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Oklahoma court overturns $465 million opioid ruling against Johnson & Johnson

By Ken Miller, Associated Press

The Oklahoma Supreme Court has overturned a $465 million opioid ruling against drugmaker Johnson & Johnson, finding that a lower court wrongly interpreted the state's public nuisance law.

States sue over new Biden vaccine rule for businesses, claim federal overreach

By John Yang, Courtney Norris

This weekend, a federal appeals court in Louisiana temporarily blocked the Biden administration's new rule that millions of private sector workers get a COVID-19 vaccine, or get tested weekly. The rule has led more than two dozen states to file…

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Biden team defends worker vaccine rule, wants challenges combined into single case

By Geoff Mulvihill, Associated Press

At least 27 states plus several businesses and associations filed legal challenges in at least six federal appeals courts after the Occupational Safety and Health Administration released its mandate last week.

Feds urge schools to provide COVID-19 shots to kids, info for parents

By Zeke Miller, Associated Press

The Biden administration is encouraging local school districts to host clinics to provide COVID-19 vaccinations to kids and information to parents on the benefits of the shots.

As rules ease, travelers head to US for emotional reunions

By John Leicester, Travis Loller, Associated Press

New rules go into effect Monday that allow nonessential travel across America's land borders for vaccinated visitors. They also allow air travel from a series of countries from which it has been restricted.

Proof of vax required as strict mandate takes effect in LA

By Christopher Weber, Associated Press

Yoga studio owner David Gross felt relieved after Los Angeles passed a vaccine mandate that is among the strictest in the country, a measure taking effect Monday that requires proof of shots for everyone entering a wide variety of businesses…

Appeals court stays vaccine mandate on larger businesses

By Associated Press

A federal appeals court on Saturday temporarily halted the Biden administration’s vaccine requirement for businesses with 100 or more workers.

Only Michigan employee fired over Flint water to be paid $300K

By Ed White, Associated Press

The state of Michigan says it will pay $300,000 to the only employee who was fired as a result of lead-contaminated water in Flint.

Thousands of federal intelligence officers refusing to get vaccine at risk of dismissal

By Nomaan Merchant, Associated Press

Several intelligence agencies had at least 20% of their workforces that were unvaccinated as of late October.

Pfizer says COVID-19 pill cut hospital, death risk by 90 percent

By Matthew Perrone, Associated Press

Since the beginning of the pandemic last year, researchers worldwide have been racing to find a pill to treat COVID-19 that can be taken at home to ease symptoms, speed recovery and keep people out of the hospital.