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There Is More Than One Opioid Crisis

Sarah Hargrove didn’t expect to be on the front lines of a national emergency after getting a master’s degree in forensic science. But the opioid crisis has put her there. A Chicago native, she moved to Louisville, Kentucky, in 2012 to work as an autopsy technician in the office of the state’s chief medical examiner. […]

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Trumpism Works Better Without Trump

UPDATE (Jan. 16, 2:24 p.m.): Kentucky last week became the first state, with the Trump administration’s blessing, to take Medicaid benefits away from people who are working-age and not-disabled but don’t have jobs. This was an initiative of Kentucky Gov. Matt Bevin, who FiveThirtyEight wrote a long feature about in October. As the article below […]

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March Madness Crib Notes: What’s Likely To Happen In The Final Four

And then there were four. After a thrilling weekend of basketball that saw the Fighting Izzos continue their amazing record against expectations and return to the Final Four, and Kentucky narrowly avoid losing to Notre Dame, three games remain in the 2014-15 NCAA men’s basketball season. Who will emerge victorious? We can give you the […]

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March Madness Crib Notes: What’s Likely To Happen In The Final Four

And then there were four. After a thrilling weekend of basketball that saw the Fighting Izzos continue their amazing record against expectations and return to the Final Four, and Kentucky narrowly avoid losing to Notre Dame, three games remain in the 2014-15 NCAA men’s basketball season. Who will emerge victorious? We can give you the […]

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