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J&J reaches sweeping talc deal that could end decade of litigation

[ Settlement covers about 76,000 ovarian cancer claims, 95% of claimants must accept deal before it becomes final A bottle of Johnson and Johnson Baby Powder is seen in a photo illustration taken in New York, February 24, 2016. PHOTO: REUTERS Johnson & Johnson said on Monday it would pay an estimated $5.5 billion to resolve tens of thousands … Read more

Meta, BlackRock partner on $14 billion El Paso data center

AI infrastructure race drives tech giants to raise billions through debt and investors like BlackRock A 3D-printed Meta logo and word “AI” are seen in this illustration created on July 20, 2026. REUTERS  Meta Platforms and the world’s largest asset manager BlackRock on Tuesday announced a venture to develop and operate a ​data center campus in El … Read more

Powerful quake hits southern Japan, deaths feared in shopping mall explosion

Around 300,000 residents told to evacuate as government deploys 3,600 soldiers for disaster recovery An aerial view shows a collapsed chimney at Nippon Paper Industries’ Yatsushiro Mill after an earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 7.1 struck Japan’s southern Kumamoto prefecture, in Yatsushiro, Kumamoto Prefecture, Japan, July 28, 2026. PHOTO: REUTERS A 7.1-magnitude earthquake hit Japan’s … Read more