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Pelosi says she’s receiving Trump health updates through the media, not briefings Nancy Pelosi

Pelosi says she’s receiving Trump health updates through the media, not briefings

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) said on Sunday she is receiving health updates on President Trump, who is in the hospital with the coronavirus, through the media and not through official briefings or contact with the White House. Why it matters: Pelosi is second in the line of succession behind…
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October 4, 2020
Pope takes market economy, nationalism to task as he addresses COVID-19 in new encyclical Pope Francis

Pope takes market economy, nationalism to task as he addresses COVID-19 in new encyclical

Pope Francis travelled to the birthplace of his namesake, St. Francis of Assisi, to sign his latest papal letter, which addresses issues urgent to the Roman Catholic Church and the world as it reels from COVID-19. But the title, which in English is "Brothers All," has raised eyebrows for its…
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October 4, 2020
Purdue Pharma and the Sackler Family’s Plan to Keep Its Billions Oxycodone

Purdue Pharma and the Sackler Family’s Plan to Keep Its Billions

This past January, the Justice Department announced the results of investigations into Practice Fusion, a San Francisco-based company that maintains an online platform for health records. According to prosecutors, Practice Fusion had created a digital alert that prompted physicians to recommend strong opioid painkillers while meeting with patients. In return…
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October 4, 2020