Feds probe FedEx, UPS over online drug shipments

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The nation's two largest shipping companies said they are targets of a criminal probe related to their dealings with online pharmacies at the center of an international crackdown on prescription drug abuse. … No comments have been posted to this article.
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Drugs collision course

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While the AFL Players Association refused to comment publicly on potential changes to the current policy, it is believed the players have already entertained the prospect of more stringent holiday testing as concerns of off-season drug abuse have …
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Commissioners to consider sale tax hike to combat mental health 'crisis'

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The tax was initially proposed by a coalition of mental health and substance abuse providers in 2011, but commissioners asked for more details. They've now asked the group to come back for a public hearing and could vote on the matter during the same …
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