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Washington, United States (AFP) — The US government on Wednesday designated xylazine, commonly known as “tranq,” as an “emerging threat” and asked Congress for funding to fight the drug that has been increasingly linked to a surge in overdose deaths. “This is the first time in our nation’s history that a substance is being designated as an emerging threat by any administration,” said Rahul Gupta, director of the White House Office of National Drug Control […]
CANNES, France (AFP) — A new documentary about the life of Whitney Houston claims that the singer was sexually abused as a child by her cousin, soul musician Dee Dee Warwick. The revelation in “Whitney”, which was made with the co-operation of the singer’s family, comes late in the film by Oscar-winning Scottish director Kevin Macdonald, which was premiered Thursday at the Cannes film festival. Houston’s assistant, Mary Jones, whom Whitney called “Aunt Mary,” discovered her face […]
LOS ANGELES, United States (AFP) — US actor Mark Salling, known for his role in the hit musical TV series “Glee,” died Tuesday, weeks before being sentenced for possession of child pornography, his lawyer said. He was 35. News outlet TMZ, citing law enforcement, said Salling had committed suicide by hanging. “I can confirm that Mark Salling passed away early this morning,” his lawyer Michael Proctor said in a statement. “Mark was a gentle and […]
SEOUL, South Korea (AFP) — South Korean pop star T.O.P regained consciousness Friday after spending three days in a critical condition in intensive care following an apparent drugs overdose. The 29-year-old rapper from K-pop boy band Big Bang was found unconscious at a police station where he was undertaking mandatory military service, and rushed to a Seoul hospital on Tuesday. “I’m sorry,” the singer, whose real name is Choi Seung-Hyun, told reporters Friday as he […]
by Shaun Tandon NEW YORK, United States (AFP) — Prince died from an accidental overdose of painkillers, autopsy results showed Thursday, confirming the pop icon as the highest-profile victim of the US epidemic of opioid abuse. Ending weeks of speculation, a medical examiner in Prince’s native Minnesota ruled the 57-year-old’s April 21 death an “accident” caused by self-administration of fentanyl, a powerful opioid used to treat severe pain. The medical examiner’s office, as is customary, […]
(Reuters) – Philip Seymour Hoffman, one of the leading actors of his generation, who won an Academy Award for his title role in the film “Capote,” was found dead in his Manhattan apartment on Sunday in what a New York police source described as an apparent drug overdose. Hoffman, 46, was found unresponsive on the bathroom floor of his Greenwich Village apartment by police responding to a 911 call, and Emergency Medical Service workers declared […]
