OxyContin Maker Fined $630M for Hiding Abuse Risk

The manufacturer of a painkiller¹ drug called Oxycontin and three company officials said Thursday that they had lied² about the safety of the drug. The drug manufacturer called Purdue Pharma admitted falsely telling doctors and patients that the drug was less dangerous than other drugs. A federal court ordered Purdue Pharma to pay a fine³ of 630 million dollars. This case comes days after the same company agreed to pay almost 20million dollars to twenty six states and the District of Colombia for dishonest advertising.
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On Your Own (part 1)

Boxes are strewn across the floor of my son's room in various stages of packing. Two suitcases lie open on the bed. I stand in the doorway as bob sorts through the items in his room, deciding which ones he'll take to college.
Bob pick up a doctor Seuss book he received weeks earlier as a graduation gift. Its title is "oh, the place you'll go!". He ponder it a moment , then puts it back on the shelf." Dr Seuss , ?"he says."that 's for children."
there was a time when my son would have done somersaults for a Dr Seuss book. Somewhere in the garage is a whole box of them, along with other discarded remnants of his childhood.
I let out a sigh, wondering if he's ready to be on his own. I wonder if I'm ready for him to be on his own. Bob pulls his baseball glove from the closet. "Do you know where my baseball cleats are?".....(continued) (condensed from GUIDEPOSTS)

What is a Geyser?

In some areas, underground lakes, rivers, and spings are heated by molten rocks below. The hot water bubbles to the surface in springs and forms pools, or it may shoot upward under great pressure, forming a geyser.