SEATTLE — Washington state sued Johnson & Johnson on Thursday, claiming the company was negligent when it used deceptive marketing to say opioids were effective for treating pain and unlikely to cause addiction. The multinational company that supplies raw materials used to make opiates drove the pharmaceutical industry to recklessly expand the production of opioids to […]
LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Kentucky’s new Republican attorney general has asked the FBI to investigate a flurry of pardons by former Gov. Matt Bevin. The pardons have drawn criticism from both sides of the political aisle after media reports highlighted some that went to convicts who had wealthy or politically connected families. Atty. Gen. Daniel Cameron […]
WASHINGTON — President Trump ordered the U.S. airstrike that killed Gen. Qassem Suleimani, the head of Iran’s elite Quds Force, on Friday at Baghdad’s international airport, the Pentagon said, a dramatic move that raised the possibility of a broader conflict in the Middle East. “At the direction of the president, the U.S. military has taken […]
JAKARTA, Indonesia — The death toll from floods in Indonesia’s capital rose to 43 of Friday as rescuers found more bodies amid receding floodwaters, disaster officials said. Monsoon rains and rising rivers submerged at least 182 neighborhoods in greater Jakarta and caused landslides in the Bogor and Depok districts on the city’s outskirts, which buried a […]
Western Truck Exchange’s smiling retro trio of Wayne, Dan and Mark make up one of Los Angeles’ best-known company logos, traversing the city on the mudflaps of thousands of trucks. But there are other local businesses with beloved designs. Here are a few, along with their backstories, from one nearly a century old to a […]
OTTAWA — Canada’s 100 highest-paid chief executives were paid record amounts in 2018 in comparison to the employees beneath them, according to a new report released Thursday. The Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives said the average CEO at a top publicly traded company would have made as much money as the average Canadian worker will […]
The Conservative party under leader Andrew Scheer is like a dictatorship, punishing those who break ranks to vote in line with their constituents and their own conscience, according to a long-serving Tory MP. In an essay posted to his website this week, Ottawa-area MP Scott Reid said he was dismissed from his role as Democratic […]
Click:Gravity Concentration Equipment MONTREAL — Quebecers under the age of 21 won’t be able to buy or possess recreational cannabis as of Wednesday, ushering in the toughest age restrictions in the country since pot was legalized 14 months ago. The Coalition Avenir Quebec government passed legislation in the fall that upped the legal age for […]
The former Reds star says those at Anfield should be considering a January transfer raid on Borussia Dortmund for another highly-rated forward A move to Liverpool for Jadon Sancho would be “brilliant for him and the club”, says former Reds star Jason McAteer. Interest from Anfield in the Borussia Dortmund winger has been mooted over […]
L’ex-danseuse de Danse avec les stars, Silvia Notargiacomo, a fait des révélations surprenantes sur les faveurs accordées à Sinclair, candidat de la huitième saison. Ils ne sont pas tous logés à la même enseigne. Évincée de Danse avec les stars après sept ans de bons et loyaux services, Silvia Notargiacomo a fait part de son […]