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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 groups

ABC News - Feb. 19

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 - 2d

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 - 2d

Mexico deports 29 drug cartel figures to the U.S. as officials meet with Trump team

Mexico has sent 29 drug cartel figures, including drug lord Rafael Caro Quintero, who was behind the killing of a U.S. DEA agent in 1985, to the United States as the Trump administration turns up ...

NBC News - 18h

Mexico extradites 29 drug cartel members to U.S. for trial as Trump tariffs loom

Canada and Mexico are trying to get the United States not to follow through on a promise by President Trump to impose tariffs of 25% on imported goods.

CNBC - 4h

Mexico Released Dozens of Cartel Figures Into U.S. Custody

Also, Southeast Asia’s scam centers keep flourishing. Here’s the latest at the end of Thursday.

The New York Times - 22h

Mexico sends cartel suspects to U.S. to face charges

Mexico has sent 29 cartel suspects detained in Mexico to the U.S. to face charges. This comes as Mexico navigates potential new tariffs on goods sent to the U.S.

CBS News - 8h

Why Mexico extradited 29 cartel members to the U.S.

Mexico extradited 29 cartel members, including drug lord Rafael Caro Quintero, to the U.S. to face charges. CBS News' Nicole Sganga reports.

CBS News - 5h

Map shows drug overdose death trends by state

Data shows overdose deaths decreased by 4% between 2022 and 2023. The trend continued into 2024.

CBS News - Feb. 21

Cancer patients 'may starve' without vital drug

Creon, a pancreatic enzyme replacement therapy, helps digestion but stocks are desperately low.

BBC News - 21h

GOP Sen. Mike Lee suggests letting ‘pirates’ take on cartels on the border

Republican Sen. Mike Lee (Utah) suggested Wednesday that Congress and President Trump should allow private citizens, or "pirates," to take on international cartels to protect national security. Lee ...

The Hill - 1d

Trump Officials Split Over How Hard to Go on Mexican Cartels

A Mexican delegation will meet in Washington on Thursday to finalize a security deal, as White House officials debate a strategy for fighting cartels and stemming the flow of drugs across the border.

The New York Times - 1d

Mexico sends cartel leader, other prisoners to U.S. to face charges

The Justice Department says the men taken into custody from Mexico "include leaders and managers of drug cartels recently designated as Foreign Terrorist Organizations."

CBS News - 21h

Mexico Transfers Rafael Caro Quintero and Other Cartel Operatives to U.S. Custody

The handover of so many significant cartel figures was one of the most important efforts by Mexico in the modern history of the drug war to send traffickers to face charges in U.S. courts.

The New York Times - 19h

Wife of powerful cartel boss wanted by U.S. is released from prison

Rosalinda Gonzalez is married to Nemesio Oseguera, better known as "El Mencho," leader of the Jalisco New Generation Cartel.

CBS News - 6h

Mexico releases cartel suspects into U.S. custody to face charges

Mexico agreed to hand over 29 people suspected of being cartel members into U.S. custody. Among those released is Rafael Caro Quintero, who's accused in the killing of a DEA agent in 1985.

CBS News - 6h

White House: 'One of the most evil cartel bosses' being extradited to US

The White House announced Friday that 29 Mexican cartel members, including "one of the most evil cartel bosses in the world," were extradited to the United States. The Associated Press reported ...

The Hill - 4h

Cartel leader Rafael Caro Quintero pleads not guilty in NYC

Cartel leader Rafael Caro Quintero, wanted for the notorious killing of a U.S. DEA agent in Mexico, pleaded not guilty in NYC.

CBS News - 1h

Drug compounders sue over weight loss drugs' removal from FDA shortage list

A trade group representing compounding pharmacies has filed a lawsuit against the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for removing semaglutide, the active ingredient in Ozempic, from its drug ...

The Hill - 3d

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 - 6d

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. - 6d

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 - 5d

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 - 4d

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 - 4d

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 - 3d

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 - 3d

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 - 2d

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 border

Financial Times - 19h

Psychiatric drug research held back by ‘stigma’, says top UK scientist

Mental health treatments face higher regulatory hurdles for approval, warns Imperial College professor

Financial Times - 9h

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 - 1h

From pills to new uses, here's what Eli Lilly’s top scientist sees as the future of weight loss drugs

Eli Lilly Chief Scientific Officer Dan Skovronsky spoke to CNBC about obesity pills and more on the future of weight loss.

CNBC - Feb. 20

Milwaukee Bucks' Bobby Portis suspended 25 games for violating NBA's anti-drug policy

Portis' agent, Mark Bartelstein, released a statement claiming the violation was essentially a mix-up.

Yahoo Sports - Feb. 20

Milwaukee Bucks Bobby Portis Jr. suspended 25 games over drug policy violation

Milwaukee Bucks forward Bobby Portis, Jr., will miss Thursday's game against the Los Angeles Clippers after the NBA announced he violated the league's anti-drug policy.

NBC News - Feb. 20

Why Walmart’s warning may have more to do with weight-loss drugs than tariffs

Walmart’s stock fell Thursday as quarterly earnings were expected to decline for the first time in three years, with strength in groceries and GLP-1 drug sales continuing to pressure margins.

MarketWatch - Feb. 21

Emergency Food, TB Tests and H.I.V. Drugs: Vital Health Aid Remains Frozen Despite Court Ruling

The Trump administration appears to be flouting a judge’s order pausing the dismantling of U.S.A.I.D.

The New York Times - Feb. 21

This New Drug Could Help End the HIV Epidemic—but US Funding Cuts Are Killing Its Rollout

Lenacapavir, a twice yearly injection that prevents HIV transmission, was named the breakthrough medicine of 2024. But without US foreign aid dollars, its delivery to millions worldwide is under ...

Wired - Feb. 21

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