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FILE - This Feb. 19, 2013, file photo shows OxyContin pills arranged for a photo at a pharmacy in Montpelier, Vt. A judge formally approved a plan Friday, Sept. 17, 2021 to turn OxyContin maker Purdue Pharma into a new company no longer owned by members of the Sackler family and with its profits going to fight the opioid epidemic. A U.S. bankruptcy court judge signed the plan Friday, more than two weeks after giving it preliminary approval. (AP Photo/Toby Talbot, File)

Senators launch bipartisan push to combat opioid epidemic

A pair of senators are proposing legislation to combat the opioid epidemic. Republican Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) and Democrat Jon Ossoff (D-Ga.) introduced the bill Wednesday, which aims to codify a pilot program to help rural communities fight off the epidemic.

FILE - National Police Chief Gen. Rodolfo Palomino opens a package of seized cocaine to show to the press at a police station in Necocli, Colombia, Feb. 24, 2015.

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Colombian authorities seize $80M in cocaine

Colombian authorities seized more than $80 million worth of cocaine being trafficked by sea.