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Austria’s Supreme Court of Justice rules that Ukrainian businessman Dymitro Firtash can be extradited to the U.S.
VIENNA (AP) — Austria’s Supreme Court of Justice rules that Ukrainian businessman Dymitro Firtash can be extradited to the U.S.
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AbbVie makes $63B bid for Botox maker Allergan
AbbVie is buying Botox maker Allergan in a cash-and-stock deal valued at around $63 billion. The maker of the blockbuster immune disorder treatment Humira said Tuesday that it will pay $120.30 in cash and a
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Trump’s EPA wants minimal limits on poison in drinking water
The Trump EPA calculated recommended limits of a dangerous chemical sometimes found in drinking water that can harm babies’ brain development that were more than 9 times higher than those imposed by a few states by fudging a key number in the calculation. The Trump recommended a limit for perchlorate, which can harm infant brain [
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2 killed, 3 hospitalized following shootings, stabbing
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — A domestic dispute in a Philadelphia neighborhood ended with a man stabbed and three people shot, one fatally. Authorities say the incident may have also spurred another shooting that killed a 24-year-old
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Missouri State Highway Patrol identifies 44-year-old woman killed in Blue Springs wrong-way crash
BLUE SPRINGS, Mo. — The person who died Monday night after a wrong-way crash in Blue Springs has been identified as 44-year-old Heather Blackman, according to the Missouri State Highway Patrol’s online crash report. The Missouri State Highway Patrol said around 9:25 p.m a driver was heading west in the eastbound lanes of I-70 when she hit Blackman’s vehicle head on. Blackman died at the scene. A passenger in Blackman’s vehicle was injured, but they are expected to be physically [
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Hong Kong protesters apologize for disrupting lives
HONG KONG (AP) — A small group of Hong Kong protesters have handed out flyers and bowed to passers-by to apologize for a demonstration that jammed the entrance of a government tax office. Those who
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After loss, Erdogan vows to listen to people’s ‘messages’
ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — In his first public appearance since a crushing defeat in a rerun election for mayor of Istanbul, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan vowed to draw lessons from “the messages given by
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Man ordered held in slaying of Chicago club security guard
CHICAGO (AP) — A second man charged in connection with the fatal shooting of a security guard at a popular Chicago nightclub has been ordered held without bond. Jon Elliot Poole is charged with first-degree
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North Chicago-based Abbvie to acquire rival pharmaceutical company Allergan in ‘transformative’ move for both companies
The deal is valued at $63 billion, based on the closing price of AbbVie’s common stock of $78.45 on June 24 NORTH CHICAGO, Ill. and DUBLIN – AbbVie Inc. and Allergan plc announced that the companies have entered into a definitive transaction agreement under which AbbVie will acquire Allergan in a cash and stock transaction for a transaction equity value of approximately $63 billion, based on the closing price of AbbVie’s common stock of $78.45 on June 24, 2019.
“This is a transformational...
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Delays on northbound GW Parkway near Key Bridge due to overturned truck
All lanes of the George Washington Parkway after Roosevelt Island are shut down because of an overturned truck near the Key Bridge.
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Missing University of Utah student was last seen meeting someone at a park, Salt Lake City police say
A University of Utah senior missing for more than a week was last seen at a park where she met someone in a car, Salt Lake City police said. Mackenzie Lueck, 23, arrived at Salt Lake City International Airport on June 17 after visiting family. She then took a Lyft to Hatch Park in North Salt Lake, where she was last seen in the early-morning hours. “Mackenzie was met at Hatch Park by an individual in a vehicle. The Lyft [
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The Heat Is On: Get Ready to Sweat
For those who like the sizzle of summer, the next few weeks are for you.
High pressure over the southeastern U.S. is going to be the dominating factor in the D.C. area's weather for most of the next 7-10 days. There will be one cool front arriving late Sunday or Monday that will briefly put a dent in the heat and humidity, but otherwise the mid-summer heat is on. Hundreds Mourn Maryland Woman Who Died in Dominican Republic Our skies will become mostly sunny Tuesday and should stay clear...