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U.S. Rep. Yadira Caraveo will introduce her first bill in Congress on Thursday — a measure that aims to get ahead of the emerging and lethal threat posed by animal tranquilizer xylazine, a drug that health officials say is increasingly popping up on the streets. Just this week, the Drug Enforcement Administration issued a public safety alert about xylazine , known colloquially as “tranq” or “zombie drug,” saying its combination with the powerful opioid fentanyl is making the “deadliest drug threat our country has ever faced, fentanyl, even deadlier.” The bill from Caraveo, a Democrat who was elected as the new 8th Congressional District’s first representative in November, will direct the head of the National Institute of Standards and Technology to focus the agency’s research on illicit drugs that contain xylazine and other emerging substances. NIST has a laboratory in Boulder. One of the first goals of the bill is to expedite the development of xylazine test strips to … [Read more...] about As new “zombie drug” threat spreads, Colorado lawmaker takes lead on a federal response

Like many development projects in the pandemic, construction of the Applied Research Center at Florida Polytechnic University was burdened by delays. Skanska, the general contractor responsible for the building, struggled to find materials. But it wasn’t steel, glass or concrete that set back the completion of the 95,000-square-foot research facility in Lakeland, Fla. The problem was card readers. A global shortage of semiconductors had made security access systems impossible to get. So a team of a half-dozen supply chain specialists at Skanska had to unwind a tangle of contractors and subcontractors and persuade a manufacturer to send unfinished doors, with high-tech lock sets to follow, saving months of delays over a simple yet crucial part. “There hasn’t been a project we’ve worked on in recent years that hasn’t been challenged in some fashion,” said Steve Stouthamer, Skanska’s executive vice president of project planning services, who helped found the company’s strategic … [Read more...] about For the Want of an Insulation Screw

LEICESTER, England — Until it was discovered beneath a city parking lot last fall, the skeleton had lain unmarked, and unmourned, for more than 500 years. Friars fearful of the men who slew him in battle buried the man in haste, naked and anonymous, without a winding sheet, rings or personal adornments of any kind, in a space so cramped his cloven skull was jammed upright and askew against the head of his shallow grave. On Monday, confirming what many historians and archaeologists had suspected, a team of experts at the University of Leicester concluded on the basis of DNA and other evidence that the skeletal remains were those of King Richard III, for centuries the most reviled of English monarchs. But the conclusion, said to have been reached “beyond any reasonable doubt,” promised to achieve much more than an end to the oblivion that has been Richard’s fate since his death on Aug. 22, 1485, at the Battle of Bosworth Field, 20 miles from this ancient city in the sheep country of … [Read more...] about Bones Under Parking Lot Belonged to Richard III

close Video Austin family waited hours for police response after crash with suspected drunk driver Lacey and Dustin Purciful and their attorney Adam Loewy discussed how the understaffed Austin Police Department resulted in an hours-long response to a crash A couple hit head on by a suspected drunk driver in Austin, Texas, said it took 2.5 hours for police to respond to the crash – allowing the driver to sober up and avoid charges. Lacey Purciful told Fox News Digital the family called 911 five times after the March 18 crash, but the several understaffed police department left them waiting. Purciful said she was driving with her husband Dustin and two children down Jollyville Road in North Austin at around 4 p.m. after a day at the aquarium when a male driver cut across two lanes of traffic and slammed into them head-on. "Head on, didn’t hit the brakes, airbags deployed, screaming kids, smoke, adrenaline, we started screaming, and got the … [Read more...] about Defunded Austin PD takes so long to respond to DUI crash, driver sobers up and walks free: Family

close Video Fox News Flash top headlines for March 23 Fox News Flash top headlines are here. Check out what's clicking on Foxnews.com. The governor of Massachusetts reminded pharmacies Wednesday that they are required to stock a key abortion pill, despite a nationwide effort by anti-abortion activists to ban the medication. The action comes as a federal judge in Texas is considering a lawsuit that would overturn decades-old federal approval of the drug. Democratic Gov. Maura Healey issued a written statement citing guidance from the state board overseeing pharmacies that says they must maintain "a continuous, sufficient supply of all family planning medications, including mifepristone, misoprostol, emergency contraception, and contraceptive prescriptions." Misoprostol is also used as an abortion drug. BOSTON PIZZA SHOP OWNER WHO WAS ACCUSED OF ABUSING EMPLOYEES DENIED BAIL, JUDGE CITES 'HISTORY OF VIOLENCE' Healey said … [Read more...] about Massachusetts Gov. Maura Healey reminds pharmacies they must stock up on abortion pills

close Video Police in Florida looking for suspect in alleged hit-and-run involving officer FOX 13 Tampa Bay reports. Surveillance video credit of Sarasota Police Department. A police officer in Florida is recovering at home after being struck by a car believed to be stolen, and the person responsible is still on the loose. It all started around 2 p.m. Monday when Sarasota police responded to investigate a vehicle burglary on Bird Key, according to a news release. Victims told the responding officers that personal items were stolen from their vehicle. Officers discovered video evidence and identified a white, four-door S-Series Mercedes as the suspect vehicle involved. The suspect vehicle was seen on Longboat Key around 5 p.m., around the same time police there were investigating a stolen vehicle. Just after 9 p.m., the white Mercedes was spotted back on Bird Key. Officers strategically placed their patrol vehicles at the entrance/exit … [Read more...] about Florida burglary suspect hits police officer with car, takes off: video