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COVID-19: Cats, Dogs, Caviar, Here Are Odd Shortages Caused By The Pandemic COVID-19: Cats, Dogs, Caviar, Here Are Odd Shortages Caused By The Pandemic
Covid-19: Cats, Dogs, Caviar, Here Are Odd Shortages Caused By The Pandemic The COVID-19 pandemic and subsequent economic turmoil are leading to supply shortages in places you might not have considered. Among purchasables in short-supply are cats and dogs up for adoption to baking yeast, jigsaw puzzles, and truffles among other things. When COVID-19 closed much of the economy in March 2020, items that include toilet paper, paper towels, cleaning supplies, coins, meat, and flour were among the first pandemic-related shortages Americans experienced. Most of those shortages have been addressed by manufacturers and supply chains. But as the U.S. comes up on one year…

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by Kristin Palpini
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Stamford-Based Purdue Pharma Admits To Crimes, Facing Billions In Fines For Opioid Crisis Role Stamford-Based Purdue Pharma Admits To Crimes, Facing Billions In Fines For Opioid Crisis Role
Stamford-Based Purdue Pharma Admits To Crimes, Facing Billions In Fines For Opioid Crisis Role Purdue Pharma, the maker of OxyContin, has agreed to pay billions of dollars in fines and will plead guilty to federal criminal charges for its role in the nation’s opioid crisis. The Fairfield County-based Connecticut company agreed to plead guilty in federal court in New Jersey to a three-count indictment that includes one count of dual-object conspiracy to defraud the United States and to violate the Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act, and two counts of conspiracy to violate the Federal Anti-Kickback Statute. As part of the agreement, Purdue Pharma, whose headquarters is in Stamford, will…

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by Zak Failla