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"Pharma Bro" Martin Shkreli released from prison
Former pharmaceutical exec, who was sentenced to a seven-year term in 2018, will face either home confinement or a halfway house.
Martin Shkreli ordered to return nearly $65 million
The so-called "Pharma Bro" is banned for life from participating in the pharmaceutical industry.
U.S. sells one-of-a-kind Wu-Tang Clan album seized from Martin Shkreli
Proceeds for the sale will go towards Shkreli's court-ordered fines and payments.
Martin Shkreli denied early prison release for second time
Shkreli claimed that mental health issues have weakened his immune system and made him more susceptible to contracting the coronavirus.
"Delusional" Martin Shkreli denied prison release by judge
The "Pharma Bro" had asked to be released on a three-month furlough to research a coronavirus treatment.
"Pharma Bro" Martin Shkreli wants prison release to fight COVID-19
Disgraced pharmaceutical executive believes he's uniquely positioned to fight the coronavirus disease.
"Pharma Bro" Shkreli charged with price-fixing
FTC accuses imprisoned executive and a pharmaceutical firm of scheme to control jacked-up price of toxoplasmosis drug.
Martin Shkreli sues his former company, claiming he was fraudulently ousted
"Pharma Bro" Shkreli filed the lawsuit from prison, where he's serving a 7-year sentence for lying to investors
Martin Shkreli in solitary confinement in prison
Federal investigators had been probing whether the so-called "Pharma Bro" was using a contraband cellphone behind bars
Martin Shkreli prison conduct investigated
The U.S. Bureau of Prisons is investigating Martin Shkreli after the Wall Street Journal reported he was using a contraband cellphone to run his pharmaceutical company behind bars. CBSN spoke with Rob Copeland, the reporter at the Wall Street Journal covering Shkreli.
Feds investigate alleged prison cellphone use by "Pharma Bro" Martin Shkreli
The fallen pharmaceutical executive is allegedly still controlling his company from his prison bunk in a New Jersey federal prison
"Pharma Bro" Shkreli arrives at federal prison
The former pharmaceutical CEO will be housed at a New Jersey prison without bars, towers or locks on rooms
A tale of two frauds?
Despite being accused of similar crimes, Theranos founder and CEO Elizabeth Holmes and so-called "pharma-bro" Martin Shkreli received very different punishments. So why the discrepancy? CBS News spoke to attorney and former federal prosecutor Emily Compagno about the cases.
Here’s what could happen to Martin Shkreli’s Wu-Tang album
Rap aficionados might be able to bid for two unreleased, collectible albums
How Martin Shkreli changed landscape on drug prices
Martin Shkreli was sentenced to seven years in prison Friday for cheating investors. But it was his role as outspoken pharmaceutical CEO that caused him to gain notoriety and put the spotlight on drug prices in the U.S. CBS News correspondent Anna Werner explains.
How Martin Shkreli changed the conversation on drug prices
Shkreli was sentenced to seven years in prison for cheating investors, but it was his role as outspoken CEO that may have made a bigger impact
Martin Shkreli sentenced to 7 years in prison
Martin Shkreli, the pharmaceutical executive convicted of defrauding investors in his hedge funds, has been sentenced to seven years in prison. CBS News Radio's Steve Dorsey tells CBSN he became an unlikely pen pal to the "Pharma Bro" behind bars.
Martin Shkreli hears sentence for defrauding investors
Former pharmaceutical executive cried in a Brooklyn court and apologized, saying he's solely to blame for his mistakes
Martin Shkreli's prison pen pal
Martin Shkreli, the drug company executive nicknamed "Pharma Bro," is being sentenced today for defrauding investors. CBS News Radio's Steve Dorsey joins CBSN with the story of how he became Shkreli's prision pen pal.
"Pharma Bro" Shkreli's saga could end with a decade in prison
Martin Shkreli is facing his day of reckoning on Friday, when a judge will hand down his sentencing for fraud
I was Martin Shkreli's prison pen pal
"You disgust me," the former pharmaceutical executive wrote in an October letter from his Brooklyn jailhouse. He addressed it to "Steve Dorsey, a Jerk"
Martin Shkreli ordered to forfeit nearly $7.4 million
Assets to be handed over if Shkreli can't pay include trading account and rare Wu-Tang Clan album
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Ocasio-Cortez says New Jersey's Menendez should resign after indictment
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Ophelia weakens and moves north, but threat of flooding remains
Tropical Storm Ophelia was downgraded to a post-tropical low but continued to pose a threat of coastal flooding and flash floods.
Ukraine's first lady highlights the horrors of war and the hard work of healing
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Toddler and 2 adults shot dead in Florida, authorities say
A 3-year-old child and two adults are dead after being shot at a Jacksonville apartment complex, officials said. Another adult was hurt.
Gisele Bündchen: "Before I was more surviving, and now I'm living"
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Toddler and 2 adults shot dead in Florida, authorities say
A 3-year-old child and two adults are dead after being shot at a Jacksonville apartment complex, officials said. Another adult was hurt.
