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'Unabomber' Ted Kaczynski had late-stage rectal cancer and was 'depressed' before prison suicide, autopsy says
nbcnews.com/news/us-news/unabomber-ted-kaczynski-late-stage-rectal-cancer-was-depressed-prison-rcna147819
US prisons were Covid hotbed, inmates died nearly 3.5 times more than those outside
wionews.com/world/us-prisons-were-covid-hotbed-where-inmates-nearly-35-times-more-likely-died-than-those-outside-712629
US drug shortages reach record high with 323 meds now in short supply: The shortages affect everything from generic cancer drugs to ADHD medication.
arstechnica.com/science/2024/04/us-drug-shortages-reach-record-high-with-323-meds-now-in-short-supply/
Video gamer faked hostage situation that resulted in man being shot in the face: A British video game 'swatter' has been sentenced following an ...
expressandstar.com/news/2024/04/19/video-gamer-faked-hostage-situation-that-resulted-in-man-being-shot-in-the-face/
Gen Z and the Amazing Age of AI at Work Has Begun: Between the advent of Covid-19 and ChatGPT, an entirely new era has begun.
bloomberg.com/news/articles/2024-04-18/gen-z-and-the-amazing-age-of-ai-at-work-has-begun
Fentanyl crisis subject of town hall in Oakland County: 'This doesn't affect 1 population, 1 race, 1 socio-economic status, 1 Republican or Democrat .. ...
detroitnews.com/story/news/local/oakland-county/2024/04/17/fentanyl-crisis-subject-of-town-hall-in-oakland-county/73347403007/
Story of 'Pill Mill Killer' outlined in Eil's new haunting tale: A doctor who thought was helping southeastern Ohio's underserved communities turns 'Pill Mill ...
dispatch.com/story/entertainment/books/2024/04/14/eil-tells-tale-of-ohios-pill-mill-killer-in-new-book/73214849007/
US biotech executive sentenced to 7 years in jail for COVID test fraud: The chief executive of a U.S. biotechnology company that falsely promised investors it ...
reuters.com/legal/us-biotech-executive-sentenced-7-years-jail-covid-test-fraud-2024-04-12/
US drug shortages reach record high with 323 meds now in short supply: The shortages affect everything from generic cancer drugs to ADHD medication.
arstechnica.com/science/2024/04/us-drug-shortages-reach-record-high-with-323-meds-now-in-short-supply/
A pain started in her right ear, like a dentist’s drill “on steroids,” and then down into her chest, says Carrie (who we are disguising because she is an FBI ... Show more www.cbsnews.com/news/havana-syndrome-russia-evidence-60-minutes/
DOJ sues Utah, state corrections department for discriminating against transgender woman
thehill.com/homenews/lgbtq/4570957-doj-sues-utah-state-corrections-department-discrimination-transgender-woman/
What an Eclipse Lockdown Reveals about Dignity in Prisons and Jails: Recent lawsuits regarding the rights of incarcerated people and guards include gender ...
themarshallproject.org/2024/04/06/eclipse-new-york-prison-discrimination
DOJ sues Utah over discrimination of transgender inmate: A 2022 federal ruling found that gender dysphoria is a condition covered under the ADA.
axios.com/local/salt-lake-city/2024/04/05/transgender-inmate-doj-lawsuit-utah-corrections-gender-dysphoria
ADHD medication shortage continues with no end in sight: "People are just getting fed up," said one psychiatrist.
axios.com/2024/04/03/adhd-medicine-shortage-adderall-vyvanse
Justice Department sues Utah after transgender inmate 'removed her own testicles'
nypost.com/2024/04/03/us-news/justice-department-sues-utah-after-transgender-inmate-removed-her-own-testicles/
Havana Syndrome mystery continues as a lead military investigator says bar for proof was set impossibly high
cbsnews.com/news/havana-syndrome-culprit-investigation-new-evidence-60-minutes-transcript/
‘60 Minutes’ Links Havana Syndrome Victim to Alleged Russian Spy: An FBI agent who spent 80 hours interviewing the Russian national later began experiencing ...
