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If an Eli Lilly weight-loss drug is approved, it could become the best-selling drug of all time, but concerns are growing over who will be able to afford it.Experts are confident that the drug, called tirzepatide, will receive approval from the Food and Drug Administration sometime next year. If that's the case, it would join two other popular, and expensive, recently approved weight-loss drugs on the market, Wegovy and Saxenda, both from drugmaker Novo Nordisk.Annual sales of tirzepatide could reach a record $48 billion, according to an estimate by Bank of America analyst Geoff Meacham. Another Wall Street analyst, UBS's…

Anita Pointer, of the Grammy-winning Pointer Sisters, who rose to fame with hits in the 1970s and 1980s, including "I'm So Excited," died of cancer on Saturday, her publicist announced. She was 74 years old.Anita was surrounded by her family at the time of her death, her publicist said in a declaration.Anita was the second oldest of four sisters, who began singing at their father's church in Oakland, California, more than 50 years ago. She is survived by her sister Ruth, her brothers Aaron and Fritz and her granddaughter Roxie.Anita's only daughter, Jada, died in 2003. Her death also comes…

More than 1,600 books were banned in more than 5,000 schools last school year, with most of the bans targeting titles related to the LGBTQ community or race and racism, according to a new report. PEN America, a nonprofit group that advocates for free expression in literature, launched a report on mondaythe beginning of Banned Books Weekshowing the wide scope of efforts to ban certain books during the 2021-22 school year. It found that there were 2,532 instances of individual book bans, affecting 1,648 titles, meaning the same titles were attacked multiple times in different districts and states.The books were…

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