Inside the world of San Francisco 'peptide parties' — including one aboard a World War II ship

As HHS loosens peptide restrictions, advocates and entrepreneurs embrace unproven compounds despite researchers' warnings
Summary by The Los Angeles Editorial Desk · Byline on the source page: Corinne Purtill, as published by Los Angeles Times - California · · 1 min read

As HHS loosens peptide restrictions, advocates and entrepreneurs embrace unproven compounds despite researchers' warnings

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The Game Awards is coming to Disney+ for the first time. Here's details on Geoff Keighley's gaming celebration and how to vote.
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An Oklahoma man was put to death over the fatal shooting of his girlfriend’s estranged husband.
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Bass said her defeat was part of a nationwide change election. "This happens every five or six years, that voters get in a space where they just want everything new," she said....
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A massive fin whale that was found severely emaciated with signs of long-term illness died Thursday morning after washing up on a Santa Cruz beach, the Marine Mammal Center said....
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Fitch Ratings significantly downgraded the LINXS Skylink people mover project at LAX as it continues to face setbacks while approaching a key deadline....
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A three-story building collapsed into an adjacent excavation site, where workers were on scene, according to an FDNY dispatch.
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There was a shooting in Washington, D.C. Thursday morning. 5 were shot, including 1 killed at a gym. The suspect killed himself.
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Attendees gather at the OpenAI DevDay 2026 conference, Tuesday, Sept. 29, 2026, in San Francisco (Jeff Chiu / Associated Press) A coalition of online safety and consumer advocacy groups on Thursday sued five of the world’s leading artificial intelligence companies to halt further...
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Children in Florida are being praised for their bravery after holding a “HELP US" sign up in a window during a domestic disturbance.
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Three people were killed in a crash involving a wrong-way driver on the 91 Freeway in Riverside, forcing the closure of several lanes.
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Nathalia Filguerias was one of nine people killed in the Nov. 1 crash in Florida.
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