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Get your ‘North of the Wall’ cocktail ready. Winter is finally here.

On average, it now takes about $10 million to film each episode of Game of Thrones. Image via GameofThrones/YouTube

Ahead of Uber's IPO, we take a look at its business model. One county in Virginia puts felons caught in the opioid crisis to work instead of in jail. Plus, marketing for the epic final season of "Game of Thrones."

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The Uncertain Hour

As jail costs pile up, one county is taking a new approach to community service

by Caitlin Esch

Apr 11, 2019

The opioid epidemic is filling jails. Wise County, Virginia, is looking for alternatives.

Mitzi Bowen, 44, of Wise, Virginia, cleans up after a resident moved out of the Commonwealth Apartments on Dec. 7, 2018. Bowen said she became addicted to opioids after her dentist prescribed Lortabs for tooth pain. "One day I woke up and I couldn't feel good without the pills," she said.

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