Toronto Mayor Says 'I'M Sorry' Again, to Get Help for Alcohol Problem

Toronto mayor says 'I'm sorry' again, to get help for alcohol problem
"I want to apologize for my graphic remarks this morning," Ford said in the latest of a string of apologies, his wife, Renata, standing silently at his side. "For the past six … Pressure started building on Ford this spring, when reporters with the …
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Florida Is the Official Capital of Sports Scandals, and It's Getting Kind of …
The ongoing fallout from the Miami Dolphins' Richie Incognito bullying scandal has jumped from sports blog sideshow to the national public discourse. The Miami Hurricanes football team just last … Let's not forget that Carl Pelini, head coach of the …
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Powerful painkillers widely used in hospitals for non-surgical patients
But it found that, in hospitals that prescribed the most opioids—medications such as morphine, fentanyl, or oxycodone—patients were more likely to overdose or suffer other errors related to the drugs. “We need to take a closer look at opioid use in …
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