- President Obama is lifting the decades-old ban on US arms sales to Vietnam as part of his trade tour this week to Pacific Rim countries, despite human rights concerns with the government.
- Greece's parliament has passed another raft of austerity measures despite heavy protests in Athens, ahead of a Tuesday EU meeting to provide the next stage of bailout money.
- Islamic State militants in Syria are claiming responsibility for multiple suicide bombing attacks against areas controlled by the Assad regime, at least 100 are dead in Jableh and Tartous.
- Pharmaceutical giant Bayer AG has made a $62 billion offer to buy agricultural giant Monsanto as global food and drug mega-mergers continue in 2016.
- Vermont could become the first state to pass legislation against prescription drug price gouging, the bill would level $10,000 fines against those that refuse to justify cost increases.
If all printers were determined not to print anything till they were sure it would offend nobody, there would be very little printed. -- Benjamin Franklin
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