The Feds are about to nail a bunch of drug companies for price fixing
Federal prosecutors may bring charges of price collusion against a group of generic drugmakers before the end of the year, Bloomberg reports. The Department of Justice started this investigation two...
View ArticleGeen octrooien mogelijk op veredelde tomaten en broccoli – dat is goed nieuws...
Op veredelde planten kan in principe geen octrooi worden aangevraagd. Eigenschappen van bijvoorbeeld groenten en fruit die via biologische processen worden ‘verbeterd’ zijn niet patenteerbaar. Dat...
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Facebook is being sued for allowing housing and job related ads that...
Facebook is being sued for allegedly letting marketers exclude ads from being shown to specific “ethnic affinities,” genders, and religions. A lawsuit seeking class action status filed in California...
View ArticleBill Simmons’ HBO show ‘Any Given Wednesday’ has been canceled after 17 episodes
Bill Simmons’ HBO talk show “Any Given Wednesday” has been cancelled, according to a statement from HBO. The final episode will be on November 9. The show was one of Simmons’ big projects since...
View Article37 million people have already voted — here’s what the data says
With just four days to go until Election Day, early voting data shows that Hillary Clinton may have an advantage in the battleground state of Nevada, while Donald Trump carries more of an edge in...
View ArticleObama’s plan to supercharge electric vehicles has a lot of ground to cover
The Obama administration is still high on electric vehicles. The White House on Thursday unveiled a broad plan to cover 35 states and roughly 25,000 miles of US highways with a 48 new EV “charging...
View ArticleA jury found Rolling Stone and its reporter liable in a defamation suit over...
A federal jury has found Rolling Stone magazine, its owner and reporter Sabrina Erdely liable in the defamation lawsuit brought over a retracted story about a gang rape at the University of Virginia,...
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Nicolas Cage’s costar explains his unusual on-set behavior: ‘I can’t say that...
Wendi McLendon-Covey is best known for her outlandish comedic work on the cult TV show “Reno 911!” “Bridesmaids,” and now on ABC’s “The Goldbergs.” But in her new movie “Army of One” (in limited...
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Here are the 20 best-selling music stars online
In the modern era of music, as physical album sales have rapidly died off, popular artists now have to make money from digital downloads and increasingly promising streaming services. In order to find...
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Mark Cuban roasts Donald Trump for giving himself a strange pep talk at...
Billionaire businessman Mark Cuban introduced Democratic nominee Hillary Clinton at a rally in his hometown of Pittsburgh on Friday – and he made sure to mock Donald Trump for a strange recent...
View ArticleAn optimist’s guide to the 2016 election
People on both sides of the US presidential election are terrified about the other candidate winning. Before you freak out, consider a couple of reasons for optimism. 1) World progress goes well...
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The Pentagon pays a group of people to review porn — here’s what they banned...
The Pentagon has a group of people who, quite literally, review pornography for the US military. It’s not a review that gives a play-by-play of the action. Instead, a board of military and civilian...
View ArticleNew York City is proof that cities don’t need to lock up tons of people to...
While the rest of the country grapples with soaring incarceration rates and overcrowded prisons, New York City has managed to buck the national trend and slash both its prison population and its crime...
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Take a tour of ‘Billionaires’ Beach,’ the exclusive Malibu neighborhood where...
Bill Simmons’ new deal at HBO got off to a shaky start, but his other HBO interests, along with the freshly launched “Bill Simmons Podcast Network,” and his “The Ringer” website suggests his budding...
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Take a tour of ‘Billionaires’ Beach,’ the exclusive Malibu neighborhood where...
Bill Simmons’ new deal at HBO got off to a shaky start, but his other HBO interests, along with the freshly launched “Bill Simmons Podcast Network,” and his “The Ringer” website suggests his budding...
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iPhone sales haven’t bottomed out yet, says the most accurate Apple analyst
Apple’s iPhone, the company’s most important product, has seen three straight quarters of sales declines on an annual basis. Most analysts expect the iPhone to grow slightly year-over-year in the...
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TOP POLITICAL ANALYST: Trump probably just lost Nevada
Republican nominee Donald Trump needs a “miracle” to win the state of Nevada’s six crucial electoral votes on Tuesday, according to a top political analyst of the state, complicating his path to the...
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Here are the 10 fastest police cars in America
Every day, motorists around the nation drive with the knowledge that police are roaming the highways and byways of America in patrol vehicles ready to enforce the law. Even though police cars bear...
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Tinder’s competitors are banking on its sleazy image
When Tinder launched in 2012, every match felt like an adrenaline rush, or at the very least, a spark. But those matches are no longer quite as exciting. Oftentimes, they lead to quick hookups, sleazy...
View ArticleBILL MAHER: Democrats ‘made a big mistake’ when we ‘cried wolf’ on other...
Liberal comedian Bill Maher on Friday night said it was wrong for Democrats to have portrayed former Republicans as villains, explaining that they “cried wolf” when it wasn’t necessary. The “Real...
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