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Johnson & Johnson has agreed to pay $230 million to New York state to settle claims that the pharmaceutical giant helped fuel the opioid crisis.

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Ray Feldmann, who lives blocks away from the Capital Gazette's former office where five people were killed in a 2018 mass shooting, stands in front of the building Monday, June 21, 2021, in Annapolis, Md. He holds a shirt with a quote from Chase Cook, a staffer at the newspaper who is no longer there after taking a recent buyout, who made the comment in a tweet after the attack. Opening statements in the second phase of the gunman's trial to determine whether he is criminally responsible due to mental illness are scheduled for Tuesday, June 29. Jarrod Ramos already has pleaded guilty to all 23 counts against him. (AP Photo/Brian Witte)

Courts & Law

Newspaper gunman insanity case starting after three years

Opening statements in the second phase of a trial are scheduled for Tuesday to determine whether Jarrod Ramos was legally sane at the time of the mass shooting.

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Money

Vote set on allowing bets on New Jersey college sports teams

The measure aims to increase N.J.’s already nation-leading sports betting market by allowing Garden State residents to bet on the state’s teams, including Rutgers, Seton Hall.

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In this April 20, 2021 file image from video, former Minneapolis police Officer Derek Chauvin, center, is taken into custody as his attorney, Eric Nelson, left, looks on, after the verdicts were read at Chauvin's trial for the 2020 death of George Floyd,, at the Hennepin County Courthouse in Minneapolis, Minn. Nelson has requested a new trial, saying the court abused its discretion when it refused to change the venue in the original proceedings, according to a court document filed Tuesday, May 4, 2021. (Court TV via AP, Pool, File)

Courts & Law

Judge rejects Chauvin’s request for new trial in Floyd death

Judge Peter Cahill denied the request Friday, saying defense attorney Eric Nelson has not shown that abused its discretion and denied Chauvin the right to a fair trial.

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Community

Toll in Florida collapse rises to 4; dozens remain missing

Officials said no cause for the collapse has been determined.

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Health

Nearly all COVID deaths in U.S. are now among unvaccinated

An AP analysis of government data from May shows that “breakthrough” infections in fully vaccinated people accounted for fewer than 1,200 of 853,000+ COVID hospitalizations.

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President Biden speaks at the White House

Politics & Policy

CDC extends eviction moratorium a month, says it’s last time

Dr. Rochelle Walensky, director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, extended the evictions moratorium from June 30 until July 31.

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Community

N.J. money aims to make Atlantic City the national esports hub

It's the latest manifestation of New Jersey’s interest in being not only a player but a leader in the fast-growing esports industry.

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Courts & Law

Supreme Court rules in favor of Pa. cheerleader over cursing Snapchat post

The court voted 8-1 in favor of Brandi Levy, who was a 14-year-old high school freshman when she expressed her disappointment over not making the varsity cheerleading team.

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