Judge orders Massachusetts to redo parts of vaping ban
BOSTON (Reuters) – A Massachusetts judge on Monday ruled that a four-month ban on the sale of vaping products the state adopted in response to an outbreak of lung illnesses…
Sacklers reaped up to $13 billion from OxyContin maker, U.S. states say
(Reuters) – OxyContin maker Purdue Pharma LP steered up to $13 billion in profits to the company’s controlling Sackler family, according to U.S. states opposing efforts to halt lawsuits alleging…
U.S. judge denies industry motion to lift Massachusetts’ four-month ban on vaping sales
Demonstrators gather at the Massachusetts State House to protest against the state’s four-month ban of all vaping product sales in Boston, Massachusetts, U.S., October 3, 2019. REUTERS/Brian Snyder BOSTON (Reuters)…
U.S. judge keeps intact Massachusetts’ toughest-in-nation vaping ban
BOSTON (Reuters) – A federal judge on Friday denied an industry bid to put on hold Massachusetts’ four-month ban on the sale of vaping products, keeping intact the toughest prohibition…
Harvard president sorry 13th Amendment comment offended some
Harvard University President Lawrence Bacow is saying he regrets the controversial comments he made invoking the 13th Amendment in referring to the university’s relationship with wealthy donors. The Boston Globe…
Parole board weighs release of woman in texting suicide case
Massachusetts officials are weighing whether to grant early jail release for Michelle Carter, the woman currently imprisoned for urging her suicidal boyfriend via text messages to take his own life.…
Former nurse charged for allegedly stealing morphine from dying veterans
A former hospice nurse has been accused of ingesting morphine that was meant for dying veterans and, in turn, causing increased suffering for some of the patients in their last…
Director of MIT’s Media Lab steps down over Epstein ties
The director of a prestigious research lab at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology resigned Saturday, and the school’s president ordered an independent investigation amid an uproar over the lab’s ties…
U.S. states sue EPA for stricter asbestos rules
(Reuters) – Ten U.S. states and Washington, D.C. sued the Environmental Protection Agency to begin working on rules to tighten oversight of asbestos, and reduce the health risks that the…
6 arrested, 1 at large in $8K murder plot against Red Sox icon David Ortiz: Police
Six men have been arrested in the brazen ambush shooting of Boston Red Sox icon David “Big Papi” Ortiz that occurred at a crowded nightclub in the Dominican Republic. Interested…