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Nov 27

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News Wrap: Major storms disrupt Thanksgiving travel

In our news wrap Wednesday, a major storm dumped heavy snow across the Midwest, disrupting travel on the day before Thanksgiving. As much as a foot fell in some places, delaying flights at Chicago O’Hare, while a separate system slammed…

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Nov 26

Trump donates his 3rd-quarter salary to fight the opioid epidemic

By Associated Press

President Donald Trump has given the $100,000 he would be paid in the quarter to the Office of the Assistant Secretary of Health, which oversees federal public health offices and program.

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Nov 15

Oklahoma judge reduces J&J order in opioid lawsuit by $107 million

By Sean Murphy, Ken Miller, Associated Press

An Oklahoma judge who last summer ordered consumer products giant Johnson & Johnson to pay $572 million to help address the state’s opioid crisis on Friday reduced that amount by $107 million in a final order in the case.

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Oct 30

White House launches website aimed at addiction treatment

By Zeke Miller, Associated Press

FindTreatment.gov is the latest development in the administration's effort to address the nation's opioid crisis.

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Oct 01

Watch 7:00
News Wrap: Iraqi forces fire on protesters in Baghdad

In our news wrap Tuesday, violence broke out in Baghdad as security forces fired on crowds protesting corruption and a lack of jobs. Officials said one person was killed and some 200 hurt. Also, a mass march in Hong Kong…

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Sep 16

Purdue Pharma files for bankruptcy as part of opioids settlement

By Geoff Mulvihill, Associated Press

The bankruptcy filing was anticipated before and after a tentative settlement deal, which could be worth up to $12 billion over time, was struck.

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Sep 04

WATCH: Trump announces opioid crisis response grants for states

By Associated Press

The Trump administration is awarding nearly $2 billion in grants to states and local governments to help fight the opioid crisis.

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Aug 28

OxyContin maker negotiating settlement worth a reported $12B

By Andrew Welsh-Huggins, Associated Press

Purdue Pharma, the maker of the prescription painkiller OxyContin, is facing billions of dollars in potential liability for its role in the nation's opioid crisis.

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Aug 26

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What Okla. judgment against Johnson & Johnson means for opioid accountability

An Oklahoma judge delivered a $572 million judgment against pharmaceutical giant Johnson & Johnson in the first major legal decision to go against a drugmaker for its role in the opioid crisis. The judge found the company’s marketing practices helped…

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Jul 24

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.

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