WASHINGTON—A U.S. judge on Friday barred Martin Shkreli from the pharmaceutical industry for life and ordered him to pay $64.6 million after he famously raised the price of the drug Daraprim and fought to block generic competitors. U.S. District Judge Denise Cote in Manhattan ruled after a trial where the U.S. Federal Trade Commission and…

Communities in Kentucky are helping each other survive the tornado aftermath and mourning those they’ve lost, Amtrak is suspending its vaccine mandate for employees, and Vyera Pharmaceuticals founder Martin Shkreli is facing trial over illegally hiking the prices of a life-saving drug.

Communities in Kentucky are helping each other survive the tornado aftermath and mourning those they’ve lost, Amtrak is suspending its vaccine mandate for employees, and Vyera Pharmaceuticals founder Martin Shkreli is facing trial over illegally hiking the prices of a life-saving drug.

The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and the states of New York, California, Illinois, North Carolina, Ohio, Pennsylvania, and Virginia are set to recoup up to $40 million in relief for victims of an illegal scheme masterminded by Martin Shkreli. The FTC said in a press release Tuesday that the government agency, alongside several states, accuses Vyera Pharmaceuticals and Shkreli,…