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While advocates claimed Senate Bill 110 was a long overdue solution to stem the tide of overdose deaths, Governor Gavin Newsom called it "premature" in a veto message late Friday.

Below is Alston & Bird’s Health Care Week in Review, which provides a synopsis of the latest news in healthcare regulations, notices, and guidance; federal legislation and congressional...

July 1, 2021 GMT NEW YORK (AP) — Toronto Raptors guard Jalen Harris was dismissed and disqualified from the NBA on Thursday for violating terms of the NBA/NBPA Anti-Drug Program. The league, teams and union are prohibited from publicly disclosing information about testing or treatment of any NBA player under the Anti-Drug Program, other than to announce a suspension or dismissal. As a first-year player, Harris is eligible to apply for reinstatement in a year. Harris averaged 7.4 points and 13...

2021/07/02 07:49 NEW YORK (AP) — Toronto Raptors guard Jalen Harris was dismissed and disqualified from the NBA on Thursday for violating terms of the NBA/NBPA Anti-Drug Program. The league, teams and union are prohibited from publicly disclosing information about testing or treatment of any NBA player under the Anti-Drug Program, other than to announce a suspension or dismissal. As a first-year player, Harris is eligible to apply for reinstatement in a yea...

AUBURN — As a juvenile probation officer, Kelly Mattes typically does not see the successful cases on which she has worked. “I don’t get to see the kids that succeed, because nobody comes to the probation department unless they have to,” she said with a smile. “We don’t see the successes. Our success is if we don’t see them again.” Mattes has served as an officer with the DeKalb County Probation Department for 25 years and was recognized for her quarter-c...

New N.J. legal weed law that eases penalties on underage drinking alarms lawmakers. But data shows few teens get caught anyway. Updated Mar 10, 2021; The rules were clear for years: Those under 21 caught with alcohol could face arrests and fines. But the law shifted nearly overnight last month. Legislators seeking a racially just response to underage marijuana use downgraded a criminal offense to warnings and roped alcohol in, too. There will be no more searches of young people for concealed b...

Alabama News Updated: Governor Kay Ivey has awarded a $50,000 grant to allow parents who have had drug-related issues to retain or regain custody of their children provided that they adhere to certain guidelines. The grant would enable the Dallas County Family Drug Court to conduct screening and undertake other measures to ensure that people who have had substance abuse problems remain drug free as part of a requirement to keep their children at home with them. “Children in most cases want t...

TODAY Former Nigeria police chief, CP Yomi Onasile (Rtd), has been confirmed dead of Covid-19 complications. The late retired Commissioners of Police was gathered to have gave up the ghost at the Isolation Center at Olodo area of Ibadan, the Oyo State Capital, around 10am today Saturday, 30th January 2021. It was gathered that the retired Commissioner of Police had been on admission at the COVID-19 Isolation Centre since January 24, and had died while receiving treatment. It was further learn...

Phoenix Suns center Deandre Ayton broke out for his best two games of the 2020-21 season this week. But nothing he did was anything his coaches and teammates felt was out of reach.

Advertisement: In both games, Ayton had impressive plays that demonstrated his versatility as a modern center. Against the Grizzlies, he spun toward the baseline while matched up on the low block against Xavier Tillman and threw down a reverse one-handed dunk, causing point guard Jevon Carter to jump and scream from the Suns bench. In the second quarter against the Rockets, Ayton caught an inbound pass and drove straight to the paint to finish with a finger roll over the outstretch...