Check out this article.  Is there any wonder why big pharma rules the world.  Trillions of dollars are at stake, tax credits, stock buybacks.  Sad.   Source: Novartis to spin off Alcon and launch a $5 billion share buyback

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Sen. Dianne Feinstein’s (D-Calif.) failure to win her party’s endorsement at California’s state convention is triggering new questions about whether the Democratic Party has become the Progressive Party amid grass-roots enthusiasm driven by opposition to President Trump. Feinstein won a paltry 37 percent in the weekend vote, and was trounced by California Senate leader Kevin de León,…

The president’s senior adviser and son-in-law Jared Kushner has lost his interim, top-secret security clearance. The reports say Kushner will have access to a lower level of classified information. Source: Kushner Loses Top-Secret Security Clearance, According To Reports : NPR

SAN DIEGO, Calif. — Sen. Dianne Feinstein’s (D-Calif.) main Democratic rival blocked the longtime incumbent from gaining the California Democratic Party’s coveted endorsement in her high-profile reelection race. State Senate leader Kevin de León (D), who’s mounted a campaign running to the left of Feinstein, garnered 54 percent of delegates’ votes at the state party’s annual…

The “unrecognisable” body of a woman has been discovered at a South Carolina funeral home, three years after she was meant to have been cremated. A complaint about the excessive amount of time the body had been stored for was filed by a former employee, sparking an investigation by the coroner’s office. Spartanburg County Coroner, Rusty Clevenger, said…