Samuel Butler, Lawyer Who Helped Create Corporate Giants, Dies at 94

Leading the elite Wall Street firm Cravath, he became a go-to adviser on mergers and acquisitions — “all the big deals that were going on in the ’80s and ’90s.” Mergers, Acquisitions and Divestitures, Deaths (Obituaries), Cravath Swaine & Moore, Butler, Samuel C, Legal Profession, Banking and Financial Institutions Leading the elite Wall Street firm Cravath, he…

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Trump, the Panama Canal and China’s Role: What We Know

The canal’s two biggest ports are operated by a Hong Kong company with global reach. The Trump administration sees a Chinese threat to U.S. security. United States International Relations, International Relations, Canals, Ports, International Trade and World Market, Panama Canal and Canal Zone, CK Hutchison Holdings Ltd, Li Ka-shing, Trump, Donald J, Panama, Hong Kong, China The…

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CDC Posts, Then Deletes, Data on Bird Flu Transmission Between Cats and People

The data, which appeared fleetingly online on Wednesday, confirmed transmission in two households. Scientists called on the agency to release the full report. The data, which appeared fleetingly online on Wednesday, confirmed transmission in two households. Scientists called on the agency to release the full report. your-feed-science, Avian Influenza, Cats, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Pets,…

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How a Leftist Activist Group Helped Torpedo a Psychedelic Therapy

The fallout from the F.D.A.’s rejection of MDMA-assisted treatment for PTSD worries researchers and experts who fear other psychedelic drugs in the pipeline could be jeopardized. The fallout from the F.D.A.’s rejection of MDMA-assisted treatment for PTSD worries researchers and experts who fear other psychedelic drugs in the pipeline could be jeopardized. Regulation and Deregulation of Industry,…

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