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Martin Shkreli Back In Jail After Offering To Pay For Hillary Clinton's Hair

NPR

Published September 14, 2017 at 1:33 PM EDT

Former pharmaceutical executive Martin Shkreli, infamous for price gouging and currently awaiting sentencing for a fraud conviction, has been sent back to jail. Shkreli had his bail revoked after he took to Facebook this week, posting that he would offer $5,000 to anyone able to obtain a hair from Hillary Clinton. Clinton is touring publicly to promote her new book.

Here & Now‘s Jeremy Hobson speaks with Linette Lopez (@lopezlinette) of Business Insider about the latest in the Shkreli saga.

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North Carolina GOP lawmakers enact a law eroding the Democratic governor's powers

The Associated Press

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Hansi Lo Wang

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