grupos vinculados al gobierno chino utilizan asociaciones académicas para recopilar investigaciones sensibles e influir en las instituciones estadounidenses. La Fundación Heritage también ha identificado la influencia del Partido Comunista Chino como una amenaza en todos los niveles educativos.

Casos similares han surgido en todo el país, incluso en la Universidad de Lehigh, en Pensilvania, donde varios estudiantes fueron acusados de fraude de ayuda financiera tras una investigación interna. Los analistas advierten que las admisiones fraudulentas podrían abrir la puerta al espionaje. Como señaló Nguyen: “El proceso de admisión universitaria se basa esencialmente en la confianza pero con verificación… pero al final del día, no es infalible al 100%.”

La Administración Trump Financia Parcialmente el Programa SNAP Bajo Presión Judicial

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La administración Trump declaró en un documento judicial que financiará parcialmente el programa SNAP tras los fallos de dos jueces que ordenaron que el programa continúe funcionando durante el actual cierre del gobierno.

En el escrito, los funcionarios indicaron que el “Departamento de Agricultura de los Estados Unidos está cumpliendo con la orden del tribunal y cumplirá con su obligación de gastar la totalidad de los fondos de contingencia del SNAP hoy, generando la tabla requerida para que los estados calculen los beneficios disponibles para cada hogar elegible en ese estado”.

El documento añade que el departamento “por lo tanto, habrá puesto a disposición los fondos necesarios y habrá autorizado a los estados a comenzar los desembolsos una vez que se emita la tabla”.

En otro documento, un funcionario del Departamento de Agricultura escribió: “De acuerdo con las órdenes emitidas por los Tribunales de Distrito de los Estados Unidos para los Distritos de Massachusetts y Rhode Island, el FNS [Servicio de Alimentación y Nutrición] tiene la intención de agotar completamente los fondos de contingencia del SNAP y proporcionar beneficios reducidos del SNAP para noviembre de 2025”.

“El funcionario agregó: “Además de ajustar los archivos de elegibilidad y emisión de beneficios para acomodar la reducción, los estados deben notificar a todos los hogares beneficiarios del SNAP sobre la reducción, así como manejar cualquier solicitud de audiencia imparcial relacionada con la misma”.

El viernes, la jueza del Tribunal de Distrito de EE. UU. Indira Talwani escribió que un fondo de contingencia está “disponible para el USDA y debe ser utilizado para financiar los beneficios del SNAP”.

De manera similar, el juez del Tribunal de Distrito John McConnell dictaminó que “el uso de esos fondos de contingencia ahora se ha vuelto obligatorio porque la financiación disponible es necesaria para llevar a cabo las operaciones del programa, es decir, para pagar a los ciudadanos sus beneficios del SNAP”.

Trump Admin Partially Funds SNAP Under Court Pressure

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The Trump administration said in a court filing that it will partially fund SNAP following two separate judges’ rulings that the program is to continue running amid the ongoing government shutdown.

In a court filing, officials wrote that the “U.S. Department of Agriculture is complying with the Court’s order and will fulfill its obligation to expend the full amount of SNAP contingency funds today by generating the table required for States to calculate the benefits available for each eligible household in that State.”

The department will “therefore have made the necessary funds available and have authorized the States to begin disbursements once the table is issued,” the document notes.

In a separate filing, a Department of Agriculture official wrote, “Per orders issued by the United States District Courts for the Districts of Massachusetts and Rhode Island, FNS [Food and Nutrition Service] intends to deplete SNAP contingency funds completely and provide reduced SNAP benefits for November 2025.”

“In addition to adjusting eligibility and benefit issuance files to accommodate the reduction, States must notify all SNAP households of the reduction, as well as handle any requests for fair hearings from SNAP households related to the reduction,” the official added.

On Friday, U.S. District Judge Indira Talwani wrote that a contingency fund is “available to USDA and must be deployed to fund SNAP benefits.”

Similarly, U.S. District Judge John McConnell ruled that the “use of those contingency funds has now become required because available funding is necessary to carry out the program operations, i.e., to pay citizens their SNAP benefits.”

Ex-Prince Andrew Faces Final Royal Blow as King Charles Moves to Strip Last Military Honor

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The Ex-Prince Andrew could face another public humiliation as King Charles III reportedly moves to strip him of his final honorary military title, signaling the end of his formal ties to the British Armed Forces. The disgraced royal, now known simply as Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor, may soon lose his status as honorary vice admiral, a rank he retained after being forced to give up his other military positions in 2022.

