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A U.S. Bankruptcy Court judge is set to give his reasoning Tuesday for approving OxyContin maker Purdue Pharma’s plan to settle thousands of lawsuits over the toll of opioids.The deal calls for members of the Sackler family who own the company to pay up to $7 billion over time.Judge Sean Lane said last week that he would accept the plan, which ranks among the largest opioid settlements ever and would do something other major ones don’t: Pay some victims of the crisis. Money will go to governments and some individualsSackler family members agreed to pay up to $7 billion over…
With consumers increasingly asking questions of ChatGPT — not Google — product discovery is changing. And the promise to give brands visibility and control over this fast-growing search channel has made Peec AI one of Europe’s hottest startups. Just four months after its Seed round led by 20VC, the Berlin-based startup has raised a $21 million Series A led by European VC firm Singular. CEO Marius Meiners declined to disclose the valuation, but said it had tripled and was now above $100 million. This comes after Peec AI grew its annual recurring revenue to more than $4 million in only…
Motorists have been urged to “always” follow one crucial rule to “stay safe” online. The Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency (DVLA) revealed that approximately 20,000 people reported fraudulent activity from scammers during the previous year.In a post on social media platform X, the DVLA stated: “Stay safe online – always use http://GOV.UK for DVLA services. Using other sites could cost you more – or worse, they could be scams.”Read our top tips on how to avoid scams.” The Government agency warned on its website that fraudsters are “increasingly” employing “more sophisticated ways” to deceive their targets.It stated: “It has never been…
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BLACKSBURG, Va. (AP) — James Franklin was hired as Virginia Tech’s coach on Monday, a little more than a month after he was fired during his 12th season at Penn State.The Hokies became the first Power 4 football program to fill a coaching vacancy this season. Franklin was set to be formally introduced at a news conference Wednesday morning.He was fired by the Nittany Lions on Oct. 12, a day after they lost at home to Northwestern to fall to 3-3.The 53-year-old Franklin went 104-45 at Penn State, winning a Big Ten championship (in the 2016 season), a Fiesta Bowl…
New Delhi, India – Shima Akhter, 24, was in the middle of football practice when her friend stopped the session to break some news for her: Sheikh Hasina, the fugitive former prime minister of Bangladesh, had been sentenced to death.To the University of Dhaka student, it felt like a moment of vindication.Recommended Stories list of 4 itemsend of listSeveral of Akhter’s friends were killed in a crackdown on protesters by Hasina’s security forces last year before Hasina finally quit office and fled Bangladesh. The International Crimes Tribunal in Dhaka, which tried the 78-year-old leader for crimes against humanity, sentenced Hasina…
Germany and Netherlands went on goal sprees as they wrapped up FIFA World Cup qualification on the final matchday.Published On 18 Nov 202518 Nov 2025Click here to share on social mediashare2ShareFour-time World Cup champion Germany finally secured their place in the 2026 edition with a 6-0 rout over Slovakia on Monday.It will be Germany’s 21st appearance in the World Cup, with the only two editions the country has missed being the inaugural 1930 World Cup it did not enter and the 1950 tournament it was not allowed to enter.Recommended Stories list of 2 itemsend of listEuropean rival the Netherlands also…
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Trump administration is announcing a new initiative for foreigners traveling to the U.S. for the World Cup next year that will allow them to get interviews for visas more quickly. Dubbed “FIFA Pass,” it will allow those who have purchased World Cup tickets through FIFA to get expedited visa appointments, as the administration continues to balance President Donald Trump’s tough-on-migration stance with an influx of global travelers for the soccer tournament. The “pass” in the name stands for “prioritized appointments scheduling system.” “If you have a ticket for the World Cup, you can have prioritized appointments…
WASHINGTON (AP) — For years, Washington has been warning others not to trust loans from Chinese state banks fueling its rise as a superpower. But a new report reveals an ironic twist: The United States is the biggest recipient of all — by far. And the security and technology implications have yet to be fully understood.China’s state lenders have funneled $200 billion into U.S. businesses for a quarter of a century, but many of the loans have been kept secret because the money was first routed through shell companies in the Cayman Islands, Bermuda, Delaware and elsewhere that helped obscure…
BOSTON (AP) — Larry Summers, the former president of Harvard University who once served as U.S. treasury secretary, issued a statement saying he would step back from public commitments after the release of emails showing he maintained a friendly relationship with Jeffrey Epstein long after the financier pleaded guilty to soliciting prostitution from an underage girl in 2008. The statement sent to The Harvard Crimson and other media on Monday said Summers would step back to “rebuild trust and repair relationships with the people closest to me.”“I am deeply ashamed of my actions and recognize the pain they have caused.…