The billionaire Sackler family may be willing to pay up, to settle thousands of lawsuits stemming from the opioid crisis. The proposed settlement comes amid speculation that the family’s company, Purdue Pharma, is about to go bankrupt. Mola Lenghi reports. Source
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Health officials link sixth death to vaping
Health officials in Kansas confirmed another death linked to vaping. That’s the sixth death nationwide. Janet Shamlian has the latest. Source
Sackler family could pay billions in personal wealth to settle opioid lawsuits
Purdue Pharma, the maker of Oxycontin, is accused of fueling the opioid crisis Source
Parents lose custody of son after refusing to finish his chemotherapy
During a chemotherapy session, the boy’s mother allegedly pulled the needle from his arm and the family fled to Ohio Source
Significance of the North Carolina special election
Voters in North Carolina’s 9th Congressional District are going to the polls Tuesday for a special election. Leslie Sanchez, a CBS News contributor and Republican strategist, and Antjuan Seawright, a CBSN political contributor and senior adviser to the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee, talk about why the race is being watched nationwide. Source
Photographer Robert Frank 1924-2019
A look back at the work of one of the most influential of photographers who created intimate, moody portraits of an America struggling to define itself in a post-war world Source
In Hasbro’s Ms. Monopoly, women earn more than men
In the classic game’s latest version, female players can pass “Go” and collect $240 instead of $200 Source
Search for victims in Bahamas continues a week after Dorian
The official death toll in the Bahamas is 45, but that number is expected to skyrocket Source
John Bolton’s ouster follows disagreements with Trump
After President Trump announced that John Bolton was “no longer needed” as national security adviser, White House press secretary Stephanie Grisham said the president disagreed with a lot of Bolton’s ideas. CBS News White House correspondent Paula Reid joined CBSN to discuss. Source
Former intel official on reports that CIA extracted a high-level spy from Russia
Michael Allen, a special assistant to President George W. Bush at the National Security Council and a former staff director for the House Select Committee on Intelligence, joined CBSN to discuss reports that one of the CIA’S most highly protected assets was extracted by U.S. intelligence from Moscow. Source