Wednesday on the NewsHour, parents remain divided on face coverings in schools as more states repeal their requirements amid declining COVID infections. Then, a new report details the scale of the opioid crisis and the daunting challenge of cracking down on drug trafficking. Also, we look at how inflation is disproportionately impacting senior citizens and young people trying to make ends meet.

WATCH TODAY’S SEGMENTS:
News Wrap: Three states lift mask mandates amid CDC review
https://youtu.be/Sbvuy3eiQyc
More states lift mask requirements, sparking concerns
https://youtu.be/D-QMxWYpClU
A divided Congress finds common ground on major legislation
https://youtu.be/9ZG6Y3wxSz8
Opioid deaths driven by fentanyl made abroad creates crisis
https://youtu.be/fvKZwZi2hKI
How rising prices are squeezing Americans on a tight budget
https://youtu.be/DSCkYRTjlNw
Calls for change amid rise in murders of Mexican journalists
https://youtu.be/oE3dxr4wP4s
Black scuba divers explore the wreckage of slave ships
https://youtu.be/dhY65CmhFYg

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