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One way to deal with the surging opioid epidemic is to let doctors use telemedicine to remotely prescribe addiction treatment medication. That approach has promise and some drawbacks.

Telemedicine For Addiction Treatment? Picture Remains Fuzzy

8:17am November 24, 2017

by Emily Forman

One way to deal with the surging opioid epidemic is to let doctors use telemedicine to remotely prescribe addiction treatment medication. The approach has promise and some drawbacks.

Who Is Mike Cernovich?

8:02am November 24, 2017

Steve Inskeep talks with Andrew Marantz of The New Yorker about Mike Cernovich, the alt-right figure who obtained documents about sexual misconduct allegations against Democratic Rep. John Conyers.

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Ohio Politicians Face Sexual Misconduct Scandals

5:08am November 24, 2017

NPR's Noel King talks with Ohio Public Radio and Television's Karen Kasler about charges of sexual misconduct, assault and cover-ups in Ohio state politics that have led to resignations.

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Law Enforcement's Limits To Stopping Shooters

5:08am November 24, 2017

by Martin Kaste

Recent mass shootings have shown how law enforcement can fail to prevent attacks by people who are known threats. The system is limited in what it can do, but there's also room for improvement.

Gray Zeitz at his 1915 Chandler & Price printing press.

When Making Books Was As Much Of An Art As Writing Them

7:56pm November 23, 2017

by Noah Adams

The Larkspur Press in Kentucky is two years behind schedule, with no plans to catch up. Printer Gray Zeitz sets each letter of the book by hand and then prints on a press from the early 1900s.

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Trump Wine: Local Promotion Or Presidential Product Placement?

7:56pm November 23, 2017

by Peter Overby

Ninety miles west of the White House, the National Park Service was selling Trump Wine at Shenandoah National Park — raising questions about Park Service rules and presidential influence.

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Robert Mueller May Bring An End To Jokes Surrounding Old Law

4:40pm November 23, 2017

by Miles Parks

The little-known Foreign Agents Registration Act was long considered a joke — until Justice Department special counsel Robert Mueller brought his first indictments. Legal observers are asking whether he might take a "toothless" old law and give it new fangs.

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They're Undocumented And Want To Join The U.S. Army Before It's Too Late

4:40pm November 23, 2017

by Richard Gonzales

Several hundred undocumented immigrants who were brought to this country illegally all share a goal: they want to join the U.S. Army. Now, two programs that put them on that path are in danger of being killed by the Trump administration. Two young men tell NPR they are hoping to get to basic training before it's too late.

Trump Thanks Service Members Abroad On Thanksgiving

4:40pm November 23, 2017

President Trump thanked U.S. service members who are serving abroad in a video call from Mar-a-Lago today. Ahead of the holiday — the Defense Logistics Agency sent close to 100,000 pounds of turkey and some 30,000 pounds of ham to the region for a Thanksgiving meal.

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Turkeys Have Gotten Bigger And It's Not Because Of Stuffing

4:40pm November 23, 2017

Over the past half-century, turkeys have been getting a lot bigger. Due to selective breeding, the average turkey is now twice the size it was in 1960.