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Turing Pharmaceuticals former CEO planned $1-billion drug profit
According to congressional investigators, as Turing Pharmaceuticals took steps to acquire a life-saving drug, former CEO Martin Shkreli saw dollar signs. Shkreli wrote to the chairman of the company&#...
Feb 03, 2016
Yahoo! announces layoffs
Yahoo is planning major layoffs. Correspondent John Stolnis has more: https://www.wjr.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/112/2016/02/MP3_BC-.mp3-Westwood-News-WWO_0221_WW1-0002-02-2016-17-42-17-Stolnis-Yaho...
Feb 03, 2016
North Korea to launch satellite into space
North Korea is planning to launch a satellite into orbit this month, fresh on the heels of a nuclear test last month. North Korea told the International Maritime Organization the launch will take plac...
Feb 03, 2016
House passes bill to increase Michigan speed limits
Vehicle drivers can put the pedal to the metal a little harder in Michigan. A package of five bills, increasing speed limits on most rural highways, has passed the House Transportation Committee with ...
Feb 03, 2016
Rubio’s showing in Iowa fires up Republican donors
Marco Rubio’s stronger-than-expected showing in Iowa sounded like a starting gun to some top Republican donors. Correspondent Scott Carr has more: https://www.wjr.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/11...
Feb 03, 2016
Bill Cosby back in court on sexual assault charges
Bill Cosby was in court in Pennsylvania Tuesday fighting to have a sex assault case against him thrown out. Correspondent Steve Kastenbaum says a certain issue is the reasoning for why the previous di...
Feb 03, 2016
Sexual contact also the cause of Zika Virus spread
The Zika virus is spreading rapidly, posing a future threat as much as 63% of the U.S. population. Health and Human Services reports now say nowbeing spread by more than mosquitos: sexual contact is a...
Feb 03, 2016
FIre crews battle Highland Park warehouse fire
Fire crews are battling a large Highland Park warehouse fire, located at Hamilton and Manchester. The fire triggered three alarms. An organization that helps the homeless and helps to renovate houses ...
Feb 03, 2016
San Francisco schools may provide condoms to sixth graders
A San Francisco school board committee is considering a proposal that would make condoms available to students as young as sixth grade: https://www.wjr.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/112/2016/02/MP3_BC-...
Feb 02, 2016
BP reports losses and will cut jobs
More bad news for oil investors and workers: BP is cutting thousands more jobs after it sank to a huge loss in 2015. Correspondent Ivana Kottasova reports BP posted an annual loss of $5.2-billion, com...
Feb 02, 2016
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