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Over the last four years, as street fentanyl overdose deaths surged, the Biden administration scrambled to fund addiction treatment programs and expand use of opioid-treatment medications like buprenorphine and naloxone. There are signs those efforts may be helping, with fatal overdoses dropping 14.5% over the last year. But during the campaign that led to President-elect Donald Trump’s victory, he promised a very different approach, cracking down on fentanyl smugglers, securing the U.S.-Mexico border and executing drug dealers. “You know, I’d like to end the drug epidemic, if that’s okay,” Trump said . After the election, the man Trump named to serve as border czar threatened U.S. military action against Mexican drug cartels. Tom Homan said in a Fox News appearance the new administration will use “the full might of the United States special operations to take them out.” Critics say there’s no indication Trump’s efforts to secure the southern border during his first term were effective in stopping fentanyl. Studies show nearly ninety percent of people convicted of fentanyl smuggling are U.S. citizens , not migrants or Mexicans as Trump has suggested. “Everything got worse. The drug supply got worse and [fentanyl] became more readily available,” said Kassandra Frederique, who heads an organization called the Drug Policy Alliance that supports the decriminalization of addiction. During the campaign, President-elect Donald Trump promised sweeping change that would protect U.S. families from fentanyl overdose deaths. Critics say many of his ideas are unlikely to work and could do more harm than good. (Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images/Getty Images North America) Still, many addiction experts said Trump’s tough talk — and the promise that his second term will bring a quick fix to the fentanyl crisis — appealed to voters at a time when 96,000 people in the U.S. are still dying from drug overdoses every year. New research from Philly ER doctors shows the ‘excruciating’ effect of xylazine withdrawal, and how to manage it The powerful animal tranquilizer has started appearing in the illicit heroin and fentanyl market in recent years. 2 weeks ago “People are tired of the theft, they’re tired of the open drug use and they want some accountability,” said Tom Wolf, an activist in California who is in recovery from opioid addiction. Keith Humphreys, a prominent drug policy researcher at Stanford University, agrees. He said there is a public perception that Biden era policies, treating fentanyl as a medical problem that should be “destigmatized” went too far. “I think there’s a bit of a backlash to the idea of seeing drug use as sort of an inalienable right,” Humphreys said. People who lost relatives to a drug overdose sit among imitation graves set up by the Trail of Truth, near the US Capitol in Washington, DC, on September 24, 2022. (STEFANI REYNOLDS/AFP via Getty Images/AFP) From Drug War to quagmire? But even many addiction experts who want a tougher response to the fentanyl epidemic voiced concern at the Trump team’s rhetoric. Wolf said he fears the new administration could pivot too aggressively away from treatment and public health toward a full-scale drug war. “I’d like to see the pendulum stop in the middle,” Wolf said. “We all know the drug war of the 1980s was over draconian and as a result it failed.” Some of Trump’s most aggressive proposals have sparked alarm from drug policy analysts, who said they would do more harm than good. “Even invoking the idea of military action in Mexico against traffickers is the worst idea anyone has ever had,” said Jonathan Caulkins a researcher at Carnegie Mellon University. “If that is anything other than empty rhetoric, it is plain stupid.” The pipeline of deadly fentanyl into the U.S. may be drying up, experts say Street fentanyl has long been viewed as unstoppable. Now many experts say the supply of the deadly synthetic opioid is suddenly drying up in many parts of the U.S. 2 months ago Many experts believe U.S. military action against the cartels, which Trump also proposed during his first term , would do little to slow fentanyl smuggling or save American lives, but could shatter diplomatic relations and destabilize Mexico. “It’s quite difficult to control fentanyl because it’s so easy for the illegal supply chains to produce and distribute it,” Caulkins said. Experts say cartels or other drug gangs can easily rebuild illegal drug labs after they’re destroyed and can operate from almost any location. A recent investigation by CBC News found fentanyl production in Canada has already surged, with a growing number of “superlabs” now operating north of the U.S. border. In a critique published, last week , the libertarian Cato Institute said launching