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A United Kingdom–based opioid manufacturer has agreed to pay millions of dollars to a group of states as part of a settlement over how the company marketed its opioid addiction treatment medication. The $700 million settlement between the federal government and states with U.K.-based Reckitt Benckiser Group revolves around allegations that the company kept the price […]

Beyond ghosts and ghouls and the walking dead, Halloween may have some frightening news for the economy. Retailers say they expect American consumers to shell out $8.8 billion this Halloween on costumes, candy and pumpkins. That figure may sound massive, but it represents the second consecutive fall in annual spending, a worrying sign for a […]

A long-awaited GOP proposal to combat mass shootings has been receiving pushback from education groups and children’s privacy advocates over language they say could result in the “over-surveillance” of minors. After months of deliberations, including meetings with victims and law enforcement officials in communities wracked by deadly shootings, Sen. John CornynJohn CornynAdvocates warn kids’ privacy […]

European Council President Donald Tusk announced on Monday that the European Union (EU) has extended Britain’s deadline for a new Brexit deal until Jan. 31, 2020. The announcement came just three days ahead of an initial deadline of Oct. 31. The EU27 has agreed that it will accept the UK’s request for a #Brexit flextension […]

More than 2,000 medically preserved fetal remains that were found on a recently deceased abortion doctor’s Illinois property last month will receive a “proper burial,” state officials say. The Roman Catholic Diocese of Fort Wayne-South Bend, Ind., said it will make its cemeteries available for the remains, The Associated Press reported Friday. ADVERTISEMENT Dr. Ulrich […]

Interest is growing among 2020 Democrats in raising the corporate tax rate back to the level where it was prior to President TrumpDonald John Trump’Veterans for impeachment’ signs seen at World Series game during Trump visit Trump met with boos, ‘lock him up’ chant at Game 5 of World Series Kayla Mueller’s mother: Daughter might […]

President TrumpDonald John Trump’Veterans for impeachment’ signs seen at World Series game during Trump visit Trump met with boos, ‘lock him up’ chant at Game 5 of World Series Kayla Mueller’s mother: Daughter might still be alive ‘If Obama had been as decisive’ as Trump MORE announced Sunday that ISIS leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi had […]

Welcome to Hillicon Valley, The Hill’s newsletter detailing all you need to know about the tech and cyber news from Capitol Hill to Silicon Valley. If you don’t already, be sure to sign up for our newsletter with this LINK. Welcome! Follow the cyber team, Maggie Miller (@magmill95), and the tech team, Emily Birnbaum (@birnbaum_e) […]

Vice President Pence on Sunday morning called Saturday, when ISIS leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi was killed in a raid in northern Syria, a “great day for America” and said the outcome was a testament to President TrumpDonald John Trump’Veterans for impeachment’ signs seen at World Series game during Trump visit Trump met with boos, ‘lock him up’ chant at […]