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How Senegal won the Jollof war

No topic has been as fun a source of west African drama as the jostling over which country makes the best jollof. Senegal’s Unesco listing this past week of thiéboudiène is a win for the home of the iconic dish...

Airline CEOs Tell Congress We Don’t Need Masks On Planes, Get Factchecked By Flight Attendant Union President

O n Wednesday, the U.S. Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation convened for a hearing entitled “Oversight of the U.S. Airline Industry.” Among the many topics addressed during the three-hour panel discussion, legislators asked airline CEOs to characterize the $54 billion in aid they received under the Payroll Support Program (money well spent), whether…

Federal Court Overturns Purdue Pharma Settlement That Shielded Sacklers From Opioid Suits

Updated Dec 17, 2021, 02:50am EST Topline A New York federal court on Thursday overturned a near $4.5 billion settlement which would have shielded members of the Sackler family who own Oxycontin maker Purdue Pharma from any future legal action relating to the opioid epidemic, in a decision that may upend the drugmaker’s bankruptcy reorganization…