In Philadelphia’s Kensington neighborhood, heroin is far from ‘chic’ A young poet and writer who lost his father to opioid addiction says there’s nothing cool about what the drugs did to his dad. So why are peers trying to look like emaciated people with addiction? Read more on NPR

WikiLeaks founder Assange starts final legal battle to avoid extradition to U.S. Julian Assange’s lawyers will begin their final U.K. legal challenge on Tuesday to stop the WikiLeaks founder from being sent to the United States to face spying charges. Read more on NPR

Wife of assassinated Haitian president is indicted in his killing A judge in Haiti probing the 2021 assassination of President Jovenel Moïse indicted his widow, Martine Moïse, ex-prime minister Claude Joseph and the ex-chief of Haiti’s National Police, Léon Charles. Read more on NPR

Capital One is acquiring Discover in a deal worth $35 billion The companies are teaming up, in part, to expand their payment network. Discover is the smallest of the four U.S.-based payment networks, which also include Visa, American Express and Mastercard. Read more on NPR