Japanese taxpayers were shut out from Olympic venues, but they now can view the staggering bill
MONDAY, AUGUST 16, 2021
TOKYO - A day after the Tokyo Olympics concluded, social media posts in Japan showed photos and videos of a man believed to be the International Olympic Committees president, Thomas Bach, strolling through Ginza, a popular shopping district in Tokyo.
Maine tries to shift the cost of recycling onto companies instead of taxpayers
MONDAY, JUNE 14, 2021
TRENTON, Maine - At the height of tourist season, the recycling bins at this coastal town used to swell with glass and plastic, office paper and piles of cardboard from the local boatyard. But the bins are gone, and their contents now join the trash, destined either for an incinerator to generate electricity or a landfill.
Taxpayers paid to develop remdesivir but will have no say when Gilead sets price
WEDNESDAY, MAY 27, 2020
The drug that buoyed expectations for a coronavirus treatment and drew international attention for Gilead Sciences, remdesivir, started as a reject, an also-ran in the search for antiviral drugs. Its path to relevance did not begin until Robert Jordan cleared it.