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US Politics & Regulation > A new report links Trump administration policy rollbacks to a 51% surge in chemical accidents, raising alarms about federal disaster management. :::stats +51% | Chemical accidents since 2021 +20% | Deaths and injuries from chemical accidents ::: A new analysis by the Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility (Peer) non-profit reveals a 51% increase in US chemical...

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Mexico investigates whether US lied about role in capture of drug lord

Reporting suggests FBI involved in seizure of Ismael ‘El Mayo’ Zambada García from Mexican territory in 2024 Mexico has launched an investigation into whether the US lied about its involvement in the capture and secretive transfer of a top Sinaloa cartel member in 2024, in what would be a potential violation of the country’s sovereignty. The US has long denied it played any role in the operation to detain the drug lord Ismael “El Mayo” Zambada García, a founder of the Sinaloa cartel, inside Mexi

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What We Know About Efforts to Stabilize the Former Pfizer Building in Manhattan - WSJ

What We Know About Efforts to Stabilize the Former Pfizer Building in Manhattan  WSJ Live updates: Officials ‘confident’ temporary shoring has stabilized buckling NYC high-rise  CNN Manhattan streets begin to reopen as crews stabilize compromised high-rise building  ABC News - Breaking News, Latest News and Videos NYC buildings evacuated after construction workers find buckling columns in Midtown East; officials warn of possible collapse  ABC7 New York Why The Collapse of the Pfizer Conversion M

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Crews Work Overnight on Midtown Building That Was Feared at Risk of Partial Collapse: Live Updates - The New York Times

Crews Work Overnight on Midtown Building That Was Feared at Risk of Partial Collapse: Live Updates  The New York Times Midtown Manhattan High-Rise Stable After Columns Buckled, Officials Say  U.S. News & World Report New York hopes converted offices can ease a housing crisis. A structural emergency at a high-rise tower shows the challenges  CNN What We Know About Efforts to Stabilize the Former Pfizer Building in Manhattan  WSJ 4 NYC buildings still under evacuation orders as crews work to prop

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US Food and Drug Administration rejects petition to set Pfas limits in food

Environmental protection agency and independent studies have found food biggest source of chemical exposure The US Food and Drug Administration has rejected a legal petition demanding it set limits on toxic Pfas “forever chemicals” in food, marking another setback for public health advocates’ push to limit exposures to the dangerous compounds. The agency is refusing to set limits despite a growing body of science and the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) finding food is the biggest source of

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Buckling Manhattan high-rise deemed ‘stable’ for now after evacuations ordered - NBC News

Buckling Manhattan high-rise deemed ‘stable’ for now after evacuations ordered  NBC News Live updates: NYC officials working to stabilize high-rise building in Midtown with some evacuations lifted  CNN Former Pfizer HQ deemed stable by Department of Buildings after collapse scare on Manhattan's East Side  ABC7 New York One building cleared to reenter as contractors work to shore up Manhattan high-rise  NBC New York Rush to Evacuate as ‘Beams Started Bending’ and Floors Sagged at Midtown Tower  T

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Burnham urged to ditch ‘dangerous’ UK-US NHS drug deal

Exclusive: health groups call on expected next prime minister to rip up agreement, which analysis suggests could lead to 229,000 excess deaths by 2036 UK politics live – latest updates Andy Burnham is being urged to scrap the UK-US trade deal on medicines as health organisations and doctors’ groups warn it is dangerous and prioritises pharmaceutical company profits over the lives of NHS patients. Ministers have defended the agreement, signed last December, as a way of helping British drug expo

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Five charged in Liberia after more than 200kg of cocaine seized in drug bust

Shipment discovered at airport in Monrovia and valued at £14.2m had been falsely declared as seasoning cubes Authorities in Liberia have charged five suspects over one of the largest drug seizures in the country’s history, after police found more than 200kg of cocaine falsely declared as Maggi seasoning cubes. The shipment, with an estimated value of $19m (£14.2m), was discovered at the international airport in Monrovia on 8 June, but the suspects were not named until a press briefing at the wee

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Sri Lanka prison riot kills 26, with more than 100 others wounded

Victims with cuts and gunshot injuries rushed to hospital after fighting between prisoners from two drug gangs Clashes at a Sri Lankan jail have killed 26 people, including seven guards, and wounded more than 100 in the country’s deadliest prison riot in years, officials said. Victims with cuts and gunshot injuries were rushed to Negombo hospital, north of the capital Colombo after overnight fighting between prisoners from two drug gangs, police said on Monday. Continue reading...

