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  Giuliani Faces Grand Jury in Georgia 2020 Election Probe

  Cheddar - By Kate Brumback

  Rudy Giuliani faced hours of questioning Wednesday before a special grand jury in Atlanta as a target of an investigation into attempts by former …

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  Ken Yeung

  

  1 day ago

  CVS, Walgreens and Walmart Must Pay $650.5 Million in Ohio Opioids Case

  The New York Times - Jan Hoffman

  A federal judge on Wednesday ordered three of the nation’s largest pharmacy chains — CVS, Walgreens and Walmart — to pay $650.5 million to two Ohio counties, ruling that the companies must be held accountable for their part in fueling the opioid epidemic. The decision is a companion piece to a …

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  Ken Yeung

  

  13 hours ago

  Pence says he'd consider testifying before Jan. 6 committee if asked

  ABC News

  In one of its hearings, the panel focused on Trump's pressure campaign on Pence. Former Vice President Mike Pence said Wednesday he'd consider …

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  Ken Yeung

  

  1 day ago

  Boston Children’s Hospital warns employees over far-right online harassment campaign

  NBC News - Brandy Zadrozny

  Boston Children’s Hospital has warned employees about mounting threats and is coordinating with law enforcement after far-right activists on social media began targeting the hospital with false claims about its treatment of young transgender people. It’s the most recent in a series of attempts to …

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  Ken Yeung

  

  1 day ago

  Scientists say new climate law is likely to reduce warming

  Associated Press - By SETH BORENSTEIN

  WASHINGTON (AP) — Massive incentives for clean energy in the U.S. law signed Tuesday by President Joe Biden should reduce future global warming “not a lot, but not insignificantly either,” according to a climate scientist who led an independent analysis of the package. Even with nearly $375 billion …

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  How Water Rights Factor in Droughts

  

  Curated byThe Science Desk

  Southwestern U.S. states are forced to make unprecedented cuts to their water usage. Not only is the Colorado River drying up, but the Lake Mead reservoir is dangerously low. So who has priority over what's left? It all falls on which state has senior water rights. Learn what they are and why these contracts won't necessarily stop people from getting what they feel they're entitled to.