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The veterinary tranquilizer has been linked to a growing number of overdose deaths across the country, especially in the Northeast. It’s often combined with fentanyl, but can’t be treated with Narcan. (Image credit: Johannes Eisele/AFP via Getty Images) Read More at NPR

A trio of lawsuits allege that JP Morgan Chase and Deutsche Bank actively enabled Jeffrey Epstein to run a sex-trafficking ring for underage girls. A judge partially denied a motion to dismiss. (Image credit: Stephanie Keith/Getty Images) Read More at NPR

Poverty, by America author Matthew Desmond says if the top 1% of Americans paid the taxes they owed, it would raise $175 billion each year: “That is just about enough to pull everyone out of poverty.” (Image credit: Spencer Platt/Getty Images) Read More at NPR

In 2010, Coral Amayi was tubing down a river in Colorado, flipped over and lost her camera. Spencer Greiner recently found the camera, retrieved the photos from the memory card and shared them online. Read More at NPR

A new book argues the consulting industry is weakening businesses, harming the government, and distorting the economy. (Image credit: LIONEL BONAVENTURE/AFP via Getty Images) Read More at NPR

Maryland voted to legalize recreational marijuana in November, but the marketplace won’t open until July. The state’s first cannabis lounge, however, operates in a legal gray area. Read More at NPR

A Gallup poll shows Americans are delaying medical care because of rising inflation and housing costs. In Florida, the difficult tradeoffs become clear at a health fair for the uninsured. Read More at NPR

Across the country, parties are consolidating political power in states and squeezing out the moderate middle. In Montana, that squeeze is changing political representation and whose voice counts. (Image credit: Thom Bridge, Independent Record) Read More at NPR

When the U.S. invasion of Iraq began, NPR’s Mideast editor Larry Kaplow was a reporter in Baghdad. Looking back now, he writes that the signs and warnings of the chaos to come were all too clear then. (Image credit: Sean Smith/Getty Images) Read More at NPR

It’s significant, according to officials with the Houston Zoo, because the radiated tortoise is a critically endangered species whose numbers are in decline. (Image credit: Jackelin Reyna/Houston Zoo) Read More at NPR