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Purdue Pharma headquarters in Stamford, Conn., in 2019. Purdue Pharma, the maker of OxyContin, and its owners, the Sackler family, have faced hundreds of lawsuits over the company's alleged role in the opioid epidemic that has killed more than 200,000 Americans. Drew Angerer/Getty Images hide caption
Purdue Pharma headquarters in Stamford, Conn., in 2019. Purdue Pharma, the maker of OxyContin, and its owners, the Sackler family, have faced hundreds of lawsuits over the company's alleged role in the opioid epidemic that has killed more than 200,000 Americans. Drew Angerer/Getty Images hide caption
Purdue Pharma Reaches $8B Opioid Deal With Justice Department Over OxyContin Sales
Black Lives Matter Activists Push To Vote Out Los Angeles Prosecutor
How Will The U.S. Distribute COVID-19 Antibody Drugs If They Get FDA Approval?
Polls Show A Close Race Between Sen. David Perdue And Jon Ossoff For Senate
Increased car and foot traffic coupled with rising sea levels have driven parts of the Tidal Basin area underwater. Sam Kittner/Tidal Basin Ideas Lab hide caption
Landscape Architects Unveil Plans To Save The National Mall's Tidal Basin
Some GOP Members Express Doubt About Trump's Ability To Win The Election
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez And Ilhan Omar Play On Twitch To Engage Young Voters
A California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection airplane drops fire retardant along a burning hill during the Glass Fire in Calistoga, Calif., in September. California is one of two states to require wildfire risk be disclosed to new homebuyers. Josh Edelson/AFP via Getty Images hide caption
Millions Of Homes Are At Risk Of Wildfires, But It's Rarely Disclosed
Study Of Diabolical Ironclad Beetle's Exoskeleton Could Help Improve Aircraft
Pueblo Mayor Nick Gradisar attended the Legislative BBQ at Colorado State Fair on August 23, 2019 in Pueblo, Colorado. RJ Sangosti/MediaNews Group/The Denver Post via Getty Images hide caption
Colorado Mayor Dealing With Rise In COVID-19: 'This Is Going To Be A Lost Year'
In New Documentary, Pope Francis Endorses Civil Unions For Same-Sex Couples
CDC Expands Definition Of Being At Increased Risk Of Having Caught The Coronavirus
Democrats Have A Shot At Winning A Majority In Texas House Of Representatives
U.S. Government Says Iran And Russia Try To Affect Public Opinion On The Election
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