The Latest on the trial in Oklahoma’s lawsuit against drugmakers, blaming them for contributing to the nation’s opioid crisis (all times local): 2:35 p.m. Drug companies being sued by the state of Oklahoma for fueling the state’s opioid addiction crisis say the products they manufactured were heavily regulated by state and federal agencies and addressed […]
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Image copyright Alberto Morago Image caption The Spanish actor, 41, has become well-known within the horror industry On first glance, you probably wouldn’t recognise Javier Botet. Though not a household name, the Spaniard has a portfolio that many in the movie business would kill for. Over the last few years, the 6ft 6in actor has
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First Group has signalled it is considering breaking itself up by seeking a buyer for its Greyhound buses operations in the US. The Aberdeen-based company, under fire from an activist investor, is also looking at the sale of its UK buses arm, First Bus. Matthew Gregory, chief executive since November, provided the update as the
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My phone recently buzzed with an alarming notification: Police officers were responding to a shooting about a mile away. A few hours later, another alert popped up, letting me know that two men were fighting in an alleyway nearby. Then my inbox loaded an email with a message that a neighbor had found a man
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Bryce Harper lost his helmet somewhere on the basepath as he bulldozed his way from a lazy hit into a hard-charging, head-first, hair-flowing double. Harper’s homers continue to wow the crowd. Harper’s hustle may be more fun to watch. “I think that type of effort-level is uncommon in a superstar of Bryce’s caliber,” Phillies manager
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Disney’s chief executive, Bob Iger, said on Wednesday it would be “very difficult” for the company to continue filming in Georgia if the state’s highly restrictive abortion law is carried out. Iger’s comments, made during in an interview with Reuters, were the strongest sign yet that Hollywood could pull back from Georgia, which has lured
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On the other side, the receiving spouse, who would have paid $15,416 in taxes in a divorce settled last year, was able to keep the entire $100,000 tax-free this year. The difference grows as income grows. Mr. Richards ran a similar projection with someone earning $2 million and paying out $400,000 in alimony. Because of
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New state abortion laws likely to become bogged down in legal challenges face another potential obstacle: prosecutors who refuse to enforce them. The Associated Press reached out to nearly two dozen district attorneys across seven states, and several said they would not file criminal charges against doctors who violate the laws. Even a few who
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Image copyright PA Image caption Michael Sheen and David Tennant star as the angel and demon respectively There was an empty seat in the front row when Good Omens had its world premiere in London on Tuesday. But that’s not because organisers had trouble filling the gigantic (and newly reopened) Odeon in Leicester Square –
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Image copyright Getty Images The proportion of low-paid workers in Britain has fallen to its lowest level since 1980, a think tank has said, with young adults particularly benefitting. The number of low-paid workers dropped by 200,000 last year, with 120,000 of them aged between 21 and 30, the Resolution Foundation said. It said the
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