Brian Mann

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A dangerous horse tranquilizer is being laced into U.S. street drugs

Friday, June 16, 2023

Xylazine is the latest toxic street drug to spread across America. Experts say the country is flying blind without public health data.

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A dangerous chemical Xylazine is being added to U.S. street drugs, killing thousands

Thursday, June 15, 2023

Public health and law enforcement agencies around the U.S. are scrambling to blunt the impact of xylazine, a deadly new threat to Americans who use street drugs.

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Drugmaker Mallinckrodt may renege on $1.7 billion opioid settlement

Monday, June 12, 2023

Victims of prescription opioid addiction as well as communities slammed by the opioid crisis could wind up with nothing if Mallinckrodt files for a second bankruptcy.

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Who backed George Santos' $500,000 jail bond? He's still fighting to keep it secret

Friday, June 09, 2023

News organizations including NPR want a federal judge to reveal who paid Rep. George Santos' jail bond after he was charged with federal crimes.

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Scientists in the Adirondack Mountains monitor Canadian wildfire smoke

Thursday, June 08, 2023

Smoke from Canadian wildfires continues to blanket much of the Northeast. Scientists at a mountain research station in New York have been watching the crisis unfold.

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U.S. skies in the Northeast and the Midwest are hazy with smoke from Canada

Wednesday, June 07, 2023

A good chunk of the United States is dealing with smoke following a series of wildfires in Canada. Winds have carried the smoke across the Northeast and parts of the Midwest.

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Addiction drug maker will pay more than $102 million fine for stifling competition

Friday, June 02, 2023

Indivior was accused of using illegal strategies to keep generic versions of the opioid-treatment medication Suboxone off the market. The company denies wrongdoing.

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You'll need a boat to navigate the flooded forest at this Vermont bird sanctuary

Wednesday, May 31, 2023

In springtime, a wildlife refuge in northern Vermont is a paradise of migratory birds where you can paddle through flooded maple forests.

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Appeals court clears the way to shield Sackler family from opioid crisis lawsuits

Tuesday, May 30, 2023

A landmark appeals court ruling would shelter members of the Sackler family from lawsuits linked to opioids and their company Purdue Pharma.

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A landmark appeals court ruling clears way for Purdue Pharma-Sackler bankruptcy deal

Tuesday, May 30, 2023

The 2nd Circuit Court of Appeals in New York cleared the way for a controversial bankruptcy deal that grants immunity from opioid lawsuits to members of the Sackler family.

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Come along on a canoe trip through a flooded forest in a Vermont bird sanctuary

Saturday, May 27, 2023

In springtime, Vermont's Missisquoi National Wildlife Refuge is a paradise of migratory birds where you can paddle through flooded maple forests.

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DEA moves to revoke major drug distributor's license over opioid crisis failures

Friday, May 26, 2023

The agency says it will strip Morris & Dickson of its license to sell highly addictive painkillers after finding it failed to flag thousands of suspicious orders at the height of the opioid crisis.

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Trump instructed to obey court rules ahead of Manhattan criminal trial

Tuesday, May 23, 2023

At a hearing Tuesday in New York, which former President Donald Trump attended via video conference, Judge Juan Merchan ordered Trump to obey a protective order or face a possible contempt ruling.

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U.S. drug overdose deaths hit a record in 2022 as some states see a big surge

Thursday, May 18, 2023

Nationally the increase in drug overdose deaths has slowed, but many states, including Texas and Washington, continued to see fatalities rise by 10 to 20 percent in 2022.

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Cops say they're being poisoned by fentanyl. Experts say the risk is 'extremely low'

Tuesday, May 16, 2023

Police officers regularly report being poisoned or overdosing after encountering trace amounts of fentanyl on the job. Experts say it's not happening.

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Rep. George Santos of New York calls federal fraud charges a witch hunt

Thursday, May 11, 2023

Santos was charged with 13 counts of wire fraud, money laundering and theft of public funds. Prosecutors say he schemed to defraud donors when he allegedly used the money to pay for personal expenses.

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Rep. George Santos is in custody after facing a federal criminal charge

Wednesday, May 10, 2023

Congressman George Santos is in custody in a New York courthouse. He's charged with making false statements to Congress, money laundering, wire fraud and theft of public funds.

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N.Y. Rep. George Santos pleads not guilty to federal fraud charges

Wednesday, May 10, 2023

Federal prosecutors say Santos schemed to defraud campaign donors of their cash when he allegedly used the money to pay for personal expenses, including luxury clothes.

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Remembering America's first social network: the landline telephone

Wednesday, May 10, 2023

Young tech nerds in Seattle are trying to preserve the mysterious machines — many of them almost lost forever — that made America's landline telephone system work before the age of computers.

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Rep. George Santos faces federal criminal charge

Tuesday, May 09, 2023

Rep. George Santos, a Republican from New York, has faced controversy, calls for his resignation and probes over his many falsehoods. Now he faces a federal criminal charge.

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