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Lab Report: Will the White House Opioid Commission Help?

A morning roundup of the day’s news.
HHS Secretary Tom Price, President Donald Trump, and Vice President Mike Pence in the Oval Office.Carlos Barria/Reuters

What to do about opioids?: Today marks the first meeting of a bipartisan commission appointed by President Trump to address the nation's opioid crisis. Experts, however, are calling for quicker emergency action as questions remain about how much attention the panel can command from Trump's administration. The New York Times reports:

“National Treasure”: That’s the newest designation for Philadelphia—the National Trust for Historic Preservation’s first granting of that label to an entire city. The effort came at the mayor’s request, after the city lost a spate of high-profile historic buildings in recent years. (Philadelphia Inquirer)