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Republican candidate Carson says Muslims unfit to be U.S. president | Reuters

Speaking to NBC on Sunday, Trump was asked whether he’d accept a Muslim president, and replied: “Some people have said it already happened.”

Source: Republican candidate Carson says Muslims unfit to be U.S. president | Reuters

A Huge Overnight Increase in a Drug’s Price Raises Protests – The New York Times

Worst kind of greed – bleeding sick people –

Daraprim, which is also used to treat malaria, was approved by the F.D.A. in 1953 and has long been made by GlaxoSmithKline. Glaxo sold United States marketing rights in 2010 to CorePharma. Last year, Impax Laboratories agreed to buy Core and affiliated companies for $700 million. In August, Impax sold Daraprim to Turing for $55 million, a deal announced the same day Turing said it had raised $90 million from Mr. Shkreli and other investors in its first round of financing.Daraprim cost only about $1 per tablet several years ago, but went up sharply after CorePharma acquired it. According to IMS Health, which tracks prescriptions, sales of the drug jumped to $6.3 million in 2011 from $667,000 in 2010, even as prescriptions held steady at about 12,700. In 2014, after further price increases, sales were $9.9 million, as the number of prescriptions shrank to 8,821. The figures do not include inpatient use in hospitals.Turing’s price increase could bring sales to tens or even hundreds of millions of dollars a year if use remains constant. Medicaid and certain hospitals will be able to get the drug inexpensively under federal rules for discounts and rebates. But private insurers, Medicare and hospitalized patients would have to pay closer to the list price.

Source: A Huge Overnight Increase in a Drug’s Price Raises Protests – The New York Times

Mother & Daughter Mistaken For Couple Describe Anti-Gay Attack In Midtown

Mother & Daughter Mistaken For Couple Describe Anti-Gay Attack In Midtown The 27-year-old Santiago and her 46-year-old mother were having dinner at BarKogi restaurant on Second Avenue near 51st Street just before 1 a.m. on Saturday, September 12th when the assault took place. The three suspects— two women and a man in their mid-30s—were sitting in a booth directly behind them. “I assumed they were just talking amongst themselves, having a conversation,” Santiago said. “But after we finished ordering, I felt something hit my right shoulder.” [ more › ]

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Analysis: Japan takes step toward having a ‘normal’ military

TOKYO (AP) — In the wee hours of Saturday morning, Japan took a step toward having a military in line with most armed forces around the world, one that would be able to take part in combat even when the country is not under direct attack….

Source: Analysis: Japan takes step toward having a ‘normal’ military

German, Austrian political leaders call on EU for billions in refugee aid

German and Austrian political leaders have urged the EU to allocate billions in refugee aid to Syria’s neighbors to stem the exodus to Europe. Chancellor Angela Merkel’s interior minister wants stricter EU asylum rules.

Source: German, Austrian political leaders call on EU for billions in refugee aid