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In a court filing released Tuesday, Massachusetts Attorney General Maura Healey asserts that the former president of Purdue Pharma, Richard Sackler, knew in the early 2000s that his company's powerful opioid painkiller, OxyContin, was being abused, but still pushed it on doctors and tried to blame users for becoming addicted.

Deputy Attorney General Dina Zilber on Tuesday informed Culture Minister Miri Regev that the latter does not have the legal authority to withhold state funds from a museum in Haifa over its display of a controversial exhibit depicting Ronald McDonald as Jesus on the cross. The Haifa Museum's display of the "McJesus" piece has drawn the ire of Arab Christians, hundreds of whom clashed with police outside the museum last week during a demonstration calling for the sculpture's removal. Amid the uproar... Читать дальше...

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3. Kate Moss quotes to celebrate the supermodel's 45th birthday  Evening Standard
4. Inside Kate Moss' 45th birthday bash  Daily Mail
5. Kate Moss celebrates 45th birthday with celeb pals - and a cake covered in pictures of herself  Evening Standard
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U.S. authorities have detained a journalist and television presenter working for Iran's English-language Press TV on unspecified charges, the state-run broadcaster reported on January 16.

The top two players, Eureka Forbes and Kent Ro system Ltd., held a dominant share of 65% in the India water purifier market in 2015. The consolidated market is expected to see the entry of several small and big companies, which spells hope for competition in the coming years, observes Transparency Market Research. “The promise of offering […]

Chinese officials are getting creative in their battle to support the economy as a slowdown weighs on consumers and threatens to dent employment.

Volatility struck bourses in early afternoon trade as the key benchmark indices once again regained positive zone after sliding in negative zone in mid-morning trade. At 12:30 IST, the barometer index, the S&P BSE Sensex, was up 54.48 points or 0.15% at 36,372.81. The Nifty 50 index was up 18.95 points or 0.17% at 10,905.75. Shares of index heavyweight Reliance Industries rose. Most realty stocks gained.

Having watched what might have been his final match, Jamie Murray admitted that tennis takes a back seat for Andy as he faces a decision over how to handle his debilitating hip injury

The bill aims at reducing the risk of corruption at the local level, imposing restrictions on business activities of council members and authoring the state prosecutor to claim damages caused to the state in certain cases. The bill passed its second reading on 15 January.

From The 1975's Eighties-drenched synth pop to Charli XCX and Troye Sivan on '1999', Ed Power wants to know why generations of artists tend to crave the era that came before

BEIJING (Sputnik) - China opposes a decision of a Taiwanese research institute to ban Huawei devices from connecting to its internal network, a spokesman for the Taiwan Affairs Office of the Chinese State Council said on Wednesday.

The final round of group matches in the AFC Asian Cup began in Group A where all four teams were in with a chance of qualifying for the last 16.

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This Tuesday, as even Republicans in Congress were denouncing their colleague Steve King’s comments about white supremacy, an NBC News memo leaked instructing reporters to “avoid characterizing [King’s] remarks as racist.” The media organization eventually had to backtrack and admit, “It is fair to characterize King’s comments as ‘racist,’ and point out that he has a history of racist comments.”

David Arquette made it a family affair at a screening of his short film! The 47-year-old actor was joined on the red carpet by wife Christina McLarty and his 14-year-old daughter Coco at a screening of The Big Break hosted by VICE on Tuesday night (January 15) in Los Angeles. PHOTOS: Check out the latest [...]

PARIS Jackson has checked herself into rehab, according to US reports. The 20-year-old daughter of the late Michael Jackson has been silent on Instagram for a month and has reportedly decided to “prioritise her physical and emotional health”. Sources told ET that Paris has “decided that she needed to take some time off to reboot, […]

Commuters in Mumbai continued to suffer as the BEST bus strike entered the ninth day today with the workers'' union rejecting the management's ''10-step increment'' proposal to end the stalemate

Over 32,000 BEST employees have been on strike since 8 January over their various demands, including pay hike, revision of pay grade for junior level employees, and merger of loss-making BEST's budget with that of the BMC.

Crowdfunding und Crowdinvesting, also die Aufnahme von Geld vieler kleiner Investoren zur Finanzierung von Projekten oder Investitionen, wächst in Österreich langsam, aber stetig. 2018 wurden über diese Formen der "Schwarmfinanzierung" 37,1 Mio. Euro aufgebracht, seit 2012 waren es über 100 Mio. Euro - das hat das Informations- und Vergleichsportal Crowdcircus (https://crowdcircus.com) berechnet.