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Kentucky police officer fired after allegedly leaking information about other officers to BLM organizers

A police officer in Kentucky was fired Friday after allegedly leaking information about other officers to Black Lives Matter organizers. Lexington Police Chief Lawrence Weathers and an internal police disciplinary board had recommended Middleton’s firing over several policy violations for sharing department information and for allegedly lying about it. He[Read More…]

Opioid overdoses skyrocketed nearly 30% in 2020, according to a study published by JAMA Psychiatry

According to a large cross-sectional study published in JAMA Psychiatry on Feb. 3, opioid overdoses skyrocketed nearly 29 percent in 2020, another adverse effect largely due to lockdowns. The study, which analyzed nearly 190 million emergency department (ED) visits, found significantly higher rates of visits to EDs for opioid overdoses[Read More…]