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China Jails 9 In Fentanyl Trafficking Case That Began With A Tip From The U.S.

November 7, 2019 - 3:15pm

A Chinese court has imposed a suspended death sentence on one accused drug trafficker and hit eight others with life sentences and other prison terms, after the nine Chinese citizens pleaded guilty to smuggling fentanyl to the U.S. The traffickers had advertised fentanyl and other illegal drugs online with the...

'The Mysterious Affair At Olivetti' Attempts To Find A Cold War Conspiracy

November 7, 2019 - 2:52pm

In the preface to The Mysterious Affair at Olivetti , Meryle Secrest, a renowned biographer, explains how she became interested in the subject that resulted in her book. Secrest happened upon an unsold story of hers which detailed a weekend she spent with Roberto Olivetti. She never saw him again...

In German Coal Country, This Former Socialist Model City Has Shrunk In Half

November 7, 2019 - 2:45pm

It was two years after the Berlin Wall had fallen when Karsten Hilse realized the people in his town had changed. It came to him in a blast of hot, white light. "It was the first time that a firebomb was thrown at me," Hilse remembers. "Things like that didn't...

There's A Promising New Vaccine For One Of The World's Top Health Threats

November 7, 2019 - 2:07pm

A new vaccine to prevent dengue may be on the horizon. And health officials say it's desperately needed. The World Health Organization this year listed dengue as one of the top 10 threats to global health. The mosquito-borne disease is a growing threat for several reasons. First, the sheer number...

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China Jails 9 In Fentanyl Trafficking Case That Began With A Tip From The U.S.

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In German Coal Country, This Former Socialist Model City Has Shrunk In Half

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China Jails 9 In Fentanyl Trafficking Case That Began With A Tip From The U.S.

'The Mysterious Affair At Olivetti' Attempts To Find A Cold War Conspiracy

In German Coal Country, This Former Socialist Model City Has Shrunk In Half

There's A Promising New Vaccine For One Of The World's Top Health Threats

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