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US kills 6 suspected narco-terrorists in overnight strike on alleged drug smuggling boat, Hegseth says

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! President Donald Trump directed a nighttime U.S. strike on a suspected Tren de Aragua vessel in the Caribbean Sea, killing six alleged narco-terrorists, the administration announced. “Overnight, at the direction of President Trump, the Department of War carried out a lethal kinetic strike on a vessel operated by Tren de Aragua (TdA), …

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Hegseth says US conducted another strike in Eastern Pacific targeting alleged narco-traffickers

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Pentagon chief Pete Hegseth said on Wednesday that the U.S. military has carried out another strike in the Eastern Pacific targeting alleged terrorists he says were engaged in narco-trafficking. Three suspected narco-terrorists were killed, according to Hegseth. The strikes were ordered at the direction of President Donald Trump.  Hegseth said the Pentagon …

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US carries out 8th strike on alleged drug vessel, this time in Eastern Pacific, Hegseth says

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! The U.S. military carried out another strike on a suspected drug vessel, this time in the Eastern Pacific, Secretary of War Pete Hegseth announced Wednesday. The strike Tuesday against a boat allegedly carrying drugs is the eighth conducted by the Trump administration. The previous seven happened in the Caribbean.   “Yesterday, at …

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3 killed in US strike on Colombian ELN vessel smuggling narcotics, Hegseth says

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Three alleged narco-terrorists were killed in a U.S. strike on a drug smuggling vessel affiliated with Colombia’s National Liberation Army, Secretary of War Pete Hegseth announced Sunday. The “lethal kinetic strike” happened Friday in international waters at the direction of President Donald Trump, Hegseth wrote in a post on X. “The vessel …

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Senators look to block Trump from engaging in ‘hostilities’ in Venezuela

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! A bipartisan group of Senators on Friday took steps to block President Donald Trump from “engag[ing] in hostilities” in Venezuela under a War Powers Resolution following another strike off the coast of the South American nation this week. The resolution looked to remind Trump that only Congress has the “sole power to …

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Deadly drug mix drives staggering rise in overdose deaths among seniors

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! America’s seniors aren’t immune to the ongoing opioid epidemic. Among adults 65 and older, overdose deaths from fentanyl mixed with stimulants — like cocaine and methamphetamines — have surged 9,000% in the last eight years, which matches rates among younger adults. That’s according to research from the American Society of Anesthesiologists, which …

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US military drone strike on drug ‘submersible’ in Caribbean leaves survivors, official confirms

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! A U.S. military drone strike in the Caribbean on a drug smuggling vessel Thursday left two to three survivors, a U.S. official tells Fox News.  The partially submerged vessel, described by the source as “big,” was operating in international waters when it was hit. The U.S. military launched search and rescue assets, …

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Trump admin pulls visas for 50 Mexican officials in effort to crush drug cartels: report

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! The Trump administration has revoked the visas of at least 50 politicians and government officials in Mexico as part of its crackdown against drug cartels and their suspected political allies, according to Reuters. The politicians and officials are members of the country’s ruling Morena Party, headed by Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum, along …

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State bans products with dangerous substance amid growing fears of overuse by kids

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine on Wednesday signed an executive order banning THC-containing beverages, gummies and other “intoxicating hemp.” Retailers in the Buckeye State will be required to remove all gummies, beverages, cookies and other products containing THC (tetrahydrocannabinol) — the main psychoactive compound found in the cannabis plant — from shelves by …

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Dangerous ‘gray-market’ weight-loss drugs flooding US as experts warn of risks

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! As demand for GLP-1 medications continues to skyrocket for weight loss and diabetes, more Americans are skipping pharmacies and turning to unregulated sellers as a way to avoid high prices, insurance barriers and recurring shortages. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has warned that so-called “gray-market” GLP-1s (such as semaglutide or tirzepatide) …

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