Partnership for Public Service Names 31 Medal Finalists

Partnership for Public Service names 31 medal finalists

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Pioneered models to better forecast the path and intensity of hurricanes during the past three decades to help communities and first responders prepare for severe storms and save lives, homes and businesses. Michael Gottesman, deputy …. Nora Volkow …
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Rising death toll shows heroin's reach in north NJ – Newsday

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Officials say parents are often unaware of the risks of prescription drug abuse and are loath to admit that their child has a heroin habit. In February, an 18-year-old from Ramsey died from the effects of Ambien, Xanax and carisoprodol, a muscle relaxant.
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Clover suspect's mom: Turning in son was the right thing to do

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Clover school officials, reacting to an alert from the York County Sheriff's Office, told parents a “credible threat” had been received involving at least one school. Authorities later said Brown never … “I have tried many things to get help for my …
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While drug-free, e-cigarettes push dangerous habit – AZCentral.com

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It's the only drug that does both. So you become that James Bond person — cool under fire and thinking faster than everyone around you. But cigarette smoking is addictive and gives you cancer and heart disease. And you have to be way smarter than JB …
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