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[ad_1] The proposed deal, if approved by enough state and local governments, would resolve the claims of nearly 4,000 entities that have filed lawsuits in federal and state courts against the four companies, according to a press release from the attorney. New York General Letitia James. The three distributors will collectively pay up to $ … Read more

[ad_1] U.S. Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) looks down the hall after speaking to reporters following the Senate Democrats’ weekly political lunch at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, July 20, 2021. Élisabeth Frantz | Reuters WASHINGTON – A key procedural vote on the $ 1.2 trillion bipartisan infrastructure plan was not passed by the … Read more

[ad_1] LPETTET | iStock | Getty Images About 2.2 million additional stimulus checks have been issued in the past six weeks, the government said on Wednesday. The latest batch brings the total number of disbursed payments to more than 171 million, with a total value of $ 400 billion, according to the announcement from the … Read more

[ad_1] Weinstein, 69, appeared in a wheelchair during the hearing, while a medical mask covered his mouth and sat under his nose. His use of a wheelchair reflects what his lawyers have said to be the deterioration in his physical health in recent years. During his criminal trial in New York early last year, he … Read more

[ad_1] US-Canada border: Biden extends restrictions on non-essential travel for at least a monthThe Washington Post United States extends Covid-19 travel restrictions with Canada and Mexico until August 21CNN United States extends travel restrictions at land borders of Canada and Mexico until August 21Reuters Canada reopens to the United States on August 9: what you … Read more

[ad_1] A judge on Tuesday dismissed double murder charges against a Georgian who spent 20 years in prison. Dennis Perry, 59, was convicted in 2003 and sentenced to life in prison for the 1985 murders of Harold and Thelma Swain, who were killed after a white man entered a black church in Camden County and … Read more

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[ad_1] An Alabama doctor has warned it is “too late” to administer the COVID-19 vaccine when patients are in hospital and fighting for their lives. Dr Brytney Cobia, who works at Grandview Medical Center in Birmingham, said she was forced to refuse desperate pleas from COVID-19 patients to receive the vaccine before they were placed … Read more

[ad_1] Two of the country’s top military leaders pushed back questions about the critical race theory taught within the military and reiterated their commitment to keeping the Pentagon out of politics at a press conference on Wednesday. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Mark Milley have said the … Read more