Steve LeBlanc

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Wesley Mast, owner and president of Coppes Napanee, gestures next to a giant replica of a Hoosier cabinet (see below) in Nappanee, Ind., Thursday, Aug. 6, 2026.
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Senior Reactor Operator Christina Renaud, left, speaks with Training Supervisor Paul Gresh, center, and Control Room Supervisor Bob Sheridan, right, in the Control Room Simulator moments before a simulated reactor shutdown, Tuesday, May 28, 2019, at a training facility several miles from the Pilgrim Nuclear Power Station, in Plymouth, Mass. The simulated shutdown was performed in front of members of the media Tuesday ahead of the planned actual shutdown of the aging reactor on Friday, May 31.
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This July 6, 2017 file photo shows prescription drugs in a glass flask at the state crime lab in Taylorsville, Utah. Attorneys general from more than 40 states are alleging the nation's largest generic drug manufacturers conspired to artificially inflate and manipulate prices for more than 100 different generic drugs, including treatments for diabetes, cancer, arthritis and other medical conditions. The lawsuit, filed in federal court Friday, May 10, 2019 also names 15 individual senior executives responsible for sales, marketing and pricing.
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Price Fixing Suit Filed for Generic Drugs
40 states are alleging the nation's largest generic drug manufacturers conspired to artificially inflate prices for more than 100 different generic drugs.
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