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Amy Treglia shows scarring on her arms caused by xylazine, a veterinary tranquilizer that is being used as a cutting agent for heroin and fentanyl.Kris Craig/The Providence Journal/USA Today Network via Reuters Public health and law enforcement agencies around the U.S. are scrambling to blunt the impact of xylazine, a deadly new threat to Americans who use street drugs.

The Cats is a local treasure with a storied history.The circa 1896 roadhouse above Los Gatos has been a stage stop, a speakeasy, a bordello, a realty, a sporting goods store and, since 1967, a restaurant and tavern.The latest restaurant chapter is now unfolding along Highway 17.The Cats' new owner is ChefCentury, a culinary venture launched during the pandemic by South Bay entrepreneur Richard Tam, who wanted to provide a lifeline to struggling chefs by supplying them with a fully equipped commissary kitchen where they cooked meals for delivery.

Michael Jordan, the owner of the Charlotte Hornets and one of the most storied athletes in sports history, has agreed to sell his majority share in the team to a group led by Gabe Plotkin and Rick Schnall, two private equity investors.The team as a whole was valued at $3 billion, according to a person familiar with the details of the agreement but not authorized to discuss them publicly.

The USPTO began establishing satellite offices a decade ago to expand beyond the traditional Alexandria (Washington DC) headquarters.We now have offices in Detroit, Dallas, Denver, and San Jose.Last year, Congress voted to further expand the decentralization by at least one more.The Unleashing American Innovators Act of 2022 (UAIA) mandates creation of a Southeast Regional Office (SERO).

A version of this story appeared in CNN's What Matters newsletter.To get it in your inbox, sign up for free here.As Donald Trump plots his criminal defense in the classified documents case, the GOP candidates looking to block his political redemption are slowly making political calculations.In the simplest terms, the growing Republican primary field faces a basic question about the former president would they pardon him if they were elected to the White House?

The party started early.Like, 10:30 a.m., still-drinking-lousy-hotel-coffee early.It was late March, a warm and overcast coastal morning, and all I knew of the day's schedule was that Danny McBride, the creator and star of the HBO comedy The Righteous Gemstones, planned to swing by with a driver who would take us to an oyster farm, located somewhere among the islands and salt marshes of South Carolina Lowcountry.

Childhood was a long time ago for me, but if I close my eyes and think of my folks' backyard in Omaha, the memories come rushing back in waves so large and powerful they threaten to alter worlds, or at least mine.My dad was a man of few words, and even fewer observable emotions, except during those few hours on a sunny Saturday afternoon each fall when the Nebraska Cornhuskers stepped onto the field and summoned passions and frustrations in him that seemed larger than God.

The satisfaction is nearly universal, but comes with a queasy aftertaste: Democrats are relishing the possibility that Donald J. Trump will get his comeuppance at last.But when the mocking laughter fades, in its place remains a much more lasting anxiety.What will this do to the country?While President Biden and his top allies have largely stayed silent about Mr. Trump's indictment, rank-and-file Democrats were far more eager to talk, responding with a mix of jubilation and deep apprehension about how the federal prosecution of a former president and current White House candidate could convulse American politics.

The former president was formally indicted at a courthouse in Miami, Florida, on Tuesday.Former President Donald Trump delivers remarks on June 10, 2023, in Greensboro, North Carolina.Win McNamee / Getty Images Former President Donald Trump baselessly suggested on his Truth Social account on Tuesday that the documents he improperly transferred from the White House were planted at his Palm Beach, Florida, estate as a result of orders to the DOJ from special counsel Jack Smith.

A version of this story appears in CNN's What Matters newsletter.To get it in your inbox, sign up for free here.An emerging defense of former President Donald Trump is that he should not be criminally charged.The federal indictment released on Friday describes him sloppily hoarding classified documents at his private clubs, after all, not selling secrets to a foreign country.

Wrexham will conclude their United States tour in co-owner Rob McElhenney's hometown of Philadelphia, with a match against Major League Soccer affiliate team Philadelphia Union II on July 28.The star of "It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia," along with his Marvel super-hero co-owner Ryan Reynolds, helped to raise the profile of the Welsh club through their docu-series "Welcome to Wrexham," earning the team legions of U.S. fans.

By ADRIANA GOMEZ LICON and JOSHUA GOODMAN (Associated Press)
MIAMI (AP) - Florida's shift to the right is perhaps nowhere more notable than in this vibrant swath of the state's southeast coast where the latest Donald Trump drama is unfolding.Republicans have made steady inroads in this former Democratic stronghold in recent years, culminating in the GOP carrying Miami-Dade County in last year's midterm elections.

Former President Donald Trump delivers remarks during the Georgia Republican Party convention in Columbus, Georgia, on June 10.Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images Former President Donald Trump said Saturday he doesn't anticipate taking a plea deal if offered one following his federal indictment on 37 counts related to his handling of classified documents since leaving office.

Visitors from a foreign planet might think Gov. Ron DeSantis of Florida had been delivered a tremendous gift this week when his main presidential rival was charged with mishandling the country's national security secrets.But as Mr. DeSantis's latest speech showed, this is a turn of events he will need to beware.

The idea that we have biological boys playing in girls' sports it is the women's issue of our time, Haley said.Nikki Haley, the 2024 Republican presidential contender, linked the presence of transgender girls in sports to suicidal ideation among teenage girls in a CNN town hall Sunday night in Iowa.