North Carolina Children’s Hospital was under investigation after a Times article detailed doctors’ concerns about its heart surgery program. Source: NYT > Business – Ellen Gabler
India’s ‘Coffee King’ Found Dead Amid Financial Troubles
V.G. Siddhartha beat Starbucks to dominate India’s retail coffee industry, but he also faced growing debt and pressure from the tax authorities. Source: NYT > Business – Kai Schultz and Ayesha Venkataraman
19 Deaths in Costa Rica Tied to Tainted Alcohol, Officials Say
Health officials confiscated 30,000 bottles of alcohol and suspect the deaths were caused by methanol poisoning. Source: NYT > Business – Heather Murphy
States Are Making Progress on Opioids. Now the Money That’s Helping Them May Dry Up
Billions in federal grants for treatment and prevention programs are set to end next year. The Trump administration has not said whether it will seek to extend them. Source: NYT > Business – Abby Goodnough
Remembering a Times Journalist With a Legacy of Generosity
The Nathaniel Nash Award commemorates a reporter who died in 1996, the first Times journalist since World War II to die while covering a story. Source: NYT > Business – Kevin McKenna
Chris Cline, Coal Mining Entrepreneur, Is Killed in Helicopter Crash, Reports Say
Mr. Cline was a well-known philanthropist and Republican donor who began working in the coal industry in West Virginia. Source: NYT > Business – Liam Stack