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Dependence in America: Our national opioid crisis deepens
July 24, 2017Small, exurban towns are experiencing a plague of addictions—so many that overdoses fill the morgues with bodies.
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Support mounts for mother in sanctuary in New Haven church
July 24, 2017Support and solidarity has been overwhelming for Nury Chavarria, who took sanctuary at the Iglesia de Dios Pentacostal church rather than be deported.
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California: Single-payer is no Plan B if Obamacare is repealed
July 24, 2017The state's path to single-payer would face a steep climb if the ACA were repealed or transformed into “Trumpcare.”
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Betty Dukes, 67: Led gender bias class action suit against Walmart
July 21, 2017“She was a very tough lady, very driven and passionate about what she believed in."
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Constitutional crisis? Trump eyes firing Mueller, pardoning himself, family, and staff
July 21, 2017Trump's consideration of this historically unprecedented action comes as investigators step up their probes of his and his associates' finances.
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