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How do you discipline an in-school overdose? In some districts, you don't
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Schools And The Fentanyl Crisis

How do you discipline an in-school overdose? In some districts, you don't

Amid the rise in teen opioid overdoses, school systems from California to Maryland are changing their approach: Instead of zero tolerance, they're turning to rehabilitation.

Don't underestimate the power of Dad TV: 'Reacher' is the genre at its best

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TV Reviews

Don't underestimate the power of Dad TV: 'Reacher' is the genre at its best

by Eric Deggans

3 min

Don't underestimate the power of Dad TV: 'Reacher' is the genre at its best

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Homelessness in the U.S. hit a record high last year as pandemic aid ran out

The latest national count taken in January found more than 650,000 people living in tents, cars and shelters. Business Wire Via AP hide caption

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Homelessness in the U.S. hit a record high last year as pandemic aid ran out

by Jennifer Ludden

4 min

Homelessness in the U.S. hit a record high last year as pandemic aid ran out

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Europe

A controversial exchange frees Russian convicts if they agree to fight in Ukraine

by Charles Maynes, Vincent Acovino, Christine Arrasmith, Claudette Lindsay Habermann

6 min

A controversial exchange frees Russian convicts if they agree to fight in Ukraine

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How do you discipline an in-school overdose? In some districts, you don't
Photo illustration by LA Johnson/Getty Images/NPR

Schools And The Fentanyl Crisis

How do you discipline an in-school overdose? In some districts, you don't

by Sequoia Carrillo

4 min

How do you discipline an in-school overdose? In some districts, you don't

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