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ON AGAIN?

Trump Makes Eyebrow-Raising Comment About Foe-Turned-Friend

The two billionaires have had a complex relationship over the years.

Vic Verbalaitis

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BITTER PILL

Trump-Branded Drug Website Mercilessly Dragged Online

The president’s newly launched online drugstore features glaring affordability shortcomings.

Sarah Ewall-Wice

WASHINGTON, DC - FEBRUARY 5: U.S. President Donald Trump speaks as Administrator for the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services Mehmet Oz looks on during an event on drug pricing in the South Court Auditorium on the White House campus on February 5, 2026 in Washington, DC. The President announced the launch of TrumpRx, which the White House said would help lower prescription drug prices. (Photo by Nathan Howard/Getty Images)
100% IMAGINARY NUMBERS

Trump, 79, Floods Announcement With Made Up Math

The president proclaimed discounts that “nobody thought possible” while citing impossible math.

Erkki Forster

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‘SEVERELY SHAKEN’

Porn Star Takes Castmate to Court Over Shoot Gone Very Wrong

Melissa Hutchison, aka “Phoenix Marie,” claims she was “forced” into an orgy scene and then subjected to a vicious smear campaign over another performer’s on-set overdose.

Justin Rohrlich

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ARE YOU KIDDING ME?

Diabetes Drug Hyped on TikTok for Weight Loss Faces Shortage

In the U.S. some people are shelling out $1,300 a month for the drug. In Australia, there’s a dwindling supply for patients who actually need it.

Kevin Fallon

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‘NICHOLAS BENDER’

‘Buffy’ Actor Stole Twin’s Identity to Score Pills: Cops

Nicholas Brendon showed police his twin brother Kelly’s ID in lieu of his own before they found narcotics in his car, according to an arrest affidavit.

Blake Montgomery

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DARK REALITY

‘Are You the One?’ Contestant: I Was ‘Drugged’ and Assaulted

Season 5’s Gianna Hammer alleges that producers of the MTV reality-competition show gave her a pill to take while drunk and didn’t intervene when she was sexually assaulted.

Cheyenne Roundtree

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LOW

Opioid Firms Seeking Billions in Tax Breaks for Settlements

One plans to collect a $974 million cash refund from legal costs under a tax provision Congress included in last year’s coronavirus bailout package.

Tom Sykes

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BURNED BRIGHT

Harry Brant, Once ‘NYC’s Most Beautiful Teen,’ Dead at 24

The precocious son of supermodel Stephanie Seymour lived a glamorous life, hanging out with the elite of the fashion and art worlds from his teenage years. He died Sunday.

Tom Sykes

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COVID-19 Compromised

The Next Shortage That Could Kneecap Our Medical System

“I know that we will run out of essential drugs in the coming months,” one frontline doctor said.

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MALPRACTICE

Trump DOJ ‘Blocked Criminal Opioid Case’ Against Walmart

Federal prosecutors spent more than two years compiling evidence that Walmart did nothing to stop dispensing thousands of opioid prescriptions that put customers at deadly risk.

Emma Tucker

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