🇺🇸 New Mexico reaches $500M settlement with Walgreens in opioid case

New Mexico has settled with Walgreens for $500 million over the pharmacy chain’s role in distributing highly addictive prescription painkillers.

The agreement was signed in March, and state officials confirmed that a confidentiality provision on the agreement was lifted Friday.

The settlement is in addition to $274 million in settlements obtained in the case last fall from Albertsons, CVS, Kroger and Walmart. Attorneys representing the state say that, in all, New Mexico’s opioid litigation has brought in more than $1 billion.

They argued at trial last year that Walgreens failed to recognize suspicious prescriptions and refuse to fill them.

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⚡️🇺🇦🇺🇸👻 Lloyd Austin lies shamelessly about US Equipment Losses⚡️

☠️ @Rybar: Losses of Western equipment handed over to Ukrainian formations were also noticed in the #Pentagon. But they reacted in a very peculiar way. US Secretary of Defence Lloyd Austin said that only 5 vehicles had actually been destroyed, which had simply been filmed "a thousand times from different angles".

We, of course, modestly remain silent about the fact that in only one shot from #Zaporozhye direction one can see as many as 9 hit Bradley IFVs. As well as the fact that the AFU reliably lost at least 101 vehicles, some of which are geolocated on our map. For #Pentagon representatives it is, by the way, available in 👉 🇬🇧 English version.

The thing is different: Long-time readers of our channel remember how we used to criticize the national defence ministry for its clumsy handling of information. And here the #US and its allies demonstrate exactly the same thing with even more ridiculous excuses and idiotic phrases about "environmentally unjustified" maneuvers.

📌 However, against the background of demonstrated quality and bias of foreign analytics on the #SMO over a year it is not even particularly surprising!

📜 RYBAR; 16 Jun 2023, 16:48

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#Russia is fighting an Army
Armed by the #US and #NATO
Paid by the #US and #NATO
Trained by the #US and #NATO
Commanded by the #US and #NATO

But #NATO also says it isn't fighting #Russia, It didn't bomb #NordStream, blow the #Dam or target civilians with weapons it supplies.

Several terrorist media outlets have been reporting lately that the Syrian National Army #SNA has been planning to send fighters to the illegal #US base in Al-Tanf for 1,000 USD salary, while the SNA leaders have been firmly denying. (They denied sending fighters to Libya and Azerbaijan before)

Anyways, the recent news indicate that 7,500 SNA fighters will be sent in 15 batches, as a first stage, to the Al-Tanf base in southern #Syria, via #Erbil airport in #Iraq.

Further details very soon..

🇺🇸🇲🇽 $4 million worth of meth seized at US-Mexico border, hidden in vegetables

More than $4.36 million worth of methamphetamine was intercepted by U.S. Customs and Border Protection agents.

According to the agency, officers at the Pharr International Cargo facility stopped a semi-truck coming from Mexico and referred it for further inspection.

During a physical inspection of the cargo, officers allegedly encountered 2,232 packages of meth concealed by a shipment of mixed vegetables. In total, the packages of narcotics weighed 488 pounds.

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The illegal, #CIA sponsored #Maidan Coup in 2014 #Ukraine spiralled into a brutal Civil War with Western Ukrianian Nazis unleashing a brutal assault against ethnic Russians in the East.

The architects, perpetuators, and fathers of this catastrophe are the #US and #NATO

Fact

@irishmaninrussia

Here's why the #US wants (needs) it's war with #Russia and #China.

If you belive its anything to do with #Ukraine, #Taiwan or "Freedom and Democracy," your delusional.

Blue - Biggest trading partner is the USA.

Red - Biggest trading partner is China.

End of lesson. @irishmaninrussia

Reports of a #US aggression on #SyrianArabArmy points in Albukamal city on the Syrian Iraqi border under the pretext of targeting "Iranian-backed militia"

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🇺🇸🇲🇽 US consulate staff in Mexico told to 'shelter in place' amid border violence

The U.S. Consulate in Matamoros, Mexico, issued an emergency alert to shelter in place amid an outbreak of gun violence on Monday. The consulate announced that its "employees are currently under a shelter in place order" due to violent crime in the city.

Matamoros was the scene of intense gun violence this week after a shootout involving Mexican marines. Four individuals were killed Monday in a clash with Mexican authorities during an investigation into kidnapping.

No marines were killed in the incident. Authorities recovered guns and radios from the scene.

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🇵🇪🇺🇸 Peru and US strike $20 mln Amazon-focused debt for nature deal

The United States has struck a deal with Peru that will help the Latin American country restore and protect some of its parts of the Amazon rainforest. The agreements will reduce Peru's debt payments to the United States by over $20 million over the next 13 years.

The debt-for-nature swap, as these kinds of agreements are known will put money towards conserving protected areas of the Amazon.

It is made possible through contributions of $15 million by the U.S. government under the Tropical Forest and Coral Reef Conservation Act and a combined donation of $3 million from four international non-governmental organizations.

This is the third debt-for-nature swap between the United States and Peru and took around two years to finalize. According to the Treasury, the first two swaps occurred in 2002 and 2008 and together generated about $36 million for the restoration and conservation.

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🇺🇸🇲🇽 200 pounds of ‘liquid meth’ hidden in fuel tank seized by CBP on US-Mexico border

U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers seized nearly 200 pounds of liquid methamphetamine concealed in the fuel tank of a tractor, the agency announced.

Border agents in Otay Mesa, California, say a 25-year-old male driving a tractor-trailer arrived at a CBP commercial facility seeking entry on Aug. 7. The officer who first encountered the man flagged the vehicle for a deeper inspection.

While inspecting the fuel tank of the tractor CBP officers noticed a liquid substance in the tank begin to crystalize. The substance was tested by CBP officers and identified as liquid methamphetamine. The narcotics were placed in six five-gallon buckets with a total weight of 195.33 pounds. The estimated street value of the drug shipment is $221,500.

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“How does bombing a densely populated land strip filled with 50% children count as self defense”

#US TV correspondent speaks up about war crimes committed in the #Gaza strip.

#BREAKING| #Israeli airstrikes targeted the gate of Al Shifa Hospital as well as a convoy of ambulances that were supposed to leave the besieged strip to #Egypt.

The pogroms come following a visit by #US Secretary of State to #Israel.

#Gaza

Journalist Max Blumenthal asks #US State Dept why Antony Blinken and Joe Biden have accused nations of genocide that have killed far less than #Israel has in #Gaza in 1 month. https://t.iss.one/QudsNen

A clip raises accusations against the American Fox channel correspondent of colluding with the occupation army to stage a play. #US

In the clip, the correspondent pretends that the soldiers successfully arrested one of the fighters. #Israel

However seconds pass, and the same person is seen returning and dressing comfortably, with the blindfold removed. #Gaza