An executive at one of the nation’s largest drug distribution companies said under questioning recently that the business has no obligation to the public when it comes to the amount of prescription opioid painkillers it ships. That’s one of the exchanges included in thousands of pages of court documents, including depositions and internal emails, made […]
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“Game of Thrones” star Lena Headey commented on Wednesday’s anticipated appointment of Boris Johnson as the new prime minister of the United Kingdom by sharing this mocking image to Instagram: Headey captioned the edited image, which featured the faces of Johnson and President Donald Trump superimposed onto those of the twins from the Stanley Kubrick-directed 1980
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Image copyright Forever 21 US fashion retailer Forever 21 is in hot water after sending out free diet bars with online orders of clothing. Customers flocked to social media complaining the retailer was “fat-shaming” women after they received Atkin bars with plus-sized orders. “What are you trying to tell me Forever 21 – that I’m
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Light rain falling Wednesday in a forested Arizona city helped crews battle a wildfire that has raged for days in a mountain pass recreation area overlooking the city, officials said. Up to 1 inch (2.5 centimeters) of rain was allowing ground crews to directly attack the fire, extinguish blames and build containment lines in an
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SAN FRANCISCO — Facebook on Wednesday was ordered to create new layers of oversight for its collection and handling of users’ personal data by the Federal Trade Commission, as the agency detailed a privacy settlement with the social network that signals Washington’s newfound energy in reining in powerful technology companies. As part of the agreement,
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Records are meant to be broken ― but maybe not like this. Olympic swim king Michael Phelps held the world record in the 200 meter butterfly for 18 straight years, lowering it eight times overall, NBC Sports noted. He also won four golds in both the world championships and Olympics in the same event before
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The Labour leader opened his final PMQs exchanges with Theresa May by offering some praise, but also asked whether she had any “regrets” over her record. The prime minister said politics was not about exchanges in the Commons, big speeches or media headlines, but about the “difference we make every day to the lives of
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U.S. new home sales rose at a modest pace in June but remained below sales levels earlier this year, suggesting low mortgage rates and a healthy job market aren’t encouraging many more purchases. The Commerce Department said Wednesday that new home sales increased 7% to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 646,000. That is up
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Image copyright BSIP/Getty Images Image caption The outbreak of Group A streptococcal (iGAS) infection began in Braintree A 13th patient has died from an outbreak of the invasive Group A Streptococcus (iGAS) bacterium in Essex. Mid Essex Clinical Commissioning Group (CCG) said two cases found in the West Essex CCG area had been linked to
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Image copyright Reuters Image caption Sir Michael Palin after being knighted earlier this year Comedian and broadcaster Sir Michael Palin is to have surgery to fix a “leaky valve” in his heart. The Monty Python member discovered a problem with his mitral valve – a small flap that stops blood flowing the wrong way around
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