Drugs

Bags in vehicle of man fatally shot by ICE did not contain drugs, Texas DA says

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HOUSTON — A substance investigators found in a van driven by a man fatally shot by ICE earlier this month was not an illegal narcotic, the Harris County District Attorney’s office said Friday. Subscribe to read this story ad-free Get unlimited access to ad-free articles and exclusive content. Lorenzo Salgado Araujo, a 51-year-old father of three, … Read more

Substance found in work van of Mexican man killed by ICE tested negative for drugs, prosecutor says

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A substance found in the work van of a Mexican immigrant killed by an Immigration and Customs Enforcement agent has tested negative for illicit drugs, the top prosecutor in Houston said Friday, refuting claims by federal officials that the vehicle likely contained meth. The revelation is a major development in the case of Lorenzo Salgado … Read more

Trump plans 100% tariffs on imported generic drugs. Here’s what experts say.

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Imported generic drugs could face tariffs of up to 100% beginning in 2028 under a plan announced Tuesday by President Trump, who said the measure is intended to push manufacturers to move production to the U.S. Health policy experts said they are skeptical the tariffs alone would persuade generic drug manufacturers to relocate production to … Read more

GLP-1 drugs linked to 17% drop in worker sick leave, new economic study finds

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GLP-1 drugs could lead to cost savings for workers and their employers by reducing employee sick leave, a new economic study finds.  Researchers found that patients who used the drugs, sold under brand names including Ozempic and Wegovy, took 17% less long-term sick leave than people who didn’t use the medications. The study defines long-term … Read more

Hawley sends criminal referral of ‘left-wing dark-money’ group over mailed abortion drugs

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NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! FIRST ON FOX: A Republican senator says that a left-wing abortion group claiming to be a “public health information campaign” is actually operating as the referral hub for shipping abortion pills into states where they’re banned, in a criminal referral obtained by Fox News Digital. In a … Read more

Alibaba sold dangerous drugs to Americans but avoided DOJ prosecution, public records show

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Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba knowingly sold dangerous drugs to U.S. consumers, but the DOJ did not prosecute, according to public records probed for a CBS News investigation. Senior Justice Department reporter Sarah Lynch breaks down her reporting and why charges weren’t pursued. Source link

Alibaba probe unearthed evidence it knowingly let dangerous drugs be sold to U.S. consumers

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For eight years, Chinese online retailer Alibaba and its U.S. payment processing company failed to prevent dangerous drugs, chemicals and pill presses from being sold to American customers — even after employees warned of compliance problems, public records show. Source link

Probe of Alibaba unearthed evidence it knowingly let dangerous drugs be sold to U.S. consumers — but DOJ did not prosecute

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For eight years, Chinese online retailer Alibaba and its U.S. payment processing company failed to prevent dangerous drugs, chemicals and pill presses from being sold to American customers — even after employees warned of compliance problems, public records show. Prosecutors at the Justice Department believed they had enough evidence to prove that the companies had … Read more