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US Supreme Court scrutinizes controversial opioid crisis settlement that would give Sackler family immunity  CNN Supreme Court examines purdue pharma’s opioid settlement  FOX 26 Houston Supreme Court questions opioid liability protections for Sackler family  NBC News The morning read for Monday, December 4  SCOTUSblog

The fossil fuel industry has a huge voice in this year’s climate talks. But what are oil companies actually saying? And why does it matter? We break down their statements into plain English.

MIAMI — A former career American diplomat was charged Monday with serving as a secret agent for communist Cuba going back decades in what prosecutors portrayed as one of the most brazen and long-running betrayals in the history of the

Nearly 200 inmates left a high-security Russian prison to join the war in Ukraine, seeking redemption, money or freedom. Many were killed or wounded.

Joan Donovan accused Harvard of violating her free speech rights and the school’s own commitment to academic freedom in an attempt to protect its relationship with the tech company and its executives. (Image credit: Pool/Getty Images)

The White House ran afoul of the Hatch Act after initial warning, government watchdog says  NBC News

US considering ‘appropriate action’ in response to Houthi missile attacks in Red Sea  ABC News U.S. warship deflects Houthi drone attacks in the Red Sea  MSNBC 3 commercial ships hit by missiles in Houthi attack in Red Sea, US warship downs 3

One of the strictest plans was announced at Mount Rushmore and Badlands National Park, where tour flights will be banned from getting within a half mile of the South Dakota sites starting in April. (Image credit: David Zalubowski/AP file photo)

One of the strictest plans was announced at Mount Rushmore and Badlands National Park, where tour flights will be banned from getting within a half mile of the South Dakota sites starting in April. (Image credit: David Zalubowski/AP file photo)

The legislation aims to protect the health of youths and mitigate the environmental impacts of the increasingly popular disposable products known as “puffs.”