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OxyContin निर्माता की जगह एक नई कंपनी लेगी जिसका लक्ष्य ओपिओइड संकट का मुकाबला करना है क्योंकि कानूनी समझौता प्रभावी हो गया है। OxyContin निर्माता Purdue Pharma को इस सप्ताह के अंत तक भंग कर दिया जाएगा और उसके स्थान पर सार्वजनिक भलाई पर केंद्रित एक कंपनी बनाई जाएगी, क्योंकि हजारों मुकदमों का समाधान करने वाला एक व्यापक कानूनी समझौता प्रभावी हो रहा है। एक संघीय न्यायाधीश ने मंगलवार को US Department of Justice की जांच को हल करने के लिए कंपनी को आपराधिक सजा सुनाई – यह समझौते का रास्ता साफ करने के लिए अंतिम आवश्यक कदम है। आगे पढ़ें...

Under settlement, Sackler family will pay state, local and Native American tribal governments, individual victims and othersSign up for the Breaking News US email to get newsletter alerts in your inboxA judge is expected to sentence OxyContin maker Purdue Pharma to forfeit $225m to the US justice department on Tuesday, clearing the way for the company to finalize a settlement of thousands of lawsuits it faces over its role in the opioid crisis.The penalty was agreed to in a 2020 pact to resolve federal civil and criminal investigations it was facing. If the judge signs off, other penalties will not be collected in return for Purdue settling the other lawsuits. Continue reading...

• Princeton forward Caden Pierce '26 announced his transfer to Purdue Boilermakers, heading to the Big Ten conference. • The move follows Princeton women's basketball head coach Carla Berube's departure, prompting a national search for her replacement with three potential candidates in consideration. • Pierce's transfer highlights shifting dynamics in college basketball rosters amid conference realignments.

• Second-seeded Purdue defeated 11th-seeded Texas 79-77 in the West Region semifinal on March 26 in San Jose, California. • Trey Kaufman-Renn's tip-in of Braden Smith's miss with 0.07 seconds left secured the win for the Boilermakers. • Purdue advances to face top-seeded Arizona in the West Region final on March 28 for a Final Four spot in Indianapolis.