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No obligation to the public, opioid distributor tells lawyer

By Megan Hoyer, Geoff Mulvihill, Associated Press

An executive at one of the nation's largest drug distribution companies said under questioning recently that the business has no obligation to the public when it comes to the amount of prescription opioid painkillers it ships.

Border Patrol boss defends her membership in controversial Facebook group

By Astrid Galvan, Associated Press

Border Patrol Chief Carla Provost said she immediately reported her involvement in a Facebook group, whose members mocked migrants and lawmakers, to an oversight division.

Judge won’t block U.S. asylum restrictions at southern border

By Ashraf Khalil, Associated Press

A federal judge said Wednesday that the Trump administration can enforce its new restrictions on asylum for people crossing the U.S.-Mexico border while lawsuits challenging the policy play out.

Meek Mill’s conviction overturned, granted new trial

By Maryclaire Dale, Associated Press

The rapper became a symbol for criminal justice reform after a judge sent him back to prison in 2017.

Did Facebook data help Trump? Documentary ‘Great Hack’ explores scandal

By Anick Jesdanun

The new documentary "The Great Hack" captures how Facebook's cavalier handling of user data in the Cambridge Analytica scandal posed a threat to democracy. But it doesn't prove claims in the movie that the ill-gotten data helped elect Donald Trump.

ICE releases U.S. citizen, 18, wrongfully detained near border

By Nomaan Merchant, Associated Press

A U.S.-born 18-year-old has been released from immigration custody after wrongfully being detained for more than three weeks.

Is FaceApp a security risk? 3 privacy concerns you should take seriously

By Nsikan Akpan

We asked five experts with backgrounds in data security and tech law if FaceApp worries them. Their resounding answer was yes.

FTC fines Facebook $5 billion for privacy violations, adds oversight

By Marcy Gordon, Barbara Ortutay, Associated Press

The fine is the largest the Federal Trade Commission has levied on a tech company.

Black voters say they won’t forget Trump’s racist tweets

By Errin Haines Whack, Scott Bauer, Associated Press

Trump is gambling that his attacks on the Democratic congresswomen will help him secure another term in the White House by galvanizing his most fervent, overwhelmingly white supporters. But dozens of black leaders, activists and voters in pivotal swing states…

Judge temporarily blocks new Arkansas anti-abortion laws

By Andrew DeMillo, Associated Press

A federal judge blocked three new abortion restrictions from taking effect Wednesday in Arkansas, including a measure that opponents say would likely force the state's only surgical abortion clinic to close.