Five more US states sued the painkiller maker Purdue Pharma on Thursday, alleging misconduct in the marketing and sales of opioids such as the company’s “Five more US states sue Purdue Pharma over its role in opioid crisis”
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Indiana Jones of climate science: the professor who escaped a 70ft crevasse
One spring morning in 2014, before breakfast or even coffee, John All, 49, a Mount Everest climber and then a professor at Western Kentucky University, “Indiana Jones of climate science: the professor who escaped a 70ft crevasse”
New York aims to fight climate change by creating green union jobs
As global warming has worsened in recent years, environmentalists and union members have often protested against each other, whether over fracking, oil pipelines, coal production “New York aims to fight climate change by creating green union jobs”
The pinstripe suit used to be all about power. It’s time to reclaim it
Nigel Farage, who is now threatening to make an eighth bid to become an MP, was pictured this week in Pontefract, West Yorkshire, in his “The pinstripe suit used to be all about power. It’s time to reclaim it”
UN urges worldwide withdrawal of support for Myanmar military
The international community must cut off all support to Myanmar’s military as part of efforts to hold army commanders to account for crimes against humanity “UN urges worldwide withdrawal of support for Myanmar military”
Cannes 2019: jury speaks out against ‘rage and anger’ of populist politicians
Click:cnc machine A familiar trio of topics – Netflix, gender disparity and Donald Trump – were on the agenda as the this year’s Cannes film “Cannes 2019: jury speaks out against ‘rage and anger’ of populist politicians”
Mel Gibson casting in Rothchild comedy sparks outrage
A wave of condemnation has greeted the announcement of a new film starring Mel Gibson, in which the actor is due to play a character “Mel Gibson casting in Rothchild comedy sparks outrage”
WhatsApp spyware attack was attempt to hack human rights data, says lawyer
The UK lawyer whose phone was targeted by spyware that exploits a WhatsApp vulnerability said it appeared to be a desperate attempt by someone to “WhatsApp spyware attack was attempt to hack human rights data, says lawyer”
Lesley Manville: ‘I want to go dancing and drink too much – and I’m over 60’
Lesley Manville was at the bus stop the other day when the comedian Simon Amstell spotted her and came up for a chat. He wanted “Lesley Manville: ‘I want to go dancing and drink too much – and I’m over 60’”
Step by step: how to become a good parent – to someone else’s child
It was news to me that the actor Dakota Johnson was even going out with Coldplay frontman Chris Martin, but it’s already at the nth “Step by step: how to become a good parent – to someone else’s child”