thedailybeast.com/60-minutes-links-havana-syndrome-victim-to-alleged-russian-spy
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FBI Agent Hit by Havana Syndrome after Russian Spy Suspect Probe: Report: A wild police car chase led to the arrest of a Russian GRU officer posing as a chef in ...
newsweek.com/fbi-agent-hit-havana-syndrome-after-russian-spy-suspect-probe-report-1885928
Why Democrats say drug screening welfare recipients isn’t a GOP wish come true: Leaders like San Francisco Mayor London Breed say the requirement is about ...
politico.com/news/2024/03/27/democrats-welfare-drug-testing-00149034
What to know about ketamine after Elon Musk discusses use of drug: While speaking with former CNN reporter Don Lemon, Elon Musk talked about his use of ketamine ...
thehill.com/homenews/nexstar_media_wire/4541741-what-to-know-about-ketamine-after-elon-musk-discusses-use-of-drug/
Quick Glance: Don Lemon cancels show partnership with X after Elon Musk's decision
- Don Lemon canceled the partnership for his show with X after Elon Musk's decision.
- Elon Musk lifted the exclusivity of the show on X after months of pursuing exclusive content.
- Don Lemon challenged Musk, discussing his ketamine use and hate speech on X.
In recent years, counterfeit medication laced with the deadly opioid fentanyl has been seized by the DEA and linked to drug cartels.
Opinion | The DEA Needs to Stop Restricting Opioids: Restrictions on pain medications are hurting patients who are suffering.
nytimes.com/2024/03/22/opinion/dea-opioids-restrictions-overdoses.html
60 Minutes clip mercilessly mocked online: US current affairs program 60 Minutes has been mocked online over its choice of “disguise” for an FBI agent ...
news.com.au/entertainment/tv/current-affairs/60-minutes-mocked-over-putting-guest-in-bizarre-disguise/news-story/ec640277871bb69606f6dda890497f6e
270,000 overdose deaths thrust fentanyl into heart of US presidential race: To understand the 2024 U.S. presidential election, it is essential to understand the ...
bostonherald.com/2024/03/25/270000-overdose-deaths-thrust-fentanyl-into-heart-of-us-presidential-race/
FBI Chief Concerned About Threat of Moscow Concert Hall-Style Rampage in U.S.: Christopher Wray said he struggled to remember a time when America faced so many ...
thedailybeast.com/fbi-chief-concerned-about-threat-of-moscow-concert-hall-style-rampage-in-us
Arkansas Airport Executive Dies After Shootout With A.T.F.: The authorities said they were executing a search warrant at the home of the executive ...
nytimes.com/2024/03/21/us/arkansas-airport-director-bryan-malinowski.html
Utah corrections department discriminated against transgender woman, DOJ says: The Utah Department of Corrections violated the Americans with Disabilities Act ...
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After a tumultuous CPAP recall, Philips must launch new safeguards under DOJ agreement
post-gazette.com/business/healthcare-business/2024/04/06/philips-cpap-recall-consent-decree/stories/202404050099
Russia likely behind Havana syndrome: According to information unveiled on Monday, April 1, by several media outlets, around a hundred individuals – including ...
lemonde.fr/en/international/article/2024/04/04/russia-allegedly-behind-havana-syndrome_6667323_4.html
New legal project aims to protect rights of Kentuckians with substance use disorder | Opinion
kentucky.com/opinion/op-ed/article287339875.html
Justice Department sues Utah, saying it discriminated against incarcerated transgender woman
sltrib.com/news/politics/2024/04/02/justice-department-sues-utah/
Overcoming poverty and addiction, he passed the bar exam. Then his prescription got in the way.
