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Verdicts against social media companies carry consequences. But questions linger

SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) - Two landmark jury verdicts against social media companies have arrived at the front of a wave of lawsuits alleging that the popular platforms endanger the mental health of children. Financial penalties total $381 million in the two cases involving tech ...
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Illinois Quick Hits: Report shows governor, comptroller differ on tax credit scholarships

(The Center Square) - Gov. J.B. Pritzker has indicated that he might not support a federal tax credit scholarship program that could benefit public, private and homeschool families in Illinois. ...
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Illinois school cell phone ban progresses as many districts already enforce policies

(The Center Square) - A bill banning students from using cell phones during the school day was unanimously recommended to be adopted by an Illinois House committee Wednesday. The bill, which was introduced in the state Senate during the last legislative session, has bipartisan ...
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Health Rounds: Fake X-rays created by AI fool radiologists and even AI itself

(This is an excerpt of the Health Rounds newsletter, where we present latest medical studies on Tuesdays and Thursdays.) By Nancy Lapid March 25 (Reuters) - Fake X-ray images created by artificial intelligence to resemble true results from human patients can fool not only experienced radiologists ...
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CVS reaches insulin pricing settlement with FTC

By Amina Niasse March 24 (Reuters) - CVS Health said on Tuesday it has reached a proposed settlement agreement with the Federal Trade Commission on insulin pricing. Pharmacy benefit managers, which set how drugs are covered by health insurance, have faced a decade of scrutiny from ...
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Merck nears $6 billion acquisition of Terns Pharma to boost cancer portfolio, FT reports

March 24 (Reuters) - Pharmaceutical company Merck is nearing a roughly $6 billion all-cash deal to acquire biotech firm Terns Pharma, the Financial Times reported on Tuesday, citing people familiar with the matter. The potential acquisition comes as U.S.-based Merck continues to reshape its oncology ...
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Grifols approves IPO of its US biopharma business

March 24 (Reuters) - Spanish drugmaker Grifols said on Tuesday it has approved a U.S. initial public offering of its U.S. biopharma business. Grifols, which makes drugs using blood plasma, plans to float a minority stake in the biopharma business. The parent company will maintain ...
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Trump administration’s $1B deal to stop offshore wind shows an evolution in its anti-wind strategy

The Trump administration's $1 billion payout to a French energy company to walk away from U.S. offshore wind development is a novel tactic against the industry that supporters see as creative - but opponents see as foolish and extreme. The Interior Department announced Monday that ...
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Belgian drugmaker UCB to invest $2B in suburban Atlanta plant, adding 330 jobs

ATLANTA (AP) - Belgian pharmaceutical company UCB announced Tuesday that it would invest $2 billion to build a drug-making plant in suburban Atlanta. The rapidly growing drugmaker said the plant, which would employ about 330 people upon completion, would anchor its effort to sell more ...
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IL House GOP asks “Have you had enough yet” following student’s murder

(The Center Square) - After the alleged murder of a Loyola University student by a migrant who was in the country illegally, Gov. J.B. Pritzker says the policy failures extend to President Donald Trump. ...
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ImmunityBio shares fall on FDA warning letter over cancer therapy claims in ad

March 24 (Reuters) - Shares of ImmunityBio fell 20% on Tuesday after the U.S. Food and Drug Administration issued a warning letter that said a television advertisement and podcast promoting its cancer therapy were false or misleading and violated federal law. ImmunityBio's Anktiva was approved ...
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Illinois Quick Hits: Iowa PA license wait times half of Illinois

(The Center Square) - The Iowa Department of Inspections, Appeals, and Licensing says the state's average wait time for new physician assistant licenses is 19.5 days from application to issuance, or about half the time PAs wait for licenses in Illinois. ...
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