Britain’s Defense Secretary John Healey confirmed Sunday that the government is “looking now at the one remaining position he has, which is the honorary vice admiral position, and we’ve got a process under way for that.” Speaking later to the BBC, Healey said, “This is a move that’s right, it’s a move the king has indicated we should take, and we’re working on that at the moment.”

Andrew, who served 22 years in the Royal Navy and flew helicopters during the Falklands War, was granted the title in 2015 for his 55th birthday. However, his public image collapsed following widespread scrutiny over his association with convicted pedophile Jeffrey Epstein and allegations made by Virginia Giuffre, who said she was trafficked by Epstein and forced to have sex with Andrew as a teenager.

Although Andrew settled Giuffre’s civil lawsuit in 2022 without admitting wrongdoing, the fallout led to Queen Elizabeth II stripping him of royal duties, titles, and the use of “His Royal Highness.” With King Charles now poised to remove his last honorary rank, Andrew faces permanent exclusion from the public life of the royal family.

Ex-TV Anchor’s Halloween Horror: Missouri Woman Kills Mother ‘to Save Herself’

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A shocking tragedy unfolded on Halloween when a former television news anchor in Missouri allegedly stabbed her elderly mother to death, claiming she did it “to save herself,” according to Wichita, Kansas police. The accused, 47-year-old Angelynn Mock, was taken into custody Friday after neighbors witnessed her emerge from a blood-soaked home and plead for help. The ex-TV anchor is now charged with first-degree murder.

Neighbor Alyssa Castro told KAKE News that Mock appeared “with like blood, like her hands were filled, her body was filled with blood, asking to call 911.” Moments later, Mock reportedly took Castro’s phone, ran back inside, and told dispatchers she had stabbed her mother “to save herself,” authorities said.

When officers arrived, they found Mock waiting outside with cuts on her hands. Inside, they discovered her 80-year-old mother, Anita Avers, unresponsive in bed with multiple stab wounds. Avers was rushed to a local hospital but died within 30 minutes, according to the Wichita Police Department.

Mock was booked into Sedgwick County Jail under a $1 million bond. Authorities have not released a motive, though the phrase “to save herself” remains central to investigators’ efforts to understand the crime.

Neighbors described the quiet community as shaken. “Like, we never know what anyone is going through,” Castro said. “This happened randomly, but as long as we were able to get 911 and see what we can do, that’s all I really care about.”

Family members confirmed that Avers worked as a marriage and family therapist at Wichita Counseling Professionals. Police continue to investigate what led the former anchor to commit the gruesome attack.

Energy Secretary Ends Nuclear Rumors

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Energy Secretary Chris Wright revealed on Sunday that the United States will not be testing nuclear explosions, ending speculation on the subject.

“I think the tests we’re talking about right now are system tests,” Wright said in a Fox News interview. “These are not nuclear explosions. These are what we call non-critical explosions.”

“The testing that we’ll be doing is on new systems, and again, these will be non-nuclear explosions. These are just developing these sophisticated systems so that our replacement nuclear weapons are even better than the ones they were before,” he explained, adding, “They’re reliable in all circumstances, under all conditions, and they deliver the performance they were designed for.”

Wright’s comments follow President Trump directing the Pentagon to begin conducting nuclear weapons tests.

“The United States has more Nuclear Weapons than any other country. This was accomplished, including a complete update and renovation of existing weapons, during my First Term in office,” Trump wrote on Truth Social last week. “Because of the tremendous destructive power, I HATED to do it, but had no choice! Russia is second, and China is a distant third, but will be even within 5 years.”

“Because of other countries testing programs, I have instructed the Department of War to start testing our Nuclear Weapons on an equal basis,” he declared.

When asked by reporters if nuclear tests would be dangerous, President Trump said, “I don’t think so. I think we have it pretty well locked up.”

The president’s statement came as Russia announced it carried out tests of its Burevestnik nuclear-powered unlimited-range cruise missile, which Russian President Vladimir Putin called a “unique weapon that no other country possesses.”

Fake Yale Student Scandal Exposes Growing Academic Fraud Threats

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A Fake Yale Student scandal has raised new questions about academic integrity and foreign influence in higher education. Yale University expelled an undergraduate identified as “Katherina Lynn” after uncovering that she fabricated her identity and background to gain admission, according to the Yale Daily News.

