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Duke to pay $112.5M to settle claims over falsified research: DOJ

Duke University has agreed to settle allegations of scientific research misconduct for $112.5 million, the Department of Justice (DOJ) announ

Who keeps buying California's scarce water? Saudia Arabia

Saudi-based Almarai owns 15,000 acres of an irrigated valley – but what business does a foreign food production company have drawing resource

Michael Avenatti arrested for Federal Extortion

Michael Avenatti was arrested and is being charged with wire and bank fraud, federal prosecutors said Monday.

Mayday? Pressure to step down if vote on deal

Theresa May has shown courage — but to seal her deal and deliver Brexit, she needs to resign

TikTok Used Tracking Tactics Banned by Google to Collect User Data

A recent report from the Wall Street Journal alleges that the Chinese-owned social media app TikTok circumvented a privacy safeguard in Googl

Joe Biden Selects Kamala Harris as Running Mate

Presumptive Democrat nominee Joe Biden has selected Sen. Kamala Harris (D-CA) to be his running mate.

Nike anti-racism crusade turns a blind eye to slave labor in China

It never gets old watching big corporations with more power and influence than some governments rush to appease a mob of whining, unhinged lu

New York’s true nursing home death toll cloaked in secrecy

New York’s coronavirus death toll in nursing homes, already among the highest in the nation, could actually be a significant undercount

California Public Health Director Resigns After Officials Find Massive Discrepancy In Reported Coronavirus Cases

California’s public health director resigned after unidentified failures in the state’s coronavirus reporting system.

Big Tech Allies Join Biden Campaign

The Biden campaign has enlisted several allies of big tech companies as part of its policy planning initiatives, the New York Times reported

Lindsey Graham Claims Declassified Docs Show FBI ‘Misled’ Congress on Steele Dossier

Newly declassified documents show that the FBI misled Congress regarding the reliability of the Steele dossier, Senator Lindsey Graham (R., S

Chicago raises bridges after night of violence and looting

Widespread violence and looting erupted in downtown Chicago after a police-involved shooting that left a man injured.

Rep. Buck: Actual national debt is $30 trillion, 'There's no conversation' in D.C. about repaying it

'This troubles me greatly, but all I see is more spending' with 'no conversation in Washington D.C. about how to pay this money back,’ Rep. B

Portland Mayor: Violent Rioters ‘Attempting to Commit Murder’

Portland Mayor Ted Wheeler (D) on Thursday condemned the violence that recently convulsed his city, stating demonstrators are “attempting to

Experts Say COVID-19 Cases Are Surging, But How Reliable Is The Testing Data?

A second wave of the Wuhan virus in the U.S. raises questions about how positive cases are being determined, the validity of the case data, a

NY Attorney General Seeks to Dissolve NRA

New York’s attorney general sued the National Rifle Association on Thursday, seeking to put the powerful gun advocacy organization out of bus

1.2M jobless claims filed last week, marking 20 straight weeks of more than a million

The number of new applications for unemployment benefits last week was 1.2 million.

Disney Theme Parks Report $3.5B in Losses Due to Coronavirus Pandemic

Walt Disney Co. reported that its net income plummeted dramatically in the three-month period.

Violence in Portland diminishes as state police take over for DHS

Violent attacks in Portland, Oregon, have diminished in the week since the Trump administration and local officials reached an agreement to i

Beirut Explosion Death Toll Skyrockets As Thousands Injured, 300,000+ Left Homeless

At least 100 people have officially been reported to have died in the massive explosion that rocked Beirut yesterday.

Trump taps Nicole Saphier for surgeon general, dropping Casey Means' nomination

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