military strikes inside Mexico to target fentanyl production would lead to a “quagmire” without stemming “the flow of drugs across the U.S. southern border.” Experts have also condemned Trump’s plan to implement the death penalty against drug dealers, pointing out that many people experiencing addiction in the U.S. also traffic and sell drugs to support their habit. “There are thousands, if not hundreds of thousands, of Americans who are our neighbors who are doing something illegal, dealing drugs,” said Brandon Del Pozo, a former police chief who studies drug policy at Brown University. “The idea we might execute them? That shocks the conscience.” Some experts said they believe Trump might implement more moderate drug policies, toning down his approach now that the political campaign is over. “You have very tough rhetoric, but then the actual policies are more of a bipartisan consensus which really is a balanced policy,” said Kevin Sabet, a long-time addiction policy researcher. Sabet noted that Trump signed a bipartisan measure in 2018 that increased funding for some drug treatment programs. “I actually come at this with a sense of hope,” he said. But Frederique with the Drug Policy Alliance predicted Trump will attempt to implement many of his most aggressive ideas in hope of a quick end to the crisis. “Someone is saying to you that we will just turn off the faucet, cut off the supply chain, arrest all the people and then we won’t have to deal with this anymore,” Frederique said. “While that can be attractive to people, it’s a mirage.” Philadelphia sees a decline in drug overdose deaths among residents for the first time in 5 years, data show Drug overdose deaths among Philadelphians have risen every year since 2018, but preliminary numbers for 2023 show a drop. 2 months ago Fentanyl deaths are dropping. Will that last? Another reason many experts voice concern over Trump’s apparent pivot toward a fentanyl crackdown is the growing evidence that the Biden administration’s public health approach may finally be helping. Drug deaths dropped sharply over the last year, a trend that saved about 16,000 lives according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. “The latest data show that our efforts are working,” said Dr. Rahul Gupta, head of the White House Office of National Drug Control Policy. “Every life saved means one less grieving family and community.” Researchers are divided over why drug deaths are dropping so rapidly. Some believe street fentanyl reaching the U.S. may be less potent , increasingly diluted with other chemicals that come with serious long-term health risks but trigger fewer fatal overdoses. Keith Humphreys at Stanford University said it would be a mistake for Trump’s team to cut programs developed by Democratic administrations, including the Affordable Care Act, that appear to be helping. “My fear would be that [Trump] continues chopping away at the Affordable Care Act and Medicaid, which are the financial backbone of the American addiction treatment system,” Humphreys said. Vanda Felbab-Brown, a drug policy expert at The Brookings Institution, said what’s needed now is even more healthcare in Black, Native American and rural white communities that remain highly vulnerable to fentanyl overdoses. “That would take require sustained special focus by the next administration and it’s not clear there’s any thinking along those lines,” Feldbab-Brown said. One view shared by every expert interviewed by NPR is that Trump’s promise of a quick fix to the fentanyl crisis is unrealistic. 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REFORM, Ala. (AP) — A federal judge ruled that the family of former NFL player Glenn Foster Jr., who died in law enforcement custody in Alabama, can pursue a lawsuit alleging his death was the result of excessive force. Foster, a former New Orleans Saints defensive end, died on Dec. 6, 2021, three days after being arrested and taken to jail in rural Pickens County for alleged speeding and attempting to elude police. A judge ordered Foster taken to a medical facility in Tuscaloosa for a mental evaluation. Foster was found unresponsive in the back of a law enforcement vehicle when he arrived at the facility. He was pronounced dead about 30 minutes later. His widow, Pamela Foster, filed a lawsuit against officers at the Pickens County Sheriff’s Office and jail saying Foster had been beaten, shocked with a Taser and strangled while at the jail. The defendants then asked a federal judge to dismiss the case. U.S. District Judge Annemarie Carney Axon ruled Thursday refused to dismiss allegations of excessive force and failure to intervene. Axon dismissed other portions of the lawsuit. The ruling came a day before the third anniversary of Foster’s death. Foster appeared in 17 games for the Saints in 2013 and 2014.

