(CNBC) A group of state attorneys general unveiled on Wednesday a landmark, $26 billion settlement resolving claims that the three largest U.S. drug distributors and drugmaker Johnson & Johnson helped fuel a deadly nationwide opioid epidemic. Under the settlement proposal, distributors McKesson, Cardinal Health and AmerisourceBergen are expected … [Read more...] about Big 3 U.S. Drug Distributors, Johnson & Johnson Reach Landmark $26 Billion Opioid Settlement
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U.S. Life Expectancy in 2020 Saw Biggest Drop Since Wwii
(AP) U.S. life expectancy fell by a year and a half in 2020, the largest one-year decline since World War II, public health officials said Wednesday. The decrease for both Black Americans and Hispanic Americans was even worse: three years. The drop spelled out by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is due mainly to the COVID-19 pandemic, which health officials … [Read more...] about U.S. Life Expectancy in 2020 Saw Biggest Drop Since Wwii
‘Incredibly Significant’: One Man’s Quest for the Ark of the Covenant Takes Him Beneath the Temple Mount
(CBN News) JERUSALEM, Israel - For centuries, the search for the Ark of the Covenant has captured the imagination of movie makers, archeologists, and even a queen of England. Legends have placed the Ark in such faraway places as Ethiopia or Ireland. Researcher and author Harry Moskoff took CBN News through the Western Wall tunnels, up to the ramparts of the Temple Mount, … [Read more...] about ‘Incredibly Significant’: One Man’s Quest for the Ark of the Covenant Takes Him Beneath the Temple Mount
Archaeologists Uncover City Wall From First Temple Times That Protected Ancient Jerusalem
(CBN News) Archaeologists excavating in the City of David National Park in Jerusalem have uncovered the remains of the city wall from First Temple times. The revelation comes just days ahead Tisha B’Av - the ninth day of the Hebrew month of Av – when Jews around the world mark the destruction of both the First and Second Temples as well as other tragedies that have … [Read more...] about Archaeologists Uncover City Wall From First Temple Times That Protected Ancient Jerusalem
3,000-Year-Old Inscription Bearing Name of Biblical Judge Found in Israel
(JPost) An inscription dating back some 3,100 years ago bearing the name of a biblical judge Jerubbaal was uncovered in the excavations at Khirbat er-Ra‘i, near Kiryat Gat in the Southern District of Israel, the Antiquities Authority (IAA) announced on Monday.The researchers highlighted that while there cannot be any certainty on whether the inscription refers to the figure … [Read more...] about 3,000-Year-Old Inscription Bearing Name of Biblical Judge Found in Israel