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Is the Trump Administration Reverting Back to Drug Policies from 1980s?

Is the Trump Administration Reverting Back to Drug Policies from 1980s?

by Clarissa Jones | Mar 23, 2018 | Featured, Politics

WASHINGTON– President Trump has voiced his support for the death penalty for drug dealers. Some are wondering if the Trump administration is reverting back to drug policies from Reagan’s War on Drugs? Watch below as experts weigh in on the punitive...
Over the threshold: How effective are opioids in treating chronic pain?

Over the threshold: How effective are opioids in treating chronic pain?

by David Thill | Mar 22, 2018 | Featured, Health

WASHINGTON — There’s little, if any, debate about using prescription opioids to treat severe acute pain, cancer pain, end-of-life pain or similar conditions. When used wisely, these drugs can spare seriously ill patients from weeks or months of excruciating...
Trump slaps China with $60 billion in retaliatory tariffs

Trump slaps China with $60 billion in retaliatory tariffs

by Casey Egan | Mar 22, 2018 | Featured, Politics

Fulfilling a campaign promise, the Trump administration announced on Thursday plans to impose broad tariffs on Chinese imports, a sweeping move that could generate an estimated $60 billion a year from tariffs and penalties. The action comes in response to alleged...
European Far Right Likely to Win Big in Upcoming Hungarian Elections

European Far Right Likely to Win Big in Upcoming Hungarian Elections

by Elizabeth Strassner | Mar 22, 2018 | Featured, Politics

WASHINGTON – Hungarian citizens will head to the polls on April 8, but Prime Minister Viktor Orbán has little cause for concern. The rest of Europe, however, might have reason to worry. Orbán — and his party, the Alliance of Young Democrats, or Fidesz —have become a...

Time to Grow up! Toys R Us Announces US Store Closures

by Jasmine Khayami | Mar 21, 2018 | Business & Tech, Featured

WASHINGTON – Last week, the beloved toy store chain, Toys “R” Us, announced it would be selling or closing all of its U.S. stores. This announcement came just 6 months after the company filed for Chapter 10 bankruptcy in September last year....
Timeline: McCabe the Latest Departure in a Tumultuous Trump Administration

Timeline: McCabe the Latest Departure in a Tumultuous Trump Administration

by Elizabeth Strassner | Mar 21, 2018 | Featured, Politics

WASHINGTON — Deputy FBI Director Andrew McCabe was set to resign in a few days when Attorney General Jeff Sessions abruptly fired him. Sessions said that McCabe “lacked candor” when talking to internal investigators about an inquiry related to former...
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