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Miami's playoff hopes nosedive as Alabama rises in the latest College Football Playoff rankings Miami’s playoff hopes took a nosedive while Alabama’s got a boost in the last rankings before the College Football Playoff bracket is set next weekend. The Hurricanes moved down six spots to No. 12 after suffering their second loss of the season. They are one spot behind the Crimson Tide, who won won last week and moved up two spots to No. 11. Alabama is projected as the last team in and the fourth from the Southeastern Conference. Oregon stayed at No. 1 for the fifth straight week and will head into Saturday’s Big Ten title game as the only undefeated team in big-time college football. SEC and Big Ten powers lead the way on signing day as prospects finalize their college selections Georgia, Texas, Alabama, Oregon and Ohio State are bringing in the nation's top recruiting class as high school prospects across the country finalize their college plans. The identity of the No. 1 class according to composite rankings of recruiting sites compiled by 247Sports may not be determined until Friday because of the uncertainty surrounding a couple of top-10 prospects. But most top recruits already committed to a school well before the signing period arrived Wednesday. Juan Soto starting to eliminate teams from negotiations, agent Scott Boras says LOS ANGELES (AP) — Juan Soto is starting to drop teams from negotiations ahead of baseball's winter meetings next week. Likely to approach or set a record contract, the free agent slugger has met with the New York Yankees, New York Mets, Los Angeles Dodgers, Boston Red Sox and Toronto Blue Jays. Soto's agent, Scott Boras, says the outfielder has “begun the process of eliminating teams” but he doesn't think a decision is “imminent” in the near future. A four-time All-Star, Soto finished third in AL MVP voting after hitting .288 with 41 homers, 109 RBIs and 129 walks this year to help the Yankees reach the World Series. He has a .285 career batting average with 201 homers, 592 RBIs and 769 walks. Falcons QB Cousins is looking to avoid interceptions, have bounce-back game in Minnesota homecoming FLOWERY BRANCH, Ga. (AP) — Kirk Cousins is set for his return on Sunday to Minnesota, his NFL home from 2018 through 2023. The homecoming comes as he is hearing speculation about his job security in Atlanta. Cousins has thrown six interceptions with no touchdowns in the Falcons’ three-game losing streak. That includes four picks in last week’s 17-13 loss to the Los Angeles Chargers, his most in a decade. A vote of confidence from coach Raheem Morris can’t silence suggestions that it’s time to give rookie first-round pick Michael Penix Jr. a chance to jump-start the Falcons’ struggling offense. Lindsey Vonn to make her comeback to downhill racing at age 40 this weekend Lindsey Vonn is going to enter an official ski race for the first time in nearly six years this weekend at age 40. Vonn announced last month that she was coming out of retirement and she will race lower-level FIS downhills and super-Gs on Saturday and Sunday in Copper Mountain, Colorado. Vonn needs some decent results to improve her long-dormant ranking so she can enter World Cup races this season under a new wild card rule. U.S. Ski Team head coach Paul Kristofic says that “obviously her history speaks for itself and she’s definitely the most decorated speed skier out there." He adds that "it will be really, really fun and interesting to see what she can do.” Liverpool's lead cut in Premier League and Man City ends slump. Chelsea and Arsenal win MANCHESTER, England (AP) — Liverpool’s lead at the top of the Premier League was cut to seven points after a 3-3 draw with Newcastle. Chelsea moved up to second by thrashing last-place Southampton 5-1, while Arsenal is third after a 2-0 win over Manchester United. Fourth-place Manchester City ended its seven-game winless run with a 3-0 victory over Nottingham Forest. Liverpool’s result will give hope to its title rivals after Fabian Schar’s 90th-minute equalizer at St James’ Park. Arsenal inflicted a first loss on new Man United head coach Ruben Amorim. High school recruiting isn't the only way to build a winner in the era of the transfer portal Texas A&M signed the nation’s top-ranked class three years ago believing it had built a potential national title contender. Plenty of players from that heralded 2022 class could indeed be participating in the first 12-team College Football Playoff this month. They just won’t be doing it for the Aggies. Texas A&M represents perhaps the clearest example of how recruiting and roster construction have changed in the era of loosened transfer restrictions. Coaches must assemble high school classes without always knowing which of their own players are transferring and what players from other schools could be available through the portal. Pro Picks: Falcons will upset the Vikings in Kirk Cousins' return to Minnesota Six division matchups and Kirk Cousins' return to Minnesota highlight a lighter Week 14 schedule. Six teams aren’t playing as the NFL wraps up its final week of byes before going to a full slate over the last four weeks. Two games feature the top two teams in the division. The Seattle Seahawks (7-5) visit the Arizona Cardinals (6-6) on Sunday in a battle for a tight race in the NFC West. The Kansas City Chiefs (11-1) host the Los Angeles Chargers (8-4) on “Sunday Night Football” with plenty of breathing room between the two teams in the AFC West. 