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FDA approves a powerful new opioid despite fears of more overdose deaths The agency approved the new painkiller for use in health-care settings, rejecting criticism from some of its own advisers that it would inevitably be diverted to illicit use. The drug is five to 10 times more potent than pharmaceutical fentanyl. By Leonard Bernstein  •  Read more » Judge denies Trump request to stay emoluments suit, could allow plaintiffs to seek details on hotel's foreign customers U.S. District Judge Peter J. Messitte in Greenbelt, Md., denied the Justice Department's request that he pause the emoluments case alleging that the president is violating the Constitution by continuing to do business with foreign governments. By Jonathan O'Connell, Ann Marimow and David Fahrenthold  •  Read more »   U.S. to allow eight countries to temporarily import Iran's oil despite sanctions Oil sanctions against Iran, suspended as part of the 2015 nuclear deal, snap back into place Monday as a result of the U.S. withdrawal from the accord. By Carol Morello  •  Read more »   Former defense secretary Hagel says Trump is using troops as 'pawns' at border During a television interview, Chuck Hagel, the Obama Cabinet member and former Republican senator, sounded off on the current president's recent military actions, which he called "political." By John Wagner  •  Read more »   Campaign 2018 Women will decide the election. Here's what they think. Since Trump was elected, activism among women has surged. More women are running for office than ever before. More women are giving money to candidates than ever before. The gender gap is larger than ever before. Story by Mary Jordan and Dan Balz | Photos by Melina Mara  •  Read more »   Analysis How suburban voters could alter the House on Tuesday and the White House in 2020 The political gap between Republican rural areas and Democratic urban areas is widening. Suburban voters, hanging near the middle, shift back and forth across the divide. These turns can appear subtle, but they can steer the politics of the nation. By Ted Mellnik and Kevin Schaul  •  Read more » ADVERTISEMENT Workers are finally seeing higher wages, but it's a fraction of record corporate profits The big news is that wages are growing above 3 percent for the first time since 2009, but the good news comes with two caveats. By Heather Long  •  Read more »   GOP's claim of health-care protection flies in the face of reality President Trump and other Republicans say they will protect people with preexisting medical conditions despite a lawsuit to invalidate the law's core protections and eight years of votes indicating otherwise. By Elise Viebeck  •  Read more »   'Hi, I'm Oprah': The Georgia governor's race is at full boil — and now the cavalry has arrived What it feels like in a state where Oprah Winfrey is going door-to-door and Mike Pence is pushing back. By Dan Zak  •  Read more »   ADVERTISEMENT Are worries over Latino turnout in the midterms too little, too late? In Texas, activists say outreach to sway this pivotal voting bloc have fallen short. By Jenna Johnson  •  Read more »   Clinton accuser Kathleen Willey fights foreclosure and a legacy of being doubted At 72, Willey never expected help from the #MeToo movement. But in a strange way, she got it. By Jessica Contrera  •  Read more »   Pakistani cleric called 'father of the Taliban' killed in attack The motives behind the slaying of Maulana Sami ul-Haq were not immediately clear, but it came amid growing unrest after a Christian woman was acquitted of blasphemy. By Pamela Constable  •  Read more »   Immigrants arrive with flourishing gut microbes. Then America's diet trashes them. Researchers found that once in the United States, immigrants ate foods richer in sugars, fats and protein. Their microbiomes changed within months of moving, and obesity rates skyrocketed. By Ben Guarino  •  Read more »   How 'Bohemian Rhapsody' ended up in 'Wayne's World' and became a phenomenon again Mike Myers threatened to leave the film if producers went with Guns N' Roses instead. By Elahe Izadi  •  Read more »

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