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WHAT'S NEXT?: Donald Trump's surprise win in the Presidential election mean the world and America can expect prolonged uncertainty as new domestic policies are put in place, different international relationships formed and attitudes change towards current friends and rivals.

• Sparsentan, a dual endothelin and angiotensin receptor antagonist, received accelerated approval by the US FDA for use in patients at high risk of disease progression. LWW
• Whereas both China and the United States have low probabilities of stabilization by 2029, a smaller adjustment is needed in the United States compared with China because its deficit projected for 2029 is closer to the debt-stabilizing level. IMF eLibrary
• Opposition within Brazil's economy and foreign affairs ministries raised concerns that signing onto the BRI could complicate relations with other global powers, particularly the United States, especially if a potential Trump administration takes office in the future. Mid-day
• If China blocks exports from an island that accounts for about 90% of the world's most advanced semiconductor capacity, the U.S. could probably draw wide support for retaliatory measures of its own, possibly even squeezing China at various maritime chokepoints. United States Institute of Peace
• The Biden administration said on Monday it is finalizing rules that will limit U.S. investments in artificial intelligence and other technology sectors in China that could threaten U.S. national security. Emirates24|7
• Demand for composites in the United States is expected to grow among various applications including transportation, marine, wind energy, aerospace, and construction. Statista
• Soybean production in the United States might benefit, but less so in South America. Our World In Data
• Most of the world's biggest maize-growing regions, the United States, China, South America, and Sub-Saharan Africa, could see significant declines, reaching 20% to 25% in some of the most extreme scenarios. Our World In Data
• Companies operating in the US, whose compliance frameworks may come under the spotlight, must now proactively identify, assess, mitigate, and manage the risks associated with their use of emerging technologies, including AI within their compliance systems. Addleshaw Goddard
• Companies that are further ahead face the risk of being seen by the United States and other advanced economies as providing China with chokepoint technologies. McKinsey & Company
• If the United States is perceived as ignoring South Korea's legitimate security concerns, it risks damaging a relationship that is crucial in the U.S. competition with China. War on the Rocks
• The Mental Health Service Professional Demonstration grant from the U.S. Department of Education - part of a federal initiative to expand nationwide student access to school-based mental health services - will fund the GSE-led School Counseling Prevention to Intervention project. Rutgers University
• LTX-315 has the potential to offer a non-surgical alternative for the three to four million cases of BCC diagnosed in the U.S. each year, representing a multi-billion-dollar commercial opportunity. News Powered by Cision
• The U.S. Department of Energy today released a notice of funding opportunity for $46 million to accelerate the research, development, and demonstration of affordable clean-hydrogen and fuel cell technologies. Energy.gov
• In an era dominated by anti-access / area-denial threats, the B-21 Raider is viewed as more practical than NGAD, providing over-the-horizon capabilities to maintain U.S. power projection against emerging threats from China and beyond. The National Interest
• AI has the potential to impact the global use of technology in health care, and additional computational AI-based tools in primary health care can benefit the entire health care network. PubMed Central (PMC)
• Any use of nuclear weapons, be they against its southern neighbour or the U.S., will result in massive retaliation. Korean Quarterly
• North Korea's nuclear program has been a perennial threat that concerns South Korea, East Asia, and the U.S. Korean Quarterly
• Detection and mitigation are suboptimal throughout the U.S. population: Experts estimate that up to 75% of young adults who have risk factors such as hypertension and high cholesterol are unaware of their conditions. ScienceDaily
• If Project 2025 and/or the America First Agenda federal policy platforms are adopted by the next administration, APCD use could plummet and severely jeopardize the health of the public. ScienceDaily
• China has strongly condemned the latest $2bn (£1.5bn) arms sale approved by the US for Taiwan, declaring it a threat to regional peace and promising decisive counter-measures in response. The Independent
• As North Korea has consistently developed its nuclear program over the past 20 years, especially during the Kim Jong Un era, every South Korean president vowed to strengthen ties with the U.S. to deal with security threats posed by North Korea. The Diplomat

Last updated: 30 October 2024