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Canada to appoint ‘fentanyl tsar’ and adopt border measures to appease Trump

Several Republican senators lashed out over the tariffs on Monday as the reality of their impact on domestic industries and consumers hit home. Rand Paul, a libertarian senator from Kentucky, posted on X that “average US car prices could rise by around $3,000”, quoting TD Economics. Senator Chuck Grassley of Iowa, an agriculture-focused state, wrote […]

Politics

Two Indian companies indicted in US for importing ingredients used in opioid fentanyl

By Jonathan Stempel NEW YORK (Reuters) – Two Indian chemical companies have been indicted for allegedly importing ingredients for the highly addictive opioid fentanyl into the United States and Mexico, the U.S. Department of Justice said on Monday. Athos Chemicals and Raxuter Chemicals, both based in Gujarat, were each charged in Brooklyn with distributing the […]

Entertainment

CBS Invests in Local Investigative Reporting with Fentanyl Special

On New Year’s Day, three CBS-owned television stations in California will carry something that hasn’t been seen much from the Golden State’s major TV stations in recent years: an investigative documentary report examining the inner workings — and dysfunction — of the California statehouse in Sacramento. The half-hour news special, “California’s Fentanyl Fight: Politicians V. […]