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Month: June 2024

What it means for the Supreme Court to block enforcement of the EPA’s ‘good neighbor’ pollution rule

Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Environmental Protection Agency won’t be able to enforce a key rule limiting air pollution in nearly a dozen states while separate legal challenges proceed around the country. That’s the result of a Supreme Court decision Thursday. The EPA’s “good neighbor” rule is intended to restrict smokestack emissions from power

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The Supreme Court rejects a nationwide opioid settlement with OxyContin maker Purdue Pharma

Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Sackler family members who own OxyContin maker Purdue Pharma say they’re disappointed in the Supreme Court’s rejection of a nationwide settlement that would’ve shielded them from civil lawsuits over the toll of opioids but also would’ve provided billions of dollars to combat the epidemic. They indicate they will return

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US cancer centers warn drug shortages continue, impacting different varieties of medications

Originally Published: 26 JUN 24 09:00 ET By Jacqueline Howard, CNN (CNN) — While a shortage of the chemotherapy drugs cisplatin and carboplatin has improved in the United States, some of the nation’s largest cancer centers now report additional concerns related to drug shortages, a new report finds. Among 28 large cancer centers across the country,

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How USA Gymnastics rebounded from a sexual abuse scandal ahead of the Paris Olympics

AP National Writer MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — USA Gymnastics was a house afire five years ago, the massive fallout surrounding the Larry Nassar sexual abuse scandal rendering one of the U.S. Olympic movement’s marquee programs radioactive. Lawsuits. Bankruptcy. Potential decertification. A revolving door at the top as CEOs incapable or unwilling to find a path forward

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How USA Gymnastics rebounded from a sexual abuse scandal ahead of the Paris Olympics

AP National Writer MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — USA Gymnastics was a house afire five years ago, the massive fallout surrounding the Larry Nassar sexual abuse scandal rendering one of the U.S. Olympic movement’s marquee programs radioactive. Lawsuits. Bankruptcy. Potential decertification. A revolving door at the top as CEOs incapable or unwilling to find a path forward

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West African defense chiefs propose a $2.6 billion security plan that analysts say might not work

Associated Press ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) — Defense chiefs of West Africa on Thursday proposed an ambitious plan to deploy a 5,000-strong “standby force” to fight the region’s worsening security crises, a measure that analysts say might not work due to challenges of funding and division within the regional bloc. The plan, which will cost $2.6

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An appeals court in Pakistan upholds conviction of Imran Khan and his wife for unlawful marriage

Associated Press ISLAMABAD (AP) — Officials in Pakistan say an appeals court has upheld the conviction and seven-year prison sentence of former Prime Minister Imran Khan and his wife for their 2018 marriage which was found to be unlawful. The decision drew strong condemnation from Khan’s supporters and his party who were expecting the couple

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Robert Kennedy didn’t make the debate stage but he answered the same questions during a rival event

Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — Independent presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. wasn’t with his better-known rivals, President Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump, when they debated Thursday in Atlanta. But Kennedy responded in real time to the same questions — about inflation, the COVID-19 response and abortion — that were posed to

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Filipowski, Kolek, Furphy headline list of best available players entering the NBA draft’s 2nd round

AP Basketball Writer Duke’s Kyle Filipowski and Marquette’s Tyler Kolek were productive college players who were Associated Press second-team All-Americans. Both were projected to be possible first-round picks in the NBA draft. Instead, they are among the headliners of top players still waiting to hear their names called after Wednesday night’s first round of the

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Slovakia to boost protections for politicians after assassination attempt on populist premier Fico

BRATISLAVA, Slovakia (AP) — Slovakia’s Parliament has approved a package of legislation meant to boost security for leading politicians and others following an assassination attempt on populist Prime Minister Robert Fico. The measures Thursday, which were approved by the coalition government on June 12, are set to take effect July 15 after expected approval by President Peter Pellegrini, Fico’s close

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How to watch Thursday’s CNN Presidential Debate

CNN By CNN staff (CNN) — A historic showdown between President Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump is set for Thursday on CNN when the presumptive major party nominees meet for their first debate this election cycle. The debate will be the earliest such event in US history. Televised presidential debates between general election

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