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... in a statement. Prince, whose hits include "Little Red Corvette," "Let's Go Crazy" and "When Doves Cry," died April 21, 2016, of an accidental fentanyl overdose at age 57 at his Paisley Park estate in Chanhassen, Minnesota. The resolution for Prince is led by Klobuchar and U.S. Rep ...
... think part of the drug issue, though, is that it comes through our ports of entry. The drugs that kill people in this country, methamphetamine, fentanyl, et cetera, come through the ports of entry. They aren't being carried by a number of people trying to cross the border illegally ...
The governments committed to targeting importers of chemical precursors for fentanyl and methamphetamine, their financial networks and secret labs. They also said they would work together to reduce the trafficking of guns, a high priority for violence-wracked Mexico, and to provide more opportunities to youth to make it harder ...
NEW YORK — Actor Michael K. Williams died of acute drug intoxication in what New York City's medical examiner said Friday was an accidental death. Williams, known for playing Omar Little on “The Wire” and an Emmy Award nominee this year, had fentanyl, parafluorofentanyl, heroin and cocaine in his system ...
... became a U.S. citizen. Monica Villamizar: Foley concedes, more drug mules get around him than the Recon can stop, but given the deadliness of fentanyl and other drugs, he's still dedicated to the pursuit.Tim Foley: The way I look at it, every little bit helps. That load ...
... United Kingdom to curb Beijing's ambitions. Then, U.S. gymnasts testify before Congress about the FBI's botched investigation of sexually abusive doctor, Larry Nassar. And, the U.S. struggles to contain the flow of the high-powered opioid fentanyl across the southern border amid a raging addiction crisis.
... added 37. Still to come on the "NewsHour": what President Trump's continuing grip on the Republican Party means for elections; why the U.S. struggles to contain the flow of illegal fentanyl across the Southern border; a new parenting book draws criticism for its counterintuitive advice; plus much more.
... leader took to keep Former President Trump from sparking a war. Then, the U.S. secretary of state faces senators to defend the Afghanistan withdrawal. California voters decide gov. Gavin Newsom's fate. And, an exclusive look inside Mexico's Sinaloa cartel and its widespread production and sale of fentanyl.
... the past two decades, a toll that includes victims of prescription painkillers like OxyContin and Vicodin and illicit drugs such as heroin and street-grade fentanyl. In one of the hardest-fought provisions in the settlement, the family will be protected from any future opioid lawsuits. While the Sacklers weren ...
... deaths in the U.S. Some of the deaths have been attributed to OxyContin and other prescription opioids, but most are from illicit forms of opioids such as heroin and illegally produced fentanyl. Opioid-linked deaths in the U.S. continued at a record pace last year, hitting 70,000.
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