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Walgreens, CVS and Walmart ordered to pay $650 million in opioid lawsuit

Federal law requires pharmacies to determine that prescriptions have been issued for legitimate medical purposes before filling them.

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Biden’s Student Loan Forgiveness Plan to Cancel Up to $20,000 in Debt for Millions

Administration’s plan, long-sought by advocates, will face legal hurdles and some political blowback ahead of midterm elections

Student debt forgiveness: Relief for some, 'immoral' to others

A White House decision to cancel up to $10,000 (£8,500) in student loan debt is drawing mixed reactions across the US.

Family to bring Olyvia Cowley’s body home to Australia after tragic Bali death

The mother of a 24yo who died “unexpectedly” in Bali has spoken out about the “unbearable” situation ahead of her body being brought home to Australia.

Bed Bath & Beyond CFO who leapt to his death accused of 'pump and dump' to inflate company's stock value

Bed Bath & Beyond chief financial officer Gustavo Arnal and Gamestop Chairman Ryan Cohen were named in a class action lawsuit alleging a pump and dump scheme

Republican Lindsey Graham proposes nationwide 15-week abortion ban

White House says South Carolina senator’s proposed bill ‘wildly out of step with what Americans believe’

Ron DeSantis Takes Credit for Sending Planes of Migrants to Martha's Vineya

Meanwhile, Texas Gov. Greg Abbott claimed responsibility for sending buses of migrants to the U.S. Naval Observatory in Washington, D.C. Thursday morning

Texas sends another busload of migrants to Kamala Harris’s home

About 50 mainly Venezuelan migrants including a baby deposited unannounced at Naval Observatory in Washington

Hurricane Fiona Makes Landfall In Powerless Puerto Rico

Luma, the company that operates power transmission and distribution, said bad weather had disrupted transmission lines, leading to “a blackout on all the

Puerto Rico hit by blackout as Hurricane Fiona makes landfall

President Joe Biden declared a state of emergency in the U.S. territory as 'life-threatening' floods expected

DOJ charges 47 people with stealing $250 million from pandemic program meant to provide meals to needy children

"This was a brazen scheme of staggering proportions," said US Attorney Andrew M. Luger for the District of Minnesota.

Hurricane Ian's landfall came close to initial forecast, despite some shifts along the way

Ultimately, Ian made landfall more than 100 miles to the south, very near the first position estimate for a potential Florida landfall. 

Biden puts cannabis stocks on a high

The US President has promised pardons for pot possession

Alex Jones told to pay $965m damages to Sandy Hook victims' families

Conspiracy theorist Alex Jones has been ordered to pay $965m (£869m) in damages after falsely claiming the 2012 Sandy Hook school shooting was a hoax.

The COVID emergency may be over — but when will the pandemic end?

Emerging variants, rising hospitalizations threaten overburdened health-care system

5 dead, 18 injured in shooting at LGBTQ nightclub in Colorado Springs, Colorado

Police say they located a suspect inside the club.

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