For years, federal health officials have warned about the risks associated with a supplement derived from the leaves of kratom trees that adherents say can kill pain or boost energy. Sold in gas stations across America, kratom has been linked to liver toxicity, seizures and thousands of deaths. Powerful figures close to President Trump, including…
The nastiest relationship in big-money politics is between two super PACs with the same goal: promoting artificial intelligence. One group is refusing to work with the other, even if they both nominally support the same candidate in some races. Its allies have even pressured members of Congress to distance themselves from the other one. And…
A private investigator accused of running a global hacking-for-hire operation that targeted environmental activists on Friday made his first appearance before the federal judge who would oversee his eventual trial in Manhattan. Amit Forlit, 58, of Israel, was indicted in 2022 on charges of conspiracy to commit computer hacking, conspiracy to commit wire fraud and…
