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One parent and 13 former students have been arrested in a drug trafficking ring at Penn State University. The defendants allegedly transported and distributed large amounts of cocaine.
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Coal mining has been a big part of the Navajo Nation's economy for decades. As mines and power plants have been closing, the tribe is trying to expand one of its largest mines.
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An NIH grant will fund an unconventional strategy at UNC Asheville against drug-resistant bacteria and it's undergraduates, not graduate students, are doing the lab work. -
Members of the 11th District Republican Executive Committee will meet Monday, Aug. 10 to select a new GOP nominee. -
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The news comes after the House Ethics Committee recommended Edwards be censured for inappropriate conduct toward two female staffers.
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New data shows that trauma, loss of housing, and interruption to opioid treatment services all have lasting tragic impacts. -
The congressman sent the staffers “lavish” gifts, invited them to “intimate dinners and vacations” and sent them notes about his “effusive affection” for them, according to the panel.
