Topic: Drugs — Neutral reports only
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[2026-05-14 05:14 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: LOS ANGELES — The wide-ranging prosecution in the death of “Friends” star Matthew Perry is coming to a close. Five people have pleaded guilty for various roles in supplying the actor with ketamine, the drug that killed him at age 54 in 2023. Four of them have been sentenced. The last person will be sentenced in the coming days.
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[2026-05-14 05:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: President Claudia Sheinbaum has rejected a media report suggesting that Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) operatives from the United States directly participated in deadly operations targeting drug cartels on Mexican territory.
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[2026-05-14 04:28 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: BBC News
Snippet: A man involved in the overdose death of Friends star Matthew Perry has been sentenced to two years in prison, US media report.
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[2026-05-14 04:19 UTC+10:00] [Matthew Perry] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Erik Fleming was sentenced in Los Angeles court after previously pleading guilty over the Friends actor’s 2023 death
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[2026-05-14 04:15 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: The drug addiction counselor who delivered fatal doses of ketamine to actor Matthew Perry was sentenced to two years in prison Wednesday over the beloved “Friends” star’s death.
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[2026-05-14 03:57 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: The United States Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has released data showing that deaths from drug overdoses fell by nearly 14 percent in 2025, continuing a third consecutive year of decline.
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[2026-05-14 03:55 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: At least a dozen gunshots rang out inside the Philippine Senate building in Manila earlier on Wednesday as police and marines moved to arrest Senator Ronald "Bato" Dela Rosa on an International Criminal Court warrant for alleged crimes against humanity linked to former President Rodrigo Duterte's brutal war on drugs, a campaign that left more than 6,000 suspected drug dealers dead in operations.
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[2026-05-14 02:13 UTC+10:00] [US crime] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Kouri Richins was convicted for lacing her husband’s cocktail with five times the lethal dose of fentanyl
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[2026-05-14 01:31 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Dr. Marty Makary, commissioner of the Food and Drug Administration, speaks while, from left, National Institutes of Health Director Dr. Jay Bhattacharya, Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., Joe Rogan, President Donald Trump, Joe Rogan and CEO of Americans for Ibogaine W. Bryan Hubbard listen in the Oval Office of the White House, Saturday, April 18, 2026, in Washington.
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[2026-05-14 00:29 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: Doctors have described a new hypertension medication approved for use in the UAE as a “breakthrough” in treatment for the condition.
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[2026-05-14 00:27 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: You’ve heard of pseudoscience — but what about celebrity science?
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[2026-05-14 00:01 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: The overdose-reversal drug Narcan is displayed during training for employees of the Public Health Management Corporation (PHMC), Dec. 4, 2018, in Philadelphia. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke, File)
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[2026-05-13 20:54 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: A licensed drug addiction counselor who delivered “Friends” star Matthew Perry the doses of ketamine that killed him is set to be sentenced on Wednesday.
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[2026-05-13 20:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: WASHINGTON — President Trump’s White House counterterrorism director Sebastian Gorka told The Post that he believes China intentionally flooded the United States with fentanyl in a present-day “Opium War” designed to weaken America through the “targeted killing” of its citizens.
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[2026-05-13 19:49 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: Border Police forces on Monday located 18 drug greenhouses containing more than 10,000 cannabis plants and dozens of kilograms of material suspected to be marijuana in southern Israel.
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[2026-05-13 19:44 UTC+10:00] [Latest Stories] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Inquirer
Snippet: MANILA, Philippines – Tension continues to build around Sen. Ronald “Bato” dela Rosa as he faces possible arrest over his alleged role in former president Rodrigo Duterte’s bloody war on drugs.
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[2026-05-13 16:24 UTC+10:00] [China] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: It is nearly 10 years since the US president made a state visit to China, and Iran, Taiwan, trade, AI and drugs look set to dominate
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[2026-05-13 16:00 UTC+10:00] [Fentanyl] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: US overdose deaths have plunged, but experts warn the ‘supply shock’ from Chinese precursors may only be a temporary fix
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[2026-05-13 14:36 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Matthew Perry poses for a portrait in New York on Feb. 17, 2015. (Photo by Brian Ach/Invision/AP, File)
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[2026-05-13 11:49 UTC+10:00] [National / Queensland] [Factuality: 95]
Source: The Age
Snippet: A man accused of ramming a synagogue’s gates and later referencing the Bondi shootings has been granted bail after a psychiatrist found his psychosis was linked to drug use.
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[2026-05-13 11:49 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: WASHINGTON, D.C. — The head of the Food and Drug Administration, Dr. Marty Makary, is resigning after a rocky tenure that drew months of complaints from health industry executives, anti-abortion activists, vaping lobbyists and other allies of President Donald Trump.
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[2026-05-13 11:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: METiS TechBio debuts on Hong Kong stock market as its CEO compares the drug design start-up to SpaceX for the pharmaceutical industry
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[2026-05-13 11:30 UTC+10:00] [animal health] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: METiS TechBio debuts on Hong Kong stock market as its CEO compares the drug design start-up to SpaceX for the pharmaceutical industry
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[2026-05-13 11:16 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: Hoards of junkies continue to line up for free needles — distributed out of a black Jeep circling MacArthur Park — less than a week after Mayor Karen Bass distanced herself from the program.
