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Kenneth Feinberg Recalls Running the 9/11 Compensation Fund

10 septembre 2026 à 05:04
Kenneth Feinberg says the nearly three years he spent running the Sept. 11 compensation fund changed his life view forever.

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“You cannot outfox time.” Kenneth Feinberg in 2016.

Joseph Rice, Lowcountry Lawyer Who Took On Big Tobacco, Dies at 72

9 septembre 2026 à 12:47
He challenged tobacco companies as well as the opioid industry, securing multibillion-dollar settlements that also benefited public health.

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Joseph Rice in 2016 at his office in Mount Pleasant, S.C. His work fundamentally reshaped how corporate America is held accountable for wrongdoing.

Judge Orders Trump Officials to Divulge Names of Those Who Set Up $1.8 Billion Fund

4 septembre 2026 à 16:52
The plan to create a fund that could have funneled taxpayer money to the president’s allies drew repeated scrutiny, including a rare rebuke from Senate Republicans.

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President Trump supports compensating people like the rioters who were prosecuted for attacking the Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021.

Walmart to Pay $50 Million to Settle Opioid Lawsuit, US Says

28 août 2026 à 21:08
The resolution is part of an effort to hold retailers and pharmacists accountable for what the government says were their roles in the opioid epidemic.

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Walmart will pay $50 million to settle claims its pharmacies filled suspicious prescriptions for opioids, the Justice Department said.

$42 Million Abu Ghraib Jury Verdict Is Overturned on Appeal

28 août 2026 à 14:19
A Fourth Circuit panel ordered the case to be dismissed, citing a new Supreme Court ruling limiting the ability of foreign citizens to sue in U.S. court.

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The Abu Ghraib prison, years after it returned to Iraqi control.

India’s Summer of Youth Protests Is Boiling Over

25 août 2026 à 13:59
The police fired water cannons at protesters in the state of Bihar, while the leaders of the ‘Cockroach’ student movement vowed to return to Delhi’s streets.

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The police used water cannons to disperse protesters in Patna, India, on Tuesday.
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