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Xylazine or 'tranq' testing strips legalized in Wisconsin in effort to combat overdoses
greenbaypressgazette.com/story/news/local/2024/03/27/xylazine-or-tranq-testing-strips-to-soon-be-available-in-wisconsin-tony-evers/73107021007/
When doctors cut off their opioids, these patients turned to unregulated kratom for pain
freep.com/story/news/local/michigan/2024/03/26/kratom-use-increases-pain-opioid-addiction/72961250007/
FBI warns of a ‘disturbing’ rise in online groups extorting children into self harm
bostonherald.com/2024/03/25/fbi-warns-of-a-disturbing-rise-in-online-groups-extorting-children-into-self-harm/
The Trustbuster Who Has Apple and Google in His Sights: Jonathan Kanter, the head of the Justice Department’s antitrust division, made his boldest move on ...
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New study by leading trauma psychiatrist Bessel van der Kolk shows therapy-assisted MDMA could help treat PTSD
cnbc.com/2024/02/27/bessel-van-der-kolk-therapy-assisted-mdma-and-treatment-of-ptsd.html
Dearborn man sentenced for making sex videos of minor and giving the victim meth: Haitham Sam Bazzi was sentenced Thursday in federal court. Prosecutors said he ...
freep.com/story/news/local/michigan/wayne/2024/03/23/dearborn-man-sexually-exploited-teens/73065375007/
FBI Pittsburgh warns of a 'disturbing' rise in online groups extorting children into self harm
post-gazette.com/news/crime-courts/2024/03/23/pittsburgh-fbi-warns-violent-minors-suicide-764/stories/202403220102
Justice Dept. says D.C. police response may violate rights of mentally ill: D.C. may be violating federal disability law by sending police to deal with 911 calls ...
washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/2024/02/23/dc-police-mental-health-response-lawsuit-justice-department/
'Magic mushrooms' are making a comeback, particularly in the Midwest. Here's why: Hallucinogenic mushrooms are emerging again as a popular drug choice for some ...
cincinnati.com/story/news/2024/02/20/magic-mushrooms-psilocybin-shrooms-making-national-comeback/72543204007/
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Apple has missed this year’s tech rally, and DOJ suit will likely make that pain linger
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Canopy Growth, Aurora Cannabis & Co: From the heights back into the deep intoxication?
deraktionaer.de/artikel/aktien/canopy-growth-aurora-cannabis-co-vom-hoehen-wieder-in-den-tiefen-rausch-20353325.html
No End in Sight for National ADHD Drug Shortage: Nearly 18 months after the FDA first acknowledged a national shortage of Adderall, there is now a widespread ...
webmd.com/add-adhd/news/20240312/cm/national-adhd-drug-shortage-continues
The Adderall Shortage: Is One Factory Magnifying the Crisis?: James D. Walsh reports on the Adderall shortage. Ascent Pharmaceuticals’ feud with the DEA is ...
nymag.com/intelligencer/article/adderall-shortage-adhd-medication-ascent-pharmaceuticals.html
Nitazenes: street drugs stronger than heroin, fentanyl: A class of drugs called nitazenes — developed in the 1950s but never approved for medical use — is ...
dw.com/en/nitazenes-street-drugs-stronger-than-heroin-fentanyl/a-68608727
16 SWAT officers hospitalized after blast at training facility in Southern California
apnews.com/article/irvine-california-fbi-training-facility-injuries-8ac2bd69fc8942dc66bc2a5532404fa0
Hadland & Friedman: Teaching kids to stay safe in fentanyl era: Drug-prevention programming can still tell teens they shouldn’t use substances while equipping ...
bostonherald.com/2024/02/12/hadland-friedman-teaching-kids-to-stay-safe-in-fentanyl-era/
Transgender woman with gender dysphoria harmed by Utah prison discrimination, Justice Department says
sltrib.com/news/2024/03/12/transgender-womans-gender/
After years of drug addiction, she was arrested and sent to Chesterfield jail. It saved her life.
richmond.com/news/local/after-years-of-drug-addiction-she-was-arrested-and-sent-to-chesterfield-jail-it-saved/article_24cd830a-cdc7-11ee-b0c1-6fc58cc8c5e8.html
What Is ‘Chroming’? UK Boy Dies After Participating In ‘Dangerous’ TikTok Challenge
forbes.com/sites/ariannajohnson/2024/03/08/what-is-chroming-uk-boy-dies-after-participating-in-dangerous-tiktok-challenge/
Attorney General Merrick Garland to undergo surgery, Justice Department says: The news comes as Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin returns to work at the Pentagon ...
