Purdue Pharma to pay $7.4 billion in opioid lawsuit settlement
Besides the hefty financial reward, the settlement also ends the Sackler family’s ownership of Purdue Pharma and their ability to sell opioids in the U.S.
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American Bar Association sues to block Trump’s attacks on law firms
The prominent legal organisation has called the US president’s executive orders against law firms unconstitutional.
Club World Cup in Seattle: What to watch when River Plate faces Urawa Red Diamonds
Seattle soccer fans will have a chance to watch 17-year-old star Franco Mastantuono when River Plate faces the Urawa Red Diamonds on Tuesday at Lumen Field.
What the capsizing and relaunching of a warship tells us about North Korea’s regime
The intrigue has less to do with the failure itself and more with how Kim Jong Un reacted.
US sends aircraft carrier from South China Sea to Middle East as conflict between Israel and Iran grows
The USS Nimitz and its carrier strike group are steaming west from the Pacific as part of an overall buildup of US military firepower
The US Senate’s draft tax bill would raise the CHIPS Act’s tax credit for semiconductor factories from 25% to 30% until the tax break expires at the end of 2026 (Alicia Diaz/Bloomberg)
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The US Senate’s draft tax bill would raise the CHIPS Act’s tax credit for semiconductor factories from 25% to 30% until the tax break expires at the end of 2026 — The Senate’s draft tax bill calls for tempor…
Seattle’s AeroTec joins Pratt & Whitney’s hybrid-electric plane push
Moses Lake will be the test site for a new hybrid-electric plane as part of an experiment that aims to make aircraft cleaner and more fuel efficient.
Israel Strikes Iran State Broadcaster, Widening Attacks – The New York Times
Israel Strikes Iran State Broadcaster, Widening Attacks The New York TimesIsrael Attacks Iran’s State Television, Live On The Air The New York TimesIsrael’s smaller, sophisticated military opposes larger Iran BBCWatch: …
Rare appendix cancers are increasing among millennials and Gen X
The findings, from a new study, come at a time of growing concern about the earlier onset of several cancers.
Jane Goodall chimpanzee conservation project in Tanzania hit by USAID cuts
US agency had pledged almost $30m over five years to Hope Through Action initiative, which was launched in 2023The US government funding cuts will hit a chimpanzee conservation project nurtured by the primatologist Jane Goodall.USAID has been subjected…