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By Dennis Thompson HealthDay ReporterMONDAY, March 30, 2026 (HealthDay News) — Kratom is becoming an increasing health threat in the U.S., with hospitalizations and calls to poison centers skyrocketing over the past decade, a new study says. Likewise, hospitalizations linked to kratom use increased by more than 1,150% during the same 10-year period, researchers said. …
BEIRUT, March 30 (Reuters) – Iran said on Monday its ambassador to Lebanon would remain in his post in Beirut, defying the Lebanese Foreign Ministry, which has declared him persona non grata and told him to leave. With war raging in Lebanon between Hezbollah and Israel, the Iranian envoy’s status has emerged as a focal …
Fighter jets were scrambled and deployed flares over Palm Beach Sunday after a civilian plane breached restricted airspace near President Trump’s Mar-a-Lago resort, U.S. military officials said. The North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD) confirmed that F-16 fighter jets intercepted an aircraft that entered a Temporary Flight Restriction (TFR) zone at about 1:15 p.m. That restriction is typically …
March 30 (Reuters) – Iraq’s Defence Ministry said on Monday that the Mohamad Alaa air base, located beside Baghdad International Airport, was hit by rockets in the early hours of Monday, destroying an aircraft but causing no casualties. The ministry added that authorities are assessing the damage and tracking the source of the attack. (Reporting …
President Trump reiterated his stance on Sunday that the U.S. has already achieved regime change in Iran and a deal to end the war could be reached “soon.” Citing the number of Iranian leaders who have been killed in the month-long U.S.-Israeli war against Iran, Mr. Trump said the people now running Iran were “much …
By Emma Rumney and Waylon Cunningham LONDON/NEW YORK, March 30 (Reuters) – Certain champagne and cremant brands that were once wine menu staples are on the chopping block at restaurants and bars owned by New York-based Kent Hospitality Group, says wine director Kristen Goceljak. Tariffs have made them too expensive. U.S. firms like hers are …
LONDON, March 30 (Reuters) – British actor and comedian Russell Brand’s trial on seven charges of rape and sexual assault relating to six women will take place in October, a London judge said on Monday. Brand, once one of Britain’s most high-profile broadcasters and former husband of U.S. singer Katy Perry, was not required to …
PRISTINA, March 30 (Reuters) – Kosovo on Monday approved sending troops to Gaza for an international security force as part of a U.S.-backed initiative after last year’s ceasefire between Israel and Hamas. Several nations including Indonesia, Morocco, Kazakhstan and Albania have committed troops to the International Stabilization Force to keep peace and back a transitional …
By Tom Balmforth and Max Hunder LONDON/KYIV, March 30 (Reuters) – Ukraine’s war has forced the country to become a trailblazer in drone interception. The conflict in the Middle East could be its make-or-break moment to take the technology global. In an effort to export Ukrainian systems and know-how, President Volodymyr Zelenskiy has criss-crossed the …
By Stelios Misinas and Renee Maltezou ATHENS, March 30 (Reuters) – Abdulaziz Aldarwish decided to take drastic action after his son Yahia’s young kidneys failed. The Syrian construction worker could not afford the 1,200 euros ($1,380) per month needed for dialysis treatment and in any case the public healthcare system in Lebanon, where he worked, …