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Month: April 2024

Drug shortages reach record high in US

By Deidre McPhillips, CNN (CNN) — There are more active drug shortages in the United States than ever, according to data from the American Society of Health-System Pharmacists and the University of Utah Drug Information Service. The organizations first started tracking drug shortages in 2001. Active shortages previously peaked in 2014, with 320 drugs in active

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Former US diplomat sentenced to 15 years in prison after pleading guilty to spying for Cuba

By Denise Royal, Carlos Suarez and Ray Sanchez, CNN (CNN) — Manuel Rocha, the former US ambassador to Bolivia who acted as a secret foreign agent of Cuba, was sentenced to 15 years in prison after pleading guilty to federal charges Friday – a judge telling him, “you turned your back on this country.” Rocha, 73, pleaded guilty in Miami to

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Tennessee governor signs bill requiring local officers to aid US immigration authorities

By JONATHAN MATTISE Associated Press NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee has signed a bill that would require law enforcement agencies to communicate with federal immigration authorities if they discover people are in the the country illegally. The bill signed by the Republican would also broadly mandate cooperation in the process of identifying,

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Belgium to investigate suspected Russian interference in EU elections

By Eve Brennan and Luke McGee and Xiaofei Xu, CNN (CNN) — Belgium will investigate suspected Russian meddling in European Parliament elections after the country’s intelligence services found evidence of “pro-Russian interference networks,” Prime Minister Alexander De Croo said on Friday. Moscow’s objective “is to help elect more pro-Russian candidates to the European Parliament” in order

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US and Philippines step up strategic partnership as China threats loom in South China Sea

By MATTHEW LEE AP Diplomatic Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — The Biden administration is again reassuring the Philippines the U.S. commitment to the islands’ defense is steadfast amid increasing concerns about provocative Chinese actions in disputed areas of the South China Sea. The U.S. and Filipino foreign and defense ministers and national security advisers met to

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Opinion: How Trump plans to win the presidency

Opinion By Julian Zelizer, CNN (CNN) — While many Democrats still consider former President Donald Trump to be about pure chaotic improvisation and impulse, they should consider that his campaign team has put together a very clear roadmap as to how they intend to work different institutions to their advantage. A potentially successful multi-prong strategy with electoral, media, legal, legislative and

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Opinion: I’m nostalgic for a lot of things, but Blockbuster isn’t one of them

Opinion by Bill Carter (CNN) — People can get nostalgic about almost anything. I’m nostalgic about good egg creams, which once were in every place with a soda fountain in my native Brooklyn. Also, I’m nostalgic about every street game we played with a Spalding (“Spal-deen”) high bouncer. Until recently, I had not thought about being nostalgic about

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In death, 3 decades after his trial verdict, O.J. Simpson still reflects America’s racial divides

By GRAHAM LEE BREWER and AARON MORRISON Associated Press For many people old enough to remember O.J. Simpson’s murder trial, his 1995 exoneration was a defining moment in their understanding of race, policing and justice. Nearly three decades later, it still reflects the different realities of white and Black Americans. Some people recall watching their

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