The week leading up to the filing deadline saw candidates dropping from the field and a surprise last-minute challenge to the incumbent mayor, Karen Bass.
PULSE POINTSWHAT HAPPENED: Medetomidine, a potent animal sedative known as “rhino tranq,” is increasingly being used as an adulterant in fentanyl distributed on American streets.WHO WAS INVOLVED: Drug cartels and public health officials monitoring illicit drug trends.WHEN & WHERE: Public health alerts indicate medetomidine’s presence in cities such as New York, Philadelphia, and Chicago as […] The post The Cartels Are Blending Fentanyl With Chinese Animal Tranquilizer to Boost Addiction. appeared first on The National Pulse .
PULSE POINTS WHAT HAPPENED: Medetomidine, a potent animal sedative known as “rhino tranq,” is increasingly being used as an adulterant in fentanyl distributed on American streets. WHO WAS INVOLVED: Drug cartels and public health officials monitoring illicit drug trends. WHEN & WHERE: Public health alerts indicate medetomidine’s presence in cities such as New York, Philadelphia, and Chicago as of February 2026. IMPACT: The rise of medetomidine in street drugs poses significant public health risks and complicates efforts to combat the opioid crisis. IN FULL Drug traffickers are increasingly adding medetomidine, a powerful animal tranquilizer, to illicit fentanyl supplies in the United States, according to public health officials and…Open
Ghislaine Maxwell to plead the fifth at deposition. Rep. Nancy Mace joined Monday’s “Wake Up America” and spoke about the Ghislaine Maxwell deposition and that “she is unwilling to assist” in the investigation.