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The Salt Lake Temple of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Salt Lake City, Utah, Oct. 7, 2014.
NATION: The U.S. Supreme Court declined to hear a challenge to a 9th Circuit Court ruling requiring that cities provide adequate shelter for homeless people before enforcing public camping bans.
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Hoarding cash
Facing increased scrutiny and over 2,000 lawsuits over oxycodone producer Purdue Pharma's role in fueling the opioid epidemic, the owners withdrew over $10 billion from the company and distributed it to trusts and overseas holding companies, a new audit shows. (New York Times)
Misleading the flock
A whistleblower alleges that leaders of the Mormon Church misled members by stockpiling over $100 billion in surplus donations that were intended for charitable spending. The whistleblower filed a complaint with the Internal Revenue Service. (Washington Post)
Gun violence research
Congressional dealers reached a deal to fund research on gun violence for the first time in over 20 years by directing $25 million to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the National Institutes of Health. Previously, an amendment made to a 1996 federal spending bill effectively stifled federally funded research into the issue. (Washington Post)
The Spokane City Council approved a new $2.8 million contract with the company Axon to upgrade the Spokane Police Department's Tasers, body cameras and provide long-term storage for body camera footage. Previously, footage was eventually deleted if it wasn't part of an investigation. (Spokesman-Review)
Passing a budget
The council also approved a $1.1 billion budget on Monday. The final package made significant revisions to Mayor David Condon's original proposal. (Spokesman-Review)