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NoneAnn Selzer still wonders why final Iowa Poll badly missed its markVladimir Putin has threatened the UK with strikes from a “new” kind of missile - as Russia warned Britain it was now “directly involved” in the war. It comes in a week where Russia has repeatedly stoked fears that the war could extend beyond Ukraine - dragging Western allies including the UK in to the fighting. And last night the country’s UK ambassador Andrei Kelin warned supplying Ukraine with longer-range missiles to fire across the border meant Britain was “directly involved” in the conflict. Asked if the move had brought Britain into the war, Mr Kelin told Sky News: "Absolutely, Britain and UK is now directly involved in this war, because this firing cannot happen without NATO staff, British staff as well." Although it was armed with a conventional warhead, the use of a new “intermediate range” missile in an attack on the central city of Dnipro will be seen as a warning from Putin that it holds the world ’s largest nuclear arsenal. Early reports suggested an intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) - of the kind designed to carry a nuclear payload - had been used in the strike. It would have represented the first use in history of such long-range weapons - which can hit targets more than 3,400 miles away from the launch site, far beyond what is needed to reach into Ukraine. But the Kremlin confirmed it was not an ICBM, but a new weapon codenamed, codenamed Oreshnik - or Hazel in English. Putin said in a nationwide TV address that the Russian strike on Ukraine on Thursday came in response to Ukrainian strikes on the Russian territory with US and British missiles earlier this week. And he warned western allies who supplied the missiles that their military bases could be targeted with Oreshnik missiles. “We believe that we have the right to use our weapons against military facilities of the countries that allow to use their weapons against our facilities,” he said. “And in case of escalation of aggressive actions, we will respond resolutely in a mirror way.” Putin said Russia would issue advance warnings before strikes on other countries to allow civilians to evacuate to safety. And he warned US air defense systems wouldn’t be capable of intercepting Russian missiles. Two people were wounded in the Oreshnik attack, and an industrial facility and a rehabilitation center for people with disabilities were damaged, according to local officials. It was launched from Russia’s Astrakhan region, on the Caspian Sea - around 435 miles from the target. Keir Starmer ’s spokesman said initial reports of the attack were “deeply concerning.” "If true, clearly this would be another example of grave, reckless and escalatory behavior from Russia and only serves to strengthen our resolve," he said. The Russian Defense Ministry, meanwhile, said in a statement that its air defense systems shot down two British-made Storm Shadow missiles, six HIMARS rockets, and 67 drones. The statement didn’t say when or where the Storm Shadows were shot down or what they were targeting. Russia earlier reported downing some of the missiles over the illegally annexed Crimean Peninsula. In September, Putin warned lifting restrictions on the use of Storm Shadows and ATACMS would mean NATO countries would be at war with Russia. He said: “'If this decision is made, it will mean nothing less than the direct participation of Nato countries, the United States, and European countries in the war in Ukraine.' That would mean they were “fighting Russia”, he added. On Tuesday, Putin signed a new doctrine lowering the threshold for using nuclear weapons. Should we be scared Putin's escalation could lead to nuclear war? By ANTHONY GLEES, Professor and security expert, Buckingham University On Thursday morning, Ukrainian military intelligence said that within the massive barrage of missiles and drones that Putin had a few hours before lobbed at the eastern city of Dnipro, he'd added, for good measure, an inter-continental ballistic missile or ICBM. ICBMs have a long range of 5,500 kms and can carry the most lethal warheads known to man: nuclear, chemical and biological. An ICBM fired at Ukraine would in theory represent a dangerous escalation of Putin's aggressive war, even (as was almost immediately clear this morning) it had no nuclear or biochem warhead. Actually, it would be a waste of an ICBM were it used against any target in Ukraine, even if (as claimed in this case) it was fired from 1,200 kms away, in Astrakhan in Russia not another continent away. It might however threaten to unnerve us, far further away to the West. In fact, we are now told by US and UK intelligence that the missile in question was _not_ an ICBM but a new Russian intermediate range missile. Zelensky later said the missile was 'of a new type, one we've been tracking' but not necessarily an ICBM. However, it was an escalation for sure. So should we now be scared that Putin's further escalation could lead to a nuclear war with Russia and World War Three? No, of course not. Every bully gets high on fear, including the worst one around, hiding in the Kremlin. But bullies are always cowards, as Putin himself is, ducking and weaving and hiding behind wordplay and tedious threats. Putin is now hell-bent on destroying the morale of the Ukrainians forces, and grabbing as much territory from Ukraine as he can, before the hard winter sets in, and Donald J Trump returns to the White House to make peace, as he has said, in 24 hours. However he is not going to blow himself up by playing around with nukes. Putin knows Trump's offer is an end to the fighting in return for the Ukrainians giving him, in perpetuity, the territory he has stolen from them, gaining a ban on Ukraine joining NATO for 25 years. The Ukrainians, Trump's advisers suggest, will get 'sovereignty' in return. This would be a huge win for Putin. This means nothing. Having been given 25% of Ukrainian lands, Putin will being to chisel away at what remains. Only one thing can put him back in his miserable box: our superior strength. This is