Jan. 24—SEATTLE — Johnson and Johnson will pay nearly $150 million to Washington for its role in the opioid epidemic, the Washington State Office of Attorney General announced Tuesday. The $149.5 million resolution will be paid in a lump sum this fiscal year. It is an increase over a rejected settlement that would have paid […]
The business of crime is having a field day, deep inside of the world’s interconnected financial system. Or so reveals some shocking findings out of the Nasdaq stock exchange on Tuesday. In 2023, more than $3 trillion in illicit funds flowed through the global financial system, according to Nasdaq’s research. The breakdown: $782.9 billion in […]
Under a bridge near a bustling market in Freetown, the young people gather in their masses. Dressed in nothing but rags, they stand like zombies – shoulders slouched, heads cocked to the side – as they aimlessly shuffle in circles. Many are without shoes, their feet bare and swollen from infection. Those that have yet […]