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US Overdose Deaths Fell 27% Last Year, the Largest One-Year Decline Ever Seen

There were 30,000 fewer U.S. drug overdose deaths in 2024 than the year before — the largest one-year decline ever recorded. An estimated 80...
Signs are displayed at a tent during a health event on June 26, 2021, in Charleston, W.Va. (AP File)

US Overdose Deaths Fell 27% Last Year, the Largest One-Year Decline Ever Seen

There were 30,000 fewer U.S. drug overdose deaths in 2024 than the year before — the largest one-year decline ever recorded. An estimated 80...

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Pacers Eliminate Top-Seeded Cavaliers, Advance to the Eastern Conference Finals

CLEVELAND — Indiana coach Rick Carlisle put it best in summing up his team’s finishing punch in the Eastern Conference semifinals. ...

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Netanyahu Says There Is ‘No Way’ Israel Halts the War in Gaza Until Hamas Is Defeated

TEL AVIV, Israel — Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says there is “no way” Israel will halt its war in Gaza, even if a ...

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Cassie Testifies in Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs Sex Trafficking Trial. What to Know About the Star Witness

NEW YORK — Casandra Ventura, the R&B singer and actor known simply as Cassie, began testifying Tuesday in Sean “Diddy” Combs...

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Jayson Tatum Carried off Floor With Right Leg Injury and Celtics Star Will Have MRI

NEW YORK — The Boston Celtics are used to seeing Jayson Tatum get up when he goes down, like he did after a hard fall that caused a wrist in...

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Dallas Mavericks Win the NBA Draft Lottery, Eye Cooper Flagg for No. 1 Pick

CHICAGO — The ping-pong balls have spoken: Cooper Flagg might be headed to Dallas to start his NBA career. And a fan base that lost Luka Don...

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Shoppers outside a Costco in Manhattan on Tuesday, April 8, 2025. Inflation held steady in April in what economists warn could be a final lull before a likely surge in consumer prices because of President Donald Trump’s tariffs. (Graham Dickie/The New York Times)

US Inflation Stable Before Expected Jump From Tariffs

U.S. inflation held steady in April in what economists warn could be a final lull before a likely surge in consumer prices because of Presid...

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The motorcade of U.S. President Donald Trump is parked next to a 12-year old Qatari-owned Boeing 747-8 that Trump was touring in West Palm Beach, Florida, February 15, 2025. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque/File Photo

Trump Plans to Accept Luxury 747 From Qatar to Use as Air Force One

(Reuters) – President Donald Trump‘s administration intends to accept a Boeing 747-8 airplane as a gift from the Qatari royal fa...

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‘The Studio’ Knows the Real Reason Movies Are Bad

The satirical comedy about Hollywood is as much a send-up of the audience as it is of the industry. “The Studio,” the Hollywood satire from ...

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India and Pakistan Agree to a Ceasefire After Their Worst Military Escalation in Decades

ISLAMABAD — India and Pakistan agreed to a ceasefire Saturday after U.S.-led talks to end the most serious military confrontation between th...

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Signs are displayed at a tent during a health event on June 26, 2021, in Charleston, W.Va. (AP File)
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