Brian Mann
Stories
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Trail running through the Tallgrass Prairie National Preserve in Kansas
The tallgrass prairie is an astonishing place to run — rolling hills, bison herds, wildflowers and birds moving along the creeks. We take a run in the Tallgrass Prairie National Preserve in Kansas.
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National
Overdose deaths involving street xylazine surged years earlier than reported
A new report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention found U.S. deaths involving xylazine, known on the street as Tranq, had already risen 35-fold by 2021.
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Politics
Family members backed the $500,000 bond that freed Rep. Santos from jail
For weeks New York's embattled Republican congressman fought to keep the backers of his bond secret. Turns out it was his dad and his aunt.
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Business
The missing submersible raises troubling questions for the adventure tourism industry
The search for the Titan in the North Atlantic continues. When adventure travel goes wrong, who pays the price, and who's forced to take big risks mounting a rescue?
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National
A dangerous chemical Xylazine is being added to U.S. street drugs, killing thousands
Public health and law enforcement agencies around the U.S. are scrambling to blunt the impact of xylazine, a deadly new threat to Americans who use street drugs.
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National
Drug-maker Mallinckrodt may renege on $1.7 billion opioid settlement
Victims of prescription opioid addiction as well as communities slammed by the opioid crisis could wind up with nothing if Mallinckrodt files for a second bankruptcy.
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Politics
Who backed George Santos's $500,000 jail bond? He's still fighting to keep it secret
News organizations including NPR want a federal judge to reveal who paid Rep. George Santos's jail bond after he was charged with federal crimes.
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National
Scientists in the Adirondack Mountains monitor Canadian wildfire smoke
Smoke from Canadian wildfires continues to blanket much of the Northeast. Scientists at a mountain research station in New York have been watching the crisis unfold.
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Health
Addiction drug maker will pay more than $102 million fine for stifling competition
Indivior was accused of using illegal strategies to keep generic versions of the opioid-treatment medication Suboxone off the market. The company denies wrongdoing.
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Environment
You'll need a boat to navigate the flooded forest at this Vermont bird sanctuary
In springtime, a wildlife refuge in northern Vermont is a paradise of migratory birds where you can paddle through flooded maple forests.