Politics & Policy
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CVS to pay $315 million to settle DOJ lawsuit over opioid prescriptions
The lawsuit was brought in 2024 and accused the pharmacy giant of profiting by providing large amounts of opioids and other controlled substances "at the expense of public health and safety." The company said it strongly disagrees with the allegations.
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Cornell suspends frat parties, at Ivy League campus roiled by resurfaced, 2024 sexual assault case
The matter resurfaced last month when the woman, who is no longer a Cornell student, filed a Jane Doe civil suit against the plaintiffs.
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Trump says Ukraine, Russia 'a little off' as energy strikes continue
Trump previously announced that Moscow and Kyiv had agreed to an energy ceasefire, though both nations continued to target one another's energy production facilities after Trump declared a cessation of such strikes.
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Trump warns Musk there will be 'serious consequences' if he funds Democratic candidates
Trump did not say what the consequences would be.
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Study projects removing fluoride from public water would cost billions
Secretary of Health and Human Services Robert F. Kennedy Jr. wants to remove fluoride from public water systems.
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Trump could beat the Jetsons with new executive orders designed to make flying cars reality
The futuristic TV show "The Jetsons," aired in the 1960s but was set a hundred years in the future. The story focuses on the Jetson family, led by father George Jetson, who have futuristic appliances and work three-day workweeks.
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Judge dismisses lawsuit against state agencies for violating climate law
Lawsuit challenged agencies’ failure to comply with a state law requiring timely reporting of greenhouse gas emissions.
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Biden's EPA hid comments from Dept. of Energy that undermined key part of EPA power plant rule
The Clean Power Plan 2.0 was supported by a finding that carbon capture technology had been "adequately demonstrated." The EPA sought and got comments from the DOE, which disputed that "demonstration." Somehow those comments never made it into the administrative record.
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Abrego Garcia indictment based in part on Just the News reporting
Democrats campaigned extensively for the return of the "Maryland dad", with Sen. Chris Van Hollen, D-Md., even visiting him at a prison in El Salvador.
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You Vote: With Musk seemingly trying to deescalate the feud with Trump, what do you see happening?
"I support @realDonaldTrump and @elonmusk and they should make peace for the benefit of our great country," hedge fund billionaire Bill Ackman posted on X. "We are much stronger together than apart."
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Kilmar Abrego Garcia returning to U.S. for criminal charges
He was deported months ago to El Salvador and held in its notorious mega-prison, despite being subject to a withholding order.
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Education secretary reveals 'progress' being made in talks with Harvard regarding admin's demands
“It’s very important that we are making sure that the students who are coming in and being on these campuses aren’t activists, that they’re not causing these activities," McMahon said. “Students should not come on campus and be afraid to be there and not feel safe to be on campus."
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Trump announces delegation for London trade talks with China
Trump, this week, spoke with Xi amid ongoing tensions between both nations over tariffs.