CT joins $450 million settlement with opioid maker Endo
Connecticut is joining a $450 million national settlement with opioid maker Endo International that would fund treatment and prevention programs, while banning the company’s marketing of opioids and forcing disclosure of millions of documents, it announced state Attorney General William Tong on Wednesday. The settlement in principle with Endo, which filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy on Tuesday, is the latest in several settlements involving Connecticut aimed at holding drug companies accountable for their role in the nation’s opioid crisis. The settlement resolves allegations that Endo boosted sales through misleading marketing that downplayed the risks of addiction and exaggerated the benefits…
Read More »
NASCAR World Reacts To The Rule Change News
TALLADEGA, AL – APRIL 24: Bubba Wallace, driver of the #23 McDonald’s Toyota, spins into the wall after an on-track incident as Ross Chastain, driver of the #1 Moose Fraternity Chevrolet, Erik Jones, driver of the #43 of USA Air Force Chevrolet and Kyle Larson, driver of the #5 HendrickCars.com Chevrolet, lead the field to the end of the NASCAR Cup Series GEICO 500 at Talladega Superspeedway on April 24, 2022 in Talladega, Alabama. (Photo by Sean Gardner/Getty Images) NASCAR announced some updated rule changes for the remainder of the 2022 Cup season Wednesday afternoon. FOX reporter Bob Pockrass tweeted…
Read More »Breaking News: Juvenile charged in July 25 Fowler Ave. backyard shooting
EPD Sgt. Kenneth Carter reads a prepared statement to the media at Wednesday’s news conference. Credit: Alex Harrison The Evanston Police Department announced Wednesday that a juvenile suspect has been arrested and charged in the July 25 shooting in a backyard on Fowler Avenue, and that the investigation is still ongoing. The department held a press conference at 2:30 p.m. at the Fire Department headquarters, where Sgt. Kenneth Carter read a prepared statement in English and Detective Pedro Carrasco read the same statement in Spanish. Commander Ryan Glew opened the briefing by stating that the department would not be answering…
Read More »
College Football World Reacts To Michigan Quarterback News
MADISON, WI – OCTOBER 2: Cade McNamara #12 of the Michigan Wolverines stands under center against the Wisconsin Badgers at Camp Randall Stadium on October 2, 2021 in Madison, Wisconsin. (Photo by Tom Hauck/Getty Images) Despite leading Michigan to its first win over Ohio State in a decade and its first 12-win season since 1997, Wolverines quarterback Cade McNamara is not a lock to keep his starting job this season, or even start in week 1. McNamara is currently competing with sophomore JJ McCarthy for the starting job. But Michigan head coach Jim Harbaugh isn’t ready to name a starter….
Read More »
Bobeche: Perth CBD cocktail bar celebrates its 10-year anniversary with month-long cocktail menu
One of Perth’s most charismatic cocktail bars in the CBD is turning 10 and is celebrating in style with a menu full of its biggest hits from the past decade. Bobeche will be serving up 10 of their most epic cocktails for their month-long birthday bash. From the beloved Bobeche Iced Tea and 2015’s must-have midnight breakfast to Hot Buttered Rum with fresh truffle, August at Bobeche is the time to escape the city cold and take a drink down memory lane. Your local newspaper, whenever you want.Camera iconHot buttered rum with fresh truffle Credit: Sarah Hewer (social credit @sarah_hewer)…
Read More »Kelly Kasulis Cho named breaking news reporter and editor at The Post’s Seoul hub
Comment on this story comment Announcement from Foreign Editor Douglas Jehl and Acting Deputy Foreign Editor Susan Levine and Seoul Center Editor Kendra Nichols: We are very pleased to announce that Kelly Kasulis Cho will be joining The Post as a reporter and breaking news editor in our Seoul hub. Kelly will be part of a rapidly expanding team covering the most pressing and interesting stories breaking anywhere in the world during Asia Day. The Seoul hub is part of a 24-hour relay where responsibilities are handed off from Seoul to London to Washington to ensure the delivery of timely…
Read More »
Governor Lamont Announces Connecticut Receives $20.4M Federal Grant To Modernize Bus System in Southeastern Region
Press releases 08/17/2022 Governor Lamont Announces Connecticut Receives $20.4 Million Federal Grant to Modernize Bus System in Southeast Region (HARTFORD, CT) – Governor Ned Lamont today announced that the Connecticut Department of Transportation has received a $20,394,000 grant from the Federal Transit Administration (FTA) to fund major capital improvements to the Connecticut Transit District the Southeast Area (SEAT). The funds will be used to modernize the transit district’s 42-year-old maintenance facility in Preston and prepare it for the next generation of bus equipment and maintenance technology. It will also be used to purchase additional buses and establish a training program…
Read More »
NFL World Reacts To Robert Griffin III Job News
LAS VEGAS, NEVADA – APRIL 30: Robert Griffin III speaks on stage during the fourth round of the 2022 NFL Draft on April 30, 2022 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photo by David Becker/Getty Images) David Becker/Getty Images ESPN’s Monday Night Countdown is adding a new face to its crew for the upcoming season. On Wednesday, ESPN announced that former NFL quarterback Robert Griffin III will be one of three Monday Night Countdown analysts. Booger McFarland and Steve Young are back for another season. Suzy Kolber will remain the host of Monday Night Countdown. This will be his sixth year in…
Read More »