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Multiple news reports over the past few weeks have claimed that something called rainbow fentanyl may be lurking in the Halloween candy that kids will pick up trick-or-treating this year. And while the substance — fentanyl pills or powder colored with bright dyes — is dangerous, it’s a myth that you’re likely to find fentanyl in Halloween candy, experts and officials say.Fentanyl is a powerful synthetic opioid. About two-thirds of the 108,000 drug overdose deaths in the United States last year involved synthetic opioids like fentanyl, according to data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.The hubbub around rainbow fentanyl…

Neymar will stand trial next week on charges of fraud and corruption over his 2013 transfer to Barcelona from Brazilian club Santos, with Brazilian investment firm DIS demanding that the footballer face a five-year prison sentence. The defendants in the trial that is being brought by Spanish prosecutors include Neymar, his parents, Barcelona and its former presidents Josep Maria Bartomeu and Sandro Rosell and well as Santos and its former president Odilio Rodrigues.DIS owned 40% of the rights to Neymar when he was still playing at Santos. The investment firm is now claiming that it lost out on its cut…

The United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) allegedly worked to limit a watchdog group’s access to officials and press conferences on orders from its top official due to the group’s staunch criticism on a range of topics. “[Eric] Tistounet has been giving orders to censor UN Watch since at least 2005,” Emma Reilly, a former UNHRC officer and whistleblower, told Fox News Digital. “He moves them down or off lists of speakers, tells presidents of the council to interrupt or cut short their speeches on the occasions where he does deign to let them speak, censors their written statements to insulate himself…

Disclaimer: The Industry Talk section features insights by crypto industry players and is not a part of the editorial content of Cryptonews.com.Although Dogecoin (DOGE) and Shiba Inu (SHIB) continue to lead the meme coin market, Tamadoge (TAMA) could become the industry leader soon. TAMA supporters strongly proclaim the asset’s potential to become the market’s leading meme coin before the year ends. And with the ecosystem still expanding, this could happen.Tamadoge – NFTs Meet Blockchain Gaming TAMA is the utility token for Tamadoge, a battle royale blockchain gaming ecosystem that has been gaining massive investor attention since its launch earlier this year. The…

The heartbroken dad of slain Bristol, Conn., cop Alex Hamzy — who was gunned down during an apparently bogus domestic violence call — remembered his son Thursday as “a patriot” and “an all-American.” “He had a smile that the chief of police told me, ‘I will never forget that smile on his face’,” Alex Hamzy Sr. told the Connecticut Post. The 34-year-old cop was shot and killed Wednesday night along with Bristol Police Sgt. Dustin Demonte, 35, after they were lured to a Redstone Hill Road home by a phony 911 call which turned out to be a trap. A…

Family and supporters of Megan Gallagher filled a Saskatoon provincial courtroom once again Thursday. Robert James Thomas and Roderick Sutherland both face first-degree murder charges, with the latter also charged with committing an indignity to human remains.Neither appeared in person or by phone in court.“That is a frustrating part,” says Brian Gallagher, the victim’s father.He says the long court process can be frustrating.“I think we’re somewhere close to 50 court appearances for the accused. The process, including the innocent until proven guilty, is an important part of our legal system, but it doesn’t represent anything for the families and victims…

Moderate Democrat Rep. Henry Cuellar, D-Texas, recently revealed that his first order of business at the start of Congress’ new session would be voting for speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi to remain in her leadership position, and then he would focus on his district.At the opening of his new campaign office in Texas, Cuellar told reporters that he could be counted on to vote for Pelosi to remain as House speaker. “My first vote is for Nancy Pelosi — no ifs, no but — but then after that, it’s my district,” Cuellar said, according to a Texas Tribune newsletter…

Topeka police officers shot and killed a man early Thursday after he walked toward them with a knife as they tried to intervene in a carjacking, authorities say.The Kansas Bureau of Investigation said in a news release that a woman called 911 around 12:30 a.m. to report that a 33-year-old family member, Taylor Lowery, was inside the home, armed with a knife and behaving erratically.She was able to escape, and Lowery drove away from the home in a sport utility vehicle, according to the KBI, which is investigating.KANSAS POLICE OFFICER ARRESTED FOR SUSPECTED DUI, THIRD WICHITA OFFICER APPREHENDED IN 2…

It’s starting! People are beginning to get into the holiday spirit. Once we get to this time of year, it’s just too tempting to wait any longer. We decorate early, we buy festive clothing and we definitely start listening to Mariah Carey‘s legendary Christmas hit at the first hint of cold weather. We want to do one more thing early this year, however, and that’s our holiday shopping! Let’s buy our gifts in advance so by the time December hits, we can relax and enjoy the season without so much of the last-minute stress. Shop our gift picks for women…

Editor’s Note: Patrick T. Brown is a fellow at the Ethics and Public Policy Center, a conservative think tank and advocacy group based in Washington, DC. He is also a former senior policy adviser to Congress’ Joint Economic Committee. Follow him on Twitter. The views expressed in this piece are his own. View more opinion on CNN. CNN  —  Facing adverse political headwinds, Democrats’ best hope for maintaining control of Congress has been the US Supreme Court’s correct but unpopular decision to overturn Roe v. Wade and return the ability to restrict abortion to the states. Democratic incumbents in tough…