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For the first time ever, U.S. attorneys say they have successfully prosecuted a top pharmaceutical executive in the government’s fight against opioids. A federal jury on Thursday convicted Insys Therapeutics founder John Kapoor and four other former executives of the company. Prosecutors accused them of bribing doctors to prescribe a highly addictive fentanyl spray – called Subsys. One-time billionaire Kapoor was once one of the country’s biggest pharmaceutical executives. Thursday’s verdict is a sign of the government’s mounting efforts to hold drugmakers and distributors accountable for 포커 룰 the nationwide opioid crisis. Among the pieces of evidence presented during the 10-week trial: a five-minute video promoting the fentanyl spray Subsys, featuring an Insys company salesman rapping about prescribing higher drug doses using a process known as “titration.” Prosecutors say the video was just one of the dubious tactics Insys used to boost profits which also included bribing doctors by paying them for sham speaking engagements. In 2017, CBS News learned Insys made 18,000 payments to doctors in 2016 totaling more than $2 million. Michael Canty, a former federal prosecutor who has advised states on suing opioid companies, said the prosecution’s case had “very good evidence.” “I think that this will send a message to other prosecutors that, look, these are cases that can be brought. If you have the evidence and you can put it before a jury, there’s...

(CBS) It’s fitting that the word “ambient” is in the title of the latest The War On Drugs album. The tracks on “Slave Ambient” have layers and layers of keyboards and guitars that surround the listener. There’s also enough going on with the percussion to keep things moving. (Listen to The War On Drugs’ “Come to the City” below.) The War On Drugs’ “Slave Ambient” feels a lot like the late 1980s duo David & David and David Baerwald’s solo work – with different subject matter – right down to the way the pleasantly weary vocals cut through the mix. There’s also a Daniel Lanois-esque feel to the production (read: lots of reverb). The Philadelphia-based The War on Drugs is a vehicle for Adam Granduciel, the band’s frontman and guitarist. He’s helped out on here by multi-instrumentalists Robbie Bennett and Dave Hartley, and drummer Mike Zanghi. “Slave Ambient” is The War On Drugs’ second full-length. It was released in August 2011. Click here to listen to/download “Come to the City.” The band is currently touring Europe but returns to the United States in October for a series of dates. Oct. 11 – Raleigh, N.C., Kings BaracadeOct. 12 – Asheville, N.C., Grey EagleOct. 13 – Atlanta, The EARLOct. 14 – Pensacola, Fla., De Luna FestivalOct. 17 – Dallas, Bryant Street TavernOct. 18 – Austin, Texas, Emo’sOct. 20 – Tucson, Ariz.,...

(AP) BEIRUT – Missiles fired by Syrian warplanes hit Lebanese territory Monday in one of the most serious cross-border violations since Syria’s crisis began 18 months ago, security officials in Beirut and Lebanese state media said. The officials, speaking on condition of anonymity in line with regulations, said four missiles fired by two Syrian jets hit a rugged and remote area on the edge of the Lebanese border town of Arsal. No casualties were immediately reported. Lebanese President Michel Suleiman ordered an investigation into the border shelling Monday, without openly blaming Syria. Foreign fighters making Syrian rebels radicalIran edmits to elite troops in Syria “advising”Egypt hosts 2-way summit with Iran More in After the Arab Spring Lebanon’s state-run National News Agency reported that the warplanes fired three missiles that fell on the outskirts of Arsal about 500 meters (yards) from the border between the two countries. “I heard several explosions and saw four clouds of dust billowing from the area,” Arsal resident Nayeh Izzedine said by telephone referring to the border. “I don’t know if it was an air raid but there was a plane in the sky.” He added that the town had been quiet two hours after the 10 a.m. attack. The Syrian forces were believed to be chasing rebels in the area, which has been the site of clashes in the past between opposition fighters battling...