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Hospital emergency departments are tasked with saving the lives of people who overdose on opioids. Clinicians and researchers hope that more can be done during the hospital encounter to connect people with treatment.

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Hospitals Could Do More For Survivors Of Opioid Overdoses, Study Suggests

Aug 22, 2017

Researchers say hospitals are missing an opportunity to help people with opioid addiction get into treatment by not doing enough when they show up in emergency rooms after an overdose.

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Air Date: Tuesday, August 22, 2017

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Jerry Lewis was a comedy and philanthropy legend, who entertained as half of Lewis and Martin, made iconic movies and raised millions to fight muscular dystrophy. We'll look back at the legendary Las Vegans life.

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Ahmed Abu Khatallah is sworn in during a hearing at the federal U.S. District Court in Washington, D.C., in June 2014. He has pleaded not guilty to murder and terrorism charges related to the 2012 attack on the U.S. consulate in Benghazi, Libya.

Trial Looms For Sole Defendant In 2012 Benghazi Attacks That Killed Ambassador

Aug 23, 2017

The case of Ahmed Abu Khatallah, who is preparing for trial next month in Washington, D.C., raises questions about due process and interrogation. He has pleaded not guilty.

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Oregon Gov. Kate Brown, D, center, recently signed a bill into law that would require insurers in the state to cover reproductive health services.

Oregon, Texas Lay Down Markers On Abortion Coverage

Aug 23, 2017

Highlighting the country's sharp divide over abortion and mixed reactions to requirements in the Affordable Care Act, Texas restricts insurance coverage while Oregon requires that it be covered.

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U.S. Navy Vice Adm. Joseph Aucoin, commander of the U.S. 7th Fleet, speaks during a news conference in June after the USS Fitzgerald collided with a container ship off Japan.

Commander Of Navy's 7th Fleet Dismissed After Series Of Ship Mishaps

Aug 23, 2017

Vice Adm. Joseph Aucoin, the three-star commander of the U.S. 7th Fleet was relieved of command on Wednesday after four accidents involving Navy ships. Rear Adm. Phil Sawyer will assume command.

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Cambridge University Press had removed some 300 articles from the "China Quarterly" site at the behest of the censors, including articles about the Tiananmen Square military crackdown. Earlier this summer, thousands gathered in Hong Kong to mark the anniversary of the massacre.

'China Quarterly' Publisher Restores Articles Following Backlash From Scholars

Aug 22, 2017

Cambridge University Press had removed articles about Tibet, Taiwan and Tiananmen Square from its Chinese website at the request of authorities. Days later, the publisher reversed course.

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The Salt

Kelp plants grow on a 30-foot-long, white PVC pole suspended in the water. If this is successful, instead of just one row, there would be a whole platform, hundreds of meters across and hundreds of meters deep, full of kelp plants.

Scientists Hope To Farm The Biofuel Of The Future In The Pacific Ocean

Aug 22, 2017

International research labs are using seaweed to make biofuel, but little progress has been made in the U.S. Now scientists in California are developing a prototype to enable vast open-ocean farming.

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Greenpeace activists hang a banner from the rafters at a bank shareholders' meeting earlier this year in Zurich, calling for it to "STOP DIRTY PIPELINE DEALS!" Also on the banner are hashtags supporting Dakota Access Pipeline protesters.

Dakota Access Pipeline Owner Sues Greenpeace For 'Criminal Activity'

Aug 22, 2017

Energy Transfer Partners alleges Greenpeace and other "eco-terrorist groups" tried to block its pipeline with "campaigns of misinformation." Greenpeace says the suit is a bid to "silence free speech."

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Attorney General Jeff Sessions speaks at the Department of Justice on Aug. 4. The department is being sued by multiple cities, including now Los Angeles, over its stance on "sanctuary cities."

Los Angeles Sues Justice Department, Joining Other 'Sanctuary Cities'

Aug 22, 2017

LA is among the jurisdictions that limit their cooperation with federal authorities on immigration enforcement. The Trump administration has threatened to cut millions in funding to them.

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