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News brief: Russian military strikes, Democrats midterm strategy, opioid crisis

5:59am March 11, 2022

Russian forces extend their battlefield in Ukraine. House Democrats are plotting their way forward to the November elections. Victims of the opioid crisis formally confront the Sackler family.

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Family members exchange photographs of their lost loved ones in the lobby of the Akin Gump law firm offices on Thursday in Manhattan, NY. The family members and victims gave statements to the U.S. Bankruptcy Court with the Sackler family, who own Purdue P

For the first time, victims of the opioid crisis formally confront the Sackler family

5:38pm March 10, 2022

by Brian Mann

The Sacklers, who own Purdue Pharma, maker of Oxycontin, have maintained they did nothing wrong. People who lost loved ones and years of their lives to opioid addiction believe otherwise.

What AG Merrick Garland told NPR about the Jan. 6 probe and death penalty

5:07pm March 10, 2022

by Carrie Johnson

Attorney General Merrick Garland speaks exclusively to NPR about the Jan. 6 investigation, the death penalty and other facets of his job.

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The invasion of Ukraine has seen a surge of videos flooding TikTok, many of the most popular ones containing false or misleading material.

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TikTok sees a surge of misleading videos that claim to show the invasion of Ukraine

4:37pm March 10, 2022

by Bobby Allyn

A flurry of conflict-themed videos has inundated TikTok, sending countless videos depicting military action unrelated to the war in Ukraine to millions of viewers.

Jussie Smollett talks to the media in 2019 before leaving the court in Cook County, Ill. The actor will face sentencing on Thursday.

National

Jussie Smollett returns to court for sentencing for lying about an attack on him

12:27pm March 10, 2022

by Deepa Shivaram

The former Empire actor was convicted on five felony counts of lying to police, but he has maintained that he did not stage the 2019 attack in which he claimed to be the victim.

Garland said protecting civil rights is one of his three priorities and the FBI and Justice Department are "all-in" on that effort.

Politics & Government

Garland says the Jan. 6 investigation won't end until everyone is held to account

11:12am March 10, 2022

by Carrie Johnson

In an exclusive interview with NPR, the attorney general says he won't avoid cases related to the Capitol riot probe that are political, controversial or sensitive.

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Mesa County Clerk Tina Peters is seen in a Feb. 10 booking photo. Peters is under investigation for alleged election security breaches.

Politics & Government

Colorado clerk is indicted for election tampering and misconduct

11:12pm March 09, 2022

by Bente Birkeland

The indictment of Mesa County Clerk Tina Peters and her deputy on a laundry list of felony and misdemeanor charges is related to an election security breach in her office last year.

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Colorado's officials are at odds over how to respond to spike in fentanyl overdoses

4:23pm March 09, 2022

by Allison Sherry

The alarming rise of fentanyl-related deaths in Colorado may revamp drug enforcement. Those dying often think they're taking another drug that turns out to be fentanyl. Who should be held accountable?

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New York City officials announced the city will no longer take Social Security checks from children to pay for foster care.

New York City will stop collecting Social Security money from children in foster care

1:57pm March 09, 2022

by Joseph Shapiro

New York City officials announced the city will no longer take all Social Security checks from children to pay for foster care. Last year NPR and The Marshall Project investigated the common practice.

Morning news brief

5:02am March 09, 2022

The U.S. rejects Poland's offer to provide warplanes for Ukraine's military. The first of Ukraine's fallen soldiers are coming home. The jury finds Capitol riot defendant Guy Reffitt guilty.