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[2026-05-13 10:43 UTC+10:00] [World / Asia] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Singapore: A Philippines politician accused of being an architect of the country’s deadly war on drugs has been holed up in the Senate for almost two days after running through the complex to get away from investigators seeking to ship him off to The Hague.
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[2026-05-13 09:01 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: Just weeks prior to his death, Brandon Clarke was arrested for possession of kratom.
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[2026-05-13 08:26 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: Less than six weeks before his sudden death at 29 years old, Memphis Grizzlies forward Brandon Clarke was arrested in Arkansas for allegedly possessing half a pound of drugs.
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[2026-05-13 08:25 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: Merab Sharikadze is one of six players who have been banned for anti-doping violations. (Reuters: Issei Kato)
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[2026-05-13 08:01 UTC+10:00] [Weight-loss drugs] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Data shows orforglipron could in future avoid need to take other long-term medications for diseases associated with obesity
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[2026-05-13 06:04 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: Grizzlies forward Brandon Clarke was arrested on drug charges in Arkansas roughly six weeks before his tragic death Monday at 29.
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[2026-05-13 05:17 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: Brandon Clarke’s death is being investigated as a possible overdose after drug paraphernalia was found in the Los Angeles home he was staying in, according to multiple reports.
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[2026-05-13 05:17 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: STUART, Fla. — Tiger Woods ' prescription drug records will be handed over to prosecutors following his March arrest in Florida on suspicion of driving under the influence, a judge ruled Tuesday morning.
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[2026-05-13 04:49 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: The FDA chief’s departure follows weeks of intensifying pressure from powerful Republicans, anti-abortion groups and others
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[2026-05-13 04:49 UTC+10:00] [Robert F. Kennedy Jnr] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: The FDA chief’s departure follows weeks of intensifying pressure from powerful Republicans, anti-abortion groups and others
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[2026-05-13 03:41 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: Food and Drugs Commissioner Marty Makary resigned his position Tuesday after irking President Trump with his slow-walking of flavored e-cigarette approvals, according to multiple reports.
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[2026-05-13 03:39 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Dr. Marty Makary, Food and Drug Administration (FDA) commissioner, attends an event on health care affordability in the Oval Office at the White House, Thursday, April 23, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein)
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[2026-05-13 02:01 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
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[2026-05-13 02:01 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
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[2026-05-13 01:08 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Scientists are supercharging patients’ own immune cells to try to fight HIV without today’s drugs. A small study is giving a hint that CAR-T cell therapy, already used for some cancers, might eventually work for HIV. (AP video: Haven Daley; Production: Shelby Lum)
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[2026-05-13 01:05 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: A judge in Florida has granted prosecutors’ bid to get Tiger Woods’ prescription records in his drunk driving case, according to a report.
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[2026-05-12 23:35 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: Weight loss achieved through injectable GLP-1 drugs could be maintained by new oral pills entering the market and become a preventable treatment for chronic health conditions.
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[2026-05-12 21:45 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: Hims & Hers shares tumbled in premarket trading in New York, the most in three months, after the company posted a first-quarter loss and revenue that missed analyst estimates tracked by Bloomberg, as costs rose amid a massive pivot from selling copycat GLP-1 drugs toward branded obesity drugs from Novo Nordisk and Eli Lilly.
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[2026-05-12 21:12 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: During a doorstop interview at the Senate of the Philippines in Manila, Senator Ronald Dela Rosa tells the media that he will not surrender to the International Criminal Court for his alleged role in former president Rodrigo Duterte's drug war. Philippine authorities said they would not arrest for now the lawmaker, capping a lengthy Senate standoff.
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[2026-05-12 20:15 UTC+10:00] [Breaking News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: 22 Buddhist monks arrested at Bandaranaike International Airport for allegedly smuggling “Kush” cannabis and “Hashish” from Thailand have been ordered to remain in remand custody until May 26 by the Negombo Magistrate’s Court.
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[2026-05-12 20:00 UTC+10:00] [Trump administration] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: The Food and Drug Administration commissioned the research and received the answer, but is not releasing it
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[2026-05-12 19:48 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AfricaNews
Snippet: The leader of Sierra Leone's opposition voiced alarm on Monday over alleged links between the west African country and international drug trafficking and organised crime networks.
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[2026-05-12 18:19 UTC+10:00] [Critical raw materials] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Politico
Snippet: The EU will look to boost local production of medicines through state aid and rewards for "made in EU" products, after legislators clinched a deal early Tuesday morning.
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[2026-05-12 17:18 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Duterte’s former top enforcer Ronald Dela Rosa has taken refuge in the Philippine Senate to avoid arrest.
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[2026-05-12 16:14 UTC+10:00] [National News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Rappler
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[2026-05-12 16:08 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: Health experts urged the Food and Drug Administration to approve a new dengue vaccine, noting that existing programs to eradicate dengue are no longer effective. At a press conference led by the Empowering Networks to Defeat Dengue (E.N.D. Dengue) Coalition in Quezon City, former Department of Health undersecretary Eric Tayag said that the application for approval of the new dengue vaccine has been pending since 2023.
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