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After OxyContin manufacturer Purdue Pharma filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy in 2019, members of the Sackler family, which controlled the company, arranged a resolution that included personal protection from civil liability for contributing to opioid-related deaths. That shield was part of a mass settlement that promised myriad litigants a total of $6 billion. The Supreme

Large language models — Google Translate just nearly doubled its number of supported languages This includes common languages like Cantonese and lesser-known ones like Manx. Samuel Axon – Jun 27, 2024 7:45 pm UTC Enlarge / The logo for PaLM 2, a Google large language model.Google reader comments 42 Google announced today that it has

Dominance — Rocket Report: China tests reusable rocket tech; SpaceX booster flies for 22nd time “I have a problem: Rockets are built and kept in stock but not finding customers.” Stephen Clark – Jun 28, 2024 11:00 am UTC Enlarge / SpaceX’s 10th Falcon Heavy rocket climbs into orbit with a new US government weather

? — Big Pharmas fight against drug price reforms takes weird, desperate turn PhRMA claims price negotiations raise costs and that drug patents lower them. Beth Mole – Jun 27, 2024 8:29 pm UTC Enlarge / Stephen Ubl, president and chief executive officer of Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of America (PhRMA), speaks during a Bloomberg

3.3K Fun shooting with interesting training possibilities for minimal cost Daisy’s adult Red Ryder BB gun shown with a $6 supply of ammunition – 2400 shots! The aluminum beverage can was nearly cut in half after two casual shooting sessions (range was around 15 yards). Fun, yes, but not a toy. Daisy’s adult Red Ryder

1.7K A few years ago, an expat friend of mine asked if I could transport some cash to her passport country, to which I was traveling. I agreed, not thinking much of it. Since we were both incredibly underpaid English teachers at that time, I expected that she would be sending only a few hundred

Share Tweet By Tr Goins-Phillips Editor June 27, 2024 Comedian and famed political commentator Bill Maher predicted recently it’s “very likely” former President Donald Trump will win the November election. He went on to condemn the modern political left as “aggressively anti-common sense” during an interview with English journalist Tina Brown at the Aspen Ideas

The trial in Dominion v. Fox News, which has already resulted in bombshell revelations about the right-wing media giant and the 2020 election, is scheduled to begin Tuesday. Unless a settlement is reached, a jury will determine whether Fox is financially liable for broadcasting and promoting false claims about Dominion Voting Systems voting machines rigging

(RNS) — On Election Day in November 2022, Pastor Charlie Berthoud of Covenant Presbyterian Church in Madison, Wisconsin, sat at a table outside the church’s polling place and handed out treats and encouragement. “Anyone want a nonpartisan cookie?” he recalls asking neighbors who came by to vote. “We want to thank people for taking part

Montana lawmakers passed a bill on Friday banning TikTok from operating in the state amid growing concerns about the app’s suspected ties to the Chinese government. The bill was passed by the state House in a 5443 vote and now heads to Gov. Greg Gianforte’s desk. If Gianforte signs it into law, Montana will become

Montana lawmakers passed a bill on Friday banning TikTok from operating in the state amid growing concerns about the app’s suspected ties to the Chinese government. The bill was passed by the state House in a 5443 vote and now heads to Gov. Greg Gianforte’s desk. If Gianforte signs it into law, Montana will become

The trial in Dominion v. Fox News, which has already resulted in bombshell revelations about the right-wing media giant and the 2020 election, is scheduled to begin Tuesday. Unless a settlement is reached, a jury will determine whether Fox is financially liable for broadcasting and promoting false claims about Dominion Voting Systems voting machines rigging

(RNS) — On Election Day in November 2022, Pastor Charlie Berthoud of Covenant Presbyterian Church in Madison, Wisconsin, sat at a table outside the church’s polling place and handed out treats and encouragement. “Anyone want a nonpartisan cookie?” he recalls asking neighbors who came by to vote. “We want to thank people for taking part

JELLICO, Tenn. In March 2021, this town of about 2,000 residents in the hills of east Tennessee lost its hospital, a 54-bed acute care facility. Campbell County, where Jellico is located, ranks 90th of Tennessees 95 counties in health outcomes and has a poverty rate almost double the national average, so losing its health care

HURRY UP AND MOVEIT — Critical MOVEit vulnerability puts huge swaths of the Internet at severe risk A similar flaw last year left 1,800 networks breached. Will the latest one be as potent? Dan Goodin – Jun 26, 2024 11:31 pm UTC Enlarge reader comments 41 A critical vulnerability recently discovered in a widely used

keystone revealed — Patent document showcases the cloud-only streaming Xbox console that never was Microsoft couldn’t get the price of its streaming Xbox low enough to release it. Andrew Cunningham – Jun 26, 2024 8:01 pm UTC reader comments 44 The streaming-only Xbox would have looked like a smaller, squarer relative of the Series S.

SACRAMENTO, Calif. Californias nation-leading $25 minimum wage for health workers will rely on a significant boost in federal funding and exempt thousands of state employees under an agreement that is expected to be approved in the coming days. Use Our Content It can be republished for free. The minimum wage hike for more than 400,000

SACRAMENTO, Calif. A federal judge has found top California prison officials in civil contempt for failing to hire enough mental health professionals to adequately treat tens of thousands of incarcerated people with serious mental disorders. Chief U.S. District Judge Kimberly Mueller on June 25 ordered the state to pay $112 million in fines at a