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US biotech executive sentenced to 7 years in jail for COVID test fraud: The chief executive of a U.S. biotechnology company that falsely promised investors it ...
reuters.com/legal/us-biotech-executive-sentenced-7-years-jail-covid-test-fraud-2024-04-12/
US drug shortages reach record high with 323 meds now in short supply: The shortages affect everything from generic cancer drugs to ADHD medication.
arstechnica.com/science/2024/04/us-drug-shortages-reach-record-high-with-323-meds-now-in-short-supply/
'Run, run, run': Chaos at a Sydney mall as 6 people stabbed to death, and the suspect fatally shot
omaha.com/news/nation-world/crime-courts/violence-crime-police-stabbing-sydney/article_90eed776-07df-5b8a-ac1a-0bf4350d43d4.html
Biden administration will require more gun dealers to run background checks on buyers
omaha.com/news/nation-world/government-politics/biden-gun-background-checks/article_74ffe79a-4709-55e1-80b0-ce821a146fd4.html
US Sen. Gary Peters proposes bill to continue crackdown on pandemic fraud: The legislation was announced by Peters and the White House as the Justice Department ...
freep.com/story/news/politics/2024/04/09/gary-peters-pandemic-fraud-bill/73262756007/
The Supreme Court’s confusing new anti-trans decision in Labrador v. Poe, explained
vox.com/scotus/2024/4/15/24131456/supreme-court-transgender-health-care-labrador-poe
Ex-military member charged with crashing into FBI office had online links to QAnon, report says
nbcnews.com/politics/justice-department/ex-military-member-charged-crashing-fbi-office-online-links-qanon-repo-rcna146223
Bill to allow reciprocity in healthcare licenses advances in state House : The bill would implement FBI background check procedures to make Pennsylvania ...
pennlive.com/news/2024/04/bill-to-allow-reciprocity-in-healthcare-licenses-advances-in-state-house.html
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Sextortion Scams Are Driving Teen Boys to Suicide: Criminal gangs are posing as flirty girls on Instagram and Snapchat to torment high school boys ...
bloomberg.com/features/2024-sextortion-teen-suicides/
FBI foils teenager’s plan to ‘steal father’s guns and attack church’: Alexander Scott Mercurio, 18, is accused of pledging allegiance to Isis and plotting ...
thetimes.co.uk/article/alexander-scott-mercurio-isis-fbi-f997hzsct
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After a tumultuous CPAP recall, Philips must launch new safeguards under DOJ agreement
post-gazette.com/business/healthcare-business/2024/04/06/philips-cpap-recall-consent-decree/stories/202404050099
Sandra Birchmore: What to know about her death, lawsuit against former Stoughton officers
bostonglobe.com/2024/04/02/metro/sandra-birchmore-case-stoughton-police/
FBI data shows that violent crimes in the U.S. decreased in 2023: Attorney General Merrick Garland called the data encouraging and touted law enforcement efforts ...
pbs.org/newshour/nation/fbi-data-shows-that-violent-crimes-in-the-u-s-decreased-in-2023
What to know about ketamine after Elon Musk discusses use of drug: While speaking with former CNN reporter Don Lemon, Elon Musk talked about his use of ketamine ...
thehill.com/homenews/nexstar_media_wire/4541741-what-to-know-about-ketamine-after-elon-musk-discusses-use-of-drug/
Quick Glance: Don Lemon cancels show partnership with X after Elon Musk's decision
- Don Lemon canceled the partnership for his show with X after Elon Musk's decision.
- Elon Musk lifted the exclusivity of the show on X after months of pursuing exclusive content.
- Don Lemon challenged Musk, discussing his ketamine use and hate speech on X.
Opinion | The DEA Needs to Stop Restricting Opioids: Restrictions on pain medications are hurting patients who are suffering.
nytimes.com/2024/03/22/opinion/dea-opioids-restrictions-overdoses.html
U.S. Crime Rate Continued to Drop Last Year, FBI Data Shows: President Joe Biden celebrated the overall dip in crime rates, saying his administration had gotten ...
thedailybeast.com/us-crime-rate-continued-to-drop-last-year-fbi-data-shows
Paid articlePaid The U.S. crime rate is still dropping, FBI data shows: New FBI data confirms prior indications that crime fell significantly in 2023, continuing a post-pandemic ...
