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Crime Labs Struggle To Identify Opioids In Race To Stop Epidemic

6:31pm July 07, 2017

NPR's Kelly McEvers talks to STAT News reporter Max Blau about his recent reporting on counterfeit opioids in forensic crime labs. The shifting nature of the opioids themselves makes it difficult to treat overdoses and prosecute dealers.

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Walter Shaub resigned this week as director of the Office of Government Ethics, effective later this month.

Exiting Ethics Chief Walter Shaub Calls Trump White House 'A Disappointment'

6:30pm July 07, 2017

by Peter Overby

Shaub, who announced he would resign on Thursday, says his successor should be someone "who's shown respect for the ethical norms and traditions, and is independent."

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Former Carter Speechwriter Reflects On How Presidents Used To Speak Overseas

6:30pm July 07, 2017

President Trump's speech in Poland this week brought back memories for James Fallows. The current national correspondent for The Atlantic was a twenty-something speechwriter for President Jimmy Carter. And the tone of Carter's speech to Poland in 1977 was a lot different from Trump's.

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Trump's Criticism Of CNN Likely To Complicate Proposed Corporate Deal

6:30pm July 07, 2017

by David Folkenflik

President Trump's anger at CNN's coverage and its chief Jeff Zucker continues — even as the U.S. government reviews the proposed sale of CNN's parent company, Time Warner, to AT&T, which Trump has publicly opposed. NPR takes a look at how the president's views will affect the government's scrutiny of the proposed deal.

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Florida Swaps Out Septic Tanks For Sewers To Fight Coastal Pollution

6:30pm July 07, 2017

by Greg Allen

Septic tanks, long considered safe and effective, are increasingly seen as a major contributor to coastal pollution. Florida is now starting the costly job of switching hundreds of thousands of homeowners from septic to sewer.

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Leo Blundo (left) and Joe Burdzinski are officials with the Nye County Republican Central Committee.

Nevada Voters, Divided Over Health Care, Put Moderate Republican In Tough Spot

6:30pm July 07, 2017

Amid protests during recess, Sen. Dean Heller stayed on the sidelines in his state's health care tug-of-war. Heller is one of the few moderate Republicans expected to have swaying power in the vote.

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Steve Daines of Montana (right) talks with fellow Republican Sens. Mitch McConnell and Pat Roberts in a White House meeting in June on the GOP health care strategy, which would include deep cuts to Medicaid. Montana insurers say the plan worries them.

Montana Insurers Say Medicaid Cuts Would Drive Up Cost Of Private Health Plans

6:30pm July 07, 2017

by Eric Whitney

Montana's three main health insurance firms say the Republican Senate's proposed cuts to Medicaid, and any plan to repeal the individual mandate, could drive up health costs for everyone.

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Deckhand Patrick Gallager tosses the day's catch to the dock from the Fairwater Two charter boat.

Who Gets To Fish For Red Snapper In The Gulf? It's All Politics

6:30pm July 07, 2017

by Debbie Elliott

The fish were nearly wiped out from the Gulf 20 or 30 years ago, so the catch is closely regulated. A Trump administration deal to extend the recreational season has prompted cheers – and concerns.

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President Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin shake hands during a meeting on the sidelines of the Group of 20 summit in Hamburg, Germany, on Friday.

Tillerson: Trump Confronts Putin Over Russian Election Meddling

6:21pm July 07, 2017

by Miles Parks

U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson said President Trump "pressed" Vladimir Putin about election meddling, but the two leaders agreed on the need to move on in the U.S.-Russia relationship.

President Trump is at the Group of 20 summit in Hamburg, Germany, this week. On Friday, he tweeted that "everyone here is talking about" John Podesta and the Democratic National Committee. Podesta responded on Twitter.

'Get A Grip': Clinton 2016 Chair Slams Trump Tweet That DNC Email Is The Talk Of G-20

5:42pm July 07, 2017

by Brian Naylor

Trump tweeted inaccurately that John Podesta refused to turn over the hacked DNC server to investigators. Podesta replied: "Dude, get your head in the game. You're representing the US at the G20."