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Donald Trump has hinted that he wants to see the death penalty for drug dealers.

The US president said some other countries use the "ultimate penalty" for such people and it appeared to be effective in reducing the scourge of drugs.

Mr Trump was speaking at an "Opioid Summit" at the White House aimed at tackling America’s opioid crisis.

He said: "If you shoot one person they give you the death penalty. These people (drug dealers) can kill two or three thousand people and nothing happens to them.

"The answer is you have to have strength and toughness. Drug dealers and pushers are really doing damage.

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"Some countries have the tough penalty, the ultimate penalty. And by the way they have much less of a drug problem than we do."

Mr Trump is believed to have privately praised Singapore’s policy of using the death penalty for drug traffickers.

America’s war against opioid addiction

He is said to like the idea of America having it for major drug dealers, although to accept that such a goal may not be achievable.

At the summit the president also encouraged Jeff Sessions, his Attorney General, to pursue litigation against major pharmaceutical companies manufacturing opioids.

He said: "Hopefully we can do some litigation against the companies. Some of the states are doing it. I keep saying if the states are doing it why aren’t the federal government doing it. So that’ll happen, that’ll happen."’

The rate of death by drug overdose in the US has steadily risen

This year an estimated 65,000 Americans will die after overdosing on opioids, whether it be prescription painkillers or illegal street drugs like heroin.

That is more than die in car crashes or gun incidents, and more than the number of US soldiers that perished in the Vietnam War.

The legal opioid market in America is worth around $15 billion a year.

The US has only five per cent of the world’s population, but consumes 80 per cent of all prescription painkillers.

It has also been flooded with illegal and powerful synthetic opioids from China.

The impact of synthetic fentanyl, a version of a drug originally intended for use by cancer patients, has been devastating.

It is 50 times stronger than heroin and more than half of overdose victims now have it  in their system.

Mr Trump has said the opioids crisis is a top priority for his administration.

Last October he declared it a public health emergency and he recently signed a budget agreement that will provide $6 billion over the next two years to fight opioid abuse. 

By Jeremy Wall

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Zebaztian Kadestam (7-1, 6’0″) PXC Welterweight Champion
Kadestam, of Sweden, successfully defended the PXC Welterweight title against Han Seul Kim (4-3) Friday night in Guam, stopping Kim in the second round in the card’s co-main event. Kadestam had defeated Josh Calvo (8-4) to win the vacant title last June. Kadestam’s seven pro wins includes a first round knockout of UFC veteran Ronald Jhun (24-25-2 at the time) and a first round knockout of Dream veteran Ross Ebanez (20-8 at the time), both in 2013. His sole loss was to Silas Maynard (1-1) via decision in July 2013. Maynard is an American who owns an MMA gym in Shanghai and previously trained with Stipe Miocic in Ohio. Even though Kadestam is from Sweden, all eight of his fights have taken place in Asia. “I came to Thailand 2010 because my grappling coach in Sweden sent me to Legacy Gym in Ubon Ratchathani to work on my Muay Thai and MMA game and I just loved it there and got accepted into the fight team and been around ever since,” Kadestam told Bloody Elbow last year. “The UFC is on my mind and I’m hoping to get the call. If I do, I will be ready.”

Alex Reyes (11-2, 31 years old, 5’11”) KOTC Lightweight Champion
Reyes defeated Josh Aveles (20-11-1) to win the King of the Cage Junior Welterweight title (160 pounds) on March 15th in San Jacinto. Reyes was moving up five pounds after defeating Vitor Meza (13-3) to win the KOTC Lightweight title in December. Reyes now holds both titles. Reyes had also previously competed in KOTC as a welterweight. Reyes has now won eleven straight after losing the first two fights of his career back in 2007. His brother Dominick Reyes also competes in KOTC. Alex owns Cage Combat Academy in Victorville.

