Washington state sued Johnson & Johnson, claiming the company was negligent when it used deceptive marketing to say the drugs were effective for treating pain and were unlikely to cause addiction January 2, 2020, 10:12 PM 2 min read SEATTLE — Washington state sued Johnson & Johnson on Thursday, claiming the company was negligent when […]
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Image copyright Getty Images Testicular cancer can be treated successfully with fewer rounds of toxic chemotherapy drugs, doctors say. A study on 246 patients, reported in the journal European Urology, showed a single cycle of chemo was just as effective as the standard two cycles. But the “shorter, kinder and cheaper” approach reduced the side-effects
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Zelda Williams has delivered something as warm and fuzzy as a Disney movie. On Sunday, the 30-year-old daughter of the late and beloved comedian Robin Williams gave the viral “Which Disney character are you?” filter on Instagram a whirl and posted the serendipitous results on Twitter. The filter, created by a third party, places a circular frame
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Image copyright Getty Images Image caption Amazon Employees for Climate Justice lead a walkout at the company’s headquarters in Seattle in September A group of Amazon employees has said the company has threatened to fire some of them for speaking out on environmental issues. Amazon Employees for Climate Justice said the workers were told they
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Cassius Winston had 21 points and Xavier Tillman scored 19, leading No. 14 Michigan State to a 76-56 win over Illinois By LARRY LAGE AP Sports Writer January 3, 2020, 3:25 AM 3 min read EAST LANSING, Mich. — Cassius Winston had 21 points and Xavier Tillman scored 19, leading No. 14 Michigan State to
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Image copyright PA Media Image caption Davina McCall with ‘Unicorn’, one of her new show’s mystery performers A complaint often voiced about celebrities on reality shows is that many viewers have no clue who they are. The latest addition to the genre takes that idea and runs with it by keeping the identity of its
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Illinois pot vendors started the new year by bringing in nearly $3.2 million on the state’s first day of legal recreational cannabis sales. The state is the 11th to legalize cannabis for adult use. There were long lines and more than 77,000 transactions on Wednesday, according to former state Sen. Toi Hutchinson, Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker’s pot czar
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Top American NBA prospect LaMelo Ball says he will donate some of the salary he receives from the National Basketball League’s Illawarra Hawks to victims of the wildfires devastating eastern Australia January 3, 2020, 2:25 AM 2 min read MELBOURNE, Australia — Top American NBA prospect LeMelo Ball says he will donate some of the
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DES MOINES — Senator Bernie Sanders of Vermont raised more than $34.5 million in the fourth quarter of 2019, his presidential campaign said Thursday, yet another display of his enduring financial might fueled by a huge base of grass-roots donors. Mr. Sanders received more than 1.8 million donations in the quarter, with an average donation
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WASHINGTON — U.S. health officials will begin cracking down on most flavored e-cigarettes that are popular with underage teenagers, but their plan includes major exceptions that benefit vaping manufacturers, retailers and adults who use the nicotine-delivery devices. The Trump administration announced Thursday that it will prohibit fruit, candy, mint and dessert flavors from small, cartridge-based
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