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Month: December 2021

Bill to clamp down on products from China’s Xinjiang passes Congress, will head to Biden

Story by Reuters The US Senate passed legislation on Thursday to ban imports from China’s Xinjiang region over concerns about forced labor, part of Washington’s continued pushback against Beijing’s treatment of the country’s Uyghur Muslim minority. The Senate passed the Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act by unanimous consent, sending it to the White House, where

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Federal judge rejects Purdue Pharma’s settlement of opioid lawsuits over legal protections for members of Sackler family

By Rob Frehse and Evan Simko-Bednarski, CNN A federal judge has overturned the opioid settlement of more than $4 billion that gave the Sackler family broad protection against civil litigation and resolved all outstanding civil suits against OxyContin maker Purdue Pharma. The Bankruptcy Court lacked the statutory authority to give the Sackler family those protections

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El Gobierno y el Poder Judicial de Argentina se enfrentan entre reformas truncas y el futuro de las causas de Fernández de Kirchner

Ángela Reyes (CNN Español) — La vicepresidenta Cristina Fernández de Kirchner finaliza el año con un balance positivo de su situación judicial. En lo que va de 2021, distintos tribunales ordenaron su sobreseimiento en tres causas en las que debía afrontar un juicio oral y público. Sin embargo, la expresidenta sigue teniendo otros dos casos pendientes

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Al menos 17 millones de animales murieron en los incendios forestales de Brasil en 2020, según un estudio

Alejandra Ramos Barreda (CNN) — Se estima que al menos 17 millones de animales murieron durante los incendios forestales que asolaron el Pantanal de Brasil en 2020, según un nuevo estudio publicado por Scientific Reports este jueves. El estudio, coordinado con organizaciones ambientales, afirma que se estima que el número de muertes de animales es

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What is medication abortion?

By Jen Christensen, CNN The US Food and Drug Administration relaxed certain federal regulations Thursday on medication abortion, a two-medication process that has become one of the most commonly used abortion methods in the United States. What is medication abortion? Medication abortion, also known as medical abortion, is a method by which someone ends their

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What is medication abortion?

By Jen Christensen, CNN The US Food and Drug Administration relaxed certain federal regulations Thursday on medication abortion, a two-medication process that has become one of the most commonly used abortion methods in the United States. What is medication abortion? Medication abortion, also known as medical abortion, is a method by which someone ends their

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