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Business Standard : Globally, trans-fat intake leads to more than 500,000 deaths from cardiovascular disease every year. Trans-fat are made by adding hydrogen to liquid vegetable oils to make them more solid, and to increase the shelf life of foods, the statement said.

Washington Post : Bloomberg’s announcement came the day after the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported that the nation’s drug epidemic escalated again in 2017, when a record 70,237 people died of overdoses. Opioid overdose deaths also set an annual high, at 47,600.

USA Today: More than two million Americans are addicted to opioids. Many are yearning for help, as whole families and even communities are being ravaged by opioids.

Pittsburgh Post-Gazette: Pennsylvania, which has among the nation’s highest number of overdose deaths, is the first in up to 10 states that will receive funding totaling $50 million to fight the nation’s opioid epidemic over three years by identifying novel approaches and gaps in treatment and prevention programs.

Philadelphia Media Network: Pennsylvania will serve as the first testing ground for former New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg's initiative to combat the opioid epidemic — with the commonwealth to receive the first $10 million of $50 million targeted to help reduce overdose deaths in 10 states.

Inside Philanthropy : Opioids were responsible for nearly 50,000 of those deaths. Those numbers, which are the highest on record, are behind a three-year decline in the country’s life expectancy.

Associated Press : Bloomberg Philanthropies said over the next three years it will help up to 10 states address the causes of opioid addiction and strengthen prevention and treatment programs.