Topic: Drugs — Neutral reports only
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[2026-04-25 12:36 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth speaks to members of the media during a press briefing at the Pentagon in Washington, Thursday, April 16, 2026. (AP Photo/Kevin Wolf)
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[2026-04-25 12:13 UTC+10:00] [Drug Abuse and Traffic] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The New York Times
Snippet: The U.S. military attacked a boat in the eastern Pacific Ocean on Friday, killing two people and raising the death toll to at least 182 in the campaign against people the United States accuses of smuggling drugs at sea.
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[2026-04-25 12:03 UTC+10:00] [US military] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Small boat destroyed in video posted on social media as US campaign has killed at least 178 people since September
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[2026-04-25 10:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: The FDA announced new steps to speed up research on psychedelic treatments for serious mental health conditions, following an executive order from President Donald Trump directing agencies to expand access to emerging therapies, CNBC and NBC reported this morning:
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[2026-04-25 09:53 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: Fentanyl sales. Arms dealing. Kidnapping. Extortion. Murder.
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[2026-04-25 06:57 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: A North Hollywood couple’s routine walk turned into a terrifying ordeal after their dog tested positive for methamphetamine following a visit to North Hollywood Park.
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[2026-04-25 05:49 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: A $40 million plan to revamp the drug addict paradise known as MacArthur Park is completely ignoring the major flaws with the space, as pointed out in a scathing message from mayoral hopeful Spencer Pratt.
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[2026-04-25 05:47 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: US President Donald Trump's administration plans to add firing squads, electrocution, and gas asphyxiation as alternative methods of executing people convicted of the gravest federal crimes, it announced on Friday, noting difficulties in obtaining drugs for lethal injections.
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[2026-04-25 04:33 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: Regeneron Pharmaceuticals will make its newly approved gene therapy for a rare, genetic form of hearing loss available for free in the U.S. The company hasn't yet decided how much it will charge in other countries, Regeneron CEO Leonard Schleifer told CNBC on Friday."We haven't set a price yet, but they should pay their fair share outside the United States," Schleifer said in an interview with CNBC's Becky Quick.
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[2026-04-25 02:04 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Moscow Times
Snippet: Russian e-book platforms and online retailers have begun attaching warnings about drug-related content to works by classic Russian authors including Alexander Pushkin, Nikolai Gogol and Ivan Turgenev under a new law banning so-called “drug propaganda,” the exiled outlet Vyorstka reported.
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[2026-04-25 00:28 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: The recent moves on psychedelics reflect growing popular support for the mind-altering substances among Trump’s supporters
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[2026-04-25 00:28 UTC+10:00] [Robert F. Kennedy Jnr] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: The recent moves on psychedelics reflect growing popular support for the mind-altering substances among Trump’s supporters
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[2026-04-25 00:04 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: A grower cuts psilocybin mushrooms to prepare for distribution in Springfield, Ore., Monday, Aug. 14, 2023. (AP Photo/Craig Mitchelldyer, File)
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[2026-04-24 23:22 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: BBC News
Snippet: Doug Bracewell played 28 Tests, 21 one-day internationals and 20 T20 internationals for New Zealand
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[2026-04-24 21:23 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: Global pharmaceutical company Novo Nordisk launches a new prescription-based treatment for individuals struggling with obesity. Wegovy—the brand name of semaglutide—is a once-weekly injectable medication that mimics glucagon-like peptide-1 (GLP-1), a hormone that is responsible for regulating appetite and blood sugar produced by the body. The drug helps individuals feel fuller for longer periods, reducing cravings and supporting sustained weight management.
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[2026-04-24 20:29 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AfricaNews
Snippet: Former Philippines' president Rodrigo Duterte will face trial at the International Criminal Court after judges on Thursday confirmed charges of crimes against humanity over his so-called "war on drugs."
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[2026-04-24 20:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: President Donald Trump made a grave mistake in softening the federal stance on marijuana by reclassifying it as a Schedule III drug. The dangers of weed are real, insidious and growing worse.
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[2026-04-24 18:59 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Moscow Times
Snippet: Russia is developing what officials have described as a “vaccine against aging,” a gene therapy drug aimed at slowing cellular aging by blocking a receptor linked to age-related changes in the body, the deputy science minister said Thursday.
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[2026-04-24 17:46 UTC+10:00] [National] [Factuality: 95]
Source: The Age
Snippet: An estimated 450,000 Australians will miss out on discounted weight loss medication after pharmaceutical giant Eli Lilly declined a recommendation to have the government subsidise its Mounjaro drug for people with Type 2 diabetes.
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[2026-04-24 15:50 UTC+10:00] [National / NSW] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: A convicted drug trafficker was the target of an alleged underworld kill plot only foiled after police stumbled upon a suspicious BMW driving through a suburban Sydney street while conducting their general duties.
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[2026-04-24 14:27 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: President Donald Trump’s acting attorney general on Thursday signed an order reclassifying state-licensed medical marijuana as a less-dangerous drug. (AP Production: Marissa Duhaney)
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[2026-04-24 13:58 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: The UAE is preparing for one of the highest-profile and most complicated extradition cases in its history, after alleged drug kingpin Daniel Kinahan was arrested by Dubai Police last week.
