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Judge Thad Balkman ruled that Johnson & Johnson is responsible for fueling Oklahoma's opioid crisis. He announced his decision in Norman, Okla., Monday. Sue Ogrocki/AP hide caption
U.S. Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer (center left) shakes hands with Chinese Vice Premier Liu He at a conference center in Shanghai on July 31. Trade talks are expected to resume in September. Ng Han Guan/AP hide caption
Members of the 146-voice chorus, dressed as garment workers, in composer Julia Wolfe's Fire In My Mouth, which documents the 1911 Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Fire in New York. Chris Lee/Decca Gold hide caption
Tragic Fire Sparks Julia Wolfe's Latest Look At American Labor History
Indonesia's President Unveils Plan To Move Capital From Jakarta To Borneo
Laborers in the sugar cane fields of Central America are experiencing a rapid and unexplained form of kidney failure. Above: Harvesting sugar cane in Chichigalpa, Nicaragua. Jason Beaubien/NPR hide caption
Whatever Happened To ... The Mysterious Kidney Disease Striking Central America?
Clifton Heights Inn was once a Methodist Church and many of the guests who pass through are former congregants. Some have hosted weddings and anniversaries at the church turned inn. Shahla Farzan/St. Louis Public Radio hide caption
Privacy Experts Say The Trade-Offs Of Tech To Track Kids In School Aren't Worth It
Judge Thad Balkman ruled that Johnson & Johnson is responsible for fueling Oklahoma's opioid crisis. He announced his decision in Norman, Okla., Monday. Sue Ogrocki/AP hide caption
Johnson & Johnson Ordered To Pay Oklahoma $572 Million In Opioid Trial
State's attorney Brad Beckworth lays out one of his closing arguments in Oklahoma's case against drugmaker Johnson & Johnson at the Cleveland County Courthouse in Norman, Okla. in July. The judge in the case ruled Monday that J&J must pay $572 million to the state. Chris Landsberger/AP hide caption
Oklahoma Wanted $17 Billion To Fight Its Opioid Crisis: What's The Real Cost?
U.N. General Assembly Could Offer An Opportunity For U.S.-Iran Talks
The director of the National Security Agency, Gen. Paul Nakasone, often speaks about "persistent engagement" as a way to keep up pressure on adversaries in cyberspace. Since he took over last year, the spy agency has been pursuing a more assertive approach. Evan Vucci/AP hide caption
'Persistent Engagement': The Phrase Driving A More Assertive U.S. Spy Agency
Al Haynes, Who Captained United Flight 232 When It Crashed In Sioux City, Dies At 87
A Look At President Trump's History Of Profiting Off His Presidency
NFL Still Reeling From Andrew Luck's Retirement Announcement At Age 29
Oklahoma Judge Rules Johnson & Johnson To Pay $572 Million To Help Ease Opioid Crisis
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