Headlines for August 27, 2019
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- Oklahoma Wins Case Against Johnson & Johnson as Court Finds Pharma Giant Fueled State's Opioid Crisis
- Brazil Rejects G7 Amazon Aid Amid Mounting Environmental Disaster
- Prosecutors Investigate After Gov't Ignored Warnings About Planned Amazon Fires
- Trump Dismisses Wind Power Again at G7 as WH Walks Back Comments on Kim Jong-un
- Lebanon Says Air Attacks Over Weekend Amount to "Declaration of War" from Israel
- U.N. Says Floods in Sudan a "Humanitarian Emergency" as Death Toll Tops 60 People
- Iran Sentences Journalist and Activist Marzieh Amiri to 10 Years & 148 Lashes
- 19 States and D.C. Sue to Block Trump's Termination of Flores Agreement
- Judge Allows More Witnesses to Testify Against Harvey Weinstein
- 30 Women to Testify Against Jeffrey Epstein
- Tropical Storm Dorian Picks Up Speed as It Hurtles Toward Puerto Rico
- U.S. and France Agree on Terms of French "Digital Tax" on Tech Giants
- Protesters Draw Attention to Newark Water Crisis Outside of MTV's Video Music Awards
- RBG Accepts Honorary Degree from SUNY at 1st Public Appearance Since Cancer Treatment
- Indonesia Announces Plan to Move Capital to Borneo as Jakarta Sinks into Sea