Two bills designed to improve school safety by increasing police force presence, locking and alarm systems, and mental health resources were blocked on Wednesday when Democratic Sen. Chris Murphy objected to the legislation.
Teva Pharmaceutical Industries expects to finalize an opioid settlement in the United States by year-end and start paying in 2023, its chief executive said on Sunday, while confirming he was unlikely to renew his contract next year.
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Things in New Orleans have gone from bad to worse this week.
The powerful storm Fiona has strengthened into a hurricane as it barrels toward Puerto Rico on Sunday, threatening to slam the U.S. territory with life-threatening flash floods and mudslides, according to the National Hurricane Center’s latest update.
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On Thursday, the more than 150,000 residents of Mississippi’s capital city were released from a state-imposed boil water advisory placed in late July, but that advisory was only one of many problems for this aged water system.
Fifteen-year-old Ethan Nwaneri became the youngest player in Premier League history when he came on as a substitute for Arsenal as they returned to the top of the Premier League with a comfortable 3-0 win at Brentford on Sunday.
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A new study shows that sensors in the intestines stimulate the brain to desire fat. When these sensors detect fat that’s been consumed, they trigger the brain to crave more of it.
More than 200 service personnel were killed in border clashes between Armenia and Azerbaijan this week, according to new figures from both countries on Friday.
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More than 100 faith and advocacy groups joined forces late last week to urge the Biden administration to remove its support of the “de facto prime minister” of Haiti.
A 6.8 magnitude earthquake hit the sparsely populated southeastern part of Taiwan on Sunday, the island’s weather bureau said, derailing train carriages, causing a convenience store to collapse and trapping hundreds on mountain roads.
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