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All right, bear with me here. I have all this technology but thank you everyone for coming today. Open to the Washington Post, im mike bowes, i cover Washington Congress for the post. Im here today to discuss the nations Opioid Crisis and i know i dont need help the people in this room about the scale of that crisis. The victims, families, doctors, Public Health officials, people that look like me and lawmakers like these have been spreading the word about whats been going on and were going to b...

I know i dont need to tell people this this room about the scope of the crisis, the victims, family, doctors, Public Health officials, journalists like me and lawmakers like these fine folks have been spreading the word about whats been going on, and were going to begin our program today with a discussion of the policy and the government response. Ill invite you all to sit down now. So joining me on stage pardon me just a moment while i adjust this. First off we have congresswoman diana deget of...

President. It is called hypocrisy 101. Host ok. Corey says, just because someone sits in front of a hearing does not make them potus worthy, she lied, and sold arms to the rebels. Busy week on the hill the highway bill, the deadline is later this week. That is our topic on the newsmakers program. We talked about the pending deadline. [video clip] you have been in congress for 30 years now. 29, not 30 yet. , 29. Im wondering about your level of frustration now compared to that past, is it at an a...

And struggles many africanamericans say they are facing because of lawmakers in washington we begin in iowa, the 2016 president ial candidates are making a push to gather support a day before the state caucuses. Most of the contenders spent the week meeting locals to discuss the economy, health care and foreign policy, hoping to prove they are the most qualified of the United States. The whole country is waiting to see the results in iowa, watching up with polls where on the republican side dona...

Morgan good evening, im demarco morgan. Ahey were sightseeing over the grand canyon in a helicopter saturday evening just before sunset when something went etrribly wrong. The Helicopter Crashed and burned in a steep ravine about erree miles from grand canyon west airport. At least three people are dead, four others are seriously injured. High winds and rugged terrain complicated the rescue efforts. Mireya villarreal is near the scene. E reporter moments after the crash, witnesses rushed to help...

An encouraging sign or just an isolated blip on the drug war radar?Opioid overdose deaths reported in Massachusetts dropped about 10% in 2023 compared to 2022, according to statistics released May 15 by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Nationwide, fatal overdoses from any type of drug dropped by roughly 3%.“The flattening and beginning […]

“It's still too soon to celebrate; we have really yet to bend the corner. … But I do think the latest data gives us some reason to be hopeful.”

The most important thing parents can do when a friend dies by suicide is talk to their kids, experts say.

While it looked fancy and enticing on paper, the application process and the working conditions turned out to be ridiculous and exploitative.

An associate dean at NC State, he will take on his role at the UNC School of Social Work on July 1.