Federal data shows shipments of prescription opioid painkillers exploded by 50% to 12.6 BILLION pills in 2012 even as the drug crisis grew. The data, released this week by a federal court in Ohio as part of a far-reaching opioids case, shows that companies distributed 76 billion pills between 2006 and 2012 as drug deaths mounted. Information is seen presented by State's attorney in the opening statements during a trial in Oklahoma. A judge in a separate trial ordered the release of new data this week.

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Going for that 'Old Hollywood' glamour? What Lady Gaga, Gisele, Kendall Jenner and more stars will look like when they're old and wrinkly - thanks to the viral FaceApp challenge that is flooding social media. 😂 #facepalm

Executives from Amazon, Google, Facebook and Apple testified before a House antitrust panel, which is investigating big tech companies' market dominance. Nate Sutton, an associate general counsel at Amazon, said his company doesn't use 'individual data to directly compete' with third-party sellers that use its platform to reach the same customers they target. Rhode Island Democratic Rep. David Cicilline, who chairs the subcommittee, was skeptical. He believes Amazon uses the data it collects about popular products to direct consumers to Amazon's own offerings. Cicilline reminded Sutton twice that he had sworn to tell the truth.

Stargazers around the world gather to see the red 'half-blood Moon' during partial lunar eclipse - 50 years to the day since the launch of Apollo 11. 🗿 much #WOW

#Meanwhile in New Jersey... 😂 Man wash car. #losers

The lioness stood on her hind legs and tried to get at the musician at Oklahoma City Zoo last month. The violinist managed to keep his composure but couldn't help but flinch as the big cat lunged and tried to bite him at the last minute. #fools

A woman from Santa Catarina, Brazil was stunned after spotting hundreds of black worm-like insects clustered together moving in unison. #WTF?

Climber discovers a LAKE 11,000ft up in the Alps formed from melted snow – and warns it is an ‘alarming’ sign of climate change. 😱

A group of islands halfway between Australia and Hawaii have been found to contain deadly levels of radiation, 1000 times higher than toxic sites of stricken nuclear power stations at Chernobyl and Fukushima. The Marshall Islands in the central Pacific Ocean were once an idyllic tropical paradise before they were hit with more than 60 nuclear bombs during testing carried out by the United States between 1946 and 1958. Locals were forced to flee their homes after they were hit with bombs and decades later nuclear waste is now flowing into the water. 😱☠️🗿

SpaceX StarHopper engine test on fire failed 🚀🔥 #losers

Washington Monument Apollo 11 50th Anniversary
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Landbased Shark Fishing 🦈 #wow

Dolphin-itely a good time: A large pod of dolphins was spotted off the coast of California. The man who filmed the encounter estimated that there were more than 100 dolphins. 🐬 #wow

With his nose busted and his eyes noticeably blackened, suspected Parkland School shooter Nikolas Cruz appeared in Florida court on Wednesday afternoon, where the start date of his high-profile trial was tentatively confirmed by a judge. Cruz, 20, appeared to have suffered some form of injury to his nose since his last appearance in court, with a bandage placed over its bridge, along with two black lines beneath the base of his eyes. Relatively emotionless through much of the hearing, Cruz, who is accused of killing 14 students and three staff members at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland on Valentine's Day last year, is set to be put on trial on January 20, 2020. His brother Zachary (right) sported two new tattoos on his face.

Trump says he's 'not unhappy' with racism fight's result because 'the race card' is 'the only thing they have' now, telling DailyMail his back-and-forth with Pelosi was 'one of the all-time classics'. In a brief phone call a few hours before he will speak to a rally crowd in North Carolina, the president recounted his week-long game of mental jiu-jitsu with House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and said he's 'not unhappy' with the result. He also claimed he has been targeted by Democrats' allegations of racism more than anyone else in history. Trump scoffed at the idea that a foursome of first-term congresswomen have seized the moral high ground in the battle that has gripped the nation's attention since he tweeted Sunday that they should 'go back where they came from.' He said: 'This whole thing with, you know, these people are just so - you know, they try and make themselves out to be innocent!' 😂