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CHICAGO, Ill. 鈥?In discussions about the opioid crisis, theres an age group that s often left out鈥?senior citizens.A new study found fatal overdoses in seniors a
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ST. PETERSBURG, Fla.鈥擯eaceful protests continued across the Tampa Bay area Monday as people kept demanding justice for George Floyd and equality for the black community. Dozens of people gathered outside St. Petersburg Police headquarters, holding signs and chanting No justice, no peace. When I saw the murder of George Floyd on my phone, I wept uncontrollably for my country, for my brothers and sisters w
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