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Top stories - NBC News
Surging floodwater and panicked prayers: How a workday at a Tennessee plastics factory turned deadly
An NBC News investigation and timeline reveals how events quickly and dramatically unfolded amid a "one-in-5,000-year flood.4 hours ago -
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Deadly drug overdoses are plummeting, and public health officials don't know why
After years of rising, the tide may finally be turning on deadly drug overdoses in America.Drug overdose deaths fell 12.7% in the 12 months ending in May, the CDC said.9 hours ago -
Top stories - BBC News
Detective who stole £400k of seized drugs jailed
Greater Manchester Police officer Andrew Talbot, 54, stole the drug and sold it on to dealers.12 hours ago -
Politics - NBC News
A deadly detour: Migrant deaths spike outside El Paso
First responders and others in New Mexico attribute the rise in the heat-related deaths largely to Texas' Operation Lone Star, which hardened the border in the city's urban core.Yesterday -
Top stories - NBC News
A Deadly Detour: Texas policy, heat fuel rise in migrant deaths
Operation Lone Star and extreme heat have transformed a small patch of desert in the suburbs of El Paso into one of the most dangerous stretches of the southern border--with the number of migrant ...Yesterday -
Tech - VentureBeat
Platforma.bio by MiLaboratories is making waves in drug discovery
CONTRIBUTOR CONTENT: In the evolving field of bioinformatics, staying current is a challenge. For MiLaboratories, the challenge was creating software called Platforma.bio, which not only ...Yesterday -
Politics - The Hill
Weight loss drugs may help reduce drug and alcohol misuse: Research
Weight loss medications such as Ozempic may be able to cut drug and alcohol misuse in half, according to a new study from the scientific journal Addiction. The research, published Thursday, found ...Yesterday -
Top stories - NBC News
What to know about listeria, the potentially deadly bacteria blamed for meat recalls
Listeria monocytogenes is a bacteria that can contaminate food and cause serious complications for some. BrucePac and Boar's Head had recent recalls due to listeria risk.Yesterday -
World - The Guardian
Police insisted second Salisbury novichok attack was drug overdose, inquiry told
Inspector dismissed emergency services’ concerns that incident was similar to Skripal poisonings, KC says. Police officers urged paramedics and firefighters to treat the second novichok incident in ...Yesterday -
World - ABC News
South Korean court acquits former police chief over deadly crowd crush
A South Korean court found the former police chief of the country’s capital, Seoul, not guilty over a botched response to a Halloween crowd crush that killed nearly 160 people in 2022Yesterday - South Korea -
World - ABC News
The Taliban say they are investigating reports of Afghan casualties on the Iran border
The Taliban say they are investigating reports of Afghan casualties on the Iran borderYesterday - Iran -
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World - The Guardian
Lucy Letby gave baby morphine overdose years before first murder, inquiry hears
Newborn received 10 times the correct amount of painkiller and could have died if colleagues had not spotted error. Lucy Letby gave a potentially fatal dose of morphine to a newborn baby two years ...2 days ago -
Top stories - BBC News
Letby gave baby overdose two years before murders
Lucy Letby was reportedly "unhappy" at being told she could no longer administer controlled drugs.2 days ago -
World - ABC News
Hezbollah vows to expand attacks in Israel after deadly strike in Lebanon's Christian heartland
Hezbollah's acting leader says the militant group will aim rockets into more areas of Israel2 days ago - Israel -
Top stories - BBC News
UN urges probe into deadly Israeli strike on north Lebanon
It says Monday's attack on Aitou raises "real concerns" with respect to international humanitarian law.3 days ago - Israel -
Top stories - CBS News
Deadly strikes at Gaza hospital as Israel potentially signals Iran attack response
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has reportedly signaled a potential response to Iran's missile attacks. This comes as more details emerge about an Israeli attack at a Gaza hospital. CBS ...3 days ago - Israel -
Health - ABC News
Puerto Rico police investigate 8 deaths and about two dozen suspected fentanyl overdoses in one town
At least eight people have died in a town on Puerto Rico’s north coast in recent days after authorities say around two dozen suffered from suspected overdoses linked to drugs likely contaminated ...3 days ago -
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Puerto Rico police investigate 8 deaths and about two dozen suspected fentanyl overdoses in one town
At least eight people have died in a town on Puerto Rico’s north coast in recent days after authorities say around two dozen suffered from suspected overdoses linked to drugs likely contaminated ...3 days ago -
Top stories - BBC News
Prison gangs: ‘I've chopped people, attacked staff, hidden drugs’
The BBC finds gang warfare in jails is rife, and lack of space makes it difficult to keep rivals apart.3 days ago -
Health - ABC News
USDA launches an internal investigation into the deadly Boar's Head outbreak
U.S. Agriculture Department officials have launched an internal investigation into how the agency handled reports of serious problems tied to a deadly listeria outbreak at a Boar's Head deli meat ...3 days ago -
Business - CNBC
Eli Lilly to trial use of weight loss drugs to combat unemployment in UK
U.S. pharmaceutical giant Eli Lilly is exploring whether obesity drugs could be used to curb joblessness after signing a major investment deal with the U.K.3 days ago -
Top stories - BBC News
Will weight-loss drugs help jobless get back into work?
Ministers are lauding the new generation of weight-loss drugs - but are they really the solution?3 days ago -
World - The New York Times
Deadly Israeli Strike Hits Central Gaza Hospital Complex
Israel said it targeted Hamas fighters inside the hospital compound, where displaced people were living in tents. A separate strike killed several people at a Gazan school turned shelter.3 days ago - Israel -
Politics - The Hill
FDA will reconsider decision barring copycat versions of Lilly weight loss drug
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) said it will reconsider its decision to remove Eli Lilly’s blockbuster weight loss and diabetes drug from its official shortage list and allow compounding ...4 days ago -
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Deadly train crash in New Jersey
A River Line train struck a tree that had fallen on a New Jersey Transit track. The train's operator died and at least 23 were injured. CBS News Philadelphia's Brandon Goldner reports.4 days ago -
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Deadly Hezbollah drone attack hits Israeli base and kills 4, injures dozens
A Hezbollah drone apparently made it past Israel's sophisticated defense system and carried out an attack at a military base in central Israel, officials say. CBS News' Ramy Inocencio has more on ...4 days ago - Israel -
World - The Wall Street Journal
Deadly Hezbollah Strike Shows Growing Threat Posed by Drones
The attack by Hezbollah highlights a weak spot in Israel’s vaunted air defense system that military officials say is hard to counter.4 days ago -
Top stories - The New York Times
Deadly Hezbollah Attack Shows Israel’s Weakness Against Drones
Israel has one of the world’s best defenses against missiles and rockets, but struggles to detect slower-moving unmanned aircraft, experts said.4 days ago - Israel -
Business - MarketWatch
Amgen’s stock falls as analyst warns that hype around obesity drug is baked in
Truist analyst Srikripa Devarakonda backs away from bullish call as competition mutes potential for biotech’s drug pipeline.4 days ago -
Business - Financial Times
Demis Hassabis’s drug discovery start-up accelerates spending to ‘solve’ diseases
Losses widen at Isomorphic Labs, as new Nobel Prize winner pushes forward with effort to use AI in healthcare4 days ago -
Top stories - NBC News
Manhunt underway for suspect after deadly home invasion
An urgent manhunt is underway after a deadly home invasion in Michigan. One suspect is in custody, with another on the run after they allegedly impersonated utility workers to gain entry to a home, ...5 days ago