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A big opioid case has been settled in court. Purdue Pharma, one of the drugs companies behind the opioid epidemic has been dissolved, and the family that ran it agreed to pay a mammoth $4.5 billion court settlement. The payout will go to help victims of the crisis, but is money enough? What about justice? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

As Kabul fell, the Foreign Secretary tripped up. Dominic Raab was famously on holiday. But was it an accident that he became front-page news? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

New Orleans gets its fair share of hurricanes and Hurricane Ida was one of the biggest. But it did less damage and killed fewer people than Hurricane Katrina. Is New Orleans finally learning the lessons of past disasters? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

How Molly Mae turned reality TV into real success Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

She was once a female Silicon Valley icon. The world's youngest self-made billionaire. Now, she's a disgraced former CEO, on trial for fraud. Is this where the story of Elizabeth Holmes and Theranos finally ends? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

A little-known US law, brought back in by Donald Trump, has caused a surge in migrants from Mexico. It's not what President Trump intended.You can now get the Sensemaker newsletter as an email delivered to your inbox once a day. It’s our editors’ pick of the stories that matter most right now, and why, in brief. You can sign up here for free. Or if you'd like to join Tortoise as a fully-fledged member, activate your 30-day free trial to access all our journalism.For more information on today's episode, visit tortoisemedia.com/listen. Transcripts of each episode will be made available the same day. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Meet Camille Abousleiman, the lawyer trying track down the truth in the aftermath of the Beirut port explosion. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

R&B star R. Kelly has been put on trial for alleged sexual abuse, three decades after his first conviction. Why did it take so long to get to this point? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The Tokyo Paralympic Games are about to start. But with the city under its fourth state of emergency, enthusiasm is beginning to wear thin. So what price are Tokyo’s residents paying for the Games? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Haiti was hit by a deadly earthquake and then, a few days later, a huge storm. It's not the first time the country has faced a catastrophe... Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.