Opioid death rates soared in areas where pain pills flowed
An analysis of previously undisclosed DEA data reveals corresponding spikes in deaths and pill shipments at the height of the epidemic.
As lawyers zero in on drug firms, a reckoning may be coming
Nearly 2,000 communities hurt by the opioid crisis are suing drug companies for staggering sums to cover the costs of treatment, education and law enforcement.
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The night Trump partied with Jeffrey Epstein and NFL cheerleaders
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Millions of users, including Drake, LeBron James and the Jonas Brothers, have posted photos of themselves altered by the app to make them look years older.
State media reported the tanker was seized on Sunday. It was not immediately clear whether the tanker is a UAE-based vessel that went missing near Iran over the weekend.
Authorities said a man shouted “Die!” as he sprayed a flammable liquid all over a building near Kyoto and set it on fire. About 70 people were inside the complex at the time.
The accusations made in a complaint filed with U.S. Customs and Border Protection have come to light as the agency battles an onslaught of criticism and allegations of abuse at its facilities.
Members of a Trump booster group have appeared on the network twice before, also without disclosure.
Embattled Gov. Ricardo Rosselló is facing new calls to step down after the leak of online chats that show him making misogynistic slurs and mocking his constituents.
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