Nick Patterson (16-4-1, 32 years old, 5’8″) Lightweight
Patterson defeated UFC veteran Ben Wall (7-2-1) in the main event of Hex Fight Series 2 in Melbourne on March 14th. It was the first MMA show to feature a cage since the ban against cages was lifted in the Australian state of Victoria, where Melbourne is located. It took place at the Melbourne Pavilion. Patterson beat Wall by majority decision after three rounds. It was Patterson’s fifth win in a row since losing a Lightweight title challenge in Australian FC to Daniel Hooker (9-4) by third round TKO in August 2013. Patterson also has two submission losses and a decision loss from earlier in his career. The judges scored the fight against Wall 29-29, 30-27 and 29-28. The decision was controversial. Patterson also failed to make weight for the bout. It was Patterson’s second victory against a former UFC fighter after beating Bernardo Magalhaes in February 2014.

Henry Corrales (12-0, 28 years old, 5’9″) KOTC Featherweight Champion
Corrales retained the KOTC 145 pound title by stopping Aaron Neveu (9-3) at 0:43 of the second round in the co-main of KOTC’s show in San Jacinto on March 15th. Corrales is undefeated in his pro career and has won eight fights in a row in KOTC. Seven of those eight wins have been against fighters with 50-50 records or better at the time of the fight. This was his fourth straight title defense after winning the vacant title in October 2013. “I started off with a jiu-jitsu base, but the school I was at was kind of limited, so the last six months I’ve been at All In MMA, which is a primarily striking school, and I’ve been evolving my game and have been keeping these recent fights standing and try to finish them on my feet,” Corrales told MMAWeekly.com last August.

Andy Main (10-2-1, 25 years old, 5’11”) Featherweight
Main, from New Jersey, became a top contender to the King of Pancrase Featherweight title when he became the first fighter to finish Japanese prospect Hiroyuki Oshiri (5-2-2) at Pancrase 265 on March 15th. Main submitted Oshiro with a choke in 57 seconds. Main called for a title shot against Nam Phan after the win. Main began his career in 2009 with Ring of Combat, going 4-1 in that promotion with a decision loss to Lester Caslow (5-3) in 2010. He began competing for both CFFC and Pancrase in 2013. He went to a majority draw in Pancrase with Akira Okada (7-3-2) in 2014 and lost a split-decision in CFFC to Kenny Foster (10-8) in 2014. He’s now won two straight since the loss to Foster. Main was a competitor on season twelve of TUF in 2010 losing by choke too Kyle Watson in the fourth episode.  Nam Phan was also a contestant on that season, going to the semi-finals. “A lot happened quickly when I started fighting. I got on The Ultimate Fighter after fighting less than a year professionally so that threw me into veteran status,” Main told MMA-In-Asia.com. “I didn’t get to have what other guys go through being considered a prospect. I went from 0 to 100 in a lot of different things. I opened my gym because I didn’t want to have to rely on the money I was making fighting. I think that now I’ve reached another level in my training and everything and I think it’s starting to show in my fights. I’m only 25 and I think I haven’t reached my peak. I’m excited for everything that happens, but I’d rather have the title shot sooner than later, but we’ll see.”

