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The Opioid Victims Who Won’t Sign Off on Purdue’s $6 Billion Settlement

3Dec

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The Opioid Victims Who Won’t Sign Off on Purdue’s $6 Billion Settlement

Listen to article(2 minutes)Ellen Isaacs lost her son to an opioid overdose. But she wants none of the settlement money offered by the family that sold billions of the same OxyContin pills that got her boy hooked.Isaacs would rather see the family suffer years in court. “There’s not enough money that’s going to bring any of our kids back,” said Isaacs, 58 years old.Copyright ©2023 Dow Jones & Company, Inc. All Rights Reserved. 87990cbe856818d5eddac44c7b1cdeb8

Oregon Decriminalized Hard Drugs. It Isn't Working.

12Nov

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Oregon Decriminalized Hard Drugs. It Isn't Working.

A majority of voters now want to undo a pioneering change as public drug use has become rampant.

29Oct

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Three Ideas to End Tent Cities

Changing a few laws and tightening border security could reduce urban homelessness.

Can Police Officers Smoke Pot? Jersey City Says No

17Oct

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Can Police Officers Smoke Pot? Jersey City Says No

The city is suing New Jersey to avoid reinstating officers who failed drug tests.

Six Suspects in Ecuador Assassination Are Killed in Prison

7Oct

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Six Suspects in Ecuador Assassination Are Killed in Prison

Suspected hit men charged in the killing of presidential candidate Fernando Villavicencio have died in prison under mysterious circumstances, days before Ecuador chooses a new president.

Mexico Extradites Son of Joaquín 'El Chapo' Guzmán to U.S.

16Sep

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Mexico Extradites Son of Joaquín 'El Chapo' Guzmán to U.S.

Ovidio Guzmán is the leader of the Sinaloa cartel, which controls a burgeoning trade in fentanyl.

11Aug

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Assassination in Ecuador – WSJ

Political upheaval in Latin America may seem distant from U.S. shores, but Wednesday’s assassination of Ecuadoran presidential candidate Fernando Villavicencio is a sign of growing world disorder and may be fallout from American demand for drugs.Copyright ©2023 Dow Jones & Company, Inc. All Rights Reserved. 87990cbe856818d5eddac44c7b1cdeb8

Russia is in contact with the U.S. regarding prisoner swaps, a Kremlin spokesman said, after consular visits to WSJ reporter Evan Gershkovich detained in Russia and a Russian held in the U.S.

4Jul

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Russia is in contact with the U.S. regarding prisoner swaps, a Kremlin spokesman said, after consular visits to WSJ reporter Evan Gershkovich detained in Russia and a Russian held in the U.S.