Elon Musk gets an apology from California regulators as a SpaceX lawsuit is settled

Elon Musk gets an apology from California regulators as a SpaceX lawsuit is settled

LOS ANGELES (AP) — California regulators apologized to SpaceX CEO Elon Musk this week as they settled a lawsuit that claimed a state agency showed political bias against the rocket company and its chief executive. As part of the settlement, the California Coastal Commission acknowledged its members made “improper” statements about Musk’s political beliefs at…

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FDA plans ultra-fast review of three psychedelic drugs following Trump directive

FILE – A grower cuts psilocybin mushrooms to prepare for distribution in Springfield, Ore., Monday, Aug. 14, 2023. Craig Mitchelldyer/AP Dr. Marty Makary, Food and Drug Administration (FDA) commissioner, attends an event on health care affordability in the Oval Office at the White House, Thursday, April 23, 2026, in Washington. Mark Schiefelbein/AP WASHINGTON (AP) —…

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Researchers have spent decades breeding better potatoes for chips, and their work isn’t done

Better Made Snack Foods worker Tonya Tinsleydoes quality control checks on potatoes at a processing facility in Detroit, on Thursday, April 2, 2026 Mike Householder/AP David Douches, a Michigan State University professor who leads the school’s Potato Breeding and Genetics Program, holds a potato chip in his hand during a taste testing in East Lansing,…

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Officer improperly canceled visa of Harvard scholar charged with frog embryo smuggling, judge rules

Officer improperly canceled visa of Harvard scholar charged with frog embryo smuggling, judge rules

A U.S. judge on Tuesday ruled that a customs officer improperly canceled the visa of a Russian-born scientist and Harvard University researcher charged with smuggling frog embryos in the U.S. The opinion said Customs and Border Protection officers have limited authority to cancel visas and can’t do so for suspected smuggling of biological samples. The…

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