Pharma company to pay $12.6M to settle kickback allegations

DOVER, Del. (AP) – A Delaware pharmaceutical company has agreed to pay $12.6 million to resolve allegations that it violated the federal False Claims Act by paying kickbacks. Department of Justice officials said in a news release Tuesday that the settlement resolves allegations that Incyte Corp. improperly used an independent foundation to cover the copays …

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Oil pipeline builder agrees to halt eminent domain lawsuits

MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — A company seeking to build a disputed oil pipeline over an aquifer that provides drinking water to 1 million people agreed verbally Tuesday to stop pursuing lawsuits against Tennessee property owners who refused to sell access to their land for construction. Plains All American Pipeline spokesman Brad Leone said the company …

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Helmand Post Transferred to Afghan Army as Withdrawal Begins

The U.S. military has transferred an installation in Helmand province to the Afghan National Army as it begins the process of withdrawing from Afghanistan. Contingency Location New Antonik has been officially handed over to the Afghans, U.S. Central Command officials said in a Tuesday release. Since President Joe Biden last month announced plans to pull …

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Pentagon’s Watchdog to Investigate Military’s Response to UFOs

The Defense Department’s inspector general is launching its own investigation into what the military calls “unidentified aerial phenomena” — better known as UFOs. In an announcement Monday, the Office of Inspector General said that beginning this month, it will start evaluating “the extent to which the DoD has taken actions regarding unidentified aerial phenomena.” A …

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