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How 2 Nurse Practitioners Decided To Help Babies Touched By Opioid Crisis

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How Two Nurses Decided To Help Babies Touched By Opioid Crisis

Kyle Cook and Carla Saunders, two neonatal nurse practitioners, remember the early days of the opioid crisis, a time that led them to help develop treatment protocols for babies exposed to opioids.

News Brief: North Korea Tests Another Missile, Trump And Democrats Talk DACA

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William Evanina, the head of U.S. counterintelligence. Office of the Director of National Intelligence hide caption

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Office of the Director of National Intelligence

The Man Who Protects America's Secrets

by Gail Austin

The Man Who Protects America's Secrets

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It's Not A Typo, Just A Different Word

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DREAMers Skeptical Of DACA Deal

by Richard Gonzales

DREAMers Skeptical Of DACA Deal

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Review: Ken Burns' 'The Vietnam War'

by Eric Deggans

Review: Ken Burns' 'The Vietnam War'

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Facebook Enabled Ads Targeting Anti-Semites

by Aarti Shahani

Facebook Enabled Ads Targeting Anti-Semites

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The Urgent 'Sonic Blast' Of Prophets Of Rage

Prophets of Rage's self-titled debut album comes out September 15. Travis Shinn/Courtesy of the artist hide caption

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The Urgent 'Sonic Blast' Of Prophets Of Rage

by David Greene , Vince Pearson

The Urgent 'Sonic Blast' Of Prophets Of Rage

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Trump Supporters Despair Over Possible DACA Deal

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No Apology, No Explanation: Fox News And The Seth Rich Story

Several months after Fox News retracted its story about the death of Seth Rich, the network has done nothing to explain what went wrong. Spencer Platt/Getty Images hide caption

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No Apology, No Explanation: Fox News And The Seth Rich Story

by David Folkenflik

No Apology, No Explanation: Fox News And The Seth Rich Story

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Nursing Homes And Emergency Preparedness

by Joseph Shapiro

Nursing Homes And Emergency Preparedness

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How 2 Nurse Practitioners Decided To Help Babies Touched By Opioid Crisis

by Heidi Glenn , Liyna Anwar

How 2 Nurse Practitioners Decided To Help Babies Touched By Opioid Crisis

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A Chainsaw And Neighbors To The Rescue

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North Korea Fires Another Missile Over Japan

Pedestrians walk in front of a large video screen in Tokyo broadcasting a news report about North Korea's latest missile test that passed over Japan early Friday morning. Toru Yamanaka /AFP/Getty Images hide caption

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North Korea Fires Another Missile Over Japan

by Elise Hu , Barbara Campbell

North Korea Fires Another Missile Over Japan

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Europe

U.K. Police Investigating Explosion On Subway As Terrorism

by Frank Langfitt

U.K. Police Investigating Explosion On Subway As Terrorism

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Joe's Big Idea

Cassini Plunges To Saturn

by Joe Palca

Cassini Plunges To Saturn

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Analysis

Trump Administration Responds To New Ethic Concerns

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Latin America

St. Thomas Residents Welcome Relief Flights After Irma

by Jason Beaubien

St. Thomas Residents Welcome Relief Flights After Irma

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