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“Suddenly” Dane County Has a Heroin Problem? Five Overdose Deaths Reported in January

• February 11, 2010 • 2 Comments

Posted in Class, Columbia, Crime, Drug Culture/Industry, Drug Overdoses, Health, Laos, Nigeria, The Economy, The Mainstream Media (MSM), The Rest of the World
Tags: "The Isthmus", Chicago IL, Columbia, Dane County, Dealers, Dominican Republic, Drug Overdose, Drug Overdoses, Heroin, High School, Hillbilly Heroin, Interdiction, Junior High, Madison, Mayor Dave Cieslewicz, Milton WI, Milwaukee County, Milwaukee WI, Mount Horeb, Nigeria, Oxycontin, Prevention, Rehabiliation, Rock County, Sgt. Gordy Disch, Smack, Students, The Dane County Narcotics and Gang Task Force, Youth

MJ Prime Suspect: Dr. Conrad Murray

• July 28, 2009 • 1 Comment

Posted in Black People, Celebrities/Royals, Class, Crime, Gossip, Michael Jackson, Murder/Manslaughter, Music, People of Color, The Mainstream Media (MSM)
Tags: "The Los Angeles Times", "The Mirror", Accidental Death, Cardiologist, Diprovan, Dr. Conrad Murray, Drug Cocktail, Drug Enforcement Administration, Drug Overdose, Drugs, Illegal Prescriptions, Intravenous Drip, L.A. County Coroner's Office, Las Vegas, Las Vegas NV, Los Angeles Times, Manslaughter, Marilyn Monroe, Michael Jackson, Personal Doctor, Personal Physician, Prescription Drug Addiction, Propofol

Demerol Shot Killed Jackson? (with an Update)

• June 26, 2009 • 2 Comments

Posted in Black People, Celebrities/Royals, Health, History, Journalism and Ethics, Michael Jackson, Music, Race, Sexuality
Tags: "Morning Joe", "Vanity Fair", Accidental Overdose, Administered, African American, African Americans, Autopsy, Cardiologist, Constables on Patrol, Demerol, Dr. Conrad Murray, Drama, Drug Dealer, Drug Overdose, Drugs, Karen Raymer, L.A.P.D., Los Angeles County Coroner, Los Angeles Police Department, Maureen Orth, Michael Jackson, Michael Joseph Jackson, Painkillers, Personal Physician, Rehab, Self Image, Singer, The Huffington Post, The Seventies, TMZ.com, Toxicology Report

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The New York Times

‘How to Murder Your Husband’ Writer Convicted of Murdering Husband May 25, 2022
Nancy Brophy, a 71-year-old romance novelist, was accused in the shooting death of her husband. She said prosecutors had sketched a flawed plotline.
Oklahoma Governor Signs Bill That Bans Most Abortions May 26, 2022
The law prohibits abortion at the point of fertilization, and relies on civilian enforcement to sidestep Roe v. Wade.
Indiana Lawmakers Override Transgender Sports Veto May 24, 2022
Gov. Eric Holcomb said the measure barring transgender girls from playing girls’ sports at school was unnecessary, but fellow Republicans in the Legislature disagreed.
Southern Baptists to Release List of Ministers Accused of Sexual Abuse May 24, 2022
The existence of the secretly maintained list was revealed in a bombshell report on the denomination’s handling of sexual abuse over the past two decades.
The Stupefying Tally of American Gun Violence May 25, 2022
An attack at a Buffalo supermarket. A California church pierced by gunfire. And now 19 elementary school students killed in Uvalde, Texas.
After George Floyd, Change Comes Slowly to Minneapolis May 25, 2022
The two years after the murder of George Floyd by a Minneapolis officer have seen a raft of policy changes, but many residents say that genuine change has been slow.
College Enrollment Drops, Even as the Pandemic’s Effects Ebb May 26, 2022
A generation of students may be weighing the value of college versus its cost, questioning whether college is still the ticket to the middle class.
A Timeline of Failed Attempts to Address U.S. Gun Violence May 26, 2022
Time after time for more than a decade, Democrats in Congress have proposed gun restrictions and faced unyielding Republican opposition.

