Trending: * McKinsey & Company has agreed to pay $650 million to settle a federal investigation into its role in helping Purdue Pharma promote the opioid painkiller OxyContin. Prosecutors say McKinsey worked with Purdue to increase sales, even as the opioid crisis worsened, and accuse the company of helping to mislead
Trending: * The U.S. Department of Justice has charged Leonardo Ayala, a former employee of Toronto-Dominion Bank (TD), with conspiracy to launder money. Ayala, 24, worked at a TD branch in Doral, Florida, between February and November 2023. Prosecutors say he helped a money-laundering scheme by issuing debit cards for
Trending: * A recent study in the journal Gut has identified a potential link between ultra-processed foods (UPFs) and colorectal cancer. These foods, which include fast food, sugary beverages, and packaged snacks, are typically high in unhealthy fats, sugars, and additives, with minimal natural ingredients. Researchers found that certain inflammation-causing lipids
Trending: * Yesterday General Michael Kurilla, Commander of U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM), visited Beirut, Lebanon, to oversee a ceasefire agreement aimed at reducing tensions between Israel and Lebanon. The agreement involves the Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) withdrawing from the southern town of Al Khiam, with the Lebanese Armed Forces (LAF)
Trending: * Yesterday, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu took the stand in his corruption trial, marking a key moment in Israeli politics. He faces charges of fraud, breach of trust, and bribery, including allegations that he accepted luxury gifts and influenced regulations for favorable media coverage. In his testimony, Netanyahu called
Trending: * Yesterday, Luigi Nicholas Mangione, a 26-year-old Maryland native, was arrested in Altoona, Pennsylvania, on suspicion of murdering UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson. Mangione, an Ivy League graduate, was apprehended at a McDonald’s after a five-day manhunt. Police found him in possession of a ghost gun, a silencer, multiple fake
* Israeli ground forces have crossed into Syrian territory beyond the demilitarized zone for the first time since 1973, following the collapse of President Bashar al-Assad’s regime. They have taken control of key strategic areas, including Mount Hermon, with Military Chief Lt. Gen. Herzi Halevi confirming the policy shift. Meanwhile,
Trending: * Today, Damascus, the capital of Syria, fell to rebel forces, marking a major turning point in the country’s 13-year civil war. Following a rapid military offensive, rebel factions, including groups such as Hay’at Tahrir al-Sham, announced their control over the city and declared the end of the
Trending: * U.S. District Judge Mark Pittman ordered the FDA to release an additional one million pages of documents related to Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine trials. The lawsuit, filed by scientists and academics, aims to allow independent review of the vaccine’s approval process. The FDA had sought to delay
Environment & Weather: * Yesterday, December 5, 2024, a magnitude 7.0 earthquake struck off the coast of Northern California near Eureka, shaking much of the region and prompting a tsunami warning. The warning, issued for areas from Florence, Oregon, to Davenport, California, caused momentary concern but was canceled shortly after
Trending * Yesterday, Brian Thompson, CEO of UnitedHealthcare, the world’s 16th most valuable company by market capitalization, was assassinated in Manhattan. He was shot in the chest and leg around 6:45 a.m. outside a hotel on Sixth Avenue. Surveillance footage shows the attacker waiting near the hotel before
Trending: * Yesterday, South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol declared martial law, citing threats from anti-state forces and accusing the opposition Democratic Party of pro-North Korean activities. The announcement sparked widespread protests across the country, with thousands taking to the streets to condemn what they viewed as an unconstitutional power grab.
