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Lawmakers of color blast Trump administration for reportedly instructing agencies to end anti-bias training

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Leading lawmakers of color blasted President Trump’s administration on Tuesday for reportedly instructing federal agencies to cease employee racial sensitivity training.  The chairs …

Why did the US justice department let Purdue off the hook for the opioid crisis? | Maggie Hassan and Sheldon Whitehouse

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Prosecutors believed Purdue was implicated in mail and wire fraud, money laundering, and conspiracy. Yet the firm got a slap on the wrist

The opioid epidemic is not over. Even as Covid-19 rages, opioid-related deaths continue to devastate communities across our states. In New Hampshire, overdose deaths rose in April and May over last year’s levels. In the first four months of 2020, Rhode Island overdose deaths jumped 29% from the same period last year and 38% from the same period in 2018. Opioid addiction remains a persistent, lethal menace.

Related: Bleak new record as 71,000 Americans died from drug overdoses last year

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UK’s top legal civil servant quits ‘over Brexit deal changes’

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Jonathan Jones resigns after plans emerge to alter legally binding Northern Ireland protocol

The head of the UK government’s legal department has become the latest prominent civil servant to quit, reportedly over its decision to override parts of the Brexit deal on Northern Ireland.

A spokesman for the attorney general’s office confirmed Sir Jonathan Jones had resigned but refused to comment further.

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Cuomo: ‘Donald Trump caused the COVID outbreak in New York, that is a fact’

New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo (D) said Tuesday that President Trump “caused the COVID[-19] outbreak in New York” by not announcing a European travel ban sooner.

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New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo (D) said Tuesday that President Trump “caused the COVID[-19] outbreak in New York” by not announcing a European travel ban sooner. The New York governor criticized Trump and…

Georgia’s top election official says 1,000 people voted twice in primary, may face charges | TheHill (Only cited one person – likely a gross spin)

“Inflated claims of wrongdoing aren’t new for the Georgia Secretary of State’s office,” Levitt told The Hill. “I’d want to see the further investigation to see if any of this activity was caused by errant reporting rather than real fraud.”

In prepared remarks, Raffensperger repeatedly accused the voters in question of intentionally trying to “game the system.” But when asked by a reporter to provide evidence of their intent to defraud the election, he cited just one example.

Source: Georgia’s top election official says 1,000 people voted twice in primary, may face charges | TheHill

Curfews fall on 40 cities, infection rate surpasses 3,400 in a single day – The Jerusalem Post

Coronavirus commissioner Prof. Ronni Gamzu will spend the next day working on his recommendations for how to curtail coronavirus infection over the High Holidays, after night curfews were placed on 40 cities and neighborhoods across Israel on Tuesday evening. More than 3,000 people were diagnosed with the virus in the last 24 hours.

“I apologize wholeheartedly to all the cities that are currently in the process of being restricted,” Gamzu said during his weekly Facebook broadcast, only hours before the curfews were enacted. “I apologize to the residents and mayors. The coronavirus sometimes requires us to take unpleasant steps to maintain health. That is the only thing that guides me.”

Source: Curfews fall on 40 cities, infection rate surpasses 3,400 in a single day – The Jerusalem Post