Merck sells the Covid pill for 40 times its manufacturing price

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[ad_1] A five-day course of molnupiravir, the new drug hailed as a “huge breakthrough” in the treatment of Covid-19, costs $ 17.74 to produce, according to a report released last week by drug pricing experts at the Harvard School of Public Health and King’s College Hospital in London. Merck charges the US government $ 712 … Read more

Scroll stops in “approximately” 30 days to be part of Twitter Blue

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[ad_1] Scroll’s ad-free subscription web service will shut down as an independent entity in “about” 30 days, the company said in an email to subscribers. The service – which was purchased by Twitter earlier this year – will instead be integrated with the booming Twitter Blue premium subscription as “ad-free articles”. In its current form, … Read more

“Drug addiction is everywhere:” Drug addiction in Bourbon County

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[ad_1] PARIS, Ky. (WTVQ) – According to the Bourbon County Health Department, two overdose deaths have already occurred in the region since early October. The county recorded eleven overdoses last month. “Addiction is everywhere and that’s why it’s so important for us to break through these stigmas of addiction and to really be able to … Read more

Brian Laundrie stole, used Gabby Petito’s credit card and ‘ran away’ from police: family lawyer

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[ad_1] NORTH PORT, Fla – Brian Laundrie stole Gabby Petito’s credit card and used it to return home, where he returned in early September, “then ran away from the police,” the spokesperson said from Petito’s family during an interview on Tuesday. Petito’s family members and family lawyer and spokesperson Richard Stafford sat down for a … Read more

IATSE strike: negotiations resume with a new offer from the studios

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[ad_1] Negotiators from the International Association of Theater and Studio Employees returned to the negotiating table on Tuesday in hopes of avoiding a strike by television and film production, but no deal was in sight in the ‘immediate. The Alliance of Film and Television Producers, which represents the studios, presented its latest proposal. A union … Read more

SEC Chairman Gensler: Crypto Ban Would ‘Live Up to Congress’ – CoinDesk

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[ad_1] SEC Chairman Gensler: Crypto Ban Would “Live Up to Congress”CoinDesk SEC Gensler aims to save investors money by squeezing Wall StreetThe Wall Street Journal It’s ‘a shame’ the way the SEC regulates crypto: SEC commissionerYahoo finance SEC chairman warns US debt default would shock marketsPOLITICS Republican congressman demands clarity from SEC on crypto regulationCoinDesk … Read more

Pau Gasol, double NBA champion, announces his retirement from basketball

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[ad_1] MADRID – Pau Gasol announced his retirement from basketball on Tuesday, ending a career that spanned more than two decades and earned him two NBA titles and a world championship gold with the Spanish national team. The 41-year-old had already bid farewell to international basketball in August after Spain lost to the United States … Read more