First Call Wants to Be an Addict’s First Call

First Call wants to be an addict’s first call – An organization in Kansas City is trying to help those with substance abuse addictions.

Bias toward killer's victims led to police failure

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VANCOUVER, British Columbia — Systemic police prejudice against the poor, drug-addicted sex workers targeted by convicted killer Robert Pickton in Vancouver allowed him to spend years hunting his victims unimpeded by authorities, according to a report …
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When 'help' is the hardest word

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Kansas City Chiefs linebacker Jovan Belcher shot his girlfriend, Kasandra Perkins, several times, drove to the team's headquarters, ducked behind a car and put a bullet through his head. That was two weeks ago. It was the seventh suicide of a current …
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