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New Mexico Wants a Court to Declare Meta a ‘Public Nuisance.’ How Would That Change Platforms Like Facebook and Instagram?
Public nuisance lawsuits aim to stop harmful conduct, defined as knowingly creating or maintaining a condition that injures public health, safety…
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Sen. Ron Johnson: There Used to Be ‘Serious Journalism’ on Vaccine Injuries — But COVID Vaccine Cancer Risks Still Being Suppressed
There is published scientific evidence showing that COVID-19 vaccination is linked to cancer, but that evidence has largely been suppressed and…
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FDA Misses Deadline to Ban Electric Shock Devices for Children With Autism
The FDA missed its own deadline this week to ban electric shock devices used to punish self-injurious or aggressive behavior in disabled adults and…
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Woman Confined to Wheelchair Settles With Merck Over HPV Vaccine Lawsuit
A California woman who sued Merck in 2016, alleging she was disabled by the company’s Gardasil HPV vaccine, has settled the case.
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‘Let That Sink In’: Feds Charge Two NIH Researchers With Smuggling Mpox Into U.S.
Two NIH researchers are charged with conspiring to smuggle biological materials, including deactivated monkeypox virus samples, into the U.S. from…
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Florida Sues OpenAI Citing ‘Serious Risks’ to Children — Will Lawsuits Lead to More Censorship?
In a “first-in-the-nation” lawsuit, Florida is suing OpenAI, alleging the company knowingly deceived the public by concealing the platform’s “serious…
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COVID Vaccines and Cancer: Doctors, Scientists to Testify at Upcoming Senate Hearing
Doctors and scientists will testify Wednesday about the “Plausible Mechanisms of COVID-19 Injections Causing Cancer and Attacks on Scientific…
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