A+E Networks. In a dramatic speech to a joint session of Congress, President Harry S. Truman asks for U.S. assistance for Greece and Turkey to forestall communist domination of the two nations.Historians have often cited Trumanâs address, which came to be known as the Truman Doctrine, as the official declaration of the Cold War.+E Networks. In a dramatic speech to a joint session of Congress, President Harry S. Truman asks for U.S. assistance for Greece and Turkey to forestall communist domination of the two nations.
Kratom, legal in Texas, seized by feds in Illinois. AUSTIN (KXAN) â U.S. Marshals have seized thousands of bottles of dietary supplements containing kratom, a plant with opioid-like effects currently legal and available in the Austin area, according to a FDA news release Wednesday.
Lawmakers who criticized the initial announcement to ban kratom are also pleased. Concerned citizens across the country have made it clear, they want the DEA to listen to the science when it comes to the potentially life-saving properties of kratom, said Mark Pocan (D.-Wis.) in an email.