Company to pay $60 million for deceptive pelvic mesh marketing
C.R. Bard failed to inform women of “serious and life-altering risks” related to permanent pelvic mesh devices.
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Apple temporarily drops App Store fee for online events
Tech giant suspends its 30% charge for businesses that use the company’s app platform to sell online events.
Berkeley poised to ban junk food in store checkout aisles
California city may become first in U.S. to prohibit displays of unhealthy snacks for shoppers waiting to pay.
What we know about Amy Coney Barrett's judicial abortion record
Four years ago on the campaign trail, then-candidate Donald Trump pledged that if he were elected, only “pro-life” justices would get his nomination for a seat on the Supreme Court.
Social Security's 2021 increase may be among smallest ever
Projected 1.3% bump would come after Social Security benefits have lost almost one-third of their buying power.
Google's owner to pay $310 million to settle misconduct claims
Ex-Google executive Andy Rubin, who had been accused of harassment, got a $90 million severance payment.
U.S. envoy says the U.N. “should be cheering us,” not criticizing
“To my disgust and astonishment, each country used the opportunity to really be very negative about the United States,” Trump’s U.N. ambassador tells CBS News.
TikTok “Benadryl Challenge” prompts FDA warning on overdoses
Agency cites reports of teens hospitalized or dead from misuse of allergy medication in an attempt to get high.
Court orders Trump admin to extend census count
Citing COVID-19 delays, the Trump administration opted to end census collection early to meet the year-end deadline.
Feds say a handful of ballots were discarded in key Pennsylvania county
President Trump used the finding to try to cast doubt on the safety of mail ballots, but much remains unknown about why the nine in Luzerne County were cast aside.
