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President Trump has signed an executive order to ease restrictions on the psychedelic ibogaine, signaling the administration’s willingness to further U.S. research into the drug, which is used in some countries to treat post-traumatic stress disorder. Mr. Trump was joined by health officials including Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and podcaster Joe Rogan.Mr. Trump said the order will “dramatically accelerate access to new medical research and treatments based on psychedelic drugs,” which he said have shown “life-changing potential.” Mr. Trump said that the federal government will make a $50 million research investment into ibogaine. He said the federal…

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You can call it a comeback. Stocks rocketed to record highs last week on hopes of a peace deal with Iran, with the S & P 500 closing above 7,100 for the first time and the Nasdaq completing its longest-winning stretch since 1992 — 13 days of gains. For the week, the broad-based S & P jumped 4% while the tech-heavy Nasdaq rose 6%. The Dow Jones Industrial Average increased 1.7%. It capped a rare and dramatic turnaround for the stocks. As Barclays strategist Venu Krishna pointed out in a note to clients, the S & P 500 went from…

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NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! A longtime New York talk show host has made a major change.WABC Radio’s Sid Rosenberg announced on social media this week that he has converted his fandom from the New York Mets to the New York Yankees.”So the Yankees hosted the great [president] and did a beautiful tribute for the late, great [Charlie Kirk]. The Mets allow their announcers to s— on the late great Charlie, dealt away players who support Trump and celebrate a shortstop who’s [sic] wife works with the terrorist sympathizer. Seems like a pretty easy choice to me!…

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US President Donald Trump has announced reforms intended to speed up access to medical research and treatment based on psychedelic drugs.Trump signed an executive order on Saturday that directs the US Food and Drug Administration to expedite review of drugs such as ibogaine, a drug that US military veteran groups have said can help treat post-traumatic stress disorder.At an event in the Oval Office, US federal officials said that the reforms would pave the way for the drugs, which can cause hallucinations and are largely illegal, to be reclassified after successful clinical trials. .@joerogan says he sent @POTUS information on…

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On March 25, the International Day of Remembrance of the Victims of Slavery and the Transatlantic Slave Trade, the United Nations General Assembly passed a landmark resolution. Proposed by Ghana, it recognised the transatlantic slave trade as the “gravest crime against humanity” and called for reparations. A total of 123 countries supported the resolution; three opposed it, including the United States and Israel, while 52 abstained, Britain among them, and several European Union countries.The UN’s slavery resolution is a historic moment, but what comes next is even more important. Leading up to the resolution, the African Union urged its 55…

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NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! President Donald Trump signed an executive order Saturday that he said “directs the FDA to expedite their review of certain psychedelics already designated as breakthrough therapy drugs.””The executive order I’m signing, we’re actually signing the executive order today, is really a moment,” Trump said. “These treatments are currently in the advanced stages of clinical trials to ensure that they’re both safe and effective for the American patients.”The president said the executive order would implement “historic reforms to dramatically accelerate access to new medical research and treatments based on psychedelic drugs.” “In many cases,…

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NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Tybee Island, Georgia, plans to welcome back the controversial “Orange Crush” music festival this weekend, as police brace for thousands of revelers to flood the beach town.”THE BIGGEST HBCU BEACH BASH IS BACK! Official Dates April 17TH -19TH Tybee Island,” a post on the Orange Crush Instagram page reads. “Concerts + Greeks + Parties + Car & Bike Show + Live Celebrities. Over 50k people expected.”Known as “Crush Reloaded” this year, the main event is scheduled for Saturday with a musical festival at the Tybee Island beach pier and pavilion.In 2025, Georgia…

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Montreal bartender Jackson Long, a proud rum connoisseur with Jamaican ancestry, is deeply concerned about Canada’s unknown darker past with the sugarcane spirit. “There are just big aspects of this history that are always kind of buried,” he said, minutes before opening time at El Pequeño bar in Old Montreal.“Then, eventually, some historian decides, ‘Hey, this keeps coming up. I’m going to look into this a little bit more.’ There’s such a huge, untold story there.”One such historian is Allan Greer, who’s now hoping to address some of those historical gaps with a new book called Canada, in the Age…

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Tehran, Iran – United States President Donald Trump’s announcements about securing major concessions from Tehran have riled supporters of the Iranian establishment, prompting rejections and clarifications from the authorities.Several current and former senior officials, state media and the Islamic Republic’s hardcore backers expressed anger, frustration, and confusion after the US leader made a series of claims, with days left on a two-week ceasefire reached on April 8.Recommended Stories list of 4 itemsend of listTrump on Friday said Iran and the US would jointly dig up the enriched uranium buried under the rubble of bombed Iranian nuclear sites, and transfer it…

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