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Prison education cuts driving drug use, self-harm and violence, says watchdog

Report by HM inspector of prisons for England and Wales comes as spending on frontline education falls by up to 50% “Brutal” cuts to prison education and training by Labour ministers are leading to an increase in drug use, self-harm and violence, a watchdog’s withering final annual report has said. Charlie Taylor, who steps down as HM inspector of prisons for England and Wales in the autumn after six years, has also warned the authorities must keep a “close eye” on the impending release of thous

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Hundreds join support group for survivors of drug-facilitated rape

Zoe Watts and Amanda Stanhope launched network after being repeatedly assaulted by partners while unconscious Two women who were drugged and raped by their partners while they were unconscious have said hundreds of people – including about 80 in the UK alone – have come forward to a support group for victims of the crime. Zoe Watts and Amanda Stanhope, who were both repeatedly assaulted by their partners while unconscious, are calling for tighter laws to stop men sharing images and videos of sex

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Taylor Frankie Paul Breaks Silence on Recent Custody Battle in Emotional Posts - TMZ

Taylor Frankie Paul Breaks Silence on Recent Custody Battle in Emotional Posts  TMZ Taylor Frankie Paul's Ex-Husband Tate Paul Files for Temporary Restraining Order  People.com Utah reality TV star reportedly checks into rehab facility  The Salt Lake Tribune Taylor Frankie Paul Ordered to Pass Drug Test to Regain Parenting Time  Yahoo ‘Secret Lives of Mormon Wives’ star Taylor Frankie Paul faces restraining order from ex-husband  ABC4 Utah

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How drug gangs use social media to recruit Thai air crew as couriers - Reuters

How drug gangs use social media to recruit Thai air crew as couriers  Reuters Recipient of heroin from flight attendant identified  Bangkok Post Australia Heroin Bust Spurs Thai Airport Screening Overhaul  Bloomberg.com Silk shirts used to hide heroin in overseas parcel plot  Khaosod English ONCB expands probe into heroin syndicate linked to Thai flight attendant arrested in Australia  Thai Enquirer

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‘Truly international’ network of drug-facilitated rape uncovered by UK crime agency

NCA says offenders arrange to sexually assault and film victims via online networks with crimes often taking place in trusting relationships Criminal investigators in the UK say they have uncovered a “truly international network” of organised drug-facilitated sexual assault in which victims are sedated before being raped and sexually assaulted. The National Crime Agency [NCA] has said online networks “many as yet unidentified by law enforcement” were allowing offenders to arrange to rape and abu

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How Labour diverted billions from NHS services to appease Trump – The Latest

The NHS will divert billions of pounds from essential services to pay for new medicines, under the terms of the US-UK trade deal agreed in December, which could lead to more than 200,000 excess deaths, analysis has found. Ministers have defended the deal as a way of helping British drug exports avoid US tariffs and giving patients access to vital medication, but critics accuse the Labour party of caving into pressure from Donald Trump. Lucy Hough speaks to columnist Aditya Chakrabortty – watch o

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Albanian police use tear gas and pepper spray as Tirana protest turns violent - AP News

Albanian police use tear gas and pepper spray as Tirana protest turns violent  AP News Albania warned EU accession at risk over Jared Kushner-backed resort plans  The Guardian Protests Over Kushner-Linked Project Turn Violent in Albania  Bloomberg Man who sold land for Kushner-backed Albania development probed over alleged money laundering, drug trafficking  CBS News Edi Rama Must Go  Jacobin

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FDA issues most serious recall alert for potato chip brands over salmonella risk

An estimated 650,000 bags of potato chips are affected as US agency upgraded recall of several popular brands The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has upgraded a recall of several popular brands of potato chips to its most serious level because of the risk of salmonella contamination. Manufacturer Utz issued a voluntary recall in May for varieties of its Zapp’s and Dirty potato chips products, citing the possible presence of salmonella in dry milk powder sourced from a third party used to m

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US-UK drug deal could result in 229,000 excess deaths in England, analysis suggests

Analysis reveals extent of impact on NHS of placating Donald Trump over price of British medicine exports The NHS will have to divert £45bn from essential services to pay for new medicines under the terms of the UK-US trade deal agreed last December, leading to more than 200,000 avoidable deaths of patients, analysis has found. Ministers have defended the deal as a way of helping British drug exports to the US avoid tariffs, and giving patients in England access to potentially life-extending dru

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‘Life saving’ drug for people with opioid dependency to be pulled from Australia by end of year

Exclusive: Fears that US companies may withdraw more medecines as global markets react to policy changes by the Trump administration A “life saving” drug heavily subsidised for Australians living with opioid dependency will be pulled from the market by the end of the year, causing alarm among doctors and pharmacists. US pharmaceutical company Indivior confirmed the marketing and sale of the long-acting injectable prescription opioid Sublocade would end from 31 December, with a company spokespers

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