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The Supreme Court has rejected a settlement for OxyContin maker Purdue Pharma and members of the Sackler family who own the company

Millions of American shoppers are contending with common drugstore items like toothpaste being locked behind Plexiglass these days

Nearly 2 million people go to the polls on Saturday in Mauritania

The Supreme Court has stripped the Securities and Exchange Commission of a major tool in fighting securities fraud in a decision that also could have far-reaching effects on other regulatory agencies

The Supreme Court is putting the Environmental Protection Agency’s air pollution-fighting “good neighbor” plan on hold while legal challenges continue

South Africa's fast-bowler Marco Jansen and spinner Tabraiz Shamsi picked up three-wickets each to bowl out Afghanistan for just 56 in 11.5 overs in the semifinal one of the ongoing ICC T20 World Cup at Tarouba on Thursday. Earlier, Afghanistan skipper Rashid Khan won the toss and elected to bat first against South Africa but failed to put up a fight, as South Africa's precise bowling just proved too good for Afghan batters and in the end they got bowled out in just 11.5 over. Only one Afghan batsman made double figures, with Azmatullah Omarzai making just 10 runs.

by-elections in three assembly constituencies of Himachal Pradesh after two nominees from Hamirpur and Nalagarh seats withdrew their nominations, a spokesperson of the election department said here on Wednesday. The three assembly seats — Dehra, Hamirpur and Nalagarh — fell vacant after the resignation of three Independent MLAs who had voted for the BJP candidate in Rajya Sabha elections held in February and later joined the party. The bypolls will be held on July 10. The spokesperson said three candidates are in the fray for the Hamirpur assembly constituency after Independent candidate Pradeep Kumar withdrew his nomination.

ruled the 45-year-old’s employment made her a “member” of IRFAN-Canada, which it said had engaged in terrorism.She has appealed the Jan. 12 decision to the Federal Court.Canadian authorities stripped IRFAN-Canada of its charity status in 2011 after federal auditors found it had sent $14.6 million to groups “associated with Hamas.”The Canada Revenue Agency also said videos found at the group’s office near Toronto glorified “martyrdom” and portrayed the Palestinian conflict as a religious war.In 2014, the government placed IRFAN-Canada on its list of terrorist entities for using its “status as a charitable organization to fund Hamas.”Before arriving in Toronto from Venezuela in 2016 and claiming refugee status, Sarassra worked part-time for IRFAN-Canada in the West Bank city of Bethlehem.Her role was to distribute money to children whose fathers had died.

young people are reluctant to join up. And it is not just Europe that is struggling with recruitment. In and around the world’s conflict hotspots the question of how to get more people into uniform is vital.

WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange has pleaded guilty to obtaining and publishing U.S. military secrets in a deal with Justice Department prosecutors that secures his liberty and concludes a drawn-out legal saga that raised divisive questions about press freedom and national security. The plea was entered Wednesday morning in federal court in Saipan, the capital of the Northern Mariana Islands, an American commonwealth in the Pacific that is relatively close to Assange's native Australia and that accommodated his desire to avoid setting foot inside the continental United States.

One Piece episode 1110 as the Egghead Arc nears its conclusion. The popular series, adapted from Eiichiro Oda's manga, continues to thrill viewers.

opposition bloc, has forced a contest for the post of the Lok Sabha speaker which has been decided with consensus for decades. While the NDA has fielded former Speaker Om Birla, INDIA has picked Congress leader and senior-most Lok Sabha MP Kodikunnil Suresh. As per the Lok Sabha Secretariat, the first such contest was in 1952 between GV Mavalankar and Shankar Shantaram. Mavalankar won with 394 votes whereas Shantaram got 55. The second such fight happened in 1976 between Baliram Bhagat and Jagannath Rao. Bhagat won with 344 votes while Jagannath Rao got 58. NDA candidate Birla was unanimously elected as the Speaker of the previous 17th Lok Sabha. Birla's name was proposed by Prime Minister Narendra Modi and was supported by all major opposition parties, including Congress, TMC, DMK, and BJD. The YSRCP and TDP also supported Birla's candidature.

On March 3rd a whale calf washed ashore in Georgia, on America’s east coast, bearing slash marks characteristic of a ship’s propeller. Less than a month later another whale, a recent mother, was found floating off the coast of Virginia. Her back was broken from the blunt-force trauma of a ship collision; her calf, missing and still meant to be nursing, is not expected to live.

TEL AVIV—Israel’s military must begin drafting ultra-Orthodox Jewish students, the country’s Supreme Court ruled Tuesday, in a decision likely to put pressure on Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s right-wing coalition as Israel fights its war in Gaza. A unanimous panel of judges ruled that there is no legal basis for exempting ultra-Orthodox religious scholars after a series of laws and government decisions carving out service exemptions were either struck down by the court or expired.

The stakes are high for Joe Biden and Donald Trump for Thursday's first presidential debate

United Nations on Monday published principles for fighting online disinformation, including an overhaul of the advertising model of social media networks. «At a time when billions of people are exposed to false narratives, distortions and lies, these principles lay out a clear path forward, firmly rooted in human rights, including the rights to freedom of expression and opinion,» Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said in a statement.

Satya Nadella had to step in to resolve a lock-step with Nvidia after the two tech giants clashed for months over the design of an artificial intelligence (AI) chip, according to a report by The Information.The root of the issue was reportedly Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang's "tight control" over how his company's chips are distributed and installed by clients, which led to a months-long fight with Microsoft, it added.Huang has been open about controlling who gets how many chips in order to prevent companies from stockpiling the item during periods of limited supply.The bone of contention here was that Nvidia also tried to dictate the server rack configuration within Microsoft's data centres where the chips were being installed. However, installing the chips as Nvidia wanted could have affected Microsoft's ability to switch to different AI chips, the report added citing sources.The report said that disagreement over how Microsoft was using the hardware after its purchase led to the production of Nvidia's next flagship chip GB200 --- complete with a server rack design specified by Huang.The long-drawn argument only concluded when it reached Nadella's desk, and he reportedly made Nvidia roll back their demands.

Arkansas has sued two pharmacy benefit managers, accusing them of enabling the opioid crisis in the state

release date for the final chapter of My Hero Academia is revealed. The popular manga will conclude its story soon. Fans can expect the last chapter to arrive in less than two months.

Poland’s President Andrzej Duda is in China on a visit that brings the leader of a NATO member to a country that has backed Russia in its full-on invasion of Ukraine

Democrats are putting a spotlight on more than 1 million union workers and retirees whose pensions are being saved under a 2021 law