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Henrietta Lacks’s family suing more pharmaceutical companies over use of immortal HeLa cells

WJZ By Adam Thompson Click here for updates on this story     BALTIMORE, Maryland (WJZ) — The family of Henrietta Lacks filed a lawsuit against two more pharmaceutical companies for profiting from her immortal HeLa cells without their consent. Lacks’ family is suing Novartis and Viatris, alleging these multibillion-dollar biopharmaceutical corporations unjustly enriched themselves by profiting

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Henrietta Lacks’s family suing more pharmaceutical companies over use of immortal HeLa cells

By Adam Thompson Click here for updates on this story     BALTIMORE, Maryland (WJZ) — The family of Henrietta Lacks filed a lawsuit against two more pharmaceutical companies for profiting from her immortal HeLa cells without their consent. Lacks’ family is suing Novartis and Viatris, alleging these multibillion-dollar biopharmaceutical corporations unjustly enriched themselves by profiting from

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Over $1 million worth of cocaine washed ashore in Florida Keys after Hurricane Debby

By Patrick Chalvire Click here for updates on this story     ISLAMORADA, Florida (WSVN) — Authorities seized 25 packages of cocaine that washed ashore in the Florida Keys following Hurricane Debby. According to the Monroe County Sheriff’s Office, the packages weighed approximately 70-80 pounds and were discovered by a Good Samaritan on Sunday near a pier

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Congressman fights to prevent pay cut for federal wildland firefighters amid worst wildfire season in years

By Shaun Boyd Click here for updates on this story     Colorado (KCNC) — As fires rage across the Western United States, the nation’s elite wildland firefighters are facing a 50% pay cut. Hotshots, smokejumpers and Helitack crews are among the federal firefighters who would be impacted by the reduction. They go where no one else

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A Jersey Shore beach might be contaminated with arsenic. Visitors are warned not to touch anything.

By Nick Caloway, Mark Prussin Click here for updates on this story     KEYPORT, New Jersey (WCBS/WLNY) — New Jersey environmental officials are warning people in one Jersey Shore town not to touch anything at the beach, including the water, because it could be contaminated with arsenic. Stone-like materials called slag tested positive for elevated levels

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A Jersey Shore beach might be contaminated with arsenic. Visitors are warned not to touch anything.

WCBS By Nick Caloway, Mark Prussin Click here for updates on this story     KEYPORT, New Jersey (WCBS) — New Jersey environmental officials are warning people in one Jersey Shore town not to touch anything at the beach, including the water, because it could be contaminated with arsenic. Stone-like materials called slag tested positive for elevated

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Texas high school football is back amid triple-digit heat. Here’s how North Dallas HS prepares its team.

By Lacey Beasley Click here for updates on this story     DALLAS (KTVT) — Football season is back in Texas and Dallas ISD football teams hit the field Monday for their first two-a-day practices of the year. With triple-digit heat indexes, North Dallas High School’s top priority is keeping players healthy and hydrated. “We have a

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