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Former Rochester Drug Cooperative CEO Laurence Doud III,

Feds: Ex-CEO first drug exec indicted in opioid crisis

The company, one of the ten largest pharmaceutical distributors in the U.S., agreed to reform its practices as part of a deferred prosecution agreement.

Nation Source: Biden to announce 2020 bid Thursday
Answering perhaps the most significant question of the early 2020 election season, former Vice President Joe Biden will launch his presidential campaign on Thursday.
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Nation NY jury hears conflicting portrayals of fake heiress
Prosecutors portrayed fake German heiress Anna Sorokin as a profligate con artist, while her lawyer insisted she was an aspiring businesswomen taken in by New York's extravagance, as both sides wrapped up their arguments.
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World UN Security Council decries sexual violence in conflicts
UNITED NATIONS — The UN Security Council on Tuesday adopted a resolution condemning sexual violence ...
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Nation 6 key excerpts from the Mueller report
Here are a half-dozen noteworthy excerpts from special counsel Robert Mueller's report.
4/18/19
Celebrities Brothers in Smollett case sue actor's attorneys
The brothers, who say they helped the "Empire" actor stage an attack against himself, contend that the lawyers defamed them by continuing to insist publicly that the siblings carried out a real, bigoted attack on Smollett despite knowing that was untrue.
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Politics 1600: Muzzle on McGahn? The stonewall gets higher
Executive privilege may be harder to assert in preventing the ex-White House counsel and others from testifying in Congress because they were allowed to talk to Mueller's team.
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Suffolk LI Buddhist center honors Sri Lanka victims
A group of about 40 meditate and take part in ceremonies to remember the hundreds killed and injured in the Easter Sunday attacks on churches, hotels, and other sites.
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Nation The 20 Democrats, Republicans running for president in 2020
Read quick snapshots of the Democratic and Republican presidential candidates who have announced so far.
4/10/19
New York In letters, bomb sender Sayoc hopes to help others
In notes to federal judge, supporter of President Trump who mailed explosive devices to prominent Democrats, decries "liberal left" while expressing remorse.
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TV Netflix doc details AOC's stunning election upset
The award-winning film directed by Rachel Lears will debut on Netflix and in select theaters on May 1.
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Nation Punching Easter bunny who broke up fight has rap sheet
It turns out an Easter bunny in Florida who was hailed as a hero for intervening in a fight between a man and woman has a rap sheet.
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Nassau A fallen Marine from Long Island remembered
It started on weekday mornings in Locust Valley some 15 years ago when Robert Hendriks ...
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