Judge Strikes Down Race-Based Provision In Biden-Era Internet Access Grant Program

Israel’s Channel 14 has reported that the Israeli government is accusing Lebanese Army Commander Gen. Rodolphe Haykal of directly coordinating operations with Hezbollah, raising concerns about coordination between the two nations during the ongoing Israeli invasion and occupation of southern Lebanon. These claims are undermining US-brokered efforts to try to get Israel to cede small […]

Kushner Holds Talks With Netanyahu On Gaza Peace Plan Authored by Tom Ozimek via The Epoch Times, U.S. special envoy Jared Kushner was meeting with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Aug. 17 as Washington sought Israel’s support for a 15-point roadmap aimed at advancing President Donald Trump’s peace plan for Gaza. Monday’s discussions were expected to focus on dismantling Hamas’s military capabilities, transferring civilian and security control in Gaza to a new Palestinian administration, and the conditions for an Israeli withdrawal. The meeting follows Kushner’s talks on Sunday with senior Hamas official...

CVS To Pay $315 Million Over Claims It Filled Unlawful Opioid Prescriptions Authored by Kimberly Hayek via The Epoch Times, CVS Pharmacy Inc. and related entities agreed Tuesday to pay $315 million to resolve Justice Department allegations that the company illegally filled opioid and other controlled-substance prescriptions and billed many of them to Medicare and other federal health programs. The sum settles claims that the company illegally filled such prescriptions from Oct. 17, 2013, through Dec. 2, 2025. The government alleged CVS knowingly filled prescriptions that lacked a legitimate medical purpose, were not...