Pharmacies to pay $13 billion over opioid crisis

Plus, Netanyahu looks to become Israel's next prime minister. Major pharmacies reach $13 billion in an opioid crisis deal; Netanyahu is set to become Israeli prime minister again. Tonight's Sentences was written by Jariel Arvin.   TOP NEWS $13 billion to settle opioid crisis lawsuits Brendan Smialowski/AFP via Getty Images - Tuesday, two of the largest US drugstores announced a tentative deal to resolve lawsuits over their role in the opioid crisis. [[Associated Press / Geoff Mulvihill](] - CVS and Walgreens agreed to pay about $5 billion each to help states, cities, and tribes improve addiction treatment services. Neither company admitted wrongdoing. [[Wall Street Journal / Sharon Terlep](] - More than 3,000 lawsuits claim pharmacies, drug manufacturers, and distributors did too little to stop the illegal distribution of painkillers that cost half a million American lives. [[CNN / Shawn Nottingham](] - Walmart also agreed to pay $3.1 billion, bringing the total to $13 billion, in what could be one of the last significant settlements tied to the addiction crisis. [[Bloomberg / Jef Feeley and Fiona Rutherford](] - Most of the plaintiffs must agree to the terms to finalize the agreement. It’s unclear how much support the deal will get, as it doesn’t resolve other, ongoing cases. [[New York Times / Jan Hoffman](] [Learn more about RevenueStripe...]( Netanyahu is poised for victory in Israel - Benjamin Netanyahu is set to become the next prime minister of Israel after his government won a majority of seats in parliamentary elections on Wednesday. [[CNN / Abbas Al Lawati](] - To win, Netanyahu, 73, formed an alliance with politicians on the extreme right who have expressed racist and misogynistic views. [[Axios / Barak Ravid](] - One of Israel’s most far-right governments in history is likely to crack down on Palestinians in the West Bank. [[BBC / Yolande Knell](] - Netanyahu, Israel’s longest-serving prime minister, could return to leadership while facing corruption charges. [[CNBC / Natasha Turak](] 📍 If you read just one story Vox’s Jonathan Guyer explains what the emergence of a new Palestinian resistance group means for the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. [[Vox / Jonathan Guyer](]   Support our journalism Reader contributions help keep Vox and newsletters like Sentences free for all. Support our work with a one-time gift today. [Yes, I'll make a gift](   MISCELLANEOUS Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro did not concede his election loss to Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva in Wednesday remarks. But he did say he would follow the constitution. [[Vox / Jen Kirby](] - An Oregon mayor was arrested for attempted murder after firing a gun at a family in a Halloween road rage incident. [[ABC /Jon Haworth](] - On Wednesday, North Korea fired a record 23 ballistic missiles, escalating tension in the region. [[NBC / Stella Kim and Jennifer Jett](] - Lawyers for former President Donald Trump reportedly thought Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas was the “only chance” to overturn the 2020 election. [[Politico / Kyle Cheney, Josh Gerstein, and Nicholas Wu](] VERBATIM “It’s one more culprit of the overdose crisis that is having to pay their dues. Average Americans have been paying it for a long time.” [[Courtney Gary-Allen, organizing director of the Maine Recovery Advocacy Project, on the settlement offer / AP](]   LISTEN TO THIS Redefining death Death used to be fairly self-evident, but new technologies have forced us to ask: When is someone actually dead? And now, new research is raising a further question: Could death someday be reversible? [Listen now ▶](   Read more from Vox [Elizabeth Warren wants to keep Big Tech from taking over your car]( [The 3 possible outcomes of the midterms in Congress, explained]( [Elaine Luria dedicated herself to investigating January 6. Do her voters care?]( [The messy true story of the last time we beat inflation]( [7 governor’s races that are abortion battlegrounds]( [Learn more about RevenueStripe...](   [Facebook]( [Twitter]( [YouTube]( This email was sent to {EMAIL}. Manage your [email preferences]( or [unsubscribe](param=sentences). If you value Vox’s unique explanatory journalism, support our work with a one-time or recurring [contribution](. View our [Privacy Notice]( and our [Terms of Service](. Vox Media, 1201 Connecticut Ave. NW, Floor 12, Washington, DC 20036. Copyright © 2022. All rights reserved.