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Will drug companies be held accountable for opioid crisis?
The nation’s opioid crisis was declared a public health emergency in 2017 and received new funding this past October. But rampant addiction led to some 40,000 overdose deaths in the U.S. last year, and 2019 could see the culmination of a flood of ensuing lawsuits seeking accountability. William Brangham speaks to Barry Meier, who explores the origins of the epidemic in a new book, “Pain Killer.”
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A federal judge limits the Biden administration's contact with social media companies over concerns about censorship and free speech.
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With monkeypox cases on the rise, concerns grow over disparities in access to vaccines, testing and treatment.
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President Biden asks Congress to suspend the federal gas tax temporarily as rising prices pinch Americans nationwide.
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Ukrainian officials say they've won the battle for Kyiv as Russia repositions its forces and begins a new offensive in the east.
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Ukraine's President Zelenskyy says Russia engaged in genocide following shocking images of civilians killed outside Kyiv.
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Joe Biden speaks out against the war while in Poland today as Russian airstrikes of Ukrainian cities continue.
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The Russian invasion in Ukraine enters its fourth week as President Zelensky calls for peace talks and accuses Russia of war crimes in Mariupol.
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Ukraine's president calls for more peace talks as the humanitarian toll from the Russian invasion grows, Alabama's Senate passes important changes to its constitution, and more.
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The Russian invasion of Ukraine continues as a second attempt at a ceasefire fails and refugee numbers grow — a look at the situation on the ground and how the war is playing out globally.
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Friday on the NewsHour, as Russian forces close in on Kyiv and Ukrainians struggle to repel the invasion, "PBS NewsHour" talks to the head of NATO about the West's response.