Brian Mann

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Medicaid Expansion Costs Hit New York — And Other States Are Watching

Friday, January 24, 2020

Medicaid expansion is making people healthier. It's also costing states more than expected. New York Governor Andrew Cuomo is scrambling to close a $6 billion deficit tied to Medicaid expansion.

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Thousands Of Marchers Show Solidarity With New York's Jewish Community

Monday, January 06, 2020

The Brooklyn Bridge was the scene of Sunday's march against a recent spate of anti-Semitic incidents in New York. There have been high-profile acts of violence.

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Thousands March In N.Y. After Anti-Semitic Attacks

Sunday, January 05, 2020

Thousands rallied in support of the Jewish community in New York City on Sunday after anti-Semitic attacks in the area.

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Monsey's Jewish Community On Edge

Sunday, January 05, 2020

Only days after an attack on the home of a Hasidic rabbi in Monsey, N.Y., the community is worried about the recent spate of anti-Semitic incidents, as well as the threat of international terror.

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'It's Getting Very Scary': Hasidic Jews Change Routines Amid Anti-Semitic Attacks

Friday, January 03, 2020

One family says that their distinctive dress makes them easy targets and that they are on guard even in their own Orthodox community in Brooklyn.

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In 2019, The Legal Fight Over Opioids Unraveled Into Confusion And Infighting

Thursday, December 26, 2019

This was meant to be the year we answered a big question about the deadly opioid epidemic: Will drug companies that make and sell prescription pain medications be held liable? That clarity never came.

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Amid Opioid Crisis, Sackler Family Pocketed Billions, Court Audit Shows

Tuesday, December 17, 2019

We're learning more about profits earned by the Sackler family from the sale of Oxycontin. Before Purdue Pharma filed for bankruptcy, the family transferred billions into their personal accounts.

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Author Kristin Kimball Wants To Persuade You To Become A Farmer

Wednesday, November 27, 2019

Kristin Kimball's second book — published nearly two decades after she left New York City to start a farm upstate — explores the ways in which farming has shaped her life and marriage in middle age.

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Federal Prosecutors Continue Probe Of Drug Industry's Role In Opioid Epidemic

Tuesday, November 26, 2019

Federal prosecutors are continuing their 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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How The Impeachment Inquiry Is Shaking Up Rep. Elise Stefanik's Race For Reelection

Tuesday, November 19, 2019

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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Rep. Elise Stefanik Takes Spotlight In Impeachment Hearings

Sunday, November 17, 2019

Rep. Elise Stefanik, R-N.Y., has emerged as one of President Trump's most outspoken defenders during House impeachment hearings, lifting her profile in the conservative movement.

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Opioids Are Personal For One Former Prosecutor

Saturday, November 16, 2019

The opioid epidemic is changing how many in criminal justice experience addiction and drug crime. We profile a former New York prosecutor who lost her sister and mother to prescription painkillers.

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Opioid Settlement In Ohio Leaves Many Unanswered Questions

Tuesday, October 22, 2019

Two Ohio counties reached a deal Monday with the drug industry valued at about $260 million. Local officials say the money from drug makers and distributors is desperately needed to fight the crisis.

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2 Ohio Counties Reach Settlement In Lawsuit Over Opioid Epidemic

Monday, October 21, 2019

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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Opioid Trial: 4 Companies Reach Tentative Settlement With Ohio Counties

Monday, October 21, 2019

Four defendants, including three big U.S. distributors, have struck a deal with Summit and Cuyahoga counties. It doesn't resolve thousands of other lawsuits filed against the firms across the U.S.

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Landmark Federal Opioid Trial Is Set To Begin In Cleveland

Monday, October 21, 2019

A major opioid industry trial, involving thousands of plaintiffs, gets underway Monday in Cleveland. The case could bring settlement money to thousands of communities across the country.

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Partisan Divide Grows Over Opioid Settlement Plan

Sunday, October 20, 2019

While most Republican attorneys general embrace Purdue Pharma's structured bankruptcy plan, all but two Democratic attorneys general reject it. "This is a moral issue for them," one expert says.

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Opioid Companies Try To Reach Settlements Before Trial

Thursday, October 17, 2019

Negotiations are underway as the drug industry scrambles to avoid a high profile national opioid trial set to begin on Monday.

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Seeing Autumn's Colors In The Adirondack Mountains By Canoe

Tuesday, October 08, 2019

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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Johnson & Johnson Agrees To Pay Ohio Counties Millions In Opioid Deal

Wednesday, October 02, 2019

The $20 million settlement involving the drugmaker and two Ohio counties comes as a massive federal trial is scheduled to begin in the state later this month.

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