57 h. ago Records show Gene Hackman’s wife researched symptoms of illness days before her death

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — Authorities on Tuesday released a lengthy investigation report detailing some of the last emails, phone calls and internet searches by Gene Hackman’s wife in the days before her death, indicating that she was scouring for information on flu-like symptoms and breathing techniques. Betsy Arakawa died in February of hantavirus pulmonary syndrome […]

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8 d. ago Foster mom charged with abuse as authorities investigate whether girl was traded for monkey

A Missouri foster mother has been charged with child abuse and endangerment as authorities investigate whether she traded an adopted daughter to someone in Texas for a monkey and mistreated other children in her care. The 70-year-old woman from Winfield has been jailed on $250,000 bond since her arrest over the weekend, with her next […]

Economics

8 d. ago Missouri foster mom accused of trading a child for exotic monkey

Brenda Ruth Deutsch has been a foster mom to more than 200 children, police say.

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1 week ago Contract for Hong Kong company to operate Panama Canal ports had irregularities, audit finds

PANAMA CITY (AP) — Panama’s comptroller authority said Monday an audit found irregularities in the renewal of a 25-year port concession in the interoceanic canal and it would request an investigation into the authorization of the contract to a Hong Kong company. Comptroller-General Anel Flores said the audit found some payment defaults, accounting miscalculations and […]

Economics

2 w. ago Investigation of ranch in Mexico reveals some details of Jalisco cartel’s operations

MEXICO CITY — The renewed investigation of a ranch in western Mexico, where authorities say the Jalisco New Generation Cartel trained recruits, has revealed some details about how one of the country’s most powerful drug cartels operates. The cartel, which the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration says has some 19,000 in its ranks, developed rapidly into […]

Economics

2 w. ago European Medicines Agency (EMA) Validates Henlius and Organon Filing for Perjeta® (pertuzumab) Biosimilar Candidate HLX11

SHANGHAI, China & JERSEY CITY, N.J. — Shanghai Henlius Biotech, Inc. (2696.HK) and Organon (NYSE: OGN) today announced that the European Medicines Agency (EMA) has validated the marketing authorization application (MAA) for HLX11, an investigational biosimilar of Perjeta® (pertuzumab). Pertuzumab has been approved in various countries and regions in combination with trastuzumab and chemotherapy for […]

Economics

3 w. ago Woman drowned her dog in airport bathroom after being denied boarding, police say

ORLANDO, Fla. — A woman drowned her dog in a Florida airport bathroom and then boarded her international flight after she was prevented from bringing the white miniature schnauzer with her because of a paperwork issue, authorities said. Alison Agatha Lawrence was arrested in Lake County on Wednesday on a charge of aggravated animal abuse, a […]

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4 w. ago Former Mississippi teacher charged with using AI to create child sexual abuse videos of students

CORINTH, Miss. — A former Mississippi middle school teacher is facing federal charges that he used artificial intelligence to create child sexual abuse videos of students, officials said. Wilson Jones, 30, was arrested last week, though he resigned from Corinth Middle School last fall after the videos were first discovered, the Daily Journal reported. According […]

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