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'History isn't finished with Joe Biden'
The vice president is being praised by Democrats and Republicans for his decision to stay out of the presidential race.
Person of interest held in Albuquerque road rage shooting
Suspect in NYPD officer shooting charged with murder
The gunman who allegedly shot and killed a New York City police officer has been charged with murder, officials said. Tyrone Howard, 30, of East Harlem, who has prior gang-related offenses, was also charged with robbery in the shooting death of Officer Randolph Holder and stealing a bike in the process, officials said. Holder and other officers were responding to reports of gunshots in East Harlem, which police sources said
Valeant shares continue slide since Citron report
(Reuters) – Valeant Pharmaceuticals Inc’s share slumped for the second straight day on Wednesday, a day after influential shortseller Citron Research said the Canadian drugmaker used specialty pharmacies to create “phantom sales”. Valeant’s U.S.-listed shares closed down 19 percent on Wednesday and fell as much as 18 percent to a low of $96.78 on Thursday. At that price, about $17 billion of Valeant’s market value has been wiped out since
Quebec regulator says claims against Valeant are 'worrying'
TORONTO (Reuters) – The securities regulator in the province of Quebec, where Valeant Pharmaceuticals International is headquartered, said on Thursday that claims against the drugmaker are “worrying” and that it is closely following the situation. On Wednesday, Citron Research, an influential short-selling firm, in a report accused Valeant of using specialty pharmacies to inflate its revenue, the claims sent Valeant shares into a tailspin and reduced its market capitalization by
Nearly 5,000 cholera cases, 74 deaths in Tanzania: WHO
Tanzania is facing a major cholera outbreak, counting nearly 5,000 cases and dozens of deaths, the World Health Organization said Thursday, calling for urgent action to stop the disease from spreading to neighbouring countries. The UN health agency said that from August through Wednesday October 21, 4,922 cases of cholera had been tallied in 12 regions of Tanzania, and 74 deaths. The east African country’s largest city Dar es Salaam
Briton who could 'smell' Parkinson's prompts new research
Joy Milne, 65, told researchers that she had noticed a change in the odour of her late husband, Les, years before he developed symptoms of Parkinson’s. “I’ve always had a keen sense of smell and I detected very early on that there was a very subtle change in how Les smelled,” Milne, from Perth in Scotland, said on Thursday.
Food security body IPC warns of famine in South Sudan
By Tom Miles GENEVA (Reuters) – South Sudan faces a serious risk of famine by the end of this year and 30,000 people are already classified as being in a food security catastrophe, the Integrated Food Security Phase Classification (IPC) said on Thursday. The IPC, whose members include the U.N. Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) and the World Food Programme (WFP), said famine had not been officially declared because it
Rotherham v Sheff Wed preview
Rotherham boss Neil Redfearn sees his injury problems easing ahead of the South Yorkshire derby with Sheffield Wednesday on Friday night.