Nearly A Year After Maria, FEMA Reduces Assistance To Puerto Rico
Declaring the emergency in Puerto Rico over, the Federal Emergency Management Agency has begun scaling back its financial assistance to the island. Puerto Rico’s government is not happy about that.
Bad Batch Of K2 Is Suspected In Dozens Of Overdoses In Connecticut
Authorities still don’t know what was in synthetic marijuana that caused an outbreak of overdoses in New Haven, Conn., this week. The DEA didn’t find any fentanyl in tests of samples of the drug.
Connecticut Health Officials Respond To Synthetic Marijuana Overdoses
Noel King talks to Michael Baumann of the National Institute of Drug Abuse about the dozens of people who overdosed this week on synthetic cannabinoids in Connecticut.
Chipotle To Retrain Employees After Latest Outbreak Of Food Poisoning
The announcement comes after health officials said an outbreak last month that sickened nearly 650 customers in Ohio was caused by a bacteria that thrives in food kept warm for long periods.
Cannabis Producer Gets $4 Billion Investment From Beer Company
The giant influx of cash from Constellation Brands is the largest strategic investment in the cannabis market to date. It nearly quadruples the alcohol company’s stake in Canopy Growth to 38 percent.
No Veterans Day Military Parade This Year; DOD Looking At Dates In 2019
The procession through Washington, D.C., requested by President Trump and set for November, has been delayed. Reports estimated its cost at $92 million, although the defense secretary scoffs at that.
Toddler’s Remains That Were Discovered In N.M. Compound Identified As Missing Child
Officials said the decomposed body found in a raid on a rural property in Amalia, are those of missing 3-year-old, Abdul-Ghani Wahhaj. Prosecutors argue he died in a religious ceremony.
What Exactly Is K2, The Synthetic Cannabinoid?
NPR’s Audie Cornish speaks to Dr. Kathryn Hawk, an assistant professor of emergency medicine at the Yale School of Medicine, about synthetic marijuana, also known as K2.
Trump Signs Annual Defense Policy Bill, Lists Many Things He Doesn’t Like About It
Hours after President Trump signed into law the annual defense policy bill, he — like his recent predecessors — issued a signing statement challenging the constitutionality of 52 provisions in the bill.
Babies Born Dependent On Opioids Need Touch, Not Tech
A pediatrician is working to make sure every hospital in Kansas can give babies with neonatal abstinence syndrome the soft start they need, ideally right next to their mothers.
Former CIA Director Michael Hayden Weighs In On Trump Revoking Security Clearances
Former CIA and NSA director Gen. Michael Hayden talks with NPR’s Mary Louise Kelly about President Trump’s decision to revoke the security clearance for one of Hayden’s successors, John Brennan.
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