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Ukrainian leader felt Trump pressure before taking office

More than two months before the phone call that launched the impeachment inquiry into President Donald Trump, Ukraine’s newly elected leader was already worried about pressure from the U.S. president to investigate his Democratic rival Joe Biden.

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Here, the opioid crisis is bigger than politics. As rehab centers replace pill mills, an Ohio River city fights back

The scars from Portsmouth’s illegal pill mills run deep. When it seemed help wasn’t coming, an Army veteran and a group of fitness instructors, rehab counselors, and businesspeople decided to try a new strategy.
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How Latinos revived a once-dying Pennsylvania city

This small city has changed considerably over the last two decades, and offers hints about what might happen when swing-state voters decide in 2020 if Donald Trump deserves another term.
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They helped trump win Michigan, then he split their community

President Trump’s immigration raids opened up painful rifts among families and old friends that could affect the 2020 presidential election in this crucial Midwestern state.

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Here, the opioid crisis is bigger than politics. As rehab centers replace pill mills, an Ohio River city fights back

Once dubbed America’s Pill Mill, an Ohio River city hits the gym and fights back, proving that the opioid crisis is bigger than politics

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The scars from Portsmouth’s illegal pill mills run deep. When it seemed help wasn’t coming, an Army veteran and a group of fitness instructors, rehab counselors, and businessmen decided to try a new strategy.

Here, the opioid crisis is bigger than politics. As rehab centers replace pill mills, an Ohio River city fights back

The scars from Portsmouth’s illegal pill mills run deep. When it seemed help wasn’t coming, an Army veteran and a group of fitness instructors, rehab counselors, and businesspeople decided to try a new strategy.

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