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Sports Leagues and Daily Fantasy: What's at Stake?
The success of daily fantasy sports has brought increased scrutiny. What might that mean for the industry's lucrative business ties with teams and leagues?
February 9, 2016
Maryland Votes to Expand Felons’ Voting Rights
The vote, which overturns a veto from the governor, is the most significant expansion of voting rights for felons in recent years.
February 9, 2016
Addicted to a Fantasy?
For some sports fans, the explosion of the daily fantasy sports industry has meant big bucks. For others -- problem gamblers, perhaps most of all -- it can be a losing bet.
February 9, 2016
As Brazil Marks Carnival, Women Worry About Zika
The suspected link between Zika and the birth defect known as microcephaly is changing the experience of pregnancy for many women across Brazil.
February 8, 2016
Is It Gambling? How States View Daily Fantasy Sports
As daily fantasy sports have grown in popularity, so too have questions about whether the contests are even legal.
February 8, 2016
Success Leads to Scrutiny for Daily Fantasy Sports Sites
The fortunes of daily fantasy sports sites have shifted rapidly within a matter of months.
February 5, 2016
USDA Sets New Limits on Salmonella in Your Chicken Wings
The USDA says new safety standards for chicken parts and other poultry would help prevent as many as 50,000 foodborne illnesses a year.
February 4, 2016
New Link Between Zika and Microcephaly Is Found in Brazil
Researchers say they have found some of the clearest evidence yet of a direct link between the Zika virus and the debilitating birth defect.
February 3, 2016
Obama Asks for $1.1 Billion to Fight Opioid and Heroin Abuse
Deaths from heroin and prescription opioid overdoses have quadrupled in the last 15 years. This week, the Obama administration said it would ask Congress for $1.1 billion to stem the crisis.
February 3, 2016
Why the San Francisco Police Review Won’t Force Reform
The federal review of San Francisco police will be different than the ones in Ferguson, Mo. and Chicago.
February 2, 2016
Coming in February on FRONTLINE
This month, FRONTLINE brings you two hard-hitting investigations -- a deep look at fantasy sports and online sports betting, and then a two-hour special on America's heroin crisis.
February 2, 2016
What the NFL's New Concussion Numbers Don't Answer
NFL figures show that concussion diagnoses jumped by almost a third this season, but we still don't always know who's getting injured or why.
February 1, 2016