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Judge Halves Jury’s $1B Punitive Damages Award in J&J Hip Implant Case. The suit filed on behalf of six plaintiffs against DePuy Orthopaedics and its parent company Johnson & Johnson alleged that the company hid flaws in its Pinnacle artificial hips that caused the devices to fail prematurely, leaving patients facing surgeries and pain. Jurors started deliberations in the 10-week …

BlackBerry’s QWERTY sporting smartphone, codenamed ‘Mercury’ has finally been revealed at CES 2017. Chinese manufacturer TCL has rights to create phones under the BlackBerry name, and this model is unofficially called the Mercury. They revealed a prototype today at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas, and it’s pretty darn sleek: Enjoy our official first look at what’s to come …

Governor Terry McAuliffe promised Wednesday to veto legislation that would ban abortion after 20 weeks of pregnancy. “I can’t sit back and have that sitting out the same time I am traveling the globe recruiting businesses to Virginia,” McAuliffe told the Associated Press. “If there’s something that would be damaging toward business, and to our image around the country and …

New European study from the University of Eastern Finland suggests a lack of vitamin D could have yet another effect on health, increasing the risk of chronic headaches in men. The Kuopio Ischaemic Heart Disease Risk Factor Study (KIHD) analyzed the serum vitamin D levels and occurrence of headache in approximately 2,600 men aged between 42 and 60 years in …

Researchers at the University of Waterloo played a key role in the development of a highly autonomous vehicle that Renesas Electronics America unveiled today at the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas. Using sensors and powerful computers, the car is capable of detecting and responding to other vehicles, stop signs and traffic lights to provide a safer driving experience. …

U.S. News & World Report has released its 2017 ranking for the best diets in the country for weight loss, diabetes and other categories. Four diets tied for fourth place this year. Among them is the Weight Watchers diet, which focuses on assigning points based on the nutritional value of food. The Mayo Clinic Diet was another of the four. …

Garmin has unveiled a new range of three Fenix smartwatches. For the first time, the Fenix 5 series offers three unique styles and sizes without compromising on the tech and capabilities. The Fenix 5 will come in three variants: the Fenix 5, the Fenix 5S, and the Fenix 5X. The baseline Fenix 5 is more compact than its predecessor but …

Megyn Kelly is leaving Fox News to take on a broad role at NBC News. According to the New York Times, NBC News chairman Andrew Lack offered the anchor a “triple role” at the station, where she’ll be hosting her own daytime show — along with an “in-depth” Sunday-night segment — and joining her colleagues for “special political programming and …

Researchers recently discovered what they are calling a new human organ that exists in the digestive system. The “new” organ is called the mesentery, which connects the digestive tract together and basically holds everything in place within the abdominal cavity. The thing is, we’ve known about the mesentery for a long time now, but only now will it be properly …

This is the amazing moment a toddler gained superhuman strength to save his twin brother from being crushed by a chest of drawers. A family’s “nanny cam” captured the incredible — yet harrowing — footage: twin brothers Brock and Bowdy are playing on their dresser when it topples over onto them, and Brock is trapped underneath. Bowdy, who was able …

Jo Maidment, a mother who gave birth to a “miracle” daughter thanks to a donation for IVF treatment from George Michael has said she “cannot thank him enough” for his generosity. Jo Maidment appeared on This Morning today to explain that she originally appeared on This Morning years ago to talk about IVF treatment and how she had been refused …