Patient organization focused exclusively on policies to lower drug prices. We dont take money for from anybody who profits from the development or distribution of Prescription Drugs. We collect patients stories and amplify them to policymakers and elected officials and were building a community of patients and allies that can be mobilized in support of policies to lower drug prices. I started patients for Affordable Drugs because im a cancer patient. I have an incurable blood cancer, its called multipy my leona my loama. Its incurable but treatable for some period of time, unknown. With very expensive drugs. In fact, im taking drugs right now. I took my first drugs today by mouth and when i leave here, ill go for about three hours of infusion, they plug me in and pump drugs in. My drugs carry a price tag of 650,000 a year. And my journey as a cancer patient taught me a very important fact and that is, drugs dont work if people cant afford them. I will die of my disease sooner than i wa
Experienced the worst flooding in the history of the country. Which has experienced. There are a number of updates in the Harvey Weinstein scandal. Police in the us and uk have launched an investigation into allegations against him, including allegations of nonconsensual sex which are unequivocally denied by him. And we know that the number of accusers has grown to more than 30 actresses, including kate beckinsale. More people have been speaking about his behaviour. Here is Emma Thompson with the bbcs emily maitlis. Behaviour. Here is Emma Thompson with the bbcs emily maitlisli didnt with the bbcs emily maitlis. |i didnt know about these things but it didnt surprise me at all they are endemic in the system. What i find extraordinary is that this man is at the top of a very particular iceberg. I dont think you can describe him as a sex addict, hes a predator. But what he is at the top of the ladder of is a system of harassment, belittling and bullying and interference and what my mother
All down quite sharply. The worst day in u. S. Stock. Ince june 24 the nasdaq and s p 500 moments ago had been down more than 2 . Today wasory going to the fact the s p 500 had not traded 1 or greater for 43 days. And we see the selling has been excelling at the all day. We are right near session lows. Todays selloff really taking a toll on a weekly basis as well. This is a weekly chart of the s p 500 in white. The s p 500 weekly decline is represented by that candle and its the worst since this one back in february. The brakes is doing the opposite, having its best week since january. We may see a continued selloff in stocks as the vicks rises. Risk, we have the defense tradeoff as well. The Defense Sector trading sharply lower. This includes telecoms. All of these are dividends yields but today, these stocks are selling off as rates are going higher. Year going and two higher today. Reflects double line talking about the fact the fed is likely to raise rates this year. Lets get a che
It is the talibans biggest military gain since 2001. The extent of the american presence in afghanistan after next year has yet to be decided. Have dr. Abdul back at this table. Welcome. Is it going from bad to worse . Bdul i wouldnt call it that. An issue that should be addressed and hopefully will be. I believe that is a temporary gain for the telegram. Charlie why is that happening . Afghanistan Security Forces have shouldered all of the responsibility for security from previously 140,000 americans in an international plans. And then the military security transition, the elections, which was contentious. Between 2012 and 2014, taliban strategy was to survive and it was hoping that once the withdrawal completes , then they could come back in a big way. 2015, theyng of looked for a final victory. In the past 12 months, they have made lots of efforts, lots of attempts. Moment the focus is to get it back and liberate the people. White happen was lack of coordination. Made clear to peopl
Exact times when the two planes hit the twin towers. Family members gathered there and the names of the almost 3,000 People Killed in those terror attacks were read out, as has been the case every year here in new york since 2002. Really, though, what was quite noticeable is that the number of people attendag the yearly ceremony has dwindled. Really hundreds of people as opposed to thousands gathering for that ceremony in past years. Really its a time for remembrance of family members who lost loved ones. Some of them say that attending that ceremony helps them feel a sense of peace about what had happened. One thing is sure, they will never forget what happened. Other family members say that they will never feel peace. One father who lost his son said this friday that he wont find a sense of peace until he dies himself. A young man who was only 3 months old when he lost his father in those terror attacks said that he feels as though today and every day his fathers watching over him. O