Purdue Pharma and Sacklers Reach $270 Million Settlement in Opioid Lawsuit
The agreement, negotiated with the state of Oklahoma, will allow the maker of OxyContin to avoid a televised courtroom trial.
California Today: Why Apple’s Big Streaming Play Matters
Tuesday: Apple’s star-studded unveiling leaves questions; a possible arson attack on an Escondido mosque rattles a community; and San Diego’s giant pandas are leaving
Square Feet: Shell Sees New Role for Former Steel Region: Plastics
The oil and gas company is returning to the polyethylene market, building a 386-acre plant on the site of a long-shuttered zinc smelter on the Ohio River.
‘We’d Had a Few Drinks,’ Australian Party Official Says About Gun Lobby Tape
An official from Australia’s One Nation party was recorded saying a $20 million donation from the American gun lobby would improve his party’s standing in Parliament.
Kamala Harris’s First Campaign Policy: A Raise for Teachers
Under her proposal, the Department of Education would create incentivized baselines for salaries, with the average teacher in America receiving a $13,500 pay increase.
Support of L.G.B.T. Rights Drops Among Young Republicans, Survey Finds
The study of more than 40,000 Americans also found that Asian-Pacific Islanders had the highest support for same-sex marriage.
Your Tuesday Briefing
William Barr, Michael Avenatti, Apple: Here’s what you need to know.
Want to Adopt a Wild Horse? The Government Will Pay You $1,000
The government is trying to make adoptions of mustangs and burros more enticing as one way of controlling the population of the animals on public lands.
Interior Nominee Intervened to Block Report on Endangered Species
While serving as deputy secretary, David Bernhardt, President Trump’s choice to lead the Interior Department, adopted a regulatory approach favored by the pesticide industry.
‘I, Too, Was a Survivor’: Senator McSally Ends Years of Silence
Martha McSally became the first American woman to fly in combat. But years before, she had been attacked by one of her own.
Supreme Court Set to Again Weigh Voting Maps Warped by Politics
The justices will consider on Tuesday whether extreme partisan gerrymandering crosses a constitutional line, an issue they left undecided last term.
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