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US sues Walmart for alleged role in opioid crisis

The US Department of Justice has accused Walmart of helping fuel America's opioid crisis.

In a lawsuit filed on Tuesday, prosecutors said American retail giant Walmart filled hundreds of thousands of questionable prescriptions, "knowingly" violating vetting rules and fueling the country's opioid crisis. We get the latest from Wall Street Journal Justice Department reporter Sadie Gurman. Plus Joe Saluzzi of Themis Trading in New Jersey on the day's trading on Wall Street.

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