Ocasio-Cortez says New Jersey's Menendez should resign after indictment
"I think the situation is quite unfortunate, but I do believe that it is in the best interest for Sen. Menendez to resign in this moment," Ocasio-Cortez told "Face the Nation."
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Apple workers go on strike in France right as the iPhone 15 hits stores
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Shimano recalls nearly 700,000 bike cranksets after reports of injuries
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"We hope that all Americans understand what's going on," Olena Zelenska told "Face the Nation."
Ocasio-Cortez says New Jersey's Menendez should resign after indictment
"I think the situation is quite unfortunate, but I do believe that it is in the best interest for Sen. Menendez to resign in this moment," Ocasio-Cortez told "Face the Nation."
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Cassidy Hutchinson on the price of speaking out
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President Biden issued a stark warning that "America could be forced to pay the price" if Republicans in Congress fail to act.
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Shimano recalls nearly 700,000 bike cranksets after reports of injuries
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How FDA's top vaccines official is timing his COVID and flu shots
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Touching fentanyl or being near it won't cause a drug overdose, experts told CBS News.
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Ukraine's first lady highlights the horrors of war and the hard work of healing
"We hope that all Americans understand what's going on," Olena Zelenska told "Face the Nation."
Ukrainian forces launch second missile strike on Crimea's Sevastopol
Sevastopol serves as the headquarters of Russia's Black Sea Fleet.
Blinken: U.S. expects "accountability" from India amid tensions with Canada
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Car bombing at Somali checkpoint kills at least 15, officials say
An explosives-laden vehicle has detonated at a security checkpoint in the central Somalia city of Beledweyne.
Taiwan factory fire kills at least 5 and injures 100 others
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Gisele Bündchen: "Before I was more surviving, and now I'm living"
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Scientists recover RNA from extinct species
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iPhone 15 demand beats expectations, as fans worldwide line up to buy
Consumers are snatching up the iPhone 15 as they look to swap their old devices for something newer and more powerful, analysts said.
YouTube CEO defends decision to demonetize Russell Brand's channel
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Amazon to run ads with Prime Video shows — unless you pay more
Amazon says it will begin include ads in its Prime Video content, but will offer an ad-free version for customers who pay extra.
How the AI revolution is different: It threatens white-collar workers
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Scientists recover RNA from extinct species
For the first time, scientists in Sweden have analyzed an extinct animal's RNA. They're studying the Tasmanian tiger which has been extinct since the 1930s. Marc Friedländer, associate professor in molecular biology at Stockholm University, joins CBS News to discuss what the breakthrough means for science.
Tropical storm warnings along East Coast
What could soon be Tropical Storm Ophelia is moving closer to the U.S. East Coast, the National Hurricane Center said, and a tropical storm warning is in effect from Cape Fear, North Carolina, to Fenwick Island, Delaware. CBS News Baltimore's Janay Reece has an update on how locals there are preparing for the storm. And Lynette Charles, meteorologist for The Weather Channel, has a forecast for where the storms could be most severe.
Wildfire smoke reversing U.S. air improvement
Since 2016, wildfire smoke in the U.S. has reversed roughly 25% of air quality improvements made from the 2000 Clean Air Act, according to a new study published in the journal Nature. That figure doubles to roughly 50% when looking specifically at the impact on many western states. For more on this, CBS News was joined by Marshall Burke, an associate professor at Stanford's Doerr School of Sustainability and a co-author of the study.
Some homeowners facing insurance crisis
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New "electrical" blue tarantula species discovered in Thailand
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Toddler and 2 adults shot dead in Florida, authorities say
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Settled suits over police misconduct cost taxpayers
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Feds open investigation into claims Baton Rouge police tortured detainees
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$41 million worth of cocaine found on "suspicious" boat in Colombia
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NASA mission to asteroid returning to Earth
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NASA says asteroid samples will land on Earth Sunday after fiery descent
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NASA image shows "unprecedented detail" of moon's south pole region
Two cameras working together helped NASA reveal details in "greater detail than previously possible."
Astronaut looks forward to home after record 371-day stay in space
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"I don't want to see a shutdown. But there is no doubt in my mind that the country is headed for a shutdown, and everyone should prepare as such," GOP Rep. Tony Gonzales of Texas said.
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Open: This is "Face the Nation," Sept. 23, 2023
This week on "Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan," with days to go before a government shutdown, Congress is paralyzed by infighting. Can Republicans unify and strike a deal that also works for the Democratic-controlled Senate? We'll have the latest on negotiations. Plus: a conversation with the first lady of Ukraine, Olena Zelenska, about the horrors of war — and the hard work of healing.
Cassidy Hutchinson on fallout from her Trump testimony
The former Trump loyalist and senior advisor to White House chief of staff Mark Meadows said she was "disgusted" upon witnessing the attack on the Capitol by Trump supporters over the lie of election fraud. But after testifying to the January 6 Committee, Cassidy Hutchinson was forced into hiding. In her first TV interview she talks with correspondent Tracy Smith about the price of telling the truth, as detailed in her new book, "Enough."