Synthetic opioids linked to spate of overdose deaths found in wastewater across Australia

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Detection of powerful nitazenes in samples from 60 sites a ‘red flag’ amid surging use to lace street drugs

Synthetic opioids a thousand times stronger than morphine and an animal sedative used to lace street drugs have been detected in Australia’s wastewater.

The discovery has been described as a “red flag” and comes as the deadly class of synthetic opioids – nitazines – claims dozens of lives in Australia.

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Murder charges filed against suspect in ramming attack on Vancouver street festival that killed 11 – WMUR

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  1. Murder charges filed against suspect in ramming attack on Vancouver street festival that killed 11  WMUR
  2. Lapu Lapu killings: Suspect charged with multiple counts of second-degree murder in Vancouver  CBC
  3. A man drove a car into a crowd in Vancouver Saturday night, killing at least 11  NPR
  4. Suspect in Vancouver ramming attack charged with eight counts of murder  The Guardian
  5. At Least 11 People Killed After Car Plows Into Vancouver Filipino Festival  The New York Times
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Ultra-processed food increases risk of early death, international study finds

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About 14% of premature deaths in England attributable to unhealthy food, the most among surveyed countries

Consuming large amounts of ultra-processed food (UPF) increases the risk of an early death, according to a international study that has reignited calls for a crackdown on UPF.

Each 10% extra intake of UPF, such as bread, cakes and ready meals, increases someone’s risk of dying before they reach 75 by 3%, according to research in countries including the US and England.

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With China and the US at intense economic odds, nations are being forced to choose sides – AP News

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  1. With China and the US at intense economic odds, nations are being forced to choose sides  AP News
  2. Xi Is Ratcheting Up China’s Pain Threshold for a Long Fight With Trump  WSJ
  3. Why Trump is losing his trade war with China  vox.com
  4. Trump’s fixation on a tariff battle win against China could cost him the trade war  Politico
  5. What If China Wins the Trade War?  The Atlantic
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Being shouted at by parents can alter child’s brain, experts tell UK MPs

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Meeting will hear how exposure to verbal abuse leads to biological changes and can make mental ill-health likelier

Being shouted at by their parents reshapes children’s brains and makes them more likely to have mental ill-health and struggle to maintain friendships, MPs will hear on Monday.

Verbal abuse by adults can leave children unable to enjoy pleasure and seeing the world as threatening, experts in child development and mental health will tell a meeting at Westminster.

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Reform UK challenged to give details on donations after £2m mailshot campaign

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Exclusive: Liberal Democrats say voters need to know sources of funding for Nigel Farage’s party before local elections

The Liberal Democrats have publicly challenged Nigel Farage to give details of his party’s donations after calculating that Reform UK spent more than £2m on personalised letters to postal voters before the local elections.

In a letter to Farage, Daisy Cooper, the Lib Dem deputy leader, said people needed to know the source of the money before Thursday’s elections, given that Reform received only £281,000 in donations in the last set of publicly available figures, for the final quarter of 2024.

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Pope’s final journey: 11 symbolic moments from Francis’ funeral procession – Catholic News Agency

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  1. Pope’s final journey: 11 symbolic moments from Francis’ funeral procession  Catholic News Agency
  2. Trump Gets Called Out in Front of Millions at Pope’s Funeral  Yahoo
  3. Photos: Pope Francis’ Last Journey  The New York Times
  4. Cardinal Parolin at Novemdiales Mass: ‘Mercy takes us to heart of faith’  Vatican News
  5. Vatican releases pictures of Pope Francis' tomb, as it opens for public viewing  ABC News
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How coincidence and diplomacy drove a consequential meeting between Trump and Zelensky inside St. Peter’s – CNN

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  1. How coincidence and diplomacy drove a consequential meeting between Trump and Zelensky inside St. Peter’s  CNN
  2. Why Trump's Blue Suit At Pope's Funeral Became Unexpected Talking Point  NDTV
  3. Trump Administration Highlights: President Meets With Zelensky, Says Putin Might Not Be Serious About Peace  The New York Times
  4. Trump, Zelensky Meet for First Time Since Oval Office Shouting Match  WSJ
  5. Bolton calls Trump, Zelensky meeting a ‘significant’ step toward ‘sensible conversation’  The Hill
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Two suspects arrested for theft of Kristi Noem’s purse, Secret Service says

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Noem’s purse was nabbed on Easter Sunday and reportedly contained about $3,000 in cash, her keys and identification

Two suspects have been arrested in connection with the theft last week of the US homeland security secretary Kristi Noem’s purse as she ate at a Washington DC restaurant, officials said Sunday.

Noem’s purse was nabbed on Easter Sunday and reportedly contained about $3,000 in cash and her keys, driver’s license, passport and homeland security badge. The homeland security department said Noem had cash in her purse to pay for gifts, dinner and other activities for her family on Easter.

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