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Drug overdoses killed about 72000 Americans last year, many of them cases of opioid abuse. President Trump has called on the Attorney General, Jeff Sessions, to take legal action against pharmaceutical corporations. We hear from Professor Anupam Bapu Jena of the Harvard Medical School. The company managing a bridge that collapsed in Italy faces criticism from many sides. Luca Casiraghi of Bloomberg News in Rome tells us what is known about how Autostrade per l'Italia had been taking care of the structure. Also in the programme, the maker of Corona beer, Constellation Brands, is investing $4bn into Canada's top cannabis producer, Canopy Growth. Jane Peyton is a writer on alcoholic drinks, and considers whether other drinks companies are likely to follow suit. Around a third of relationships in the USA now begin over the internet in an industry worth $5bn. Hal Hodson is a technology expert at The Economist, and discusses research showing that couples who meet online actually stay together longer. Plus Greg Harris, CEO of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Kim and Debbie of Sister Sledge pay tribute to soul legend, Aretha Franklin who has died at the age of 76.

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