A drug user uses a test strip on Aug. 22, 2018, in New York, to see if fentanyl has been added to heroin, which could increase the risk of overdose. Bebeto Matthews/AP Photo hide caption toggle caption Bebeto Matthews/AP Photo Last year, Baltimore had three mass overdose incidents in the span of three months in
Hundreds of Ethiopians from the Tigray region have crossed into neighbouring Sudan following fighting between regional forces and the Ethiopian army over the weekend. In one of the most serious confrontations since the end of the civil war in the area four years ago, intense clashes broke out on Saturday morning in Shererina, near the
Michigan on Saturday joined Minnesota in reporting cyberattacks on nine of the state’s water systems but an official said all systems were operating “safely.” Earlier this week, authorities said cyberattacks targeted over 30 water systems in Minnesota. The source of the attacks is being investigated, but they came amid warnings that Iranian hackers have been
Anthropic founder and CEO Dario Amodei responded Monday afternoon to murmurs in the industry that his company somehow supports the U.S. government’s efforts to ban Chinese open-weight models, or possibly open-weight models in general. “Anyone who has read my previous writings should know that I do not consider such bans to be a useful measure,
Iran says it has carried out drone strikes against US military facilities and bases across the Middle East in retaliation for the 13th consecutive night of US strikes on the country. Explosions were reported along Iran’s Gulf coast and in the western, northern and central areas. Four people were killed and five wounded in an
So what effect is all this having on the region as a whole? First, it is important to note that two countries previously devastated by ruinous civil wars – Iraq and Syria – are now largely peaceful and stable, at least compared to where they were. The Gaza war is technically a ceasefire, although Gazans