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Top Takeaways from AP's report on Italy's 'Pain League'

An Associated Press investigation finds that managers with Purdue Pharma's international arm — Mundipharma — have been caught up in a sprawling corruption case in Italy alleging they paid a prominent pain doctor to help push opioids.

Venezuela confirms major contraction in rare data release

Venezuela's government has made a rare acknowledgement of the severity of the country's economic crisis by publishing the first economic data in nearly four years showing a severe contraction and soaring hyperinflation.

Interior secretary, tribes meet amid drilling fight

U.S. Interior Secretary David Bernhardt has met with tribal leaders who are supporting legislation to prevent drilling on land they consider sacred around Chaco Culture National Historical Park.

How major US stock indexes fared Tuesday

Stocks turned broadly lower on Wall Street Tuesday as investors shifted money into bonds, sending yields to their lowest level in nearly two years.

Business Highlights

___ Key challenges facing a Fiat Chrysler-Renault merger MILAN (AP) — Fiat Chrysler's proposal to merge with French rival Renault has industry executives, analysts and union leaders rushing to figure out how it would reshape the sector worldwide.

The Latest: Drugmakers say products were heavily regulated

The Latest on the trial in Oklahoma's lawsuit against drugmakers, blaming them for contributing to the nation's opioid crisis (all times local): 2:35 p.m. Drug companies being sued by the state of Oklahoma for fueling the state's opioid addiction crisis say the products they manufactured were heavily regulated by state and federal agencies and addressed an important need for pain management.