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President Trump has signed an executive order that classifies fentanyl as a weapon of mass destruction.

NPR's Franco Ordonez reports Trump has called the opioid crisis a public health emergency.

But experts don't think President Trump's executive order will work.

A report by experts at the National Defense University says fentanyl would be difficult to use as a weapon of mass destruction.

There's only one known case of this in Russia.

Other experts say people are dying from opioid addiction because drug cartels are weaponizing fentanyl.

The U.S.

military says it has conducted strikes on three more alleged drug boats in the eastern Pacific.

That eight people were also killed.

The man accused of killing UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson will return to New York State courtroom today.

Lawyers for Luigi Mangione are trying to get some of the evidence in his case thrown out.

NPR's Sarah Ventry explains.

On Wall Street, in pre-market trading, Dow futures are slightly lower.

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California Governor Gavin Newsom has hired former CDC Director Susan Menard and other federal agency officials.

They'll help launch a public health initiative.

It's to counteract the Trump administration's health guidance, especially on vaccines.

Automaker Ford says it is ending its flagship F-150 electric vehicle.

Ford says there is no path to make it profitable.

Instead, the company will focus on smaller EVs and hybrids.