BBC undercover filming exposes Indian pharma firm fuelling opioid crisis
An Indian drug maker tells a BBC undercover team its addictive cocktail drug is “very harmful” but “this is business”.
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BBC pulls Gaza film as it carries out checks over Hamas links
The broadcaster has removed the documentary from its streaming service while it carries out "further due diligence".BBC News - 7h -
An Effective Treatment for Opioid Addiction Exists. Why Isn’t It Used More?
A drug called buprenorphine may be the best tool doctors have to fight the fentanyl crisis. Why hasn’t it been more widely adopted?The New York Times - 2d -
5 Key Ways Bad Leaders Expose Themselves When Under Pressure
Watch for these warning signs of bad leadership under pressure.Inc. - 11h -
UnitedHealth Medicare Advantage bombshell exposes $83 billion in government waste
Will Musk and Trump dare to take it on?MarketWatch - 1h -
A relocated Slamdance Film Festival launches its first edition in Los Angeles
Originally created by filmmakers rejected by Sundance, Slamdance has become a community of its own and is about to kick off its first local edition at several L.A. venues.Los Angeles Times - 1d -
Singing Adele & cracking jokes - Marler's BBC Sport debut
Former England prop Joe Marler performs a stunning rendition of Adele's 'Someone Like You' and has former team-mates in hysterics with a highly entertaining debut on Six Nations Rugby Special.BBC News - 15h -
BBC pulls Gaza documentary featuring child whose father was Hamas minister
Show removed from iPlayer as ‘further due diligence’ carried out and critics ask if any Hamas members were paid for filming. A BBC documentary about Gaza has been pulled from its iPlayer service ...The Guardian - 7h -
Review: Trauma haunts 'The Monkey,' but the film is more interested in going bananas
Directed by Osgood Perkins, who broke out with the ominous 'Longlegs,' his follow-up is jokier and less effective, piercing the jugular with splatter gags.Los Angeles Times - 1h -
Fossil fuel firm’s $300m trial against Greenpeace to begin: ‘Weaponizing the judicial system’
Experts warn victory for Energy Transfer, whose CEO is a Trump donor, could have a ‘chilling’ effect on free speech. A fossil fuel company’s $300m lawsuit against Greenpeace opens in rural North ...The Guardian - 1d
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Apple pulls data protection tool after UK government security row
Customers' photos and documents stored online will no longer be protected by end-to-end encryption.BBC News - 1h -
Salman Rushdie attacker found guilty of attempted murder and assault
Hadi Matar stabbed the renowned British-Indian author multiple times on stage at a New York lecture.BBC News - 49m -
Man seriously injured in stabbing at Berlin Holocaust memorial
Police say the victim was a 30-year-old Spanish tourist. One man has been arrested.BBC News - 2h -
Israel says checking claims new body handed to Red Cross is Shiri Bibas
The Red Cross reportedly received a body on Friday evening. Israel is investigating reports it is that of the Israeli mother.BBC News - 1h -
St Pancras plans for direct trains from UK to Germany
The London station's owner and Eurotunnel hope to expand routes to Cologne, Frankfurt and Switzerland.BBC News - 9h
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Bannon’s Salute at CPAC, Echoing Musk, Prompts a French Protest
Jordan Bardella, the president of France’s far-right National Rally, canceled his planned speech at the conference, saying the gesture referred to “Nazi ideology.”The New York Times - 12m -
S&P 500 and Dow slide in worst day of 2025 amid economic worries
Stocks fell sharply after reports signaled concerns that President Trump's policies could be impacting the U.S. economy.CBS News - 14m -
Some Republicans hammered at home by constituents about DOGE, Ukraine
Some Republicans are facing pushback in their hometowns as President Donald Trump and DOGE makes severe cuts across the federal government.ABC News - 20m -
Trump Plans to Use Military Sites Across the Country to Detain Undocumented Immigrants
The move would be a drastic escalation by the White House to militarize immigration enforcement.The New York Times - 24m -
Luigi Mangione appears in court for first time since arraignment in UnitedHealthcare CEO death
Luigi Mangione, the 26-year-old man accused of gunning down UnitedHealthCare CEO Brian Thompson in front of a New York City hotel, appeared in court Friday for the first time since he was arraigned ...NBC News - 26m