nbcnews.com/news/crime-courts/us-crime-rate-still-dropping-says-fbi-rcna144100
LGBTQ rights lawyers face potential sanctions over Alabama ‘judge shopping’: Attorneys at major LGBTQ rights groups and law firms allegedly tried to steer ...
nbcnews.com/nbc-out/out-news/lgbtq-rights-lawyers-face-potential-sanctions-alabama-judge-shopping-rcna144324
Change Healthcare Ransomware Attack: BlackCat Hackers Quickly Returned After FBI Bust
wired.com/story/blackcat-ransomware-disruptions-comebacks/
UnitedHealth hack could take months for full recovery: UnitedHealth Group , the largest U.S. health insurer, is likely to need several months to make a full ...
reuters.com/technology/cybersecurity/unitedhealth-hack-could-take-months-full-recovery-2024-03-08/
Health care organizations last year reported the most ransomware attacks of the 16 industries identified as critical U.S. infrastructure. www.axios.com/2024/03/11/health-care-ransomware-attacks
U.S. Launches Antitrust Investigation of Healthcare Giant UnitedHealth: The Justice Department has launched an antitrust investigation into UnitedHealth Group ...
wsj.com/health/healthcare/u-s-launches-antitrust-investigation-of-healthcare-giant-unitedhealth-ff5a00d2
Cheney: Bill Barr ‘wrong’ to suggest voting for Biden is ‘national suicide’: Former Rep. Liz Cheney (R-Wyo.) said on Sunday that it was “wrong” for former ...
thehill.com/homenews/campaign/4475594-cheney-bill-barr-wrong-to-suggest-voting-for-biden-is-national-suicide/
What Tampa Bay patients should know about major health care cyberattack: The effects “may be felt for years to come,” a federal lawsuit says.
tampabay.com/news/health/2024/03/22/florida-hacking-insurance-unitedhealth-cyberattack/
Paid articlePaid Watchdog blames Bureau of Prisons ‘deficiencies’ for 187 deaths by suicide: A new report by the Department of Justice Office of the Inspector General blames ...
thehill.com/homenews/administration/4470271-watchdog-blames-bureau-of-prisons-deficiencies-for-187-deaths-by-suicide/
DOJ watchdog finds 187 inmate suicides in federal prisons over 8-year period: The watchdog's reporting comes in the wake of several high-profile deaths in ...
npr.org/2024/02/15/1231745029/doj-watchdog-inmate-suicides-federal-prisons-report
D-FW health care providers indicted for illegal drug distribution: A group of North Texas health care providers has been indicted for federal drug distribution ...
dallasnews.com/news/crime/2024/03/01/d-fw-health-care-providers-under-federal-investigation-for-illegal-drug-distribution/
5 issues affecting bank M&A in 2024, from redlining to regulation : Bank M&A activity has been in the doldrums in recent years, but a number of CEOs are ...
americanbanker.com/list/how-the-changing-m-a-landscape-will-affect-banks-this-year
Ex-FBI Trainee Seth Markin Gets 15 Months for Trading on Girlfriend’s Info: The pandemic forced millions of people to share working spaces with their partners or ...
bloomberg.com/news/articles/2024-03-13/ex-fbi-trainee-gets-15-months-for-trading-on-girlfriend-s-info
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US Warns ALPHV Ransomware Group Is Back and Targeting Healthcare Sector: Federal officials issue the warning amid reports that the cyberattack on Change ...
uk.pcmag.com/security/151212/us-warns-alphv-ransomware-group-is-back-and-targeting-healthcare-sector
5 issues affecting bank M&A in 2024, from redlining to regulation : Bank M&A activity has been in the doldrums in recent years, but a number of CEOs are ...
americanbanker.com/list/how-the-changing-m-a-landscape-will-affect-banks-this-year
The Week in Ransomware - March 8th 2024 - Waiting for the DarkSide rebrand: We saw another ransomware operation shut down this week after first getting breached ...
bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/the-week-in-ransomware-march-8th-2024-waiting-for-the-darkside-rebrand/
BlackCat ransomware shuts down in exit scam, blames the "feds": The BlackCat ransomware gang is pulling an exit scam, trying to shut down and run off ...
bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/blackcat-ransomware-shuts-down-in-exit-scam-blames-the-feds/
Change Healthcare registers pulse after crippling ransomware attack: Remaining services are expected to return in the coming weeks after $22M ALPHV ransom
theregister.com/2024/03/08/change_healthcare_restores_first_system/
Ransomware group scams its partner out of a share of $22 million by faking an FBI takedown
techspot.com/news/102157-ransomware-group-scams-partner-out-share-22-million.html
Drugmaker Endo reaches $465 mln bankruptcy settlement with US: Bankrupt drugmaker Endo International will pay up to $465 million to settle the federal ...
reuters.com/business/healthcare-pharmaceuticals/drugmaker-endo-reaches-465-mln-bankruptcy-settlement-with-us-government-2024-02-29/
UnitedHealth Stock Falls After Report Says the Justice Department Has Launched an Antitrust Investigation
barrons.com/articles/unitedhealth-stock-antitrust-investigation-healthcare-a8324067
Paid articlePaid FBI, CISA warn US hospitals of targeted BlackCat ransomware attacks: Today, the FBI, CISA, and the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) warned U.S ...
bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/fbi-cisa-warn-us-hospitals-of-targeted-blackcat-ransomware-attacks/
Lexington cancer treatment company under FBI, FDA investigation, agencies say: The FBI is investigating CBA Pharma and its affiliates. The drug treatment company ...
kentucky.com/news/local/crime/article286031211.html
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YouTube mom Ruby Franke tearfully apologizes at sentencing in child abuse case: ‘I’ll never stop crying’
richmond.com/news/nation-world/crime-courts/ruby-franke-youtube-child-abuse-sentencing/article_0c3fad8e-c545-5855-b42a-88a73737042f.html
Will a Court Ruling Push the DEA to Reschedule Psilocybin?: A court victory on rescheduling psilocybin leads the plaintiffs to believe that a separate pending ...
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As Chicago police grapple with mental health issues, deficiencies in the response are laid out in federal court
chicagotribune.com/2024/02/13/as-chicago-police-grapple-with-mental-health-issues-deficiencies-in-the-response-are-laid-out-in-federal-court/
Attorney General Merrick Garland to undergo surgery, Justice Department says: The news comes as Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin returns to work at the Pentagon ...
pbs.org/newshour/politics/attorney-general-merrick-garland-to-undergo-surgery-justice-department-says
Schools are 3rd-highest location for hate crimes: FBI: Secondary schools saw the highest amount of hate crimes, the report found.
abcnews.go.com/Politics/schools-3rd-highest-location-hate-crimes-fbi/story
Biden Age Concerns Deepen With DOJ Report Citing Poor Memory: A special counsel report describing Joe Biden as an “elderly man with a poor memory” and ...
bloomberg.com/news/articles/2024-02-08/biden-age-woes-intensify-with-doj-report-citing-poor-memory
Paid articlePaid Judge bars EPA from enforcing Civil Rights Act provision in Louisiana’s ‘Cancer Alley’
thehill.com/policy/energy-environment/4427465-judge-bars-epa-from-enforcing-civil-rights-act-provision-in-louisianas-cancer-alley/
Biden turns confrontational over alleged memory loss in DOJ report: 'How in the hell dare he'
usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2024/02/08/biden-lashes-out-at-special-counsel-over-alleged-memory-loss/72530311007/
HUNTER: Buffalo trial has alleged dirty cops, a dead ex-stripper, Outlaws and the Mob
torontosun.com/news/world/hunter-buffalo-trial-has-alleged-dirty-cops-a-dead-ex-stripper-outlaws-and-the-mob
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Georgia medical board will limit virtual prescriptions: Starting May 1, the Georgia Composite Medical Board will reinstate a pre-pandemic ban on using only ...
ajc.com/news/health-news/georgia-medical-board-will-limit-virtual-prescriptions/ZTNSY6QTSRH6JBDO42FXMBI2RQ/
Healthcare mogul Esformes cuts plea deal with feds: no more prison time, but heavy fines
miamiherald.com/news/local/crime/article284960357.html
Detroit man gets 15 years for drug operation, unemployment fraud: Robert Lampkin, co-defendant were ordered to pay back $2.1M they received in fraudulent ...
detroitnews.com/story/news/local/michigan/2024/01/25/detroit-man-15-years-drug-operation-unemployment-fraud/72352550007/
U.S. Launches Antitrust Investigation of Healthcare Giant UnitedHealth: The Justice Department has launched an antitrust investigation into UnitedHealth Group ...
wsj.com/health/healthcare/u-s-launches-antitrust-investigation-of-healthcare-giant-unitedhealth-ff5a00d2
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