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commentary Gutting addiction treatment while bombing boats proves America’s drug policy is broken Published December 12, 2025 10:30AM (EST) (Photo illustration by Salon / Getty Images / DON EMMERT / Spencer Platt / Michael Siluk / UCG / IkonStudio) The fentanyl-fueled overdose crisis is both heartbreaking and terrifying. It hasContinue Reading

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Former leader denies charges over alleged diversion of funds meant for Indigenous development projects., Former leader denies charges over alleged diversion of funds meant for Indigenous development projects A Bolivian judge has ordered former President Luis Arce to remain in detention for five months while prosecutors investigate allegations he embezzledContinue Reading

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Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said the Russian attacks ‘had no … military purpose whatsoever’. , Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said the Russian attacks ‘had no … military purpose whatsoever’. Russian forces have attacked two Ukrainian ports, damaging three Turkish-owned vessels, including a ship carrying food supplies, according to Ukrainian officials andContinue Reading

The People’s Bank of China just logged its thirteenth straight month of gold purchases, extending one of the most deliberate reserve-management campaigns of the post-crisis era. These purchases signal that the world’s second-largest economy is shifting deeper into sovereign-controlled, seizure-resistant assets. Against this backdrop, crypto analysts see the PBoC’s buying streak not as a bullishContinue Reading