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BBC News - Top stories
Ex-CIA officer drugged and sexually abused women in multiple countries
An investigation was started after a naked women seeking help was seen on his balcony in 2020.1 hour ago -
ESPN - Sports
British player arrested for alleged drug smuggling
British footballer Jay Emmanuel-Thomas has been charged in connection with trying to smuggle cannabis worth £600,000 ($800,000) through a British airport.1 hour ago -
ABC News - Sports
Former Arsenal soccer player arrested for alleged $800,000 drug smuggling from Thailand
A soccer player who once appeared for Arsenal in the Champions League has been charged in connection with trying to smuggle cannabis worth $800,000 through a British airport2 hours ago -
CBS News - Top stories
CIA officer who drugged, sexually assaulted dozens of women learns fate
Brian Jeffrey Raymond sat dejectedly as he heard his punishment for one of the most egregious misconduct cases in the CIA's history.4 hours ago -
ABC News - World
First people are sentenced under Hong Kong's tough new security law
A Hong Kong court has sentenced the first two people under a tough new Hong Kong national security law, including a man who was given 14 months in prison for wearing a T-shirt with a protest slogan4 hours ago -
NBC News - Top stories
Former CIA officer jailed for 30 years for drugging and sexually assaulting women
Former CIA officer Brian Jeffrey Raymond was sentenced to 30 years in prison Wednesday for drugging and sexually abusing and filming multiple women without their consent, in one of the most serious ...6 hours ago -
ABC News - World
Lawyers question whether a drugged French woman was truly unconscious during alleged rapes
Lawyers for some of the men accused of raping an unconscious French woman who had been drugged by her husband have asked her about her habits, personality and sex life, and even questioned whether ...6 hours ago -
Financial Times - Business
Schizophrenia: the new drug set to tackle the ‘cancer of psychiatry’
But the healthcare system in the US still struggles to provide adequate care for those with serious mental illness11 hours ago -
ABC News - World
Dominican and US officials crack down on regional drug trafficking ring
Officials from the U.S. and the Dominican Republic have arrested nearly a dozen suspects after they launched a joint operation to crack down on a regional drug trafficking ring18 hours ago -
CNBC - Business
Novartis not joining the 'frenzy' of weight loss drugs, CEO says
Swiss pharmaceutical giant Novartis said Wednesday that it does not plan to enter into the "frenzy" of weight loss drugs.Yesterday -
NBC News - Top stories
Kansas cult leaders convicted of forcing children to work 16-hour days without pay
Six members of a Kansas cult were convicted in a scheme to house children in overcrowded facilities and force them to work up to 16 hours a day without pay.Yesterday -
The Guardian - World
Kansas cult leaders convicted of making children work 16-hour days without pay
Prosecutors say the group beat children as young as eight years old and imposed strict rules on what they did and ate. Six members of a Kansas -based cult have been convicted in a scheme to house ...Yesterday -
CNBC - Business
Healthy Returns: How competitive can Roche be in the weight loss drug market?
Roche presented early-stage data on its obesity injection and pill at EASD. Meanwhile, Oura enters into metabolic health market with acquisition of Veri.Yesterday -
CBS News - Top stories
Man admits drugging, raping wife at trial in France
Frenchman Dominique Pelicot has admitted to drugging and raping his then-wife Gisele Pelicot for almost a decade, and inviting dozens of other men to do the same, at his trial in Avignon. CBS News' ...Yesterday -
The New York Times - World
Dominique Pelicot, Husband on Trial for Drugging and Raping Wife, Testifies
Dominique Pelicot, who is accused of inviting strangers to rape his wife while she was drugged and unconscious, took the stand for the first time.Yesterday -
NBC News - Top stories
FDA expands approval of breast cancer drug Kisqali to earlier stage patients
The FDA expanded the approval of Kisqali, a drug for metastatic breast cancer, to treat patients with earlier stage cancer, Novartis said.Yesterday - FDA -
The Guardian - World
Ghislaine Maxwell loses appeal against sex trafficking conviction
Appeals court upholds former British socialite’s conviction over helping Jeffrey Epstein sexually abuse teen girls. A federal appeals court on Tuesday upheld the sex trafficking conviction of the ...Yesterday -
Los Angeles Times - Entertainment
Sean Combs abused women during 'freak offs' involving male prostitutes, drugs, violence, feds allege
Here is what we know about the sweeping indictment against Sean "Diddy" Combs.Yesterday -
The Hill - Politics
1 in 4 adults would consider using weight loss drugs without prescription: Study
Around 25 percent of U.S. adults said they would consider using prescription weight loss medications, like Ozempic or Wegovy, without consulting their doctor, according to a new study from The Ohio ...Yesterday -
The Guardian - World
It’s only LSD but I like it: the play telling the untold story about the Stones drugs bust
Keith Richards and Mick Jagger’s 1967 raid and trial caused a national storm, seeming to pitch old against young, Establishment against counterculture. But was the real story overlooked? We return ...2 days ago -
ABC News - World
US court upholds British socialite Ghislaine Maxwell's sex trafficking conviction
A U.S. court on Tuesday upheld disgraced British socialite Ghislaine Maxwell's conviction on sex trafficking charges for helping the late financier Jeffrey Epstein abuse underage girls2 days ago -
ABC News - Top stories
Appeals court upholds sex crimes conviction of Epstein associate Ghislaine Maxwell
A federal appeals court in New York has upheld the sex crimes conviction of longtime Jeffrey Epstein associate Ghislaine Maxwell.2 days ago -
BBC News - Top stories
More than 140 Post Office convictions could be quashed in Scotland
Sub-postmasters across the UK were wrongly accused of crimes such as theft or fraud on the basis of a faulty IT system.2 days ago -
BBC News - Top stories
Drug dealing woman jailed after 16 months on run
Lynne Leyson was arrested on her return to Wales, having fled the area in a bid to evade justice.2 days ago -
BBC News - Top stories
'I am a rapist' admits man accused of drugging and abusing wife for 10 years
Dominique Pelicot, 71, is accused of drugging his wife Gisèle to sleep and recruiting dozens of men to abuse her.2 days ago -
MarketWatch - Business
Cigna’s PBM Express Scripts sues the FTC, seeking retraction of drug-cost report
Cigna Group’s pharmacy benefit manager Express Scripts on Tuesday sued the U.S. Federal Trade Commission, alleging that the agency’s July report on the PBM industry was biased and defamatory and ...2 days ago -
ABC News - World
Man accused of drugging his wife so dozens of men could rape her testifying in court
A 71-year-old French man has acknowledged in court that over nearly a decade, he was drugging his wife at the time and inviting dozens of men to rape her, as well as raping her himself2 days ago -
The Wall Street Journal - Business
Cigna Demands FTC Retraction in Escalating Drug-Price Fight
The FTC report said the companies responsible for controlling spending on drugs were sometimes steering patients toward more expensive medicines.2 days ago -
NBC News - Top stories
A husband drugged his wife and invited dozens to assault her. The case has now roiled France.
Dominique Pelicot is charged with orchestrating the assault of his wife Gisèle Pelicot, drugging and offering her to a stream of men he met in a chatroom and filming the repeated rapes.2 days ago -
Los Angeles Times - Entertainment
'American Sports Story: Aaron Hernandez': How violence, drugs and football made a monster
Executive producers of the new FX series say it's not only the story of a notorious football player but also a 'mirror back to us as a country.'2 days ago -
ABC News - World
4 people could face the death penalty after drug arrests on Bali
Indonesian authorities said Tuesday that they have arrested six people on drug charges on the tourist island of Bali since July2 days ago -