ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — Trial opened Monday in Florida’s opioid epidemic lawsuit against the Walgreens pharmacy chain, which state officials accuse of prioritizing profits over health by improperly dispensing millions of powerful painkillers that caused tens of thousands of deaths.

FRIDAY DAY SHIFT Responded to a report of a larceny in the 1500 block of Gary Blvd. Responded to a report of an accident with injuries in the area of 13 St. and Gary Blvd. Responded to a report of a residential alarm in the 800 block of Hayes Ave.; everything was OK. Responded to a report of a burglary in progress in the 600 block of N. 7 St. Responded to a report of a larceny in the 1700 block of S. U.S. Highway 183. Performed a welfare check in the 500 block of N. 2 St.

Responded to a medical assist in the 1700 block of Dunn Avenue.

(AP) — Italian Premier Mario Draghi traveled to Algeria on Monday to sign a deal for additional natural gas, the latest push by a European Union country to acquire alternative energy sources to reduce dependence on Russia following its invasion of Ukraine.

(AP) — The familiar sights and sounds are still there: the scuffed and faded floor tiles, the relentless beige-on-beige color scheme, the toddlers' clothes and refrigerators and pretty much everything in between.

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