Arkansas attorney general sues Walgreens over opioid crisis
ANDREW DeMILLO, Associated Press
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LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) Arkansas Attorney General Leslie Rutledge on Monday sued Walgreens, accusing the pharmacy chain of fueling the opioid crisis in the state by filling a large number of suspicious orders for painkillers.
Rutledge filed the lawsuit in Pulaski County Court, accusing Walgreens of violating the state s Deceptive Trade Practices Act. The lawsuit accuses Walgreens of not doing enough to safeguard against suspicious prescriptions being filled, leading to to a large amount of opioids being distributed around Arkansas.
Walgreens distributed more than 142 million dosage units of oxycodone and hydrocodone in the state from 2006 to 2014, according to the lawsuit.
People who meet California metric for obesity now eligible for vaccine
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A California National Guard member directs a vehicle to receive their COVID-19 vaccine shot. A COVID-19 mass vaccination site opened to the public at the Oakland-Alameda Coliseum Complex in Oakland, Calif., on Feb. 16, 2021.Douglas Zimmerman/SFGATE
The state of California is allowing individuals with one of 10 comorbidities to get the COVID-19 vaccine beginning Monday including severe obesity, defined as having a body mass index of 40kg/m2 or higher, or more commonly referred to as a BMI of 40 or above.
To put this in perspective, a 5-foot, 6-inch adult weighing 250 pounds has a BMI of 40.
Plan to reopen Stamford high schools draws mixed reactions
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Students enter the Academy of Information Technology & Engineering (AITE) in Stamford, Conn. Tuesday, Feb. 23, 2021.Tyler Sizemore / Hearst Connecticut Media
STAMFORD Elementary and middle school students didn’t have much of a voice in the decision to return to full-time in-person learning, but those in high school are speaking up about the plan to reopen, and the response so far is mixed.
Those who favor a return say they want to regain a sense of normalcy, as well as bolster their education, which they say has been lacking in the every-other-day model. Students who are hesitant to return to the pre-COVID model say the current system is working and increasing student attendance will only increase health risks.
Editorial: At Comal ISD, science, safety of little value
Express-News Editorial Board
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New Braunfels Canyon High students protest Comal ISD’s recent decision to lift its mask mandate. Given the choice, the district opted to jettison the science.Robin Jerstad /Robin Jerstad
When Comal Independent School District trustees voted last week to make masks optional, they undermined every person there who wants to continue science-based precautions against a pandemic.
A parent of a first grader told the San Antonio Express-News she was blindsided by the last-minute email the night before the change, saying the decision came from a place of cowardice.
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How a 200-person party with an international guest made a CT town come together and fight COVID
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Area resident Wisenite Laurent places two luminaria to remember her mother and an aunt who died from COVID-19 during a memorial to mark the one-year anniversary of COVID-19 in Connecticut on Veterans Green in Westport, Conn., on Saturday Mar. 13, 2021. The 2,000 luminaria, placed on the green by members of Green s Farms Church in Westport, honor the more than 2,000 Fairfield County residents who have lost their lives to COVID-19 so far.Christian Abraham / Hearst Connecticut MediaShow MoreShow Less
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