Brian Mann
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Politics
Trump Team Killed Rule Designed To Protect Health Workers From Pandemic Like COVID-19
"If that rule had gone into effect, then every hospital, every nursing home would essentially have to have a plan," said David Michaels, former Occupational Safety and Health Administration chief.
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National
The Struggle To Keep Vulnerable Seniors Safe In A Large Coronavirus Cluster
A new containment zone in New Rochelle, N.Y., is designed to slow the spread of coronavirus, but officials worry about it reaching seniors, especially those living in nursing homes.
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National
U.S. Coronavirus Cases Are Reported Coast To Coast
New York has implemented a containment zone around New Rochelle, where coronavirus cases have been diagnosed. In Washington state, employees at 10 long-term care facilities have tested positive.
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Law & Courts
Over 20 State Attorneys General Reject $18 Billion Opioid Settlement Proposal
Efforts to reach a national opioid settlement hit another big snag as many states balked at an $18 billion offer from drug wholesalers.
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National
Federal Prosecutors Continue Criminal Probe Of Drug Industry's Role In Opioid Epidemic
Federal prosecutors are continuing their criminal probe of the drug industry's role in the opioid epidemic, but it's unclear if the Justice Department will charge companies with criminal wrong-doing.
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Politics
How The Impeachment Inquiry Is Shaking Up Rep. Elise Stefanik's Race For Reelection
The impeachment battle is playing out with remarkable intensity in a N.Y. congressional district. Republican Elise Stefanik has emerged as a big supporter of the president, but there's been backlash.
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National
2 Ohio Counties Reach Settlement In Lawsuit Over Opioid Epidemic
Three U.S. drug distributors and a manufacturer reached a last-minute deal with two Ohio counties Monday, avoiding what would have been the first trial in a federal case on the opioid crisis.
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National
Seeing Autumn's Colors In The Adirondack Mountains By Canoe
As autumn colors peak in New York's Adirondack Mountains, we paddle a wilderness river busy with migrating ducks, kingfishers and flocks of chickadees.
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Health
As Drugmakers Face Opioid Lawsuits, Some Ask: Why Not Criminal Charges Too?
"The Sackler family does not belong in bankruptcy court," Rep. Max Rose said of Purdue Pharma's owners. "They belong in handcuffs." He and others want charges for drug companies linked to the crisis.
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National
Purdue Pharma Reaches Tentative Deal To Settle Thousands Of Opioids Cases
Purdue Pharma, the company that makes Oxycontin, has reached a tentative deal to settle thousands of lawsuits stemming from the country's opioid epidemic. Some state officials may not agree to the terms of the deal.