TJ Laramie (1-0, 17 years old, 5’7″) Featherweight
Laramie, 17, made his pro debut by stopping 36-year-old Koshi Obata (12-12-4) in 2:33 at Pancrase 265 on March 15th. Laramie is considered something of an MMA prodigy in the north among people that know who he is, sort-of Canada’s version of Aaron Pico. He’s already been tabbed by some as the next GSP, which is obviously premature, but gives the sense of what people are expecting. His pro debut was in Pancrase as part of a Canadian reality series called Fight Xchange that is being filmed in Canada and Japan, where three Canadian MMA fighters compete in Pancrase and three Japanese fighters compete in Canada. The show will air on SuperChannel in Canada, which is a premium channel similar to HBO or Showtime. He debuted as featherweight, but wants to compete at bantamweight. Laramie is from Windsor, Ontario, and is a former three-time Grapplers Quest winner, two-time runner up in All-Ontario Wrestling, and former Under-17 153-pound IKF Kickboxing World Champion. He trains with Maximum Training in Windsor under coach Rino Belcastro. “Boxing was a huge part of my style and how I fight,” Laramie told MMADieHards.com in 2013.  “All the old fights, Muhammad Ali is one of my greatest inspirations, I have one of his quotes tattooed on me.  The old boxing is huge, huge to me.” On Rear Naked Choke Radio, Laramie said, “I know I’m not getting to the UFC right away, and I can’t be on The Ultimate Fighter until I’m 21, so I can’t take that route and I don’t think that route is an option because I plan on being there before I’m 21. The Bellator route would be [for] the money right now, but it also gives me an opportunity to fight for GLORY. I want to fight kickboxing, too. There’s a lot of money in the tournaments there. The beginning part of my career is about getting good fights, making some money and getting some good exposure and a name. Then, when I hit 20 years old, then I can start directing my eyes to the UFC.” Laramie added, “For me, it’s all about taking the right fights and working my way up so I can get the best opportunities possible,” Laramie explained. “I think a lot of people, especially like Jordan Mein, if you look at his record, he took a lot of losses early on. I’m not looking to do that; I’m looking to build my way up. I think Rory MacDonald kind of did the same thing, taking that Carlos Condit fight so early in his UFC career — it was kind of a bad option. I just want to take the right fights and build my way up. When the opportunity comes to make my way up and fight bigger competition, it’s going to happen.” The other two Canadian fighters who fought at Pancrase 265 as part of the Fight Xchange series were Lindsay Garbett (2-0), who stopped Shiori Hori (1-2) in 1:01; Vyron Phillips (4-2, actually American), who lost a decision to Takashi Sato (7-0). The fourth fighter that is part of the show is Jesse Gross (10-4), whose bout was cancelled.

Poliana Botelho (4-1, 26 years old, 5’8″) XFXI Women’s Flyweight Champion
Botelho beat Antonio Silvaneide (4-1) in the finals of a four-woman tournament to wiin the vacant XFCI Women’s Flyweight championship ni the co-main event of XFCI’s show in Sao Paulo on March 14th. Botelho stopped Silvaneide at 1:36 of the first round to win the title. She had previously defeated Karina Rodriguez (3-1) via third-round TKO in the tournament quarterfinals in September. Botelho’s sole loss was by decision to Viviane Pereira, back in June 2014 for the Bitetti Combat Flyweight title. Pereira also competed in the undercard of the XFCI event in Sao Paulo. Botelho is known for being a powerful striker, but with weak cardio.

Bruno Azevedo (13-2) XFCI Flyweight Champion
Azevedo won the vacant XFCI Flyweight title by beating Allan Nascimento (14-2) via unanimous decision after five rounds on March 14th in the main event of an XFCI show in Sao Paulo. It was Azevedo’s debut with XFCI and his third win in a row after suffering a TKO loss in May 2014. The only other loss of his career was by submission in Shoot Brasil in September 2010. Azevedo has finiished 12 of his 13 career victories with only this most recent win over Nascimento coming by way of decision. Azevedo was considering a heavy underdog going into the bout against Nascimento.

Adriano Moraes (13-1, 25 years old, 5’8″) One Flyweight Champion
Moraes successfully defended the One Flyweight title March 13th at One 25 in Kuala Lumpur. Moraes beat Asuka Mikami (12-3-2) by unanimous decision after five rounds. Moraes had a hard time tapping Mikami, trying to get Mikami into a choke with Mikami showing excellent submissions defense. It was Moraes’ first title defense after becoming One’s first Flyweight champioon by beating Geje Eustaquio (6-3) by submissiion to win the title in September. Moraes had two previous wins in One. Moraes was previously the Flyweight champion in Shooto Brasil before signing with One. His sole loss was in his One debut in November 2013, where he dropped a split-decision to Yusup Saadulaev (12-4-1) at bantamweight. Moraes moved back down to flyweight for all of his subsequent fights in One. “I see the Asian market growing every day, and I want to be part of this growth,” Moraes told MMA Fighting last September. “One FC reinvented high-level MMA after the end of Pride FC, and I feel honored to be part of this promotion. I don’t plan to fight in the North America market, although I already received some offers, because I’m really happy with everything that One FC offers me. I want to build my career at One FC.”

