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‘Sinister Industry’: Kansas City Company Behind 7-OH & a Growing Opioid Epidemic
“Because it exists in a gray zone of commerce, the true size of the 7-OH trade is tough to pin down. Estimates range from $2 billion to $8 billion. But one fact is clear: A surprising amount of it runs through Kansas City.”
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Michael Stipe Is Writing His Next Act. Slowly.
“How do you reinvent yourself after being a global superstar? The former R.E.M. frontman is still figuring that out.”
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Confessions of a Journalist Turned Weed Smuggler
“A veteran reporter looks back on when he was laid off from his newspaper gig and instead of taking a dead-end desk job turned to running van loads of marijuana across state lines.”
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Where Are All The Caribou?
“For millennia Indigenous communities have relied on the far north’s caribou herds for sustenance. But as the herds dwindle, the future becomes difficult to predict.”
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Army Vet, Double Amputee, and Athlete Christy Gardner Has Never Let Anything Stop Her
“When she’s not training service and therapy dogs through her nonprofit work, she’s pushing herself to excel in parasports.”
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What OpenAI Really Wants
“The young company sent shock waves around the world when it released ChatGPT. But that was just the start. The ultimate goal: Change everything. Yes. *Everything*.”
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Dark Waters: How the Adventure of a Lifetime Turned to Tragedy
“The Clipper round the world yacht race was created for amateurs seeking the ultimate challenge. But did they underestimate the risks?”
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The Final Days
“A terrible failure of planning necessitated a mad scramble—a mad scramble that was an impressive display of creative determination.”
