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Netflix drug drama 'Narcos' blurs line between cartels, agents

By Piya Sinha-Roy LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – Not all cops are good guys and not all drug suppliers are obvious villains in Netflix Inc’s dark drug drama “Narcos,” a bilingual examination of the history of cocaine smuggling in America and its most menacing supplier. “Narcos,” premiering across all Netflix territories on Friday, explores the origins of Colombian drug lord Pablo Escobar and the tense relationship between his Medellin cartel and

Inmate left to inhale own feces can sue NY prison officials

A federal appeals court revived a lawsuit accusing New York prison officials of locking an inmate for weeks in tiny cells that reeked of urine and feces, including one cell where they disabled his toilet and forced him to inhale his own excrement. Reversing a lower court ruling, the 2nd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals on Friday said Aaron Willey could pursue civil claims against officials at the Wende Correctional

Oklahoma day care probed for drugging kids to get them to sleep

A southeastern Oklahoma day care is under investigation for child abuse on suspicion of drugging children in its care, including those under a year old, to get them to sleep, police and state officials said on Friday. Officials from the day care center were not immediately available for comment. According to dosage recommendations on its packaging, liquid Benadryl is not to be given to infants younger than one year old

Olympics-German sailor's infection puts heat on Rio organisers

* German Olympic Committee says taking case seriously * Sailing federation will inform organisers * Organisers say sailing will not be moved (Adds position of organising committee and rival sailing venue campaign) By Karolos Grohmann BERLIN, Aug 28 (Reuters) – German sailor Erik Heil, who was third at the Rio De Janeiro Olympic test last week, is being treated for several infections which he says were caused by the polluted