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New York man charged with rape and lethal fentanyl dosing of college student

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Prosecutors allege Moises Freire gave two students at FIT the opioid, saying it was cocaine, and raped one as she overdosed A man raped a student at New York ’s Fashion Institute of Technology (FIT) after giving her a dose of fentanyl that rendered her unconscious and ultimately killed her, federal prosecutors allege. That student’s friend also experienced an overdose and nearly died after taking the potent synthetic opiate, leading to charges against three men, the US justice department said in a statement on Thursday.

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USCBS News

Vance calls El-Sayed a "weasel" as Michigan Senate race heats up

Marquette, Michigan – After being called a "weasel" who should "shut his mouth" by Vice President JD Vance, Michigan Democratic Senate nominee Abdul El-Sayed said he was something else instead. "No, no, no. What you're talking about is a f****** Wolverine. You could take your Buckeye and go shove it somewhere else," El-Sayed, a Michigan alumnus, told a crowd of over 1,300 in the Upper Peninsula of the state. Vance was previously Ohio's senator and is an Ohio State University graduate.

USCBS News

Feds probing suspicious letters to election officials, lawmakers

Washington — Federal investigators said Thursday that they are looking into "suspicious" letters mailed to state election officials and congressional offices, some of which contained unknown substances. At least seven Democratic Senate offices and one House member's office were sent the letters, most of which were intercepted before they were delivered. Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer's office was one of those targeted, CBS News has learned.

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