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Diddy Might Be a Joke Online, But the Feds Aren’t Kidding

Plus: A fentanyl vaccine just might work, and how world economies aren’t lining up with the Fed

Sean “Diddy” Combs at an event at Howard University in Washington last October.

Photographer: Shareif Ziyadat/Getty Images North America

Back in January, Devin Leonard wrote for Bloomberg Businessweek about the downfall of Diddy Inc., as Sean Combs sought to save his business empire. Devin’s back in the newsletter today to write about the fallout of federal charges against Combs. Plus: What if a vaccine can prevent opioid deaths? And what happens when the world’s economies stop following the Fed’s lead? If this email was forwarded to you, click here to sign up.

We’ve seen the winking Jeffrey Epstein comparisons on social media, the memes about the thousands of baby oil and lubricant bottles seized from Los Angeles and Miami homes, the gleeful speculation about other A-listers who might have taken part in the infamous “freak offs.”