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☆ China putting U.S. space assets at risk, senior U.S. officer says
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-09 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

TAIPEI, Dec 9 (Reuters) - China is building capabilities that put most U.S. space assets at risk, and China sees the domain as crucial to their military strategy, the head of the U.S. Space Command said on Friday. U.S. Army General James H. Dickinson, commander of U.S. Space Command, told reporters on a teleconference from Hawaii that such ASAT, or anti-satellite, tests congest space with debris. "They continue to build and build capabilities that really, quite frankly, hold most of our assets at risk in the space domain. China says its space programme is for peaceful purposes. The station represents a significant milestone in China's three-decade crewed space programme, first approved in 1992.

☆ Opioid settlement: Walmart agrees to $3.1 billion framework
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-15 | by ( Kristina Sgueglia | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +2 min

New York CNN Business —Walmart agreed to the framework of a $3.1 billion settlement, which resolves allegations from multiple states’ attorneys general that the company failed to regulate opioid prescriptions contributing to the nationwide opioid crisis. The framework will resolve virtually all opioid lawsuits and potential lawsuits by state, local, and tribal governments against Walmart, assuming all the settlement’s conditions are satisfied. As part of the framework of the agreement, New York state will receive up to $116 million. The settlement is still pending approval from other states, but James’ office believes they will give the deal their blessing by the end of the year. “Promising negotiations,” are still underway with other pharmacies including Walgreens and CVS, James’ office said.

Former U.S. President Donald Trump throws caps as he attends a rally in Warren, Michigan, U.S., October 1, 2022. Former President Donald Trump and related defendants are opposing New York Attorney General Letitia James' call for an independent monitor to oversee the Trump Organization's submission of financial statements to third parties as part of a bombshell fraud lawsuit, according to a new court filing. James has asked a judge to name a watchdog who would review financial information that the company and defendants give lenders, insurers and accountants pending the outcome of the lawsuit. The attorney general's office requested the watchdog as part of a sweeping September lawsuit accusing Trump, three of his adult children, their company and others of a decadelong fraud related to financial statements. The lawyers argued that it "is precluded under our Constitution and must and should therefore be rejected."

☆ Retired military officials are finding high-paying jobs with the Saudi government and can make up up to 7-figure salaries working for other foreign governments: WaPo
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-19 | by ( Lloyd Lee | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

Hundreds of retired military officials took jobs in foreign governments since 2015, per WaPo report. Still, dozens of military personnel have accepted jobs contracted from Saudi Arabia since Khashoggi's killing. In an interview with The Post, Jones said that he was encouraged by the Trump administration to accept more contracts from the country's Defense Ministry. Eight are retired generals and admirals, and 32 are former lower-ranking military personnel, The Post reported. The Post also reported that some people negotiated jobs with foreign governments during active service.

☆ Still angry over sex harassment findings, Andrew Cuomo asks NY courts to investigate NY AG Letitia James
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-14 | by ( Laura Italiano | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Former NY governor Andrew Cuomo has filed a 48-page ethics complaint against NY AG Letitia James. The Attorney Grievance Committee complaint accuses James of cooking up last year's sex harassment report. Cuomo seeks unspecified 'appropriate' discipline against James, who is standing behind her report. James' report had concluded that the then-governor harassed nearly a dozen women, including members of his own staff, state employees, and a state trooper. "Attorney General James, Joon Kim, and Anne Clark hold themselves to the highest ethical standards," James said in a statement responding to Cuomo's complaint.

☆ Zeci de persoane injectate din greșeală cu tratamentul experimental Regeneron, în loc de vaccinul anti-Covid, în SUA
▼ + stars: | 2021-01-01 | by ( Publika.Md - Aici Sunt Știrile | ) www.publika.md time to read: +2 min

Peste 40 de persoane au primit din greşeală tratamentul cu anticorpi monoclonali Regeneron în locul vaccinului Moderna, a anunțat joi Garda Națională din West Virginia. Cele 42 de persoane au fost vaccinate, intramuscular, la o clinică de vaccinare din Boone County. Tratamentul, care a primit în noiembrie autorizația de utilizare de urgență de la Administrația pentru Alimente și Medicamente, este administrat în mod normal sub formă de perfuzie intravenoasă. "S-a stabilit că acesta a fost un incident izolat", a declarat Julie Miller, administrator al Departamentului de Sănătate din Bonne, pentru ABC News, citat de observatornews. Regeneron este un cocktail de anticorpi concepuți pentru combaterea COVID-19.

Persons: Boone County, Julie Miller, Donald Trump, James Hoyer Organizations: Moderna, Națională, Bonne, ABC News, West, West Virginia National Guard, Gărzii Naționale, Garda Națională Locations: West Virginia, Regeneron, Virginia de Vest

☆ 5 momentous military events that took place on Christmas Day
▼ + stars: | 2017-12-11 | by ( Business Insider | Charles R. Davis | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +1 min

1868 — US President Andrew Johnson pardons former Confederate soldiersPresident Andrew Johnson Pardoning Rebels at the White House en.wikipedia.orgNearly a century later, on Christmas Day 1868, US President Andrew Johnson extended a full pardon and amnesty "to all and to every person who, directly or indirectly, participated in the late insurrection or rebellion." At war's end, however, he seemed to determine to punish those who had rebelled to preserve the institution of slavery. The day after being sworn in as the nation's president, Johnson said that "treason must be made infamous, and traitors must be impoverished." Prior to this blanket Christmas Day amnesty, southerners who had fought for the Confederacy could obtain a pardon provided only that they swore allegiance to the Union (top officials were excluded). Under "Proclamation 179," pardons were extended "to every person who, directly or indirectly, participated in the late insurrection."

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