In June, the Senate confirmed Bill Zollars, the former head of a trucking company called YRC Worldwide, to the board of the United States Postal Service. Salon learned that YRC is being sued by the federal government for allegedly defrauding the Pentagon while Zollars was CEO. In addition, the government …
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Donald Trump has argued that Covid-19, or “the plague,” could go away in a few days, sometimes a month, and now “sometime.” The President of the United States, on more than 20 occasions since February, said the coronavirus would soon disappear and that the United States could “claim victory.” Instead, …
Read More »He paid the doctors kickbacks. Novartis will now pay a $ 678 million settlement.
He charged for Daniel and Peter Luger, but the incentives for doctors didn’t end with those New York restaurants. There were fishing junkets, golf outings, and round tables at Hooters. And then there were the six-figure fees that Novartis Pharmaceutical Corp. paid to several doctors who wrote thousands of prescriptions …
Read More »China Targets 4 US Media Companies, Demanding Staff, Business Information
China has demanded information about the personnel and business operations of the top four US media outlets in retaliation for the United States government, which previously requested similar information from China’s state-run media agencies. Associated Press, United Press International (UPI), CBS and National Public Radio (NPR) have seven days to …
Read More »Several COVID-19 cases in the Augusta area related to a recent wedding
Lewis and Clark public health officials in Helena sent a clear message to the community on Wednesday: Avoid large gatherings. “We are social beings; we want to be together, “said Health Officer Drenda Niemann.” It’s summer in Montana; we want to do the things we’ve always done, but this is …
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