NPR reports on a high-profile civil trial that focuses on the role pharmacy chains may have played in America's deadly opioid epidemic. Several people are under arrest, suspected of running a smuggling ring that moved Haitians, including children, from Chile to Mexico and the U.S. The Miami Herald has the story. Many children rely on school meals as their primary source of nutrition. Right now, pandemic food and labor shortages are making it hard for schools to feed students, the Washington Post explains. A Russian actor and a producer are at the International Space Station to shoot the first feature-length film in space. The Verge takes a look at the mission.

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