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Will Bill Cosby Testify? 'Nothing Is Ever Off the Table,' Rep Says
The sequestered panel is set to re-emerge at the courthouse in Norristown Monday morning. Cosby is accused of drugging and sexually assaulting Constand at his home outside Philadelphia in 2004. Defense attorneys challenged that people who make false accusations may act that way too. "If it's a well-known person, the victim takes on a lot of responsibility for that person's reputation, es... [Full Article...]
Opioid painkiller Opana ER may be pulled from market, FDA says
FDA Commissioner Scott Gottlieb , who has pledged to take "more forceful" steps to curb the nation's opioid epidemic , said the agency's action reflects its increased focus on the risks posed by the illicit use of opioids. In a statement , Endo said it feels "a strong sense of responsibility to improve the care of pain for patients while at the same time taking comprehensive steps to minim... [Full Article...]
Pound dives as United Kingdom plunges into new period of uncertainty
The surprisingly lackluster performance of the Conservatives in Britain's snap election yesterday has dealt a blow to Prime Minister Theresa May . She didn't specify how her Conservative Party would "work together" with the Northern-Ireland-based party. [Full Article...]
North Korea says it tested new anti-ship missile
The launch came days after USA aircraft carriers USS Carl Vinson and USS Ronald Reagan left those waters after joint exercises with the South Korean navy. The two other fishermen who want to return home will be repatriated. Pyongyang often accuses Seoul of kidnapping its citizens or enticing them to defect to the South. [Full Article...]
May 'sorry' for election result which cost Tory seats
Voters wiped out May's parliamentary majority and dealt a devastating blow to the Conservative Party in a snap election she had called to strengthen her hand in Brexit talks. In this case, the Tories have turned to Northern Ireland's Democratic Unionist Party (DUP ), who have 10 MPs. In 1974, a minority Labour government was in charge for eight months because the Conservatives were willing t... [Full Article...]
Georgia GOP House candidate: 'I do not support a livable wage'
Finally, she said: "I embrace the fact that I led the project". The candidates were asked if they would support a minimum wage increase. Georgia is not among them. WABE's Denis O'Hayer will moderate another debate between the two candidates Thursday. After stating her opposition to a "livable wage", she echoed standard Republican theory about government avoiding mandates on businesses, arguing tha... [Full Article...]
London Bridge terrorist Youssef Zaghba's mother 'feels pain' of son's victims
The police said the formal identification of the body had not yet taken place but that the family of the missing Frenchman, 45-year-old Xavier Thomas, had been informed of the discovery. "They were walking south over London Bridge at around the time the attack started", police said. It has been revealed that Butt appeared in the Channel 4 documentary, The Jihadis Next Door past year. [Full Article...]
Confirmed: Australian woman Sara Zelenak killed in London terror attack
Another victim is believed to be James McMullan. Australian staff nurse Kirsty Boden , 28, was killed as she ran to try to help the wounded on London Bridge , her family said in a statement . "She's one of those people that doesn't drink, doesn't do drugs, doesn't do anything wrong". "She would have had no understanding of the callous cruelty that caused her death", they said. [Full Article...]