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Sackler-owned opioid maker goes global with OD treatment

Johnson’s win may deliver Brexit but could risk UK’s breakup

Britain's Prime Minister Boris Johnson is greeted by staff as he returns to 10 Downing Street, London, after meeting Queen Elizabeth II at Buckingham Palace and accepting her invitation to form a new government, Friday Dec. 13, 2019. Boris Johnson led his Conservative Party to a landslide victory in Britain's election that was dominated by Brexit.

US finally giving boot to official foot measurement

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Vaping illness death count surpasses 50 in US

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Breast cancer risk from menopause hormones may last decades

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Dying woman wants Christmas cards from across the world

A woman battling terminal cancer is asking for help completing her bucket list. She's living vicariously through others with their Christmas cards from across the world.

Virginia city says Michael Vick owes $70K in unpaid taxes

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North Korea conducts another test at long-range rocket site

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Judiciary Committee votes along party lines on articles of impeachment

Man accused of slapping Georgia reporter on backside arrested

141-year-old fruitcake is a Michigan family’s heirloom

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UN climate talks in limbo as rifts among countries remain

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Federal Rule change could impact local theaters

‘Safer opioid’ has sparked a crisis in vulnerable countries

In this Oct. 31, 2019, photo, an Indian drug user lies unconscious by the side of a road in Kapurthala, in the northern Indian state of Punjab. Mass abuse of the opioid tramadol spans continents, from India to Africa to the Middle East, creating international havoc some experts blame on a loophole in narcotics regulation and a miscalculation of the drugâ€™s danger. Punjab, the center of India's opioid epidemic, was among the latest to crack down on the tramadol trade. Researchers estimate about 4 million Indians use heroin or other opioids, and a quarter of them live in the Punjab, India's agricultural heartland bordering Pakistan.

Blue-collar character actor Danny Aiello has died at age 86

FILE - In this July 28, 2001 file photo, Danny Aiello poses for a photo at Gigino restaurant in New York. Aiello, the blue-collar character actor whose long career playing tough guys included roles in “Fort Apache, the Bronx,” "The Godfather, Part II," “Once Upon a Time in America” and his Oscar-nominated performance as a pizza man in Spike Lee’s "Do the Right Thing," has died. He was 86. Aiello died Thursday, Dec. 12, 2019 after a brief illness, said his publicist, Tracey Miller.

Stories of Service

Veteran Golfers Association at The Greenbrier

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Legendary Naval officer's son recalls resilient father

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Sen. Shelley Moore Capito thanks veterans

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Local therapeutic riding center helps veterans in need

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Veterans Voices: Citizen Sailor serves the community as a veteran of the newsroom and the Navy

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Johnnie Williams - Vietnam War to War on Terror

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Lee Mitchelson - Vietnam War

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