Cleveland man pleads not guilty to murder, serial rape

Cuyahoga County Sheriff's Office booking photo of Ariel CastroBy Kim Palmer CLEVELAND (Reuters) – A former Cleveland school bus driver accused of holding three young women captive for a decade and subjecting them to torture, such as chaining them to a pole, pleaded not guilty on Wednesday to more than 300 criminal charges including rape, kidnapping and murder. Ariel Castro, 52, was indicted last week on 329 charges for the abduction and confinement of the women, who were freed from his house on May 6 along with a 6-year-old girl, which DNA evidence later confirmed was fathered by Castro. …

Teva, Sun Pharma to pay $2.15 billion to settle Pfizer patent suit

A woman walks past the Pfizer Inc. headquarters in New YorkBy Pallavi Ail (Reuters) – Pfizer Inc said Teva Pharmaceuticals Industries Ltd and Sun Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd would pay $2.15 billion to settle a patent suit related to its acid-reflux drug. This is the first instance of generic drugmakers paying damages for marketing a copy of an existing drug for which patents have yet to expire – known as an 'at-risk' launch. The Pfizer drug, Protonix, recorded peak annual revenue of almost $2 billion in 2007, before sales plunged following the launch of generic versions by Teva in 2007 and Sun Pharma in 2008. …

Last Man Born in the 19th Century Dies

Jiroemon Kimura, the oldest man in recorded history,  has died. He was 116. The government released a faxed statement today that said the resident of Ky?tango, Japan, was being treated for pneumonia in the past week when he stopped responding to treatment. He died of natural causes, according to…        

World’s Oldest Man Dies

Jiroemon Kimura, the oldest man in recorded history,  has died. He was 116. The government released a faxed statement today that said the resident of Ky?tango, Japan, was being treated for pneumonia in the past week when he stopped responding to treatment. He died of natural causes, according to…        

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