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Utah AG says state gets $24M in Zyprexa settlement

Nov. 11, 2009
Utah Attorney General Mark Shurtleff says the state has agreed to a $24 million civil settlement with Eli Lilly & Co. over claims the drug maker engaged in off-label marketing of the anti-psychotic drug Zyprexa. Shurtleff's office said Wednesday that it...
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Marilyn Monroe Cupcake Portrait at Madame Tussauds in New York
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A one-of-a-kind 8 x 4 foot portrait of Marilyn Monroe made from 2,100 bite sized stuffed cupcakes stands in the lobby next to her wax figure on the eve of Marilyn Monroe's 86th birthday at Madame Tussauds in New York City on May 31, 2012. UPI/John Angelillo