Gun Show Loophole Laws Should Be Banned
Gun show loophole is a political term in the United States referring to the sale of firearms by private sellers, including those done at gun shows, that do not require the seller to conduct a federal...
View ArticleTeva faces $100M lawsuit from Israel over unpaid Copaxone royalties: report
Teva Pharmaceuticals’ big-selling multiple sclerosis drug Copaxone is losing ground in the U.S. thanks to generics, but the medicine was once the company’s primary growth driver. Now, it’s at the...
View ArticleInside the battle to keep Mafia wiseguys off the NY-NJ waterfront
The “ultra violent” enforcer, nightclub owner and loan shark at the New Jersey ports ordered a pal to hold the arms of gym owner Gilberto Rubio. Then Rodriguez ripped a gold chain from the man’s neck...
View ArticleMCDONALD’S SAYS IT WILL CONDUCT A CIVIL RIGHTS ‘ASSESSMENT’
The company said it has engaged a third party to conduct the assessment, appearing to stop short of the audit shareholders narrowly voted to approve last month. McDonald’s on Thursday said that it has...
View ArticleTiger King’ star Doc Antle to face money laundering charges
“Tiger King” star Bhagavan “Doc” Antle was arrested by the FBI and expected to appear in court Monday to face federal money laundering charges MYRTLE BEACH, S.C. (AP) — “Tiger King” star Bhagavan “Doc”...
View ArticleIT’S NO LONGER A FEDERAL CRIME TO PROBE ONLINE PLATFORMS FOR DISCRIMINATION,...
In a big win for computer scientists and other online researchers, the U.S. Department of Justice recently updated its official charging memo—an internal document used to determine whether federal...
View ArticleSinn Fein leader: UK about to break international law
London is preparing unilateral changes to the protocol governing trade in Northern Ireland post-Brexit. The head of Irish nationalist Sinn Fein party accused Boris Johnson’s government of choosing a...
View Article‘Genetic Paparazzi’ Could Steal Celebrity DNA For Dark Purposes, Professor Warns
Celebrity fans can sometimes be passionate and bordering on crazy, and now there’s a worry that infatuation could get more obsessive and even sinister. Experts are now warning against ‘genetic...
View ArticleWhite Collar Crime: How did a B.C. social worker embezzle $460K from the...
Robert Riley Saunders was accused of embezzling $354,283 from children in foster care after his boss Siobhan Stynes went away on holiday over Christmas in 2017. The government later upped its estimate...
View Article‘Go f–k yourself’: How a NY restaurateur survived his tangles with the mob
When Stratis Morfogen opened his first Manhattan diner in the 1990s, he had no intention of one day telling a member of John Gotti Jr.’s crew to “go f–k themselves.” But for “The Golden Greek” — a...
View ArticleMalta, the Mafia’s paradise
The EU’s smallest member state, Malta, has become the Mafia’s El Dorado. This was the shocking conclusion of a study commissioned by the European Parliament’s Martin Schirdewan. The report shows how...
View ArticleJustice Department files suit against one of largest drug distributors in U.S.
The Justice Department on Thursday filed a civil lawsuit against AmerisourceBergen Corp., one of the largest drug distributors in the country, alleging that it failed to report “at least hundreds of...
View ArticleOklahoma AG announces 4 new opioid settlements worth $226M
FILE - Oklahoma Attorney General John O'Connor speaks to reporters following a campaign event on May 31, 2022, in Oklahoma City. O'Connor announced Wednesday, Jan. 4, 2023, that Oklahoma entered...
View ArticleMedtronic ordered by jury to pay $106.5M to Colibri over TAVR patent...
By Nick Paul Taylor Contributor Dive Brief: Dive Insight: Colibri developed a “self-expanding heart valve device that includes cross-linked biological tissue and a delivery system that can be guided...
View ArticleThe Supreme Court hears two cases that could ruin the internet
Gonzalez v. Google and Twitter v. Taamneh seek to conscript big tech into the war on terror; the results could be disastrous. By Ian Millhiser Feb 16, 2023, 6:00am EST In 2015, individuals affiliated...
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