pbs.org/newshour/politics/attorney-general-merrick-garland-to-undergo-surgery-justice-department-says
What to Know About Ibogaine, a Psychedelic: Some researchers hope the drug, still illegal in the United States, may be considered as a treatment for addiction ...
nytimes.com/2024/03/05/health/psychedelic-ibogaine-what-to-know.html
DEA reverses decision stripping drug distributor of licenses for fueling opioid crisis
pbs.org/newshour/economy/dea-reverses-decision-stripping-drug-distributor-of-licenses-for-fueling-opioid-crisis
Frustrations grow as ADHD medication shortage continues: Amid ongoing ADHD drug shortages, Adderall supplies have improved, but other brand name and generic ...
nbcnews.com/health/health-news/adhd-drug-shortage-adderall-ritalin-focalin-vyvanse-rcna137356
Drugmaker Endo reaches $465 mln bankruptcy settlement with US: Bankrupt drugmaker Endo International will pay up to $465 million to settle the federal ...
reuters.com/business/healthcare-pharmaceuticals/drugmaker-endo-reaches-465-mln-bankruptcy-settlement-with-us-government-2024-02-29/
With ‘pig butchering’ scams on the rise, FBI moves to stop the bleeding: Enticed by the prospect of romance and riches, coaxed over social media ...
nbcnews.com/news/crime-courts/pig-butchering-scams-rise-fbi-moves-stop-bleeding-rcna137009
Family Dollar Stores pleads guilty to storing FDA-regulated products in rodent-infested warehouse - UPI.com
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Quick Glance: Record Fine: Family Dollar Stores Hit with $41M Penalty
- This week, Family Dollar Stores was ordered to pay $41.6 million for using a rodent-infested warehouse to distribute goods to over 400 stores in the South.
- A U.S. Food and Drug Administration investigation found 'live rodents, dead and decaying rodents, rodent feces, urine, and odors' at the company's distribution center in Arkansas.
- As part of the plea agreement, both Family Dollar Stores and Dollar Tree must adhere to 'robust' corporate reporting guidelines for the next three years.
- U.S. Attorney Jonathan D. Ross stated: 'It is incomprehensible that Family Dollar knew about the rodent and pest issues at its distribution center in Arkansas but continued to ship products that were unsafe and insanitary.'
A Drug Test Cost a D.E.A. Agent His Job. He Sued, and Got It Back.: A longtime counternarcotics agent said he used CBD for chronic pain, considering it safer ...
nytimes.com/2024/01/27/us/cannabis-dea-drug-test.html
EBay will pay $59 million settlement over pill presses sold online as U.S. undergoes overdose epidemic
pbs.org/newshour/economy/ebay-will-pay-59-million-settlement-over-pill-presses-sold-online-as-u-s-undergoes-overdose-epidemic
Quick Glance: EBay to Pay $59 Million Settlement Over Online Sale of Pill Presses
- EBay will pay $59 million in a settlement with the Justice Department over the sale of thousands of pill presses on the platform.
- The machines can be used to manufacture counterfeit pills laced with substances like Fentanyl, fueling the overdose crisis in the US.
- The company failed to verify buyers' identities and keep required records by law.
- Ebay has agreed to the settlement to avoid long-running litigation but maintains it didn't break the law.
Nearly half of San Francisco drug users are visitors: Nearly half of San Francisco drug users are not native. That led to speculation from the mayor that abuse ...
latimes.com/california/story/2024-03-01/la-me-nearly-half-of-san-francisco-drug-users-are-visitors
Ex-DOJ Official Says He’s ‘Now At The Freakout Stage’ Over 1 Donald Trump Case: “This is a real problem,” said Neal Katyal. Former federal prosecutor Andrew ...
huffpost.com/entry/neal-katyal-donald-trump-freakout_n_65c0a343e4b05c8779fa5a7c
Biden Age Concerns Deepen With DOJ Report Citing Poor Memory: A special counsel report describing Joe Biden as an “elderly man with a poor memory” and ...
