The Opioid Files
Drug firms’ emails reveal indifference to opioid crisis
A court filing unsealed in a landmark case contends the drug industry failed to control the diversion of opioids into the black market.
Mingo County, W. Va.
38,269,630 pain pills supplied from 2006-2012
203 pills per person per year
New opioid data spurs widespread condemnation
Democratic presidential candidates were among those calling for action after The Post published a massive database tracking the distribution of opioids in the United States.
As is often the case, President Trump acted alone last Sunday when he fired off a trio of racist tweets — impulsively following his gut to the dark side of American politics, and now the country would have to pick up the pieces.
Perspective
What do ‘Lock her up’ and ‘Send her back’ have in common? It’s pretty obvious.
In the Trump vernacular, any woman could become a woman who should be locked up or sent back.
An abandoned piano in a Washington alley with a sign saying, "Free piano. Please take and enjoy." (Katherine Frey/The Post)
The hardest part about getting rid of a piano: Actually getting rid of it
Owners often can't find a buyer — or even someone to take it for free. So this former status symbol often ends up in landfills.
For ‘client’ Jeffrey Epstein, an unlocked cell in a Florida jail
Documents shed new light on the apparent deference granted to the financier while in the custody of Palm Beach County.
Apollo 11
The space agency had vision, genius and dash, but it was a strategy of incremental progress that won the race.
The seizure of the British ship suggests a new front in Iran’s resistance to expanding sanctions by the Trump administration.
Former housing secretary Julián Castro became the first candidate to say Gov. Ricardo Rosselló should resign over leaked chats containing offensive comments, followed by Sen. Elizabeth Warren.
Biles is already the best gymnast in the world, but she keeps widening the gap between herself and her peers.
(The Washington Post)
We needed to turn the swelter into something useful, so we used the sun for cooking.
A lower court will take another look at the case over whether the president’s private business violates the Constitution’s ban on gifts or payments from foreign governments.
By The Way
A Post Travel Destination "Unruly passengers" can force an unexpected landing — and airlines are fighting to recoup money. (Normally, booze plays a factor, says one lawyer involved in such cases.)
Canadian police are seeking information from anyone who might have seen the couple or their van at the start of their road trip.
Weekend Picks
Retropod
Podcast In a largely forgotten experiment, a group of students from Gallaudet University spent years helping NASA understand the mechanisms of motion sickness and how to prevent it.
