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• Purdue Pharma expected to plead guilty to charges related to nation's opioid crisis November 24, 2020
  Pureradiancephoto/iStockBy AARON KATERSKY, ABC News(NEW YORK) -- Purdue Pharma is expected Tuesday to plead guilty to federal conspiracy and kickback charges and acknowledge that its aggressive marketing of opioids over the last three decades helped propel an addiction crisis that killed hundreds of thousands of Americans.The guilty plea is part of a settlement with the […]
• Millions travel for Thanksgiving despite CDC warning November 24, 2020
  EllenMoran/iStockBy GIO BENITEZ, SAM SWEENEY and MINA KAJI, ABC News (NEW YORK) -- Millions are already traveling for Thanksgiving, despite pleas from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to spend the holiday at home as the number of COVID-19 cases continues to rise.Over the weekend, more than three million people passed through Transportation Security […]
• Black-owned brands to support and shop for on Black Friday and beyond November 24, 2020
  artisteer/iStockBy JACQUELINE LAUREAN YATES, ABC News(NEW YORK) -- This year's charge toward social justice has brought about change for the better, and one upside has been the elevated support for Black-owned businesses.Many Black-owned businesses have been hit particularly hard by the COVID-19 pandemic and have struggled to stay afloat.However, with heightened awareness around the importance […]
• Target Black Friday 2020: Last chance to shop huge deals on home, beauty and electronics November 23, 2020
  alacatr/iStockBy JACQUELINE LAUREAN YATES, ABC News(NEW YORK) -- Along with several other retailers, Target is slashing prices this holiday season with early Black Friday deals starting now through November.Deep discounts are available on everything from home and kitchen items to electronics, apparel, beauty products, toys and lots more."We're taking a completely new approach to Black […]
• People in need turn to GoFundMe amid pandemic, holidays November 23, 2020
  MicroStockHub/iStockBy ABC News(NEW YORK) -- With the holiday season upon us and no government stimulus in sight, many Americans are depending on the kindness of strangers to make ends meet amid the COVID-19 pandemic.While some may be accepting food donations, others are trying crowdfunding to pay their bills. In fact, donations to the crowdsourcing platform […]