NEW YORK (Reuters) – US states claim $ 2.2 trillion in damages for OxyContin maker Purdue Pharma LP’s suspected role in America’s opioid epidemic, accusing drugmaker in new submissions press presenting painkillers on physicians and patients while playing the risks of abuse and overdose. FILE PHOTO: Bottles Prescribed Painkillers OxyContin …
Read More »Canada refuses to release emails with US over arrest of Huawei exec
VANCOUVER (Reuters) – Canada has released as much information as it can legally about the arrest of Huawei Chief Financial Officer Meng Wanzhou, government lawyers said on Monday as they sought more confidential documents about their 2018 detention. PHILO PHOTO: Huawei Technologies Chief Financial Officer Meng Wanzhou leaves her home …
Read More »Trump says he will forgive a “very important” person on Tuesday
US President Donald Trump visits the gut field before giving remarks at Basler Flight Service in Oshkosh, Wisconsin, US, August 17, 2020. REUTERS / Tom Brenner WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Donald Trump said on Monday that he would forgive a “very, very important” person on Tuesday, but added that it …
Read More »Annoying Trump, California locks in car emissions treats major motorists
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The California Air Resources Board (CARB) and major motorists confirmed Monday that they have reached binding agreements to reduce car emissions in the state, and are stepping up pressure from the Trump administration for weaker curbs on tailpipe contamination. FILE PHOTO: Traffic Moves Slowly on Highway 405 …
Read More »More than a dozen U.S. states expect to prosecute Trump administration over postal cuts
(Reuters) – More than a dozen states as early as this week are expected to prosecute the Trump administration over cuts to the U.S. Postal Service, which they say post-in-ballots in the election of November may be delayed, Maryland Attorney General Brian Frosh said on Monday. Mailboxes of the US …
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