Brian Mann

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Synthetic opioids threaten communities including the Cherokee Nation in Oklahoma

Thursday, March 16, 2023

The fentanyl-opioid crisis is hitting young people hard and some of the highest death rates are in Native American communities. The Cherokee Nation is working to help families recover.

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Mexican pharmacies are selling pills laced with deadly fentanyl to U.S. travelers

Tuesday, March 14, 2023

Researchers say Mexican pharmacies that cater to U.S. tourists and medical travelers are selling medications that look safe but are laced with deadly fentanyl and methamphetamines.

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Mexico's leader denies his country's role in fentanyl crisis. Republicans are furious

Friday, March 10, 2023

Republican lawmakers want Mexico to accept U.S. military aid to cripple drug cartels making and smuggling deadly fentanyl. López Obrador mocked the idea as a threat to his country's sovereignty.

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After months of scandal, House panel is investigating Rep. George Santos

Friday, March 03, 2023

The House Ethics Committee has opened a formal probe into Republican Congressman George Santos of New York. He has lied to voters about much of his career and family history.

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The House Ethics Committee is investigating Rep. George Santos

Thursday, March 02, 2023

After months of scandal and controversy, the House has opened a formal probe to determine whether New York Rep. George Santos broke the law while lying to voters.

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On the Kansas prairie, a master falconer develops a unique bond with birds of prey

Sunday, February 26, 2023

Monte Markley read My Side of the Mountain as a kid and was captivated by the story of a boy and his falcon. He's now a master falconer, training his latest bird on the grasslands of Kansas.

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Politicians say they'll stop fentanyl smugglers. Experts say new drug war won't work

Tuesday, February 21, 2023

As fentanyl deaths soar, political pressure is growing to stop Mexican cartels that smuggle the drug. Experts on drug trafficking say trying to lock down the Mexican border is an impossible goal.

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He was the head of Mexico's FBI. Now he's on trial for accepting cartel bribes

Tuesday, February 14, 2023

Guilty or innocent, the drug-corruption trial in New York of high-ranking former Mexican government official, Genaro Garcia Luna, shows the limits of the U.S. to win its decades-long "war on drugs."

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Trial for Mexico's former top drug cop is underway over cartel bribery accusations

Monday, February 13, 2023

Guilty or innocent, the drug-corruption trial in New York of high-ranking former Mexican government official, Genaro Garcia Luna, shows the limits of the U.S. to win its decades-long "war on drugs."

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Beleaguered Rep. George Santos appears to be trying to grab even more attention

Monday, February 13, 2023

Republicans are urging Rep. George Santos to lie low while investigations play out into his lies and his campaign finances, but the freshman Republican from New York is keeping a high profile.

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Biden's speech comes with opioid epidemic having become a deadly public health crisis

Tuesday, February 07, 2023

As President Biden gives his State of the Union address, his administration is struggling to stem a devastating wave of fentanyl deaths. Here's how the opioid crisis has evolved in deadly ways.

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Santos took office one month ago and his New York district says he's got to go

Sunday, February 05, 2023

Congressman George Santos' constituents are furious and don't think he's doing the work to represent them. A recent poll finds most GOP voters want the scandal plagued Republican to resign.

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Appeals court clears the way for more lawsuits over Johnson's Baby Powder

Monday, January 30, 2023

A U.S. appeals court has dismissed the bankruptcy case filed by a Johnson & Johnson spinoff company. Around 40,000 cancer patients have filed suit, alleging the powder was contaminated with asbestos.

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Social media platforms face pressure to stop online drug dealers who target kids

Thursday, January 26, 2023

During a House committee hearing Wednesday, parents, activists and law enforcement officials accused social media sites of enabling drug dealers to sell fentanyl to young Americans.

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The Trump Organization has been ordered to pay $1.61 million for tax fraud

Friday, January 13, 2023

Friday's sentencing comes after a Manhattan jury found Donald Trump's family enterprise guilty in December of tax-fraud. Trump was not charged as an individual.

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The latest twist in the George Santos scandal

Thursday, January 12, 2023

Speaker Kevin McCarthy says Santos will remain in office despite the New York Republican's deceptions before the election.

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McCarthy says Santos will remain in office as N.Y. Republicans call for his ouster

Wednesday, January 11, 2023

A coalition of Republican officials in New York state say Rep. George Santos should resign over the "overwhelming" lies he told voters. House Speaker Kevin McCarthy says Santos will remain in office.

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Novelist Russell Banks, dead at age 82, found the mythical in marginal lives

Tuesday, January 10, 2023

The novelist, activist and short story writer explored the lives of the marginalized and the powerless in American life. He was known for his books, Cloudsplitter, Affliction and Continental Drift.

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2022 was a deadly (but hopeful) year in America's opioid crisis

Saturday, December 31, 2022

The opioid epidemic continued to surge in 2022, killing record numbers of Americans, but help may be on the way in the form of more aid to communities and major reforms in opioid addiction treatment.

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After record drug deaths, there have been major reforms in addiction treatment

Friday, December 30, 2022

The opioid epidemic surged in 2022 — killing record numbers of Americans, but help may be on the way in the form of more aid to communities and major reforms in opioid addiction treatment.

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