Trump signs order to create voter eligibility lists, reshape mail-in voting and expand federal involvement

Trump signs order to create voter eligibility lists, reshape mail-in voting and expand federal involvement

Legal experts and election officials said the order is likely unconstitutional, as the US Constitution grants states primary authority over administering elections while Congress sets certain federal rules.

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Quick and dirty: How Big Pharma bribe doctors and pharmacists with shopping trips, sightseeing tours and family travel or choice wine treats

Quick and dirty: How Big Pharma bribe doctors and pharmacists with shopping trips, sightseeing tours and family travel or choice wine treats

Some companies held “medical roundtables” and paid healthcare providers honoraria, sometimes routing funds through third-party journals (labelled as advertising) that were then funnelled to attendees or speakers. Because the events were billed as external meetings, they often bypassed internal compliance or due diligence controls.

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Investigations show Pfizer, Johnson & Johnson paid $12.6 million in bribes to win drug approvals, government contracts

Investigations show Pfizer, Johnson & Johnson paid $12.6 million in bribes to win drug approvals, government contracts

Johnson & Johnson voluntarily disclosed some of the violations and conducted an internal investigation. Without admitting or denying the allegations, the company agreed to pay more than $48 million to settle the case and $21.4 million to resolve parallel DOJ criminal charges, SEC records show.

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Distraught police officer at Kisumu Police Lines commits suicide, renews concern over mental health of security personnel

Distraught police officer at Kisumu Police Lines commits suicide, renews concern over mental health of security personnel

Kisumu Central OCS Benson Matheka said preliminary findings indicate that the officer died by suicide.

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Can Ugandans ‘reclaim our cultural capital, our ecological belonging and collective identity from Museveni before money curse renders us extinct?’

Can Ugandans ‘reclaim our cultural capital, our ecological belonging and collective identity from Museveni before money curse renders us extinct?’

The weaponisation of money has systematically devalued these forms of capital. The elder who holds the clan’s history is now ignored in favour of the youth with a motorcycle purchased through political patronage. The community leader of proven integrity is overlooked for a leadership post because they lack the money to “grease the wheels” of the political machine.

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East African C community IA conference in Kigali calls for responsible development, regional collaboration

East African C community IA conference in Kigali calls for responsible development, regional collaboration

Speaking at the conference, Andrea Aguer Ariik Malueth, deputy secretary general for Infrastructure, productive, social and political sectors at the EAC, emphasised the transformative potential of AI for the region.

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