Viviane Pereira (9-0, 5’0″) Women’s Strawweght
Pereira defeated Liano Pirosin (3-0) in the semi-finals of a tournament to crown the first XFCI Women’s Strawweight champion at their event in Sao Paulo on March 14th. Pereira is undefeated in MMA and has finished six of her nine wins. She previously defeated Poliano Botelho for the vacant Bitetti Combat Flyweight title in June 2014. Botelho competed in the co-main of the XFCI card, winning the vacant XFCI Flyweight title in a tournament final. To reach the semis of the Women’s Strawweight title tournament, Pereira stopoped Fernanda Prisciila Barros (0-0) in 3:22 in November. She’ll face Vuokko Katainen (3-2-1) of Finland in the tournament finals for the title.

Australia and East Timor on Wednesday signed what Canberra’s foreign minister Julie Bishop called "a milestone” agreement on a maritime boundary between the two countries.

The treaty ends a long a bitter dispute between the neighboring countries and paves the way for exploitation of billions of dollars in gas and oil under the Timor Sea – with at least 70 percent of the revenue to go to impoverished East Timor.

The agreement was also historic because it marked the first successful conclusion of "conciliation" negotiations to settle maritime differences under the UN Convention on the Law of the Sea.

Estimates suggest the Greater Sunrise field could contain up to $65 billion (£46.8 billion) worth of hydrocarbons. East Timor’s existing fields are nearly empty but oil and gas contribute between 80-90 per cent of government revenue.

How much money the country, a half-island nation of 1.3 million people who are among the poorest in the world, ends up getting depends on what deal is worked out to drill and pipe the underwater gas.

The deal comes after years of acrimony in which Australia was accused of bullying and of spying on East Timor during negotiations. 

"Throughout this long saga, there really isn’t much that the Australian Government can be proud of. It lied and cheated to short-change East Timor at every opportunity,” said Tom Clarke, spokesman for the Timor Sea Justice Campaign.

The allegations continued on the eve of the treaty signing in New York, with a leaked letter from chief negotiator and former prime minister Xanana Gusmao to the UN accusing Australia of “colluding” with energy companies to ensure oil and gas gets piped to Darwin instead of East Timor, which would deprive the smaller nation of downstream financial benefits from processing the resources. 

East Timor says Australia stands to gain £14 billion if the oil and gas is processed there. However Australia has previously denied any collusion and said it is just doing what is in Australia’s best interest. 

Despite the latest tensions, the signing went ahead on Wednesday, with Ms Bishop calling the deal a "landmark event". 

"Both our governments have deemed this to be a just and equitable outcome," she said at the signing. 

East Timor’s minister for delimitation of borders, Hermenegildo Augusto Cabral Pereira agreed, saying: "Today is indeed a momentous day that will be recorded in East Timor’s history and be remembered and celebrated. … With the signing of this treaty today, we write a new chapter in the friendship between our two countries."

For East Timor, where 65 per cent of people are looking for jobs, the treaty is crucial to economic development and employment opportunities. 

"We believe seriously that a successful pipeline to the south coast of Timor would be a game changer and have a transformational impact on the socio-economic status of the country," he said.

East Timor was invaded by Indonesia in 1975 after the previous Portuguese colonisers withdrew. Jakarta’s occupation resulted in the deaths of around 200,000 Timorese before it in turn pulled out in 1999.

East Timor has since patched up relations with Indonesia and hopes to join the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), headquartered in Jakarta.

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A US Senate candidate is campaigning to arm “victimised” homeless people with pump-action shotguns so they can defend themselves against violent crime.

Brian Ellison, a Libertarian Party candidate in Michigan hoping to run in November’s midterm election, believes the proposed initiative would help reduce violent offences against the homeless.  

