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How recent ‘swatting’ calls targeting officials may prompt heavier penalties for hoax police calls
ATLANTA (AP) — A spate of false reports of shootings at the homes of public officials in recent days could be setting the stage for stricter penalties against so-called swatting in more states. U.S.December 29, 2023
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Mexican president inaugurates centralized ‘super pharmacy’ to supply medicines to all of Mexico
MEXICO CITY (AP) — Mexico’s president is inaugurating a ‘super pharmacy’ in a bid to end the woes of patients throughout the country who are often told they need a specific medicine — but thDecember 29, 2023
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Health Spotlight: Pain relief with tech instead of pills
(WISH) — A growing crisis is gripping the nation: Millions of Americans are living in severe pain and turning to prescription painkillers for help. The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and PreveDecember 27, 2023
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US Supreme Court wrestles with OxyContin maker’s bankruptcy deal
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court on Monday wrestled with a nationwide settlement with OxyContin maker Purdue Pharma that would shield members of the Sackler family who own the company from civilDecember 4, 2023
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Hamilton County trains educators to use medication to combat opioid crisis
NOBLESVILLE, Ind. (WISH) — Educators in Hamilton County will be receiving special training in using a lifesaving medication that can reverse overdoses to help combat the opioid crisis. The HamilNovember 28, 2023
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Oregon’s first-in-the-nation drug decriminalization law faces growing pushback amid fentanyl crisis
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Oregon’s first-in-the-nation law that decriminalized the possession of small amounts of heroin, cocaine and other illicit drugs in favor of an emphasis on addiction treatNovember 19, 2023
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Officials stock up on overdose antidote naloxone after fentanyl-laced letters disrupt vote counting
SEATTLE (AP) — The suspicious letters sent to vote centers and government buildings in six states this month were undeniably scary, some containing traces of fentanyl or white powder, accoNovember 18, 2023
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Election offices are sent envelopes with fentanyl or other substances. Authorities are investigating
WASHINGTON (AP) — Authorities on Thursday were trying to determine who sent suspicious letters, including some containing fentanyl or other substances, to local election offices, an attack that appeNovember 9, 2023
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Election offices receive letters filled with fentanyl, other substances
WASHINGTON (AP) — Authorities on Thursday were trying to determine who sent letters filled with fentanyl or other substances to local election offices, an attack that appears to have targeted multipNovember 9, 2023