January 2020

Martin Shkreli Faces New Accusations Over High-Priced Drug

WASHINGTON — Martin Shkreli, a former pharmaceutical executive serving a seven-year prison sentence for defrauding investors, was accused on Monday of trying to maintain a monopoly over the lifesaving drug Daraprim through anticompetitive tactics. The Federal Trade Commission and the office of the New York attorney general, Letitia James, jointly sued Vyera Pharmaceuticals and the

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Bolton Was Concerned That Trump Did Favors for Autocratic Leaders, Book Says

WASHINGTON — John R. Bolton, the former national security adviser, privately told Attorney General William P. Barr last year that he had concerns that President Trump was effectively granting personal favors to the autocratic leaders of Turkey and China, according to an unpublished manuscript by Mr. Bolton. Mr. Barr responded by pointing to a pair

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California tests find illegal vapes tainted with additives

California state officials say marijuana vape cartridges seized in illegal shops in Los Angeles contained potentially dangerous additives By MICHAEL R. BLOOD Associated Press January 28, 2020, 1:09 AM 3 min read LOS ANGELES — California officials announced Monday that marijuana vape cartridges seized in illegal shops in Los Angeles contained potentially dangerous additives, including

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Brazilian Writer Deletes Children’s Book Co-Written By Kobe Bryant

SAO PAULO (AP) — Kobe Bryant and Brazilian writer Paulo Coelho were working together on a children’s book, but the author of “The Alchemist” said he deleted the draft after Bryant’s death in helicopter crash. The 72-year-old novelist told The Associated Press Monday that the two men started discussing the project in 2016, when Bryant retired

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Los Angeles Lakers’ Tuesday Game Postponed Following Kobe Bryant’s Death

An NBA game between the Los Angeles Lakers and Los Angeles Clippers scheduled for Tuesday has been postponed “out of respect” for the Lakers organization, which is “deeply grieving the tragic loss” of basketball great Kobe Bryant, the league announced Monday. Bryant, a five-time NBA champion who played with the Lakers for 20 seasons, died

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Trump Meets With Netanyahu and His Rival on Eve of Releasing Peace Plan

If Mr. Gantz rejects the plan or gives it a lukewarm reception, that could send his more right-leaning supporters back to Mr. Netanyahu’s Likud or other parties in the right-wing bloc, likewise snatching away the chance of a slim victory. At a minimum, the peace plan will complicate Mr. Gantz’s efforts to focus Israeli voters’

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