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The Canadian Mental Health Association has created a toolkit with information on reducing harms surrounding opioids.

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Aida’s Secrets This compelling mystery documentary concerns two brothers who are reunited 60 years after leaving the Bergen-Belsen displaced persons camp — and their search for other family members. Not rated. 90 minutes. In English and in Hebrew with English subtitles.—D.Lewis Along for the Ride This intermittently interesting documentary about Dennis Hopper focuses on the ruinous effects on his career of making “The Last Movie” in 1971. Читать дальше...

The senator from Arizona has had a long career in service to the country.

The Securities and Exchange Commission filed charges in federal court in San Francisco on Thursday for insider trading against a licensed therapist, Kenneth Peer. Peer is charged with trading in the shares of Zulily, Inc. based on nonpublic information disclosed in confidence by his patient, a Zulily employee. During a session with the therapist, the patient revealed that Zulily would be acquired by Liberty Interactive Corp.. Peer used this material information to place illegal trades in Zulily... Читать дальше...

The FCC votes to end net-neutrality rules. Leahy, Sanders and Welch called the move horrible, rushed, and an "egregious attack."

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The Arizona Republican senator formally declared his candidacy for the 2008 election.

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• Walmart is cutting ties with celebrity chef Mario Batali. 
• Batali has been accused by multiple women of groping and sexual misconduct. 
• Target and Eataly have similarly announced they will stop selling Batali's products. 

Walmart is cutting ties with Mario Batali after multiple allegations of sexual misconduct by the celebrity chef. 

"The recent sexual misconduct allegations against Mario Batali are unacceptable,"... Читать дальше...

It remains unclear whether Natrez Patrick will be cleared to play against Oklahoma in the Rose Bowl.

You can call him Ariel Smith now. Chris Smith, the former Knicks point guard and J.R. Smith’s younger brother, is making a basketball comeback and is set to debut next week in the Israeli League for Ironi Nahariya after recently converting to Judaism. Smith became an Orthodox Jew — the strictest level. Smith’s new Hebrew...

It came as no shock when Taylor Swift’s November album Reputation became a pop-music sensation. The video for the single “Look What You Made Me Do” immediately broke records, garnering the most YouTube global streams in a span of 24 hours. The track even dethroned “Despacito,” by Luis Fonsi and Daddy Yankee featuring Justin Bieber, from the Billboard Hot 100 after 16 weeks at the top.

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Former NFL defensive lineman Warren Sapp was among the NFL Network employees accused of sexual harassment by Jami Cantor earlier this week, and in a radio interview Wednesday, Sapp gave some more details providing his side of the story.

“I didn’t pee in front of my wife and I was married to her for nine years,” Sapp added. “It’s just not something you (do). What is that about? It’s not cute. It’s not sexual. It’s not something you want to see. Last time I checked... Читать дальше...

Update Dec. 14, 2017:

In a 3-to-2 vote along party lines, the Federal Communications Commission has repealed the net neutrality regulations that prevented internet service providers (ISPs) from charging customers more for higher-quality content and other services and prevented them from blocking websites. The federal government also will no longer regulate internet service as if it were a utility.

FCC Chairman Ajit Pai said the rollback of the rules, which were put in place in 2015 during the Obama administration... Читать дальше...

No one on the Browns roster should feel too comfortable. New GM John Dorsey ripped apart former executive vice president Sashi Brown, who he replaced last Thursday, saying he didn’t provide head coach Hue Jackson adequate players to compete with. “You know what? You gotta get a guy like that players. And you know what,...

WASHINGTON (AP) — Republican Sen. Marco Rubio declared Thursday he will vote against the GOP'S sweeping tax package unless negotiators expand its child tax credit, jeopardizing the Republicans' razor-thin margin as they try to muscle the $1.5 trillion bill through Congress next week. Rubio wants to increase the portion of the basic $2,000-per-child tax credit that would go to low-income families. In the current bill, families that pay little or no income tax would get only $1,100 per child. Rubio wants that amount increased... Читать дальше...

Federal Communications Commission Chairman Ajit Pai is facing backlash online after the government agency voted  Thursday to repeal landmark Obama-era rules that were designed to ensuring a free and open internet, setting up a court fight over a move that could recast the digital landscape The plan had not been popular leading up to the vote, with at least one poll from the University of Maryland finding more than 80 percent of respondents opposed the proposed repeal of net neutrality rules ahead of the vote. Читать дальше...

December 14, 2017

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THIS WEEK

· The Dakota State (S.D.) University Trojan men's basketball team (7-5 overall record, 2-0 North Star conference record) looks to bounce back in the winning column this weekend.  The Trojans return home at DSU Fieldhouse (1302 N. Washington Ave. in Madison, S.D.) with a pair of North Star Athletic Association conference games.

· The Trojans continue their North Star six-game home stand versus Bellevue (Neb.) (6-6 overall record, 1-1 NSAA conference record) on Saturday. Читать дальше...

Twenty-one new political parties were on Thursday registered by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) ahead of the 2019 general elections.

JONESBORO, Ark. (AP) — A right-wing political group is suing Arkansas State University, alleging the school severely limits free speech on its campus. Attorneys with Alliance Defending Freedom filed the federal lawsuit Wednesday on behalf of student Ashlyn Hoggard and conservative group Turning Point USA, the Jonesboro Sun reported . Hoggard set up a table at the university in October hoping to generate interest in forming a campus chapter of Turning Point USA, the lawsuit says, but an administrator... Читать дальше...

And the dominant lefty has some feelings about it.

Although GMs are departing from the Winter Meetings, some with contracts in tow and some empty handed, the stove is not cooling down anytime soon. According to Kansas City Star‘s Rustin Dodd, the latest news to stoke the fire is that the Royals are continuing to listen to offers on Danny Duff, but the Orioles are showing the most fire for the pitcher.

The homegrown Royal has seen a dip in his numbers recently, hurling a 3.81 ERA over 146.1 in 2017... Читать дальше...

BRYAN COUNTY, Okla. – A teen who was seriously injured a car accident last month has returned home from the hospital. “It was a relief, I thought I was going to be paralyzed,” said Braiden Williams. The 17-year-old was driving home from the Durant Livestock sale when he crashed his truck. According to troopers, Braiden was not wearing a seatbelt at the time of the accident and crashed due to “inattention.” However, Braiden disagrees. He said he swerved to missed another […]

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• Sanderson Farms, one of the biggest chicken providers in the US, is blaming the NFL for slow sales.
• The decline in demand follows "historically high" chicken wing prices that have held for much of 2017.
• Papa John's ignited controversy after criticizing the NFL for its handling of player protests.

One of the biggest chicken providers in the US is claiming national anthem protests by NFL players are hurting its business, according to Bloomberg. Читать дальше...

Sens. Marco Rubio and Mike Lee are pushing for a more generous child tax credit, an issue also sought by Ivanka Trump, the president's daughter.