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President Trump and Swedish Prime Minister Stefan Lofven hold a joint news conference at the White House on Tuesday.

Trump Says U.S. Working To Counteract Russian Election Interference In 2018 Midterms

8:00pm March 06, 2018

by Tamara Keith

In a news conference with the Swedish prime minister, President Trump also defended his plan to impose tariffs on steel and aluminum imports and said he likes conflict among his White House staff.

Renea Molden was able to stop taking opioid painkillers with the help of non-opioid alternatives.

Opioids Don't Beat Other Medications For Chronic Pain

7:07pm March 06, 2018

by Alex Smith

Nonopioid treatments for common conditions that leave people in chronic pain fare as well as opioid treatments and have fewer risks and side effects.

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What The Trump Administration Means When It Says Countries 'Cheat' On Trade

7:04pm March 06, 2018

by John Ydstie

The accusation varies from country to country, but it often has to do with governments subsidies and protections that the U.S. says harms U.S. producers.

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Robert Taylor, center, speaks at a St. John the Baptist Parish council meeting in 2017. He and the other members of the citizens' group around him wear T-shirts that reference the safety limit for the chemical chloroprene.

After Decades Of Air Pollution, A Louisiana Town Rebels Against A Chemical Giant

6:57pm March 06, 2018

by Rebecca Hersher

Neighborhoods around a Louisiana chemical plant have the highest cancer risk in the U.S. Residents felt powerless, until the Environmental Protection Agency released data on what they were breathing.

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A King County, Wash., Superior Court judge ruled Friday that the truck a Seattle man was living in is his home, and thus can't be impounded. Here, a man hauls garbage at a temporary parking area for people living in their vehicles in Seattle in 2016.

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A Homeless Man's Truck Is His Home, Judge Rules In Seattle

6:54pm March 06, 2018

by Laurel Wamsley

That means the city can't impound it, and the judge ordered that towing fees be refunded. A count last year found that more than 2,000 people who were homeless in Seattle were living in vehicles.

Emergency rooms are seeing a jump in opioid overdoses. Timely treatment with naloxone can reverse the effects of opioids.

Jump In Overdoses Shows Opioid Epidemic Has Worsened

6:19pm March 06, 2018

by Rob Stein

Opioid overdoses increased 30 percent nationwide between 2016 and 2017, with some places showing even more dramatic spikes, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

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Lawmakers Watching Results Of Texas Primary For Signs To Come In November

5:43pm March 06, 2018

by Ben Philpott

Texas is holding the first primaries of the 2018 midterm season Tuesday, and both sides are looking to the results for signs of what's to come in November.

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Commander Of U.S. Forces In Africa Testifies Before House Armed Services Committee

5:43pm March 06, 2018

by Tom Bowman

The commander of the U.S. Africa Military Command, or AFRICOM, Marine Gen. Thomas Waldhauser, testified to the House Armed Services Committee on Tuesday, saying that the great majority of Africa's problems do not have military solutions.

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Alabama Historical Commission Says Shipwreck Off The Coast Isn't The Clotilda

5:43pm March 06, 2018

There's an update in a story about a shipwreck off the coast of Alabama that in January was thought to be a famous slave ship. But now the Alabama Historical Commission says the ship is too new and too large to be the Clotilda, which was the last known vessel to bring enslaved people to the United States in 1860.

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After North Korea Agrees To Meet, The U.S. Has A Possible Opening For Diplomacy

5:43pm March 06, 2018

by Michele Kelemen

North and South Korea have agreed to a summit meeting next month. President Trump says it may be a false hope, but that the U.S. is willing to go.

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