bloomberg.com/news/articles/2024-02-08/biden-age-woes-intensify-with-doj-report-citing-poor-memory
Paid articlePaid Lexington cancer treatment company under FBI, FDA investigation, agencies say: The FBI is investigating CBA Pharma and its affiliates. The drug treatment company ...
kentucky.com/news/local/crime/article286031211.html
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‘Tranq dope’ mixture of fentanyl, horse sedative involved in Florida deaths: Xylazine, an animal tranquilizer, is in the illicit fentanyl supply ...
tampabay.com/news/health/2024/02/24/florida-overdose-fentanyl-tranq-xylazine/
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SeaTac federal detainees grow desperate amid lack of medical care: Records and interviews with current and formerly incarcerated people indicate serious health ...
seattletimes.com/seattle-news/law-justice/seatac-federal-detainees-grow-desperate-amid-lack-of-medical-care/
‘They are among us’: Russia’s terrifyingly effective poisoning operation : Any Russian critical of President Putin is now a potential enemy of the state
ft.com/content/46753c29-78f9-485f-8f02-8b203557c40e
Paid articlePaid Judge bars EPA from enforcing Civil Rights Act provision in Louisiana’s ‘Cancer Alley’
thehill.com/policy/energy-environment/4427465-judge-bars-epa-from-enforcing-civil-rights-act-provision-in-louisianas-cancer-alley/
Cops Are Portraying Themselves as Victims of Their Own Drug War: And it’s driving legislation to punish people who use drugs for supposedly endangering the ...
vice.com/en/article/ak38np/police-claim-victim-war-on-drugs-florida-bills-fentanyl-exposure-myths
‘People are being poisoned’: Kansas bill offers immunity for helping overdose victims
kansascity.com/news/politics-government/article285760326.html
‘They are among us’: Russia’s terrifyingly effective poisoning operation : Any Russian critical of President Putin is now a potential enemy of the state
ft.com/content/46753c29-78f9-485f-8f02-8b203557c40e
Paid articlePaid 'Tranq' is sweeping the streets, and even Narcan can't reverse overdoses. Legislators are trying to move fast.
greenbaypressgazette.com/story/news/health/2024/02/22/wisconsin-legislators-move-fast-to-combat-xylazine-but-will-it-help/72659483007/
What is kratom, and why are Kentucky legislators working to regulate it?: A bill to crack down on the herbal substance, commonly sold at convenience stores ...
courier-journal.com/story/news/politics/ky-general-assembly/2024/02/16/regulations-for-herbal-drug-kratom-advance-in-kentucky-legislature/72614789007/
Will a Court Ruling Push the DEA to Reschedule Psilocybin?: A court victory on rescheduling psilocybin leads the plaintiffs to believe that a separate pending ...
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Fentanyl facts: What are its side effects and overdose symptoms?: According to the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, stupor, changes in pupil size ...
rappler.com/newsbreak/iq/things-to-know-fentanyl-side-effects-overdose-symptoms/
Country Singer Jelly Roll Testifies On Capitol Hill About Fentanyl Crisis 'Crippling Our Nation'
huffpost.com/entry/jelly-roll-testifies-on-capitol-hill-about-fentanyl-crisis_n_65a2c927e4b07bd6950cfc62
Biden turns confrontational over alleged memory loss in DOJ report: 'How in the hell dare he'
usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2024/02/08/biden-lashes-out-at-special-counsel-over-alleged-memory-loss/72530311007/
@AmritWilson @ChetanAhimsa @VijaytaL @ashoswai @UU_Peace “This is transnational repression”@raqib_naik of @HindutvaWatchIn , handle & website blocked in Jan 2024 on #Modi govt orders ... Show more @FBI
ADHD treatment prescriptions for adults surged during pandemic, fueling shortages: Study
thehill.com/policy/healthcare/4401268-adhd-treatment-prescriptions-for-adults-surged-during-pandemic-fueling-shortages-study/
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