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Purdue Pharma to stay in business as bankruptcy unfolds - KIRO Seattle

09/17/19

Purdue Pharma to stay in business as bankruptcy unfolds  KIRO Seattle

WHITE PLAINS, N.Y. (AP) - A judge cleared the way Tuesday for OxyContin maker Purdue Pharma to stay in business while it pursues bankruptcy protection ...

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7 Low-Volatility Dividend Stocks to Buy for Peace of Mind - Kiplinger's Personal Finance

09/17/19

7 Low-Volatility Dividend Stocks to Buy for Peace of Mind  Kiplinger's Personal Finance

Looking for the investing equivalent of Pepto-Bismol? Explore these seven low-volatility dividend stocks with strong DIVCON payout health ratings.

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Taxpayers hit with nearly $3 million in bills to cover Bullitt Utilities' bankruptcy after sewage spill - WDRB

09/17/19

Taxpayers hit with nearly $3 million in bills to cover Bullitt Utilities' bankruptcy after sewage spill  WDRB

HUNTERS HOLLOW, Ky. (WDRB) -- Five years after a sewage treatment plant collapsed in the small town of Hunters Hollow, Bullitt County taxpayers have just ...

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Dr. Eihab Tawfik, bankrupt owner of closed Christ Medical Center, dies - Citrus County Chronicle

09/17/19

Dr. Eihab Tawfik, bankrupt owner of closed Christ Medical Center, dies  Citrus County Chronicle

Dr. Eihab Tawfik, bankrupt owner of the shuttered Christ Medical Center and Diabetes Treatment Center near Crystal River, died Sunday.

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Westlake workers to West Sub: 'Be very concerned' - Forest Park Review

09/17/19

Westlake workers to West Sub: 'Be very concerned'  Forest Park Review

The former employees of the now-shuttered Westlake Hospital in Melrose Park have filed a federal class action lawsuit against the hospital's owner Pipeline ...

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GM workers are on strike to fulfill Trump’s broken promise - Vox.com

09/17/19

GM workers are on strike to fulfill Trump’s broken promise  Vox.com

Members of the United Auto Workers union are on strike for the first time in more than a decade, and its costing General Motors more than $50 million a day.

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Judge Sets Jan. 7 Trial for Tubbs Fire Victims' Claims Against PG&E - NBC Bay Area

09/17/19

Judge Sets Jan. 7 Trial for Tubbs Fire Victims' Claims Against PG&E  NBC Bay Area

A San Francisco Superior Court judge on Monday set a Jan. 7 date for a trial on claims against PG&E by a small group of elderly and ill Sonoma County ...

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Purdue's Bankruptcy Deal Has Holes the Size of 24 States - Claims Journal

09/17/19

Purdue's Bankruptcy Deal Has Holes the Size of 24 States  Claims Journal

If Purdue Pharma LP wants its bankruptcy plan to work, it'll have to find a way to halt the kind of government lawsuits that normally can't be stopped by.

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The Closure of a Historic Hospital Is an Ominous Warning Sign - Scientific American

09/17/19

The Closure of a Historic Hospital Is an Ominous Warning Sign  Scientific American

Oh that thou mayest be kept from the evil that would overwhelm thee… in the life of righteousness thou mayest be preserved to the end. My soul prays to God for ...

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Can Purdue Pharma's opioid settlement win judge's approval? - The Colorado Sun

09/17/19

Can Purdue Pharma's opioid settlement win judge's approval?  The Colorado Sun

By Geogg Mulvihill and Steve LeBlanc, The Associated Press. BOSTON — OxyContin maker Purdue Pharma has embarked on a multibillion-dollar plan to settle ...

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