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Feds sue Walmart over role in opioid crisis

by Michael BalsamoAnne D'Innocenzio
| December 24, 2020 12:03 AM

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Justice Department sued Walmart on Tuesday, accusing it of fueling the nation’s opioid crisis by pressuring its pharmacies to fill even potentially suspicious prescriptions for the powerful painkillers.

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