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The artist responsible for those gold-leafed Nobel portraits would like to paint something other than old white men, please
Meet the official portrait artist for the Nobel Prizes.
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A key tool to fighting the opioid crisis is in short supply
Is a price tag of $40 too high to save a life?
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