Mid-South Lookahead Digest

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DESCRIPTION: A bankruptcy judge is set to explain why he's approving a plan for OxyContin maker Purdue Pharma to settle thousand of lawsuits over the toll of opioids. The judge said last week that he would approve the deal, in which members of the Sackler family who own the company are to pay up to $7 billion.

UPCOMING: By 11/18/2025 12:01 a.m. EST, ('Photo', 'Text')

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DESCRIPTION: Former Marine Nigel Max Edge had been sending up red flags for years before he allegedly shot up a waterfront bar, killing three and wounding five. Family, friends and even the courts noted his erratic behavior and thought he needed to be reined in.

UPCOMING: By 11/18/2025 08:00 a.m. EST, ('Photo', 'Text')

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DESCRIPTION: ON MERIT A South Carolina Senate subcommittee takes up what appears to be one of the most restrictive abortion bills in the country. At a public hearing earlier this fall, some Republican senators seemed concerned with the proposal that ends rape and incest exceptions, bans contraception that prevents the implantation of a fertilized egg and could allow a women who gets an abortion to face criminal charges.

UPCOMING: By 11/18/2025 04:30 p.m. EST, ('Photo', 'Text')

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DESCRIPTION: The Memphis Grizzlies visit the San Antonio Spurs. 150 words, more on merit.

UPCOMING: By 11/18/2025 07:00 p.m. CST, ('Photo', 'Text')

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DESCRIPTION: A bankruptcy judge is set to explain why he's approving a plan for OxyContin maker Purdue Pharma to settle thousand of lawsuits over the toll of opioids. The judge said last week that he would approve the deal, in which members of the Sackler family who own the company are to pay up to $7 billion.

UPCOMING: By 11/18/2025 12:01 a.m. EST, ('Photo', 'Text')

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