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Apr 29

Appeals court to consider paving way for Purdue Pharma deal out of bankruptcy

By Geoff Mulvihill, Associated Press

The deal would allow the company to exit bankruptcy and require members of the Sackler family who own it to contribute billions of dollars to help combat the opioid crisis in the U.S.

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Mar 10

After years of pain, opioid crisis victims confront Sackler family in court

By Geoff Mulvihill, Jennifer Peltz, Associated Press

Victims of opioids and those who have lost loved ones to the addiction crisis are unloading their emotions on members of the family they blame for fueling the deadly epidemic.

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Dec 24

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Why a judge rejected a settlement with the Sackler family for their role in opioid crisis

By William Brangham, Courtney Norris

Experts link a record number of overdoses this year from black market opioids back to the original marketing and distribution of legal opioids made by Purdue Pharma, the company owned by the Sackler family that made OxyContin. Last week, a…

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Sep 02

Deal with OxyContin maker leaves families angry, conflicted

By John Seewer, Geoff Mulvihill, Associated Press

A landmark settlement in the nation's opioid epidemic is forcing the owners of OxyContin maker Purdue Pharma to give up the company and pay out $4.5 billion. But many families of those who died from overdoses say it's not enough.

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Sep 01

Judge conditionally approves Purdue Pharma opioid settlement

By Geoff Mulvihill, Associated Press

The agreement accepted Wednesday caps a long-running legal drama involving a company that had come to symbolize the corporate culpability behind an epidemic that has claimed more than 500,000 lives over the past two decades.

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Apr 12

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New book sheds light on secretive Sackler family — the makers of opioid OxyContin

By William Brangham, Mike Fritz

The Sackler family is one of the richest families in America, donating millions to some of the world’s most prestigious museums and universities. But the source of that wealth was for many years something of a mystery. William Brangham talks…

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Mar 16

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News Wrap: U.S. Secretary of State Blinken accuses China of undermining stability in Asia

In our news wrap Tuesday, Secretary of State Antony Blinken and Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin met their counterparts in Japan, where Blinken accused Beijing of undermining stability in Asia. Also, archaeologists in Israel have discovered dozens of new Dead Sea…

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Dec 27

2020 in review: Stories you may have missed and why they matter

By Molly Enking

It’s been decades since one world event has dominated the news cycle so completely. We lost more than 1.75 million people globally and more than 330,000 in the U.S. to COVID-19. Here’s a list of some other events that shook the…

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Dec 17

WATCH: Sackler family members who own Purdue testify before Congress

By Geoff Mulvihill, Associated Press

Two of the owners of the company that makes OxyContin acknowledged to a congressional committee on Thursday that the powerful prescription painkiller has played a role in the national opioid crisis but stopped short of apologizing or admitting wrongdoing.

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Nov 24

Purdue Pharma, maker of OxyContin, pleads guilty in criminal case

By Geoff Mulvihill, Associated Press

Purdue Pharma says its guilty plea over its role in the opioid crisis is “an essential step to preserve billions of dollars” for the settlement it is pursuing in bankruptcy court.

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