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Microsoft announces Skype will close in May
The internet chat and phone service, which is owned by Microsoft, made the announcement on X.BBC News - 6d -
Republican Men and Women Are Changing Their Minds About How Women Should Behave
The men and women of the G.O.P. are changing their minds about how men and women should behave.The New York Times - Feb. 27 -
Ecuador will seek foreign military aid to combat drug cartels as violence surges
The government of Ecuador has taken another step in its effort to gain help from foreign military forces to combat drug cartels and various organized crime groupsABC News - Feb. 19 -
Ozempic and Wegovy officially moved off FDA's drug shortage list
Ozempic and Wegovy, the widely popular forms of semaglutide sold to treat diabetes and obesity, have officially been removed from the Food and Drug Administration's (FDA) drug shortage list nearly ...The Hill - Feb. 21 -
Shortage of Novo Nordisk's Wegovy and Ozempic drugs is resolved, FDA says
The FDA's decision will threaten the ability of compounding pharmacies to make far cheaper, unbranded versions of the injections over the next few months.CNBC - Feb. 21 -
Veterinarian and 13 Horse Trainers Violated Drug Rules, U.S. Regulator Says
Thirty percent of the horses never raced again and seven died, the Horseracing Integrity and Safety Authority said.The New York Times - Feb. 21 -
Novo’s Weight Loss Drugs Removed from FDA Shortage List
The FDA said weight-loss and diabetes drugs Wegovy and Ozempic are no longer on shortage list.Inc. - Feb. 22 -
NIH funding cuts imperil lifesaving drugs and US prosperity
Capping indirect funding will decimate biomedical research, which has been the engine of the U.S. economy and the envy of the world.The Hill - Feb. 23 -
Pfizer hires ex-FDA drug chief as top doctor
The former head of the Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA) drug division is joining Pfizer as its chief medical officer, the company announced Monday. Patrizia Cavazzoni was formerly director of ...The Hill - Feb. 24 -
Woman drugged, defrauded elderly men in romance scam, officials allege
Aurora Phelps is being accused of drugging several elderly men and stealing their financial information, according to court records. The woman is being linked to at least two deaths and one ...CBS News - Feb. 24 -
Grace Slick on sex, drugs and Jefferson Airplane: ‘I was sober in the 80s. That was a mistake’
She topped the charts, dropped the F-bomb on US TV, was ghosted by Jim Morrison and planned to spike Richard Nixon’s tea with LSD. Now 85, the legendary singer tells all. Rock’n’roll might not be ...The Guardian - Feb. 25 -
Jon Stewart cuts hand during fiery monologue on DOGE, prescription drugs
Jon Stewart railed against sweeping cuts by the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) — and suffered one of his own in the process — during an impassioned monologue on "The Daily Show." ...The Hill - Feb. 25 -
Arizona governor signs order to fight Mexican cartels, drug trafficking at border
Gov. Katie Hobbs' order expands border security operations in four border counties, Yuma, Pima, Santa Cruz and Cochise.CBS News - Feb. 25 -
Arizona governor signs order 'to combat the cartels' and 'stop drug smuggling'
Arizona Gov. Katie Hobbs (D) has signed an order “to combat the cartels, stop drug smuggling, and secure Arizona’s border,” the governor said in a Tuesday news release. The executive order requires ...The Hill - Feb. 26 -
RFK Jr. targets childhood psychiatric drugs; doctors push back
Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has made psychiatric medications a focus of his review of the country’s childhood chronic disease crisis, claiming they’ve been ...The Hill - Feb. 26 -
Mexico extradites wanted drug lord to US in attempt to ward off tariffs
Rafael Caro Quintero, sought since 1985 for murder of DEA agent, among 29 prisoners sent across borderFinancial Times - 6d -
Psychiatric drug research held back by ‘stigma’, says top UK scientist
Mental health treatments face higher regulatory hurdles for approval, warns Imperial College professorFinancial Times - 6d -
Rafael Caro Quintero, Notorious Mexican Drug Lord, Is Arraigned in New York
The move by Mexico to allow the transfer of Rafael Caro Quintero to the United States signaled a potentially new era of cooperation in the drug war.The New York Times - 6d -
Drug lord convicted in Mexico of DEA agent's murder appears in US court
Rafael Caro Quintero was arraigned on multiple drug and weapons offenses in Brooklyn federal court following his extradition Thursday to the U.S. from Mexico.ABC News - 6d -
Trump administration labels Mexican drug cartels as domestic terrorist organizations
