Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) is seeking bipartisan support to impose new sanctions against China over its role in bringing fentanyl to the United States. Fentanyl is a deadly synthetic opioid that is 50–100 times more powerful than morphine. While its potency has made it a popular and cheap additive in other street drugs, […]
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The Westminster Police Department has partnered with a local nonprofit to establish a mobile response team to provide mental health services to the community through a program that launched June 26. Be Well OC is the nonprofit which has taken over non-life-threatening mental health calls on behalf of the city’s police department. So far, the
More than two months after his wife was charged with four Jan. 6-related misdemeanors, Spencer Sidney Geller has been charged by federal prosecutors with five counts, including helping to push over the first police barricades on the U.S. Capitol’s west front. Mr. Geller was charged in a federal criminal complaint in Washington with felony obstruction
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Writing, puzzles, chess and cards are among activities that may help reduce the risks of dementia in older age, according to a new Australian study. Findings from a Monash University research found that older people who often participate in active literacy activities like taking education classes, writing letters or journals and in active mental activities
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Apple has just released a new, urgent statement, saying that by the end of this month, they will permanently delete the photos of millions of their users. Specifically, the statement says that on July 26, all photos within the folder called My Photo Stream will be deleted. Make sure to check your phone and download
WASHINGTON—The United States’ top diplomat is accusing a Republican senator of obstruction following refusals to confirm dozens of diplomatic appointments. Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.) has been requesting documents related to COVID-19 for years over concerns that U.S.-funded “gain of function” experiments in Wuhan, China, might have contributed to the creation of the virus that causes
Maybelline, the world’s biggest cosmetic brand, is facing a deluge of boycott calls over its marketing partnership with a bearded makeup artist who was featured in an ad trying on lipstick. The advertisement, which was posted on Maybelline’s Instagram account on July 12 to coincide with Amazon Prime Day, shows social media influencer Ryan Vita
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LOS ANGELES—A pedestrian was struck by at least one vehicle and killed on the morning of July 17 on the San Diego 405 Freeway in the unincorporated Lennox area of Los Angeles County. The death was reported at 3:42 a.m. on the northbound San Diego Freeway at Lennox Boulevard near the Los Angeles International Airport
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Data from the 2021 census shows that the number of veterans is 34 percent lower than previous estimates by Veteran Affairs Canada (VAC), according to a federal document. The federal department says the overestimation has no impact on its government-funded programs. In a March 20 briefing note, VAC responded to questions about why the 2021
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Canadian wildfire smoke has returned to the United States this week, triggering air quality alerts for more than a dozen states from Montana to Vermont. Around 70 million Americans would see decreased visibility and poor air quality, including residents of Chicago, Detroit, New York, St. Louis, and Cleveland. Canada is on pace to have its