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Trump order creates task force on missing American Indians

Trump order creates task force on missing American Indians

By /November 26, 2019 /Local News

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump signed an executive order Tuesday creating a White House task force on missing and slain American Indians and Alaska Natives. The task force will be overseen by Attorney General William Barr and Interior Secretary David Bernhardt. It will develop protocols to apply to new […]

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Audit: Hospitals put Native Americans at risk with opioids

Audit: Hospitals put Native Americans at risk with opioids

By /July 21, 2019 /Local News

FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. (AP) — Government hospitals placed Native American patients at increased risk for opioid abuse and overdoses, failing to follow their own protocols for prescribing and dispensing the drugs, according to a federal audit released Monday. The report by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’ Office of […]

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