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The U.S. Food and Drug Administration today approved the use of a syrup made with cannabidiol, which is derived from cannabis, to treat two forms of epilepsy. It’s the first FDA-approved drug that contains a purified drug substance derived from marijuana. The drug would still need a new clearance from the …

Saudi women are officially allowed to get behind the wheel, after a decades-old driving ban was lifted. The change was announced last September and Saudi Arabia issued the first licences to women earlier this month. The BBC

An electric car just broke the course record at one of the hardest car races in the world. At the 2018 Pikes Peak International Hill Climb on Sunday, the Volkswagen I.D. R. driven by Romain Dumas laid down a track record, and the first-ever sub-eight-minute run with a time of …

The safety driver during a test of an autonomous vehicle in which the car hit and killed a woman had a TV show streaming on her phone shortly before the crash earlier this year in Arizona, according to police. Reuters reported that the Tempe Police report said the driver repeatedly …

The House on Friday passed a sweeping package to fight the opioid crisis, with members of both parties approving measures that include encouraging nonaddictive pain treatment and fighting the rise of synthetic drugs such as fentanyl. Washington Post

The Supreme Court on Friday put new restraints on law enforcement’s access to the ever-increasing amount of private information about Americans available in the digital age. In the specific case before the court, the justices ruled that authorities generally must obtain a warrant to gain access to cell-tower records that can …