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Prison for forced addiction treatment? A parent's 'last resort' has consequences

Prison for forced addiction treatment? A parent's 'last resort' has consequences

Thousands of Massachusetts residents have been committed to treatment for addiction against their will. Some families say locking up addicts in prison isn't treatment. Others say it saves lives.
by Deborah Becker

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Amid opioid prescriber crackdown, health officials reach out to pain patients

Amid opioid prescriber crackdown, health officials reach out to pain patients

After dozens of health care workers were charged with illegally prescribing opioids in Appalachia, local health agencies are trying to make sure chronic pain patients don't fall through the cracks.
by Blake Farmer

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Trump sours on Mueller report after initial upbeat view

Trump sours on Mueller report after initial upbeat view

President Trump is lashing out at current and former aides who cooperated with special counsel Robert Mueller's investigation, insisting the deeply unflattering picture they painted of him and the White House was "total bulls--t."
by Associated Press

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After Columbine, a friendship bound by the trauma of mass shootings

After Columbine, a friendship bound by the trauma of mass shootings

Over the past 20 years, mass shootings have resulted in communities of survivors. Heather Martin, who was a senior at Columbine High School in 1999, runs a nonprofit that connects them.
by Nathaniel Minor

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Parents who starved and shackled children sentenced to life

Parents who starved and shackled children sentenced to life

The eldest son and daughter of a couple who starved and shackled 12 of their children spoke publicly for the first time Friday, alternately condemning and forgiving their parents before a judge sentenced the pair to up to life in prison.
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Noor trial: A dramatic week in the courtroom

Noor trial: A dramatic week in the courtroom

It was an important week in the trial of Mohamed Noor, the former Minneapolis police officer who faces murder and manslaughter charges in the shooting death of Justine Ruszczyk. Noor's partner took the stand, as did Minneapolis Police Chief Medaria Arradondo.
by Julie Siple and Angela Davis

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