In addition to reversing opioid overdoses, professionals are trying a new method to get people who use drugs into treatment. Source
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Japanese town uses bodybuilders to provide help in nursing homes
Japan currently has the second highest percentage of population over the age of 65. That, combined with a looming nursing staff shortage, led one entrepreneur to hire competitive bodybuilders to take on the physically demanding job. Lucy Craft has more. Source
New Jersey first responders use new method to respond to drug overdoses
In Camden, New Jersey, first responders have seen a major increase in drug overdoses and calls to treat them. Now, in addition to using naloxone to reverse an overdose, paramedics are introducing a treatment medication immediately, increasing the amount of people who go into long-term treatment. CBS News Medical Contributor Dr. Celine Gounder reports. Source
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The Supreme Court struck down President Biden’s student loan forgiveness plan. What’s next?
The Supreme Court voted in a 6-3 decision to strike down the Biden administration’s plan to forgive student loans through the HEROES Act. Biden responded by laying out a new plan to waive or modify student debt. Christina Ruffini reports. Source
Your biggest student loan questions, answered
CBS News Business Analyst Jill Schlesinger answers your biggest questions after the Supreme Court ruling on Biden’s student loan forgiveness plan. Source
NASCAR brings unprecedented street race to Chicago
Against the backdrop of the city’s iconic skyline, the stage is set for the historic NASCAR Chicago Street Race. Source
At least 51 people killed in road accident in western Kenya
President William Ruto tweeted a condolence message to bereaved families describing the accident as “distressing” and urging motorists to be “extra cautious.” Source
France protests continue as funeral begins for teen killed by police
Family and friends were viewing the open coffin before it will be taken to a mosque for a ceremony and later burial in a town cemetery. Source
16 police workers released after being kidnapped in southern Mexico
The police workers had been captured in the Mexican state of Chiapas by gunmen in several vans that intercepted a police transport truck. Source