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A federal judge has allowed a Johnson & Johnson spinoff to proceed with a controversial bankruptcy, despite complaints from thousands who say they were harmed by the company's baby powder.

A federal judge has allowed a Johnson & Johnson spinoff to proceed with a controversial bankruptcy, despite complaints from thousands who say they were harmed by the company's baby powder.

A federal judge has allowed a Johnson & Johnson spinoff to proceed with a controversial bankruptcy, despite complaints from thousands who say they were harmed by the company's baby powder.

Credit: (AP Photo/Mike Derer) An array of solar panels on the roof of the Meadowlands Exposition Center in Secaucus, NJ. New Jersey’s solar program is thriving and will continue to grow even as the state restructures the financial incentives for developers who build new installations, officials from the state Board of Public Utilities say. ‘We believe we are on track to meet the solar energy goals in the Energy Master Plan,’’ said BPU President Joseph Fiordaliso, who acknowledged the ta...

OTTAWA - The Supreme Court of Canada will not hear a bid to challenge approval of a settlement agreement for Canadians born with birth defects because of the drug thalidomide.

A grandfather who pleaded guilty to negligent homicide in the fall of his young granddaughter from an 11th-story window of a cruise ship docked in Puerto Rico was sentenced Monday to three years’ probation, according to justice officials.

A grandfather who pleaded guilty to negligent homicide in the fall of his young granddaughter from an 11th-story window of a cruise ship docked in Puerto Rico was sentenced Monday to three years’ probation, according to justice officials.

24 shares In this March 4, 2005 file photo, Charles B. Kushner, flanked by his wife, Seryl Beth, left, and his attorney Alfred DeCotiis arrives at the Newark Federal Court for sentencing in Newark, New Jersey (AP /Marko Georgiev) WEST PALM BEACH, Florida (AP) — Former New Jersey governor Chris Christie called it “one of the most loathsome, disgusting crimes” he ever prosecuted as US attorney. After Charles Kushner discovered his brother-in-law was cooperating with federal authoritie...

Celebrity deaths in 2020: Remembering stars who died this year Updated Dec 30, 2020; Posted Dec 19, 2020 2020 celebrity deaths included actors Sean Connery, Chadwick Boseman and Kelly Preston and rocker Eddie Van Halen. (AP) Facebook Share Celebrity deaths: In memoriam 2020 As we near the end of 2020, we take time to look back at those celebrities and other famous individuals we have lost in the past year. Check out our slideshows to learn more about those stars who have passed on. Singer Hil...