'The system is broken' and EpiPens are just the tip of the iceberg

Think the EpiPen price hike is scary? That's just the tip of the iceberg

Everyone is mad at Mylan for passing off massive price hikes for its EpiPen allergy treatment, but it’s far from the worst bad guy in the field. Eleven other drugmakers have off-the-charts prices, well beyond what we're seeing with Mylan (which, by the way, just offered some discounts after the firestorm of feedback to the price increase). Each of these drug companies prices are so high they were able to keep 25 cents of every dollar in revenue after paying operating costs. Cha-ching! Remember when Martin Shkreli, as CEO of Turing Pharmaceuticals, orchestrated a 5,000% price hike on the medication used to treat a parasitic disease that affects AIDS patients and pregnant women? He weighed in, too.

A historic moment in Colombia

Five decades. 222,000 deaths. And now — finally — peace. The Colombian government reached a historic peace accord with rebel leaders Wednesday, marking the end of the longest-running armed conflict in the Western Hemisphere. "We do not want there to be one more victim in Colombia. The end of the conflict will open a new chapter in our history,” the groups wrote in a joint statement. The peace accord still must be certified in a national referendum to be held Oct. 2, and 25 national agencies will work with each Colombian state and municipality to implement the various pieces of the deal.

Mirror, mirror on the wall, who's the richest of them all (in Hollywood)?

This year's king and queen of cash — in Hollywood, at least — have been crowned. Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson and Jennifer Lawrence raked in $64.5 million and $46 million, respectively, from June 1, 2015, to June 1, 2016, according to Forbes' annual ranking of highest-paid actors released Thursday. Not too shabby. But do you notice anything ... interesting about those totals? You’re not alone. The list is another reminder of the gender pay gap. Eight actors this year pulled in more than $20 million, compared to just four on the women's side. And Lawrence's $46 million would only place her sixth among the men. It’s a shame, but not entirely a shock. If you look at our Hollywood diversity report card from earlier this year, you'll see why.

Ryan Lochte may be called back to Rio

The biggest scandal of the Olympics continues. Brazilian police have charged American swimmer Ryan Lochte with filing a false robbery report. Earlier today, Brazilian prosecutors said that they want Ryan Lochte to hop on the next plane to Rio to testify in front of Brazil’s Justice Department. He won’t be punished if he doesn’t appear, but he won’t be able to participate in plea negotiations either. In case you — somehow — missed it: Brazilian authorities are finishing up their investigation into Lochte’s claims that he and three other U.S. Olympic swimmers were held at gunpoint in Rio. He admitted to over-exaggerating the story — the teammates were actually detained by guards at a gas station after Lochte vandalized a poster — but he can’t testify from the United States. No charges have been announced, but he already lost four sponsorships. The lesson in all this? Never lie to your mother.

Burkini ban debate isn't going away anytime soon

A $42 fine and public humiliation. That’s the price a Muslim woman paid when she wore her burkini at a beach in Nice, France. The image of police making her take off the full-body swimwear has spread widely online, sparking criticism over the burkini bans put in place in towns across the South of France this summer. Critics of such bans warn that laws ostracizing Muslims only play into the hands of terrorist groups after France was hit by a series of attacks.  France became the first European nation to forbid face-covering burkas in 2011. Now Belgium and cities in Spain and Italy have similar bans on traditional Muslim garments. Other nations, like Germany, are considering them.

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