Brian Mann

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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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Rep.-elect George Santos faces growing anger from New York voters

Thursday, December 29, 2022

Rep.-elect George Santos faces growing investigations by state and local prosecutors and anger from New York voters. Santos has admitted to misleading the public about much of his life story.

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Feds sue AmerisourceBergen over 'hundreds of thousands' of alleged opioid violations

Thursday, December 29, 2022

DOJ officials say the drug wholesaler could face "billions of dollars" in penalties for failing to report diversion of prescription opioid pain medications shipped to pharmacies across the U.S.

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Rep.-elect George Santos of New York is being investigated for lying about his past

Thursday, December 29, 2022

A Republican district attorney in New York has opened a probe into George Santos, who has admitted misleading the public about much of his official biography.

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Some GOP leaders say Republican Santos 'lied' about career and Jewish heritage

Tuesday, December 27, 2022

Rep.-elect George Santos from New York has acknowledged deceiving voters about most of his life story. He's still slated to be sworn in as a part of the new Republican House majority next month.

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Holiday lights take a special meaning deep in the Adirondack Mountains

Sunday, December 25, 2022

A natural history museum in New York has created a lush space of holiday lights in the snowy woods on the bank of the Raquette River.

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In a wintry Adirondack forest, an oasis of holiday light

Saturday, December 24, 2022

A natural history museum in New York's Adirondack Mountains has created a lush space of holiday light in the deep snowy woods at the edge of a wilderness.

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New York GOP leader calls accusation of faked bio for new GOP House member 'serious'

Tuesday, December 20, 2022

New York Rep.-elect George Santos last month won a House seat on Long Island but much of his biography and resume appear to have been invented. (Story aired on All Things Considered on Dec. 20, 2022.)

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