The former US Army veteran, who served in Iraq from 2003-04, believes America’s homeless population is “one of the most marginalised and victimised groups” in society and are “significantly more likely” to be victims of a crime compared to the general public.

“Not only are they constantly under threat from would-be criminals, but they are also under threat from governments at various levels that criminalise activities that homeless people rely on for survival,” says Mr Ellison.

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“I believe it is time we take a stand against the injustice and victimisation of the homeless.”

The father-of-two has started a crowdfunding campaign to raise $10,000 (£7,000) to purchase 20 pump-style shotguns for Michigan’s homeless population.

All recipients would be required to pass a background check, be of legal age to own a firearm, and receive training on safety and operation of the firearm.

Mr Ellison added he has been “extremely disheartened” by criticism of the campaign and the “complete lack of respect and dignity” shown towards the state’s rough sleepers.

Why do so many people consider the #Homeless as sub-human. Is this really what we want in our society? #Libertarian #ChoosetoBEtheDifference #ArmtheHomelesshttps://t.co/vgaaztKbxB

— Ellison for Senator (@Ellison4Senate) March 14, 2018

“Aside from the name calling, many people seem to think that if given a means to protect themselves, these people would instantly become violent criminals,” he wrote on Facebook.

“If your immediate reaction to this initiative was shock and horror, please take a moment to think about why. Is it because you see the homeless as unworthy of protection? Is it because you see the homeless as less than human?

“Vulnerable people need to be afforded the same opportunity to protect themselves as people who live in gated communities or have private (or public) security forces.”

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Mr Ellison told The Guardian that the ideal weapon would be a pistol, however a registered address is needed under US gun laws, while no permit is required to openly carry a rifle or shotgun.

Critics say that safely storing the guns would be one major issue with the scheme, while performing background checks on those with ID could also be a stumbling block.

Speculation on who will be entering the WWE Hall of Fame has been rising over the past few weeks. A leaked list of names has reportedly revealed several names that will be joining this year’s class. While most of those names still have yet to be confirmed, it looks like WWE has officially announced this year’s headlining Hall of Fame inductee. ESPN confirmed earlier today that none other than Bill Goldberg will officially be inducted into the WWE Hall of Fame this year. Goldberg commented on the induction by telling ESPN, “It’s hard to conceptualize what it’s going to be like, just like it was hard to conceptualize what last year was going to be like after being away for 12 years. It’s another opportunity for me to show how much I appreciate the support and the love I’ve gotten from the fans. At the end of the day, it’s a validation that I’ve done something right.”

BREAKING: As first reported by @espn, @Goldberg will be inducted into the #WWEHOF Class of 2018! https://t.co/49UdXs99oR
— WWE (@WWE) January 15, 2018

Goldberg was truly one of the biggest stars in all of professional wrestling back in the day. He most famously competed in World Championship Wrestling. After making his official debut in 1997, Goldberg went on a massive undefeated streak in the company. He laid waste to every opponent who came his way with his signature wicked Spears and devastating Jackhammers. Goldberg held just about every single major championship in the promotion. Goldberg’s undefeated streak is officially recognized at 173-0. The streak came to an end when Kevin Nash defeated Goldberg at Starrcade in 1998. Goldberg’s career in professional wrestling did not end there.

The former WCW World Heavyweight Champion eventually made his way over to WWE back in 2003. He defeated The Rock in his debut match at the Backlash event that year, and he later captured the World Heavyweight Championship. After defeating Brock Lesnar at WrestleMania XX, Goldberg stepped away from the ring until he returned for another match against Lesnar at Survivor Series 2016. Goldberg defeated Lesnar within seconds, stayed with WWE for a few more shows, and he also captured the Universal Championship last year. After losing the title to Lesnar at WrestleMania 33, Goldberg went back into retirement. Goldberg has had an immensely successful career in pro wrestling, so get ready for the WWE Hall of Fame on April 6thin New Orleans, Louisiana at the Smoothie King Center, because Goldberg is next.