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[2026-04-24 13:58 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: The UAE is preparing for one of the highest-profile and most complicated extradition cases in its history, after alleged drug kingpin Daniel Kinahan was arrested by Dubai Police last week.
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[2026-04-24 12:29 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: A pair of California brothers tied to a major cross-country drug pipeline have been handed hefty federal prison sentences after authorities unraveled their operation through a sweeping wiretap probe.
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[2026-04-24 11:58 UTC+10:00] [Sport / Swimming] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Hunter Armstrong is a former 50-metre backstroke world record holder and an Olympic gold medallist.
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[2026-04-24 11:57 UTC+10:00] [National] [Factuality: 90]
Source: 9News
Snippet: Auto news: Will Australians spend over $100,000 on a Chinese car?
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[2026-04-24 09:46 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: The imprisoned Mexican Mafia kingpin accused of calling the shots for Southern California’s sprawling “gang of gangs” oversaw everything from drug dealing and kidnappings to murder from his cell nearly 200 miles away, federal prosecutors say.
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[2026-04-24 09:26 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: Two people charged with trafficking a commercial quantity of drugs are set to face court. (ABC Goulburn Murray: Philippe Perez)
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[2026-04-24 08:54 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Chris Klomp, director of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, right, speaks as President Donald Trump and Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. listen during 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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[2026-04-24 08:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: In the new French comedy Flunked, a small-time con artist is sent by a police detective to go undercover as a high school math teacher, in order to flush out the son of a drug and arms kingpin. But as soon as the con artist arrives at the school, things get complicated.
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[2026-04-24 07:11 UTC+10:00] [National] [Factuality: 100]
Source: 9News
Snippet: Auto news: These are Australia's safest roads.
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[2026-04-24 06:54 UTC+10:00] [National] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Products & ServicesOpen Products & Services section
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[2026-04-24 05:44 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: A sign reading Department of Justice is displayed at the FBI field office, in Portland, Ore., Jan. 16, 2025. (AP Photo/Jenny Kane, File)
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[2026-04-24 05:03 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: President Donald Trump on Thursday will announce a deal with drugmaker Regeneron to lower the cost of its pharmaceutical products as part of the White House's signature most-favored-nation drug pricing initiative.
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[2026-04-24 05:00 UTC+10:00] [National] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: A game-changing discovery by Australian researchers into one of life’s most critical and abundant molecules could lead to treatments that regulate the body’s sugar more directly than drugs such as Ozempic.
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[2026-04-24 04:32 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: President Donald Trump’s acting attorney general on Thursday signed an order reclassifying state-licensed medical marijuana as a less-dangerous drug. (AP Production: Marissa Duhaney)
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[2026-04-24 03:47 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: Hezbollah runs financial operations across the European continent, including drug smuggling and blood diamond trading, Austria’s Documentation Center on Political Islam (DPI) revealed in its new report.
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[2026-04-24 03:42 UTC+10:00] [California] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Prosecutors say 43 people indicted on charges including murder, kidnapping, extortion and drug trafficking
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[2026-04-24 03:36 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: The United States has announced it will reclassify state-licensed medical marijuana as a less dangerous drug, a step in line with a growing trend away from penalising its possession.
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[2026-04-24 03:09 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: President Donald Trump speaks during an event for NCAA national champions in the State Dining Room of the White House, Tuesday, April 21, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)
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[2026-04-24 01:55 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: An electric new fan theory has entered the Bravosphere … and it’s not about the pasta.
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[2026-04-23 23:45 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: It was all so cloak and dagger. The strictly enforced anonymity of a source, hidden behind a blacked out Zoom screen refusing to identify himself out of fear that he too could be targeted. But by whom exactly? The Mafia? Some drug cartel?
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[2026-04-23 23:27 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche signed orders Thursday reclassifying state-legal marijuana as a less-dangerous Schedule III drug — easing research into the plant’s medicinal properties after more than five decades.
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[2026-04-23 23:25 UTC+10:00] [Southeast Asia] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Asia Times
Snippet: Keep independent journalism alive
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[2026-04-23 23:24 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: The order is a major policy shift for the US government even as nearly all the states have approved cannabis use in some form
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[2026-04-23 23:24 UTC+10:00] [federal taxes] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: The order is a major policy shift for the US government even as nearly all the states have approved cannabis use in some form
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[2026-04-23 23:20 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: Pot stocks are moving higher in premarket trading in New York after the Justice Department and DEA announced that FDA-approved marijuana-based drugs and state-licensed medical marijuana products will be moved immediately from Schedule I to Schedule III. This is a major shift in how the federal government classifies these types of cannabis products.
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[2026-04-23 23:00 UTC+10:00] [Trump administration] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Order to speed hallucinogen research hailed as ‘threshold moment’ but concerns remain over access and protections
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[2026-04-23 22:52 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: BBC News
Snippet: The US Department of Justice has officially reclassified how it views cannabis, a step marking a historic shift in the country's drug policy.
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[2026-04-23 22:44 UTC+10:00] [Trump administration] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Marijuana had same classification as heroin, LSD and others before Trump signed an order to move it to schedule III
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