2019

Asbestos discovery triggers Johnson & Johnson baby powder recall in US

Image copyright Getty Images Health care giant Johnson & Johnson has recalled 33,000 bottles of baby powder in the US, after health regulators found trace amounts of asbestos in a bottle purchased online. The company said it had launched an investigation and repeated prior tests have not found asbestos. The recall comes as the firm […]

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USS Constitution celebrates birthday with Boston Harbor tour

The USS Constitution has sailed in Boston Harbor to celebrate its 222nd birthday and the U.S. Navy’s birthday. The ship left Charlestown Navy Yard Friday morning and headed to Fort Independence on Castle Island to fire a 21-gun salute. The event celebrates the birthday of “Old Ironsides,” the world’s oldest commissioned warship still afloat, and

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Are Democrats Willing to Pay More in Taxes for Medicare for All?

Welcome to Poll Watch, our weekly look at polling data and survey research on the candidates, voters and issues that will shape the 2020 election. Senator Elizabeth Warren has surged to the front of the Democratic pack by promising “big, structural change” — including a “Medicare for all” program that would bring health insurance to

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A Will Without a Lawyer

Ms. DiChello also worries that some states might alter the Uniform Law Commission’s model. She said this happened to standardized trust language in a similar proposal a few years back. “The Uniform Commission has proposed this model that very few states are going to adopt,” she said. “Some states are going to be more flexible

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Showtime’s ‘Sid & Judy’ Sheds New Light On Judy Garland’s Talent And Torment

In the 50 years since Judy Garland’s death, countless attempts to document or dramatize the star’s professional highs and personal lows have been made, to varying degrees of success.  Few of those efforts, however, have felt as cohesive and well-researched as Stephen Kijak’s “Sid & Judy.” Debuting Friday on Showtime, the new documentary is, without

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Lawyer details limits on Olympic athlete sponsorships

A lawyer with the Association of National Olympic Committees has detailed the limits on athletes promoting their sponsors within new guidelines for the 2020 Tokyo Games. ANOC legal commission chairman Michael Chambers has told the group’s 206 members that only generic advertising is allowed. He says advertising by an athlete’s personal sponsor “can’t use Olympic

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