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☆ Venture Firms Push for FDA Approval of Psychedelic Drugs for Veterans
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-29 | by ( Isaac Taylor | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

Psychedelic-assisted therapy involves a therapist walking patients through their experiences while under the influence. Photo: MY Self WellnessAlexander Leoni’s experience in the Marine Corps left him in an unstable mental state, a condition other combat veterans can relate to. Twice he had to fight for his life with his bare hands, once fending off an attacking lion and later killing a man during an enemy ambush of his patrol.

Persons: Alexander Leoni’s Organizations: Marine Corps

☆ Travis King disappeared into a North Korea more isolated than ever
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-21 | by ( Josh Smith | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +4 min

SEOUL, July 21 (Reuters) - When U.S. soldier Travis King sprinted across the border into North Korea from the South this week, he disappeared into a North Korea where lingering COVID-19 concerns and restrictions have made the already secretive country more isolated than ever. Officials in Washington said North Korea had yet to give any response through a number of channels, including at the United Nations. North Korean border guards fatally shot and burned the body of a South Korean fisheries official near their disputed maritime border in 2020. North Korean guards at the site still shelter inside buildings, apparently to avoid the risk of catching COVID. But North Korea often seeks meetings with high-level American officials before any releases, and that could be complicated by their worries over COVID, he added.

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North Korea's state media has made no mention of the incident. North Korea has been testing increasingly powerful missiles capable of carrying nuclear warheads, including a new solid-fuel intercontinental ballistic missile last week. Forces Korea, said the military was "working with our KPA counterparts to resolve this incident," referring to North Korea's People's Army. NORTH KOREA FIRES MISSILESThe soldier was on a tour of the Panmunjom truce village with other visitors when he crossed a Military Demarcation Line, U.S. officials say. The launch came hours after the South Korea and the United States held the first round of talks on Tuesday on upgrading coordination in the event of a nuclear war with North Korea.

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☆ What do we know about the US solider in North Korea?
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-19 | by ( Brad Lendon | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +7 min

Seoul, South Korea CNN —For the first time in decades a US soldier is believed to be in North Korean custody. The US Army has identified the soldier who crossed the demarcation line into North Korea on Tuesday as Pvt. The last American known to be held by North Korea was Bruce Byron Lowrance, who, according to North Korean state-run media, crossed from China into North Korea. While in North Korea, he appeared in propaganda films, taught North Korean spies English and spent up to eight hours a day studying the writings of North Korean leaders. He was allowed to leave North Korea in 2004, two years after his wife, a Japanese national who was kidnapped from her home in Japan in 1978, was allowed to leave North Korea under a deal between Pyongyang and Tokyo.

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☆ U.S. national crosses into North Korea, likely held in custody
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-18 | by ( Hyonhee Shin | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

South Korea's Dong-a Ilbo daily, citing South Korea's army, identified the person as Travis King, a U.S. army soldier with the rank of private second class. "We believe he is currently in DPRK custody and are working with our KPA counterparts to resolve this incident," it added, referring to North Korea's People's Army. North Korea has been testing increasingly powerful missiles capable of carrying nuclear warheads, including a new solid-fuel intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) launched last week. U.S. State Department travel advisory bans U.S. nationals from entering North Korea "due to the continuing serious risk of arrest and long term detention of U.S. He died in 2017, days after he was released from North Korea and returned to the United States in a coma.

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☆ Forgoing an M.B.A. Gains Popularity in Private Equity
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-04 | by ( Isaac Taylor | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

Soon after graduating from Boston College in 2017 with a bachelor’s degree in finance, Lauren Wedell landed a job as an analyst at Chicago-based investment bank William Blair & Co. She subsequently joined technology-focused investment firm Battery Ventures in 2018 as an associate and has risen to vice president. Wedell’s career trajectory within private equity has been typical in many ways but for one crucial decision: She said she had decided there was more value in gaining two years of deal-making experience than earning...

Persons: Lauren Wedell, William Blair & Organizations: Boston College, Chicago, Battery Ventures

☆ Pentagon asks U.S. forces in South Korea to provide equipment for Ukraine
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-19 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

Forces Korea (USFK), which has some 28,500 troops in South Korea, said the move is part of U.S. efforts to help Ukraine with its inventories. USFK declined to provide further details, including what types of equipment and how much has been requested or already transferred. The statement comes after the New York times reported earlier this week the United States was diverting munitions in Israel and South Korea to Ukraine for use in the war against Russia. Asked about the report, Seoul's defence ministry said it was closely coordinating with the United states to maintain readiness posture. A U.S. official said in November Washington was in talks with South Korea to buy artillery shells to send to Ukraine, though Seoul insisted that the United States must be the ammunition's end-user.

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