Reports say the student, originally from California’s Bay Area, adopted a “Western name” and crafted a false life story as a rural North Dakota native. Education consultant Adam Nguyen, a former Columbia admissions advisor, told Air Mail, “She knew that… when it comes to diversity, it’s not just about race. Diversity for colleges has a much broader definition.” Nguyen added that Lynn “went through great lengths” to deceive Ivy League admissions teams and forged multiple documents to support her story.

A suspicious roommate discovered the deception after finding luggage tags with another name and address. Yale has not confirmed additional details, but the case underscores growing concerns about lax verification processes in elite universities.

While no foreign ties have been proven, experts warn the Fake Yale Student incident highlights the broader risk of foreign infiltration on American campuses. The U.S. State Department has cautioned since 2020 that Chinese government-linked groups use academic partnerships to collect sensitive research and sway U.S. institutions. The Heritage Foundation has also identified Chinese Communist Party influence as a threat across all levels of education.

Similar cases have emerged nationwide, including at Lehigh University in Pennsylvania, where multiple students were charged with financial aid fraud after an internal probe. Analysts warn that fraudulent admissions could open doors to espionage. As Nguyen noted, “The college admissions process is essentially trust but verify… but at the end of the day, it’s not 100% foolproof.”

Pharma Giant Purchases Tylenol Parent Amid Legal Drama

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Kimberly-Clark announced that it will purchase Tylenol parent company Kenvue and its brands in a deal worth nearly $50 billion.

The $48.7 billion deal “brings together two iconic American companies to create a combined portfolio of complementary products, including 10 billion-dollar brands, that touch nearly half the global population through every stage of life,” a press release on the matter explains, going on to call the transaction a “superior commercial engine.”

“Over the last several years, Kimberly-Clark has undertaken a significant transformation to pivot our portfolio to higher-growth, higher-margin businesses while rewiring our organization to work smarter and faster,” Mike Hsu, Kimberly-Clark Chairman and CEO said in a statement. “We have built the foundation and this transaction is a powerful next step in our journey.”

Kenvue CEO Kirk Perry said the companies’ “combined strengths, expanded capabilities and resources, and broader reach will empower us to innovate even faster and strengthen our category leadership.”

The combined company is expected to generate annual net revenues of approximately $32 billion and approximately $7 billion of adjusted earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation, and amortization.

Kimberly-Clark brands includes Huggies, Kleenex, Scott, Kotex, Cottonelle, Poise, Depend, Andrex, Pull-Ups, and others, while Kenvue brands include Aveeno, Band-AId, Listerine, Neutrogena, Tylenol, and others.

Tylenol has been embroiled in legal battles following the Trump administration’s announcement that acetaminophen is linked to health issues when taken during pregnancy.

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton recently filed a lawsuit against Johnson & Johnson and Kenvue, manufacturers of Tylenol, for concealing the link between prenatal use of acetaminophen and the risk of autism.

Airline Aid: Major Carriers Step Up to Help Unpaid Federal Workers

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Major U.S. airlines are providing support to federal workers as nearly 13,000 air traffic controllers continue to work without pay during the ongoing government shutdown. The airline aid efforts aim to ease the burden on essential employees, including air traffic controllers and more than 50,000 Transportation Security Administration officers, who have not received paychecks since the shutdown began on Oct. 1.

An American Airlines spokesperson told FOX Business the company remains “committed” to helping federal employees, offering free meals at major airports including Dallas Fort Worth, Philadelphia, JFK, LaGuardia, Los Angeles, and Miami. “We’re grateful to the air traffic controllers, TSA officers and [Customs and Border Protection] officers who continue to ensure safe travel for our customers — even as they go unpaid during the government shutdown,” the spokesperson said.

Southwest Airlines said it is “doing its best” to reduce flight delays caused by the shortage of paid controllers. “Nothing is more important to Southwest than the safety of our customers and employees,” a company spokesperson said. The airline noted it may adjust flight schedules to minimize disruptions.

Delta Air Lines, JetBlue, and United Airlines have also donated meals and supplies to unpaid federal workers. Alaska Airlines directed media to Airlines for America, a trade association that urged Congress to reopen the government. “Missed paychecks for the federal employees charged with the safe and efficient facilitation of our national airspace unnecessarily increases stress,” the group said, warning that “a system under stress must slow down.”

The Federal Aviation Administration has stopped responding to media inquiries due to the funding lapse, as the shutdown continues to delay a resolution.

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