The Trump administration has officially designated Mexican drug cartels as domestic terrorist organizations. CBS News' Scott MacFarlane reports.CBS News - 3d -
Trump tariffs part of ‘drug war,’ not ‘trade war’: Commerce secretary
Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick said President Trump’s tariffs on other countries are part of a “drug war,” not a “trade war.” Lutnick joined CNBC on Tuesday, just hours after Trump’s 25 percent ...The Hill - 2d -
Healthy Returns: AbbVie is the newest potential weight loss drug market player
AbbVie will pay up to $2.2 billion to develop Danish drugmaker Gubra's obesity drug. AI takes center stage at HIMSS conference gets underway in Vegas.CNBC - 2d -
Florida Seeks Drug Prescription Data With Names of Patients and Doctors
The state’s insurance regulator has demanded detailed information about patients and their medications, raising privacy concerns.The New York Times - 1d -
FBI offers $10m reward for ex-Olympic snowboarder turned drug kingpin
Ryan Wedding, 43, wanted for role in billion-dollar cross-border drug trafficking operation and several homicides. Authorities in the United States have offered a $10m reward for information that ...The Guardian - 4h -
Fighting for Justice for Japan’s ‘Comfort Women’
Mina Watanabe has made it her life’s work to tell the stories of the women who were sexually enslaved by the Japanese military before and during World War II.The New York Times - 15h -
Police officer killed amid shooting at Pennsylvania hospital
Andrew Duarte of West York borough police department was slain Saturday at UPMC memorial hospital in York. A police officer was killed Saturday after responding to a shooting at a central ...The Guardian - Feb. 22 -
‘Religious Motivation’ Possible in Berlin Stabbing, Police Say
The suspect, a Syrian refugee, told the police that a plan had come into his mind to kill Jews. The attack raises tensions just before an election in which immigration is a big issue.The New York Times - Feb. 23 -
One dead and police hurt in knife attack in France
President Emmanuel Macron said there was "no doubt it was an Islamist terrorist attack".BBC News - Feb. 23 -
Mystery of body in wetsuit found in reservoir puzzles police
Police continue to investigate how a body of a man in a wetsuit was found in a Welsh reservoir.BBC News - Feb. 23 -
Chicago police announce arrest of alleged serial killer
Investigators say 21-year-old Antonio Reyes carried out a string of shootings over a nine month period beginning 2020, killing six people and wounding four more. WMAQ's Natalie Martinez reports.NBC News - Feb. 27 -
Will the police really try to find your stolen iPhone?
Even with the resources to chase after all our stolen handsets, let’s not kid ourselves it would solve the problemFinancial Times - 6d -
Haiti police raid gang leader's stronghold in capital
Officials say several gang members have been killed in a major police operation in Port-au-Prince.BBC News - 4d -
Police to interview Crown actor over Gaza rally
Khalid Abdalla says he will be interviewed by police after the rally in January.BBC News - 3d -
Arsonist sets fire to Tesla charging stations: Police
Police in Massachusetts are investigating fires that appear to have been “intentionally set” that destroyed seven Tesla charging stations, police said.ABC News - 2d -
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Backlash erupts over Trump's vow to protect police
President Donald Trump said in his speech to a joint session of Congress that he'll work to protect and support police.ABC News - 5h -
Cyprus failed to effectively probe British teen's rape claims, Europe's top human rights court says
The European Court of Human Rights has ruled that Cyprus’ law enforcement authorities failed to live up to their obligation to thoroughly and effectively investigate a British teenager’s claims ...ABC News - Feb. 27 -
Neil Gaiman asks US court to dismiss lawsuit alleging rape and sexual assault
The author’s motion to dismiss argued that the case should be heard in New Zealand, where the alleged abuse took place, and called accuser Scarlett Pavlovich ‘a fantasist’. Neil Gaiman has asked a ...The Guardian - 1d -
Gisèle Pelicot's daughter presses charges against father jailed in mass rape case
Caroline Darian - who says she is her father's "forgotten victim" - is convinced he drugged and raped her.BBC News - 10h -
CalArts launches D.R.E.A.M.S. program to train students in location-based entertainment
The California Institute of the Arts (CalArts) has launched the D.R.E.A.M.S. (Digital Research Entertainment Arts Media Storytelling) Initiative supported by a gift from Tom Dolan and the Dolan ...VentureBeat - Feb. 20
