
Brian Mann
Correspondent at NPR
Report for NPR on issues relating to addiction. Adirondacker and New Yorker. Views retweeted here don't reflect my opinions or those of NPR.
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6 days ago |
wfdd.org | Brian Mann |Elissa Nadworny |Nina Totenberg
Getty Images North America President Donald Trump has long called for escalating the U.S. drug war against Mexican cartels and wants tougher penalties for dealers selling fentanyl and other street drugs in American communities.
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1 week ago |
kpbs.org | Brian Mann
SANTIAGO, Chile — It's autumn in South America and in Chile's capital, Santiago, that means great hiking weather in the steep hills above the city. Santiago is vast, more than six million people spread over the country's flat Central Valley. Jutting up from the city's busy neighborhoods are forested hills of volcanic rock. After a few minutes of climbing, the noise and crowds give way to pine forests, birds and sweeping views.
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3 weeks ago |
boisestatepublicradio.org | Brian Mann
Overdose deaths plummeted in the U.S. in 2024, down by 27%. The news comes as the White House and Congress are advocating for steep cuts in programs that may be working to lower the death rate.
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1 month ago |
ctpublic.org | Brian Mann
Fund the Facts You just read trusted, local journalism that’s free for everyone, thanks to donors like you. If that matters to you, now is the time to give. Join the 50,000+ members powering honest reporting and a more connected — and civil! — Connecticut. SOMOS CONNECTICUT is an initiative from Connecticut Public, the state’s local NPR and PBS station, to elevate Latino stories and expand programming that uplifts and informs our Latino communities.
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1 month ago |
boisestatepublicradio.org | Brian Mann
Three migrant children who lack legal status are expected back in school this week in Sackets Harbor, New York. The kids and their mom were detained during a raid last month on a dairy farm in the small town near the US-Canada border. The family was released following protests and a bipartisan lobbying effort. Copyright 2025 NPR
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Drug deaths plunged 27 percent in 2024 - an unprecedented shift that the CDC calls "remarkable." https://t.co/F0Bqhe6QeR

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