The No. 3 University of Minnesota Golden Gopher wrestling team will return to the Sports Pavilion on Sunday afternoon to host the No. 21 Indiana Hoosiers. The dual will begin at noon on Sunday, Feb. 2. The Gophers are currently 8-1 on the season and 5-1 in the Big Ten with their only loss to Big Ten foe, Michigan.

SCOUTING THE HOOSIERS

Last weekend, the Hoosiers hosted the Wisconsin Badgers at University Gym. The Hoosiers were unable to top their Big Ten opponent, falling 23-12 to the Badgers, resulting in their fifth consecutive conference loss.

On Friday evening, the Hooisers will host in-state rival Purdue in hopes of finding their first conference win of the season. With two ranked wreslters, the No. 21 Hooisers hope to top the No. 24 Boilermakers in a rivalry that allows Indiana to boast a 53-34-3 lead in the all-time series meetings between the two teams.

REWIND – IOWA

Despite the 8-3 advantage in the last 11 meetings the Hawkeyes had going into the weekend, the Gophers were able to defeat rival, Iowa, last Saturday in Iowa City, 19-15. The Gophers now sit 70-26-1 in the all-time series.

The dual started off with a strong performance from Sam Brancale at 125 who was able to pin No. 3 Tom Gilman in 2:03 and grab six crucial points for the Gophers.

No. 1 Scott Schiller defeated his Iowa opponent to extend his undefeated season at 197 lbs while No. 5 Tony Nelson fell for just the third time season in a sudden victory overtime.

BRANCALE COMES UP B1G

Redshirt freshman Sam Brancale came up with a big win over third-ranked Tom Gilman last weekend. He was named FloWrestling’s Brute Wrestler of the Week and also picked up Big Ten Wrestler of the Week honors. He was a first-time recipient of both awards.

GOPHERS IN THE RANKINGS

The Golden Gophers sit in the top 5 in three major team rankings including the USA Today/NWCA/AWN Division I Coaches Poll (3), the InterMat rankings (2) and WIN’s Jan. 27, 2014 Tournament Power Index (3).

Eight Gophers made their way into the InterMat rankings in their respective weight classes including No. 9 David Thorn (133), No. 6 Chris Dardanes (141), No. 3 Nick Dardanes (149), No. 8 Dylan Ness (157), No. 6 Logan Storley(174), No. 8 Kevin Steinhaus (184), No. 1 Scott Schiller (197) and No. 5 Tony Nelson (HWT).

SECOND YOUTH WRESTLING CLINIC PRESENTED BY G&K SERVICES

This Sunday, before the Indiana dual, the Gophers will host their second youth clinic of the season presented by G&K Services. The sold-out youth clinic will have two sessions, 9:30 a.m. and 10:20 a.m., as the youth of Minnesota learn from their favorite Gopher wrestlers.

A CHANCE TO BE DIFFERENT: Tony Nelson

Two-time heavyweight national champion, Tony Nelson, has started his season on track with his goal to become Minnesota’s first ever three-time national champion. His quest for a third national championship was featured in this month’s edition of Ski-U-Mah Magazine.

LOOKING AHEAD

Next Sunday, Feb. 9, the Gophers will host No. 1 Penn State at the Sports Pavilion in front of a sold out crowd. If you didn’t already purchase tickets, you will be able to watch the Gophers and Penn State on the Big Ten Network.

TICKETS

You can purchase single event tickets for when the Gophers host Indiana (Feb. 2). Don’t miss out on your opportunity to see the Gophers in action on their home mat. The Penn State dual is sold out.

BE PART OF THE ACTION

You can be part of the action by liking Gopher Wrestling on Facebook or by following @GopherWrestling and using the hashtag #GopherTough. News about the program, live bout updates and other information can be at your finger tips by following our social media accounts.

For live dual results, please follow along via trackwrestling.com. Results will be posted on Twitter.

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LIVE ON THE BIG TEN NETWORK

Fans will be able to see the Gophers live on the Big Ten Network on Sunday, February 9 as Minnesota hosts Penn State.