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| | | | | | | Presented By Amazon | | | | Axios PM | | By Mike Allen · Dec 20, 2022 | | Good afternoon: Today's PM — edited by Justin Green — is 454 words, a 2-minute read. | | | | | | 1 big thing: Fentanyl overload |  | | | A bag of assorted pills and prescription drugs dropped off for disposal on April 24, 2021, in Los Angeles. Photo: Patrick T. Fallon/AFP via Getty Images | | | | Drug enforcers say they seized enough fentanyl this year to kill every person in America, Axios' Shawna Chen reports. Why it matters: The synthetic opioid is 50 times more potent than heroin and is considered the deadliest drug threat in the United States. - The DEA seized over 379 million doses in 2022, it said today.
The agency has documented a sharp nationwide increase in the lethality of fentanyl-laced fake prescription pills, in particular. - "Just two milligrams of fentanyl, the small amount that fits on the tip of a pencil, is considered a potentially deadly dose," the agency noted in a press release.
The bottom line: Fentanyl is now the leading cause of death for people in the U.S. ages 18–49, a Washington Post investigation found. Share this story. |     | | | | | | 📲 2. TikTok unveil |  | | | Illustration: Aïda Amer/Axios | | | | TikTok is demystifying its famous algorithm in its campaign to deter lawmaker scrutiny about its ties to China, Axios Media Trends author Sara Fischer reports. - The platform will soon let users tap a question mark icon called "Why this video."
- TikTok will list reasons a certain video was recommended to a user, using categories like the user's previous interactions, the accounts the user follows, content that's been posted recently, or content that's popular in a user's region.
Zoom out: U.S. lawmakers are skeptical that TikTok's data security and content recommendation practices are conducted independently of influence from the Chinese state. Share this story. | | | | | | | | A message from Amazon | | "I was able to learn a whole trade without worrying about a paycheck" | | |  | | | | After moving from job to job, Ariel discovered Amazon's Mechatronics and Robotics Apprenticeship and found a career and a passion, all while not missing a paycheck. The results: Graduates of the apprenticeship see their wages increase up to 40%. Read about Amazon's upskilling commitment. | | | | | | 3. Catch up quick | | Photo: Caltrans District 1 via AP - Northern California suffered a 6.4 magnitude earthquake early this morning, cutting off power to residents and damaging infrastructure like Fernbridge, a 1,320-foot-long concrete arch bridge that spans the Eel River near Fortuna.
- Pay to poll: Elon Musk says future polls on Twitter's policies will be limited to paying Twitter Blue subscribers. Go deeper.
- Wells Fargo will pay $3.7 billion in a settlement with the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau over accusations that it charged consumers illegal fees tied to auto loans and mortgages. Go deeper.
- In a newly surfaced video, President Biden said on the sidelines of a Nov. 4 election rally that the 2015 nuclear deal with Iran is "dead," but stressed the U.S. won't formally announce it. Go deeper.
| | | | | | | | ⚽️ ✈️ 4. Parting shots: Buenos Aires triumph | | Photo: Marcelo Endelli/Getty Images Lionel Messi, holding the World Cup trophy, greets fans upon the team's arrival back in Buenos Aires, Argentina. Photo: Tomas Cuesta/AFP via Getty Images The team celebrated on a bus along a route thronged with hundreds of thousands of fans, AP reports. | | | | | | | | A message from Amazon | | Ready to give up, Frank found a new career at Amazon | | |  | | | | Frank started as a shift assistant. Now, five years later, he is a senior operations manager at an Amazon Air Hub, and he mentors colleagues looking to grow. The takeaway: Amazon is committed to career growth, offering skills training, mentorship programs and prepaid tuition. Read Frank's story. | | | | Thanks to Sheryl Miller for copy editing today's PM. |  | | Are you a fan of this email format? Your essential communications — to staff, clients and other stakeholders — can have the same style. Axios HQ, a powerful platform, will help you do it. | | | | | | Axios thanks our partners for supporting our newsletters. If you're interested in advertising, learn more here.
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