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HRW says it has received 81 “credible” reports of deaths in Colombian protests
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The UK adds 1,295 cases of COVID-19 and gathers more than 337,000
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Al Sharpton: The opioid epidemic is ravaging black communities, too
Get the Think newsletter. SUBSCRIBE I commend New York Mayor Bill DeBlasio for authorizing New York City’s recent lawsuit against the major pharmaceutical companies that created the nationwide opioid epidemic. DeBlasio deserves recognition as the city’s champion on the issue. But at this important moment, we must also stop and think about how the opioid…