The Guardian, UK

Russian mercenaries accused over use of mines and booby traps in Libya May 26, 2022
Exclusive: UN investigators say Wagner Group fighters did not mark mines’ positions and may have rigged bomb to teddy bearRussian mercenaries in Libya systematically broke international law by laying mines in civilian areas without any attempt to mark their location or remove the lethal devices, UN investigators have found.According to a confidential UN repo […]
Pfizer to offer all its drugs not-for-profit to 45 lower-income countries May 25, 2022
Company launches ‘healthier world’ accord in Davos and speaks to other pharma firms about similar stepsPfizer has announced it is to supply all its current and future patent-protected medicines and vaccines on a not-for-profit basis to 45 lower-income countries and is talking to other big drugmakers about similar steps.Announcing an “accord for a healthier w […]
Egypt says climate finance must be top of agenda at Cop27 talks May 25, 2022
Host of November’s summit wants focus to be on ‘moving from pledges to implementation’Financial assistance for developing countries must be at the top of the agenda for UN climate talks this year, the host country, Egypt, has made clear, as governments will be required to follow through on promises made at the Cop26 summit last year.Egypt will host Cop27 in […]
Médecins Sans Frontières condemned for ‘profiting from exploitative images’ May 25, 2022
Medical charity criticised for using images that ‘endanger and exploit children’ amid row over photos from DRC identifying child rape survivorDoctors, photographers, human rights activists and academics have written to Médecins Sans Frontières to raise concerns that the medical charity is exploiting the trauma of vulnerable patients to promote its work.In an […]
‘I saw an oncologist cry’: Tigray cancer patients sent home to die for lack of drugs May 25, 2022
Doctors call for international help as Ethiopia civil war leaves terminally ill being treated with paracetamol in Mekelle hospitalDoctors caring for cancer patients at the main hospital in Tigray say they have only two chemotherapy drugs left in date and are treating terminally ill people with expired medication and paracetamol. Eighteen months of war have l […]
‘The fear still lives with me’: three years at mercy of the hostile environment May 25, 2022
After an error on a visa application form, Sarah slipped into immigration limboHome Office staff worry they may be asked to act illegally in ‘culture of fear’From ‘go home’ vans to Windrush scandal: a timeline of UK’s hostile environmentSix years ago, when she was 24, Sarah received an unexpected letter from the Home Office telling her she faced arrest and r […]
Cramped ship carrying more than 800 Haitians lands in Cuba May 25, 2022
Group includes children and pregnant women as exodus from crisis-hit Haiti growsA ship carrying more than 800 Haitians who were apparently trying to reach the US has landed instead in central Cuba, in what is thought to be the largest group yet in a swelling exodus of people from the crisis-stricken Caribbean country.The Communist party newspaper Granma quot […]
Quebec moves to protect French language and restrict use of English May 25, 2022
Premier says ‘we are proud to be a francophone nation in North America’ but English-speaking critics threaten legal actionQuebec’s government has successfully passed sweeping French language protections that critics warn will reshape all aspects of public life.Bill 96, which passed on Tuesday afternoon in the province’s national assembly, will require new im […]

The BBC

Texas shooting victims: 'The sweetest little boy I've ever known' May 25, 2022
A boy who loved to dance and a teacher who shielded students from the gunman are among those killed.
Texas shooting: America's gun control debate that never goes away May 25, 2022
Stricter gun control in the US is unlikely despite the grief and anger, the BBC's Sarah Smith writes.
Severodonetsk: Battle for key road as fighting reaches Ukraine city May 25, 2022
Severodonetsk under constant shelling but a vital artery into the city is still open, Ukraine says.
'We don't want UK-EU trade war' - Irish PM May 25, 2022
Micheál Martin says he is hopeful he will not have to contemplate tariffs against UK exports.
North Korea fires missiles hours after Biden leaves Asia May 25, 2022
It came hours after the US leader left Asia following a trip where he vowed to deter North Korea.
Ukraine war: Bodies of dead Russian soldiers abandoned near Kyiv May 25, 2022
Shallow graves are discovered on the outskirts of the capital, weeks after Russia's attempted advance.
Yasin Malik: Top Kashmiri separatist given life in Indian jail May 25, 2022
A court in Delhi sentences Yasin Malik to life imprisonment after convicting him of funding terrorism.
Kate Moss testifies in Depp-Heard trial May 25, 2022
Model Kate Moss is asked in court about an incident from their relationship in the 1990s.