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Medical device sterilization company Sterigenics must pay$363 million to cancer survivor Susan Kamuda, who had claimed that its Illinois plant s emissions caused her illness, a jury in Cook County ruled. Just such a relief. What came after that really didn t matter, Kamuda said in reference to the jury s ruling,according to CBS
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Congress has finally released a massive spending bill, in efforts to avoid a government shutdown this weekend and lay out a long-term spending plan. The House expects to begin votes on the bill Wednesday night on the legislation that would fund the government through the end of September.Negotiators on the $1.3 trillion government spending bill officially dropped protections for so-called Dreamer immigrants and gave President Trump only a token victory on round of funding for his U.S.-Mexico border wall, meaning Mr. Trump will not get the full $25 billion he has requested for the wall project. The bill will allow for funding of just 100 miles of the wall. Mr. Trump, according to Republican leadership and the White House, supports the bill.The bill in its entirety can be read here.Mr. Trump spoke with Speaker of the House Paul Ryan and Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell Wednesday afternoon.
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