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An advertising agency that helped develop marketing strategies to sell opioids like OxyContin has agreed to a $350 million state settlement, the attorney general announced Thursday. The settlement will be paid by Publicis Health, part of the French media conglomerate Publicis Groupe and one of the world's largest healthcare advertising companies. This is the first major settlement reached by an advertising company over the US opioid epidemic. The settlement proceeds will be distributed among states and primarily used to fund opioid reduction, treatment, and prevention efforts. Publicis has agreed to pay the entire settlement within the next two months, including…
In this courtroom sketch, former U.S. President Donald Trump appears in Manhattan federal court in New York City on January 25, 2020, in front of E. Jean Carroll, who accused Trump of raping her decades ago. Watches lawyer Alina Haba deliver her closing argument in the second civil trial of . 26, 2024.Jane Rosenberg ReuterThe verdict in former President Donald Trump's New York civil business fraud trial was expected Wednesday but is expected to be handed down in early to mid-February, a court spokesperson said.Judge Arthur Engoron's new written sentencing schedule is still a “rough estimate” and “subject to revision,”…
Sign up for The Brief, the Texas Tribune's daily newsletter that provides readers with the most important Texas news. The Texas Education Agency announced Thursday that it has fired the democratically elected La Jolla Independent School District Board of Education and appointed a new superintendent after investigating the district's former leadership over allegations of fraud and conflicts of interest. did. TEA announces the appointment of seven Hidalgo County residents to replace previous school board members and temporarily serve as “Board of Trustees” for La Jolla ISD, which serves approximately 24,000 students in the Rio Grande Valley. did. The agency also…
ben ashtonissued February 1, 2024, 8:17 p.m.|Has been updated February 1, 2024, 8:20 p.m. A suspected gunman takes employees hostage at a factory in Turkey (Photo: X)A group of workers are being taken hostage at a US-owned factory near Istanbul, Turkey.According to local reports, seven people were detained by a man believed to be armed with a gun and an explosive device taped to his chest.Police were on the scene at a Procter & Gamble (P&G) factory on the outskirts of the capital and reportedly negotiating with the perpetrators.He first entered the factory in Kocaeli's Gebze district around 3pm local…
Travers Beynon attends a pool party at the Candy Shop Mansion.Photo: Instagram Young foreign investors who have pooled their funds are eyeing a chance to take the helm of billionaire playboy Travers 'Candyman' Beynon's infamous candy shop mansion. Beynon's flashy Baroque property has been renovated to appeal to a wider market, with exotic features such as a stripper pole and an oversized bed removed from the master bedroom. Marketing agent Evan Molloy said overseas buyers were attracted to the “infamous past” of owner and free-choice tobacco magnate Beynon, aka Candyman, who was known for his wild parties and revolving door…
letter I pass these thoughts on to the “middle class” hard-working people who are responsible for the lion's share of paying the bills, also known as taxes, allocated by various levels of government. We have both worked hard in the past and present to buy our homes, cars, and household necessities. We are referred to as the backbone of government-funded programs. Although that title is free, the middle class sacrifices nearly 50 percent of their hard-earned wages. We pride ourselves on living in a democracy, but when election time comes, a lack of real leadership leads us to vote for…
An advertising agency that helped develop marketing campaigns for OxyContin and other prescription painkillers will pay U.S. states $350 million instead of facing possible lawsuits over its role in the opioid crisis. The attorney general announced on Thursday that he had agreed to thePublicis Health, part of the Paris-based media conglomerate Publicis Groupe, has agreed to pay the full settlement within the next two months, with most of it going toward fighting the overdose epidemic.The company is the first advertising company in the United States to reach a major opioid settlement. The company faced lawsuits in at least Massachusetts, but…
February 1, 2024 Written by David Fairley and Pamela Sharon Gig work is widely recognized as having all the characteristics of precarious employment. They are typically temporary, part-time, or temporary, have low wages, have no predictable work hours, and lack job security without health, benefits, or protections. A study on precarious gig work in B.C. finds that app-based ride-hailing and food delivery gig workers are primarily racialized new immigrants who work overtime or without pay while waiting for travel assignments. It became clear that they were working long hours. The British Columbia government has announced new legislation, Bill 48, to…
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State aid for higher education in fiscal year 2024 amounted to $126.5 billion, an increase of 10.2% from the fiscal year 2023 level of $114.7 billion. These numbers come from the recently released Grapevine Report, a study conducted by the Society of State Higher Education Executive Officers (SHEEO). State funding for higher education has increased 36.5% over the past five years, marking the third time this support has exceeded $100 billion at FY24 levels. This funding reflects a combination of revenue from tax appropriations, nontax support, unappropriated support, and state-funded contributions. Adding $801.3 million in federal stimulus funds, total state…