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The $12.8 billion deal gives the parent company of Philip Morris a way to hedge its bets as U.S. cigarette smoking declines. And it gives Juul a powerful partner as it faces scrutiny over teen vaping.

As we near the end of 2018, the latest public health data suggests we may be seeing a plateau in the number of opioid deaths. ideastream’s Lecia Bushak joins "Morning Edition" host Amy Eddings with an update on this and other health stories that made headlines. In September, state health officials said Ohio experienced a record number of opioid-related deaths in 2017, 4,854. What do the preliminary figures suggest for this year?

The group that suffered the largest drop in life expectancy was Black males — a decline of three years. Hispanic males also saw a large decrease, with a decline of 2.4 years.

Kate Bush's song Running Up That Hill peaked at No. 30 on the Billboard Hot 100 four decades ago. This week it became her first-ever U.S. Top 10 hit.

Thursday's GDP report shows the U.S. economy grew at an annual rate of 2.6% in July, August and September, after shrinking in the first half of the year.

We may love having everyone home during the holiday season, but it's just as easy to go a little stir-crazy. Luckily, there are untold riches of holiday music and dance available.

The U.S. Geological Survey reported a 6.8 magnitude earthquake centered just off the Pacific Coast, about 50 miles south of Guayaquil, Ecuador's second-largest city.

The dark money in the Aug. 8 special election has brought back concerns about out-of-state money in Ohio politics. Some Issue 1 critics say lawmakers should focus on campaign finance reform instead of taking power away from citizens.

By the time Wendy Plump learned that her husband had a longtime mistress and an 8-month-old son, their union already bore the scars of adultery — both his and hers. Plump's marital post-mortem, Vow, is a frank, intelligent inquiry into the thrills and anguish of infidelity.

The Counterfeit Agent, released this week, is the 8th book in Berenson's series starring tormented ex-CIA agent John Wells, who never stops battling dangers that might be on the front page of the New York Times — and who converted to Islam years before the TV series Homeland used the same plot device.