precisely what we are demonstrating we possess when he give the 'go' signal for ATACs, Storm Shadows and Scalps. This is not making Putin more dangerous, it is clipping his wings. Letting Putin win is the far greater threat to world peace. Our Defence Minister John Healey has said we must now double down in our support for brave Ukraine. He could not be more right. Let Putin have it, with both barrels. Putin's psychological warfare is preparing the Russian people for war beyond Ukraine By BRUCE JONES, Russian intelligence expert Vladimir Putin is carrying out a war of words. He's "priming" Russian citizens with a barrage of anti-western messaging - warning of hostile western intentions and operations. And his aim is to justify any form of hostile action or operation against the West. As Ukraine begins strikes with western missiles against Russia, Kremlin backed media is accusing the country's allies of ramping up the war - particularly the US and the United Kingdom . Meanwhile overnight, following days of escalation in the conflict, Kiev accused Russia of firing an RS-26 Rubezh intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM), for the first time, since Moscow's full-scale invasion of the country which began in February 2022. After hours of growing tension - Putin confirmed it was not an ICBM, but a new kind of "intermediate range" missile. But Ukrainian officials believe missile was launched for propaganda reasons. Russia's Embassy in the UK has urged Britain not to push forward the escalation of war. "British hawks are now trying to add fuel to the fire by advocating for new rounds of escalation," a statement posted on Telegram said - with Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov saying Ukraine's use of US ATACMS missiles in the Bryansk region indicates its desire to escalate the conflict. And Vladimir Putin has warned that Ukraine gaining long-range missile capability "will mean that NATO countries, the United States, and European countries are at war with Russia," and "appropriate action" will be taken. " "A new escalation is taking place in Ukraine. This is an extremely irresponsible position taken by the outgoing American administration," the Kremlin spokesman Dmitri Peskov said. According to Peskov, the Biden White House continues to "add fuel to the fire" by preventing steps to end the conflict. He also pointed out that Washington is using Ukraine as "its instrument for waging war on Russia." He stressed that "responsibility for prolonging the conflict" lies with Ukraine's allies, especially Britain. Putin's psychological warfare is intended to motivate Russian citizens to be prepared for a war beyond Ukraine - and if necessary to take part.Judge says lawsuit over former NFL player Glenn Foster Jr.'s jail death can proceed

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Mire aims to be more consistentWWE will perform on a stage next month that could be vastly larger than its current home on cable television when “Raw,” its weekly live show, makes its debut on Netflix. The sports entertainment company is moving to a platform with about 283 million subscribers worldwide as it departs its current home on the USA Network, which averaged 688,000 viewers in prime time last year, according to the Nielsen company. For Netflix, onboarding the WWE is part of a strategic move to air more live events on the heels of a hugely successful fight between Mike Tyson and Jake Paul that was viewed by more than 60 million people. “Raw” has been averaging about 1.5 million viewers on USA Network over the past month, according to Nielsen. WWE has produced thousands of episodes of “Raw,” since its debut in 1993, with star performers like Seth Rollins, CM Punk and Rhea Ripley. “Raw” and the media rights that come with it, had become a hot commodity before WWE reached a deal worth more than $5 billion with Netflix. In addition to a larger pool of potential viewers, moving to Netflix means the WWE won’t have to worry as much about curse words getting muted or potentially gory scenes or risque or obscene gestures being blurred. And as it has done throughout its history, WWE has promoted the shift to Netflix across different platforms as it seeks to expand its audience. During a Travis Scott concert last month, former professional wrestler and now WWE chief content officer Paul “Triple H” Levesque told attendees from the stage that one of the rapper’s song will be the new ”Raw” theme song, and that Scott will appear on the first episode on Netflix on January 6. WWE has consistently managed to put itself before new and sometimes massive audiences, including the Super Bowl. After defeating the Philadelphia Eagles in Super Bowl LVII two years ago, Kansas City Chiefs quarterback and MVP Patrick Mahomes posted a photo of himself on Twitter holding the Vince Lombardi trophy in one hand, and a WWE belt in the other. Netflix sees huge potential in live entertainment in addition to its traditional lineup. “The contributor to growing engagement is going to be across the board on our scripted and unscripted, our documentary programming, all the kinds of things that people love, including now the addition of some live hours,” Netflix co-CEO Theodore Sarandos said after the company’s most recent quarterly earnings report. Aside from its deal with WWE, the company announced in May that it will stream two National Football League games globally on Christmas Day as part of a three-year deal with the league. That live programming will be an important part of Netflix’s strategy going forward, said JPMorgan analyst Doug Anmuth. “Netflix is increasingly focused on sports entertainment, events, and shoulder content and we expect a bigger push into live sports over time, particularly as negotiating leverage shifts in Netflix’s direction,” he wrote in an analyst note last month.