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NEW YORK – Harvey Weinstein ’s lawyers got their turn Thursday to question a woman who alleges the one-time Hollywood heavyweight held her down and forced oral sex on her nearly two decades ago.Miriam Haley, testifying for a third day at Weinstein’s rape retrial, was grilled about details of her recollections — such as exactly how she once propped open an apartment building door — and the bigger picture of her story. Defense lawyer Jennifer Bonjean underscored that Haley, who was then looking for entertainment production work, stayed in touch with Weinstein despite feeling humiliated when he complimented her legs…

Eli Lilly’s stock wobbled Thursday after a looming coverage hit was detailed for its blockbuster weight-loss drug Zepbound.CVS Health said the drugs Wegovy and Saxenda from rival drugmaker Novo Nordisk will become the preferred options on its standard formulary, or list of covered drugs, as of July 1. Zepbound will be excluded.This could complicate access to a drug that many patients cannot afford to pay for on their own. The formulary is maintained by CVS Health’s pharmacy benefits management business, which runs prescription drug coverage for millions of people. Employers and insurers — who pay most of the prescription bill…

A lawsuit against the Trump administration has nearly tripled in plaintiffs — going from 133 originally to 351 — as foreign students across the country feel the risk of staying in the United States.The lawsuit, filed in Georgia but covering students nationwide, comes as a result of thousands of students across the country being notified that their student visas and/or their legal status through the Student and Exchange Visitor Information System database (SEVIS) had been revoked, including many in Massachusetts.An order on the lawsuit on Friday granted those plaintiffs a preliminary injunction and stated that their lawsuit is likely to…

Sign up for The Brief, The Texas Tribune’s daily newsletter that keeps readers up to speed on the most essential Texas news. This story is published in partnership with Inside Climate News, a nonprofit, independent news organization that covers climate, energy and the environment. Sign up for the ICN newsletter here.Plans for a large new plastics plant on the Gulf Coast of Texas crept forward on Tuesday evening when officials at a small, rural school district moved to enter into tax break negotiations with ExxonMobil, the project developer.The Calhoun County Independent School District board voted unanimously at a public hearing…

VILLA PARK, Ill. (WLS) — Horse bettors won’t be lined up at the Hawthorne Race Course in the west suburbs on Saturday for the Kentucky Derby.Hawthorne in Stickney is not offering window betting this year.ABC7 Chicago is now streaming 24/7. Click here to watchThere was a big crowd watching sports, including horse racing, Friday afternoon at Crazy Pour in Villa Park. They are expecting an even bigger crowd Saturday for horse racing’s biggest day, the Kentucky Derby.”We have parties, reservations, large groups, everything part of this building is booked,” said Enzo Marino with Crazy Pour.The restaurant hosts an Off Track…

SAO PAULO – Brazilian ex-President Jair Bolsonaro, who continues to recover after undergoing bowel surgery, has left intensive care, his doctors said Thursday.The medical team at the DF Star Hospital in Brasilia said that he left intensive care on Wednesday and there is no set discharge date from the facility. His health condition is stable and he has begun receiving a liquid diet.Bolsonaro underwent a 12-hour surgery on April 13 to remove intestinal adhesions and reconstruct the abdominal wall. It was the sixth procedure related to long-term effects of being stabbed in the abdomen during a campaign rally in September…

WASHINGTON – When the Justice Department lifted a school desegregation order in Louisiana this week, officials called its continued existence a “historical wrong” and suggested that others dating to the Civil Rights Movement should be reconsidered.The end of the 1966 legal agreement with Plaquemines Parish schools announced Tuesday shows the Trump administration is “getting America refocused on our bright future,” Assistant Attorney General Harmeet Dhillon said.Inside the Justice Department, officials appointed by President Donald Trump have expressed desire to withdraw from other desegregation orders they see as an unnecessary burden on schools, according to a person familiar with the issue…

A dead minke whale washed ashore on Black Point Beach in Chilmark on Martha’s Vineyard on Sunday. The whale was 27 feet long and weighed approximately 6,000-7,000 pounds, according Bret Stearns, the indirect services administrator for the Wampanoag Tribe of Gay Head (Aquinnah) natural resources department. The whale was estimated to be between 6 and 8 years old and there were no outward signs of human interaction.On Tuesday, Andrew Jacobs, the department’s laboratory manager, and Andrew Karlinsky, a biologist for the natural resources department, accompanied three members of the International Fund for Animal Welfare organization and one National Oceanic and…

DETROIT – The U.S. Justice Department filed lawsuits against four states this week, claiming their climate actions conflict with federal authority and President Donald Trump’senergy dominance agenda. The DOJ on Wednesday filed lawsuits against Hawaii and Michigan over their plans for legal action against fossil fuel companies for harms caused by climate change. On Thursday, the DOJ sued New York and Vermont, challenging their climate superfund laws that would force fossil fuel companies to pay into state-based funds based on previous greenhouse gas emissions.“These burdensome and ideologically motivated laws and lawsuits threaten American energy independence and our country’s economic and…

Eli Lilly’s stock wobbled Thursday after a looming coverage hit was detailed for its blockbuster weight-loss drug Zepbound.CVS Health said the drugs Wegovy and Saxenda from rival drugmaker Novo Nordisk will become the preferred options on its standard formulary, or list of covered drugs, as of July 1. Zepbound will be excluded.This could complicate access to a drug that many patients cannot afford to pay for on their own. The formulary is maintained by CVS Health’s pharmacy benefits management business, which runs prescription drug coverage for millions of people. Employers and insurers — who pay most of the prescription bill…