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Indictment of Fauci adviser shines new light on efforts to conceal COVID-Era communications

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David Morens

The indictment Tuesday of a top adviser to former NIAID Director Anthony Fauci on charges of conspiring against the United States casts a spotlight on years of efforts to subvert public records laws and conceal key COVID-era communications from the public.

Modern Ag Alliance is a Bayer lobbying and PR group

Nearly all its expenses last year went to a PR firm that works for Bayer

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Logos of Modern Ag Alliance, Bayer and Penta Group

The Modern Ag Alliance, launched by Bayer in 2024, enables the company to lobby and campaign through an entity that looks like a coalition of farm organizations, not a single giant chemical corporation. 

Tracing Bayer’s ties to power in Trump’s Washington

And a look at the favors Bayer has secured from the Trump administration

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Our review of Bayer’s access in Washington found 22 key administration officials with ties to Bayer’s lobbying or legal network. Bayer and its lobbyists have access to people in power at the White House, U.S. Department of Agriculture, the Environmental Protection Agency and even those in high level positions closest to Trump.

Pharma bribery corrupts health care, puts patients at risk, new review warns

Kickbacks, sham studies and regulatory payoffs distort prescribing and drug approvals

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Pills and 100 dollar bills

Sham clinical studies, slush funds, luxury gifts, and shell companies: A new review shows how pharma firms allegedly bribed their way to drug approvals and sales.

Solo screen time is a ‘unique peril’ for young children already at risk, researchers report

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A little girl sitting alone on a bed, looking at a tablet

Solitary screen time on TVs, phones or tablets may worsen behavioral and emotional challenges in young children who struggle with language skills, a new study reports.