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By Dietrich Knauth NEW YORK (Reuters) -Purdue Pharma and its Sackler family owners have reached a new $7.4 billion settlement to resolve thousands of lawsuits alleging that the pain medication OxyContin caused a widespread opioid addiction crisis in the U.S., several state attorneys general said Thursday. The settlement was announced…
(Reuters) – Voters in Germany, Europe’s biggest economy, go to the polls on Feb. 23 in what marks the first elections since Berlin severed its ties with Russia, its decades-long gas supplier. Here is how major parties outline their energy policies: CDU/CSU The conservative Christian Democrats (CDU), who run with…
The Kremlin is closely watching Greenland after Trump expressed interest in the US acquiring it.The Kremlin’s press secretary said the Arctic is a zone of national interest for Russia.Trump said earlier this week that he would not rule out using military force to seize Greenland.Russia is keeping a close eye…
By Krystal Hu NEW YORK (Reuters) – OpenAI’s Chief Financial Officer Sarah Friar played down on Tuesday public threats to the ChatGPT maker from Elon Musk, one of President-elect Donald Trump’s closest advisors. Friar, in response to questions from Reuters Editor-in-Chief Alessandra Galloni during an interview at the Reuters NEXT…
Jimmy Lai was the chief of the now-defunct Hong Kong tabloid Apple Daily.Now 77, he’s facing a life sentence in a national security trial in Hong Kong.He was arrested in August 2020 after the intense anti-China government protests of 2019.Jimmy Lai, once one of Hong Kong’s most outspoken media tycoons,…
By Jessica DiNapoli NEW YORK (Reuters) -Kraft Heinz is no longer making its packaged lunch brand Lunchables for low-income students receiving free and reduced-price meals from a federal program due to weak demand, according to a company statement, the latest blow to one of its best-known products. Chicago-based Kraft Heinz (NASDAQ:)…
Megan Wright didn’t know what she wanted to do until she discovered seasonal work in national parks.Before, she was in college and thought she might be a teacher, but dropped out twice.Now, she says seasonal work offers varied pay and housing but lets her live in beautiful places. This as-told-to…
A key factor in the US rental market is still heading in tenants’ direction — but rent itself isn’t.The median monthly cost of staying in an apartment in large US cities hit an all-time high in August, new research from real-estate site Zumper shows. A one-bedroom setup cost $1,534 while…
By Dawn Chmielewski LOS ANGELES (Reuters) -Veteran media executive Edgar Bronfman sweetened his offer to $6 billion for National Amusements and a minority stake in Paramount Global, according to a person familiar with the matter. He had previously offered $4.3 billion, according to Reuters sources. Shares of Paramount rose more…
New York’s Letchworth State Park is a combination of the Grand Canyon and Niagara Falls. Known as the “Grand Canyon of the East,” Letchworth State Park lives up to the hype. In a way, it’s like the Grand Canyon meets Niagara Falls, as the park’s enormous gorge is dotted with…
