Author: Erin Elizabeth
BREAKING: AP: OxyContin Maker Purdue Pharma to Plead Guilty to 3 Criminal Charges
Purdue Pharma, the company that makes OxyContin, the powerful prescription painkiller that experts say helped touch off an opioid epidemic, will plead guilty to three federal criminal charges as part of a settlement of more than $8 billion, Justice Department officials announced Wednesday. The company will plead guilty to three counts, including conspiracy to defraud the United States and violating federal anti-kickback laws, the officials said. The resolution will be detailed in a bankruptcy court filing in federal court. The deal does not release any of the company’s executives or owners — members of the wealthy Sackler family —...
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Forbes: Japan To Release Radioactive Fukushima Water Into Ocean
In the years immediately after a massive 2011 earthquake and tsunami crippled the Fukushima nuclear power plant in Japan, low levels of radiation showed up in seawater, causing alarm for many around the world. Now, nearly a decade after the nuclear disaster, concerns about radioactive water from Fukushima are on the rise again because the Japanese government is planning on releasing millions of gallons of contaminated water into the ocean starting in 2022, according to reports. Saying there are no other options, the new Prime Minister of Japan, Yoshihide Suga, faces additional international pressure amid reports that Japan will...
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CBS: School Says Disabled Student Needs to Wear a Mask at Home During Zoom Class
A Maryland high school senior is in trouble for refusing to wear his face mask in class… on a Zoom call. Luke O’Neil is a 17-year-old with learning differences. His mom said he doesn’t understand why his Rockville High School teacher insists he wears a mask when he’s alone on his laptop in his own room doing virtual learning. He said: “I have no clue. For nothing. The school will never open!” Montgomery County Public Schools spokeswoman Gboyinde Onijala said it’s just for practice for children in the Learning for Independence Program, to get them comfortable with masks before...
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UPI: NASA Funds Nokia Plan to Provide Cellular Service on Moon
NASA announced Wednesday it will finance a project by Nokia to build a 4G cellular communication network on the moon with $14.1 million. NASA added that the project was part of $370 million in new contracts for lunar surface research missions. Most of the money went to large space companies like SpaceX and United Launch Alliance to perfect techniques to make and handle rocket propellant in space. RELATED STORY: Medical Mistake Claims Life of American Hero Neil Armstrong In a live broadcast, NASA Administrator Jim Bridenstine said that if the space agency wants to realize its goal to have...
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