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Coverage dated December 13, 2021

Cities wracked by opioids close to getting $26B settlement

Headline from KOB 4

McMINNVILLE, Ore. (AP) — The opioid epidemic blew into this picturesque Oregon town like a toxic wind, leaving overdoses, addiction, homelessness and wrecked families in its wake.

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  1. KOB 4

    Cities wracked by opioids close to getting $26B settlement (opens KOB 4)

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    Sioux City Journal's feed description

    McMINNVILLE, Ore. (AP) — The opioid epidemic blew into this picturesque Oregon town like a toxic wind, leaving overdoses, addiction, homelessness and wrecked families in its wake.

  2. KTVZ Bend

    Oregon cities, others across US wracked by opioids close to getting $26B settlement (opens KTVZ Bend)

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    Thousands of towns across the United States that were wracked by the opioid crisis are on the precipice of receiving billions of dollars in the second-biggest legal settlement in U.S. history.

  3. PBS NewsHour

    Cities, towns decimated by opioids are close to receiving $28B settlement (opens PBS NewsHour)

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    PBS NewsHour's feed description

    In the U.S., more than 500,000 deaths over the last two decades have been linked to opioids, both prescription drugs and illegal ones.

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