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The opioid epidemic: Taking Big Pharma to court

To address the rising epidemic of opioid overdose deaths, advocates are taking a page from the war on “Big Tobacco.” Correspondent Lee Cowan talks with Mississippi lawyer Mike Moore (the state’s former Attorney General) and with Ohio Attorney General Mike DeWine, who both seek to make drug manufacturers legally liable for the increase in opioid addiction that has had deadly consequences. Source

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Nasty flu season finally starts to wane

The CDC says this year’s deadly flu season finally seems to be getting better instead of worse, although it won’t be over for many more weeks. CBS News’ Kenneth Craig reports. Source

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Dad charged in Chicago toddler’s death

Police in Chicago say Rolando Ortiz slashed the throat of his 2-year-old son, Mateo Garcia Aguayo, nearly severing the boy’s head, because the child was keeping him from getting sleep. Charlie De Mar reports for CBS Chicago. Source

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