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In Marseille, Macron Confronts a Potent Mix of France’s Problems

29 octobre 2026 à 05:03
France’s second city, five years into a presidential development plan, is grappling with the social strains that have fueled protests across the country.

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Protesters and the police in Marseille on Saturday. The city stands as a poignant example of mounting social and economic strains in France.

How a Self-Described ‘Junkie’ Rode Synthetic Drugs to Oblivion — and Fame

29 octobre 2026 à 05:00
An Estonian addict could barely keep pace with the new drugs flooding the market. His terrifying accounts of the cruel toll they took on his body held his country in its grip.

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The Estonian police used to respond to reports of people sniffing glue at these abandoned housing units. Now ultra-potent new synthetic drugs are keeping them busy.

Trump Administration Backs Down on an Opioid Ban After Kratom Industry Lobbying

28 octobre 2026 à 05:03
Health officials will now allow some levels of a powerful substance to remain in products marketed as natural. The change could help a G.O.P. donor facing wrongful death lawsuits.

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Banners promoting the sale of kratom products outside a smoke shop in Tulsa, Okla., earlier this year.

U.S. Defends Military Campaign Against Cartels as Leaders Gather in Caribbean

27 octobre 2026 à 19:53
A regional coalition convened as part of a U.S. military effort to disrupt and combat drug traffickers that officials have compared to the campaign against the Islamic State and Al Qaeda.

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A multinational military exercise near Panama City in August. Regional military leaders at a gathering on Tuesday reviewed a wide-ranging U.S. military plan to combat drug smugglers.

Justice Dept. Steps Up Moves on Comey and Others as Midterm Elections Near

27 octobre 2026 à 14:28
In some cases, court paperwork bears unmistakable signs of urgency — typos, unorthodox tactics and the signatures of the department’s senior political leadership.

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Attorney General Todd Blanche announcing the indictment of L. Louise Lucas, a prominent Virginia Democrat, on drug-trafficking charges last week in Norfolk, Va.

U.S. Pressures Mexico to Deliver a Security Win Ahead of Midterm Elections

The Trump administration wants a public victory soon, as well as a potential path to U.S. military forces in Mexico.

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American soldiers awaited a visit by Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth and the White House border czar, Tom Homan, last year near the United States-Mexico border at Sunland Park, N.M.

U.S. Is Sending Hundreds of Troops to Latin America

14 octobre 2026 à 14:48
The Pentagon is expanding its fight against drug traffickers, even as the plans recall a long and bloody history of U.S. intervention in the region.

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U.S. soldiers and Panamanian police officers took part in a jungle training exercise at Fort Sherman in Colón province, Panama, earlier this year.
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