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Sunday

Ken Jeong, right, stars in the new ABC series Dr. Ken. Jeong appears with, from left, Kate Simses, Tisha Campbell-Martin and Jonathan Slavin. Danny Feld/ABC hide caption

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Friday

Bob Schieffer on the set of Face the Nation in September. Chris Usher/CBS hide caption

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CBS' Bob Schieffer Retires Sunday As Last Of The Old-School TV Anchors

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Thursday

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Thursday

David Letterman hosts his final Late Show episode on Wednesday. Jeffrey R. Staab/CBS hide caption

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Letterman Leaves Late-Night TV With A Near-Perfect Final Show

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Stacy Emminger holds the death certificate for her son, Anthony, who was addicted to heroin. His death was marked as a multidrug toxicity in Pennsylvania. Ben Allen/WITF hide caption

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States Lack Accurate Statistics On Widespread Heroin Use

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Wednesday

Shannon Rivers, a member of the Akimel O'odham tribe, lights a fire for the purification ceremony at the Coconino County jail. Inmates will help him put blankets over the sweat lodge structure, place heated rocks inside and pour water over them. Laurel Morales/KJZZ hide caption

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Many Native American Communities Struggle With Effects Of Heroin Use

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Monday

The cast of Mad Men: January Jones (from left), Jon Hamm, Elisabeth Moss, Vincent Kartheiser, Christina Hendricks and John Slattery Frank Ockenfels 3/AMC hide caption

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'Mad Men' Finale: A Love Letter To Fans Filled With Mostly Happy Endings

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Thursday

Republican presidential hopeful Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Fla., speaks Wednesday before the Council on Foreign Relations in New York, where he laid out his "Rubio Doctrine." Mary Altaffer/AP hide caption

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4 Questions For Republicans On Foreign Policy

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