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dying in a vehicle greater. in october, two ohio counties received a landmark settlement of $260 million from a top drug maker and three major drug distributors. we need resources from the parties that caused this problem. they need to make it right. and that s the benchmark that this sets. the spotlight on the importance of vaccines continue to shine, as the united states saw the largest measles outbreak since it was declared eliminated back in 2000. there have been more than 1,200 individual cases that have been confirmed across 30 states, and still, there are people out there that are not getting vaccinated. i ve said it before and i ll say it again. antibiotic resistance is one of the biggest health concerns of our time. because it s creating these super bugs that have the ability to outsmart even our most sophisticated medications. you can pick something up just about anywhere.
two years early, meaning now more than 90% of people who have hiv are on treatment. i still can t believe this one. u.s. life expectancy continues to be on the decline despite the fact that the united states spends more on health care per capita than any other country in the world. suicides, dhoalcohol related illnesses and drug overdoses are largely to blame. which brings us to the opioid epidemic. the odds of dying from an opioid overdose in the united states are greater than those of dying in a vehicle crash. in october, two ohio counts received a landmark settlement of $260 million from a top drug maker and three major drug distributors. we need resources from the parties that caused this problem. they need to make it right, and that s the benchmark that this sets. reporter: the spotlight on the importance of vaccines continued to shine as the united states saw the largest measles outbreak since it was declared
bloomington that they have the ability to release under the settlement, that will explain to the public how these companies have marketed these guns to the kind of unhinged individual that used it on these kids in sandy hook. so, the tale of this lawsuit, the ramifications, the consequence of the settlement, are going to be significant and they re gonna last for a long time. my thanks to those families and to their legal team for holding out, frankly, for a lot longer than many thought was possible in getting this pretty important landmark settlement. all right, senator chris made free, i hope the next time we talk it s about the de-escalation happening in eastern europe and russia. coming up, thank you very much. coming up, doctor anthony fauci says we are heading out of the full blown pandemic phase of covid-19. all asking what comes next after this. covid-19 covid-19 all asking what comes after this we re carefully designing our bottles to be 100% recyclable, including the caps.
raised, the number of people, largely senior citizens, who depend on the income they get from working for clubs during the course of a six or seven-week spring training, that s been done. small businesses around ballparks, close to ballparks, they ve been diminished, badly hurt, and they ve been hurt for two years in a row now. it is a tough situation. also in the sports world, the big news we brought you yesterday morning, that after unprecedented success on the global stage, a six-year battle for equal pay has finally come to an end with a landmark settlement. players on the u.s. women s national soccer team say the federation will pay $22 million to the athletes, plus another $2 million for post-year goals. nbc news correspondent emily akeda has the details. reporter: u.s. soccer stepping up to close the gender pay gap after years of legal