Pharmacist’s ‘deadly’ choices sparked U.S. meningitis outbreak: prosecutors
BOSTON (Reuters) – A federal prosecutor told jurors on Friday that a Massachusetts pharmacist gambled with patients’ lives by making drugs in unsafe ways that led to a deadly 2012 fungal meningitis outbreak, but a defense lawyer said he was no murderer…
Merck to cut 1,800 U.S. sales jobs, add 960 in chronic care
(Reuters) – Drugmaker Merck & Co Inc , moving to a new sales team structure in the United States, plans to cut 1,800 sales positions, while adding 960 jobs to a new chronic care sales force, the company said on Friday.
Tech companies to lobby for immigrant ‘Dreamers’ to remain in U.S.
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – Nearly two dozen major companies in technology and other industries are planning to launch a coalition to demand legislation that would allow young, illegal immigrants a path to permanent residency, according to documents seen…
Prosecutors seek pharmacist’s conviction over U.S. meningitis outbreak
BOSTON (Reuters) – A federal prosecutor on Friday told jurors that a Massachusetts pharmacist, charged with murder for his role in a deadly 2012 U.S. meningitis outbreak, acted with a “depraved heart” while knowingly producing non-sterile drugs.
Trump launches petition against NFL players’ anthem protests
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump has stepped up the pressure on the National Football League over protests by its players during the national anthem by launching a petition and asking his supporters to show their patriotism by backing…
EPA abandons changes to U.S. biofuel program after lawmaker pressure
NEW YORK (Reuters) – The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has backed off a series of proposed changes to the nation’s biofuels policy after a massive backlash from corn-state lawmakers worried the moves would undercut ethanol demand, according to a…
EPA abandons changes to renewable fuel program after lawmaker pressure: letter
NEW YORK (Reuters) – The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has backed off a series of controversial changes to the nation’s renewable fuel program after a massive backlash from corn-state lawmakers, the agency said in a letter to lawmakers seen by R…
Alabama executes man convicted of murdering police officer
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Trial wraps up for pharmacist in deadly U.S. meningitis outbreak
BOSTON (Reuters) – Closing arguments are set for Friday in the trial of a Massachusetts pharmacist accused of murder and fraud for his role in a 2012 fungal meningitis outbreak that killed 76 people and sickened hundreds more across the United States.
Fate of New Hampshire Indonesians goes before U.S. judge in Boston
BOSTON (Reuters) – The case of 47 Indonesian Christians, who fled violence in that country two decades ago and now live illegally in New Hampshire, heads to Boston federal court on Friday, where a judge will weigh whether she can intervene in an immigr…
