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Howard Schultz tests the political waters; European nations form a company that could trade with Iran.   Tonight's Sentences was written by Nicole Fallert and Libby Nelson. TOP NEWS Former Starbucks CEO is thinking about a new job Alex Wong/Getty Images Former Starbucks CEO Howard Schultz announced on Sunday's airing of 60 Minutes on CBS that he is thinking of running for president — an idea that, to put it mildly, has not been met with universal acclaim in the days since. [ 60 Minutes / Scott Pelley ] Schultz would run as a third-party candidate — which might end up helping President Trump. Polls show many Americans don't want to vote for Trump, but an independent candidate could split the anti-Trump votes and help hi...

Thursday, January 31, 2019 - The Day's Most Fascinating News from Dave Pell Thursday, January 31, 2019 1 THE YEAR OF GIVING DANGEROUSLY It's not just that Purdue Pharma knew about the dangers of Oxycontin (and especially Fentanyl) long before those dangers began to manifest across swaths of America. And it's not just that the company continued to strategize ways to push the painkillers once the risks became widely known (including seeking advice from "McKinsey & Co. on strategies to boost the drug's sales and burnish its image, including how to 'counter the emotional messages' of mothers whose children overdosed"). They even considered getting into the opioid addiction treatment business. ProPublica and Stat share some secret portions of a Massachusetts lawsuit against Purdue and the Sackler family and the de...