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Novena, resources respond to 'urgent pastoral challenge' of mental health

The U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops announced the 2026 start of its annual Novena for Mental Health, which takes place Oct. 10-18.

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Oct 10 • 4:31 PM EDT • Health • osvnews.com
Weekend Reading on Women's Representation: Arizona Congress Candidate Speaks Out About Her Rape, 'It’s OK to Talk About It’: Will Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez Run for President?

Weekend Reading on Women’s Representation is a compilation of stories about women’s representation in politics, on boards, in sports and entertainment, in judicial offices and in the private sector in the U.S. and around the world—with a little gardening and goodwill mixed in for refreshment! —Friday, Oct. 9, marked 115 years since the men of California went to the polls to decide whether the women they lived alongside would be permitted to join them there. —Bernadette Greene-Placentia, the Democratic nominee in Arizona’s 8th Congressional District with a real chance to upset her opponent, was reportedly raped while fixing one of her yard signs. "She chose to share her story because she knows many survivors struggle in silence, and she hopes that by speaking about her experience, others will know they are not alone," said a campaign spokesperson. —Pew Charitable Trust reports that 37 percent of Americans now believe a woman will not be elected president in their lifetime. I urge women like AOC to seriously consider a presidential bid in 2028. —The poet, essayist and translator Anne Carson was awarded the Nobel Prize in literature for her genre-defying work. Since 1901, the Nobel Prize in literature has been awarded 122 times to 104 men and just 18 women. ... and more.

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Oct 10 • 1:01 PM EDT • Politics • msmagazine.com
Darline Graham opposes Chinese manufacturing. Her husband’s employers rely on it.

The senator and sister of the late Lindsey Graham has said the U.S. must “stop depending on Communist China for things America can make ourselves.”

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Oct 10 • 6:00 AM EDT • Politics • washingtonpost.com
John Turley: Who pays for American politics? (Opinion)

In January 2010, the U.S. Supreme Court issued one of the most consequential and controversial campaign-finance decisions in modern American history. In Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission, the Court

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Oct 10 • 12:00 AM EDT • Politics • wvgazettemail.com
In Blair, Dr. Oz talks rural health funding in Nebraska

Dr. Mehmet Oz met with U.S. Rep. Adrian Smith at Memorial Community Hospital in Blair to discuss Nebraska’s $218 million allocation through the Rural Health Transformation Program.

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Oct 9 • 11:35 PM EDT • Health • wowt.com
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Why Sen. John Curtis says Utahns should care about global health

Sen. John Curtis said the U.S. still has a vested interest in promoting global health, even as the Trump administration has made public efforts to curb spending on programs like USAID and others.

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Oct 9 • 10:59 PM EDT • Health • ksl.com
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One Law of Citation? Scientists Find Shared Rules Behind Science, Law and Patents

A new Nature Communications study shows that scientific papers, U.S. case law, and patents share similar statistical citation dynamics, which a community-centric model with three core mechanisms can reproduce, explain delayed recognition, and better predict future impact.

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Oct 9 • 8:27 PM EDT • Science • bioengineer.org
Former U.S. Justice Department prosecutor weighs in on AG debate

Capital Tonight wanted to hear what a fellow attorney and former federal prosecutor thought of the debate.

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Oct 9 • 7:30 PM EDT • Politics • spectrumlocalnews.com
iPhone Duo buyers to get a special surprise at U.S. Apple Stores, Gurman says

iPhone Duo buyers who purchase their device at an Apple Store in the US will be treated to a nice little surprise when they turn it on for the first time.

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Oct 9 • 6:29 PM EDT • Technology • 9to5mac.com
Wall Street finishes its record-setting week with gains - The Business Journal Stocks Rise as Wall Street Closes Record-Setting Week Amid Inflation Worries

U.S. stocks gained Friday as the S&P 500, Dow and Nasdaq rose, while higher oil prices, Treasury yields and inflation concerns weighed on investors.

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Oct 9 • 5:55 PM EDT • Business • thebusinessjournal.com
El-Sayed talks corporate money, healthcare, artificial intelligence at Lansing town hall

Corporate influence in politics and its ripple effects on issues ranging from data centers to healthcare, was the focus of a town hall Friday in downtown Lansing hosted by Democratic U.S. Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed, who was joined by End Citizens United President Tiffany Muller.

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Oct 9 • 5:51 PM EDT • Health • michiganadvance.com
El-Sayed talks corporate money, healthcare, artificial intelligence at Lansing town hall

Corporate influence in politics and its ripple effects on issues ranging from data centers to healthcare, was the focus of a town hall Friday in downtown Lansing hosted by Democratic U.S. Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed, who was joined by End Citizens United President Tiffany Muller.

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Oct 9 • 5:51 PM EDT • Politics • michiganadvance.com
Pacific Health voluntarily recalls Baby Magic Tea for containing alcohol

The company has not received reports of any adverse events associated with the product lot so far, according to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration.

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Oct 9 • 5:51 PM EDT • Health • yahoo.com
Pacific Health voluntarily recalls Baby Magic Tea for alcohol

The company has not received reports of any adverse events associated with the product lot so far, according to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration.

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Oct 9 • 5:51 PM EDT • Health • dallasnews.com
Trump announces diesel deal with Russia in bid to lower prices

The amount is small compared with U.S. demand, but the deal aligns the U.S. with Russia and against Ukraine’s efforts to bomb Russian refineries.

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Oct 9 • 4:56 PM EDT • Politics • washingtonpost.com
State Department watchdog probing Kimberly Guilfoyle amid alleged $100,000 demand

The department’s Office of the Inspector General is also investigating the U.S. Embassy in Greece, two people familiar with the probe confirmed to NBC News.

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Oct 9 • 4:55 PM EDT • Politics • nbcnews.com
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Netflix’s Summer of Bummer

(Welcome to the Entertainment Strategy Guy, a newsletter on the entertainment industry and business strategy. I write a weekly Streaming Ratings Report and a bi-weekly strategy column, along with occasional deep dives into other topics, like today’s article. Please subscribe.) Today, I’ve got a guest post from longtime friend of the newsletter, Brandon Katz. I’ve been trying to find time all summer to look at Netflix’s straight-to-streaming film slate, but between a pre-planned trip and Nielsen moving up their streaming data timeline, I’ve been swamped. So I reached out to Brandon, one of my favorite fellow analysts, to write about it. And I feel like he captured the tone and data focus of the newsletter perfectly. You can connect with Brandon on LinkedIn and Twitter. Enjoy! Don’t worry, folks. You’re in safe hands with me. To ease any anxieties about an interloper in ESG’s domain, I’ll start by stealing one of his best framing devices: headlines. Box office flops are covered in the same way the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles eye pizza: with cartoonish insatiability. I would know. I’m a former reporter who wrote nearly identical headlines: Yet, intentionally or not, streaming misses get treated with kids gloves, filtered through a rosy lens: In the last six years, U.S. streaming viewership has become nearly as transparent as the box office, but the data often arrives weeks later, in a number of less intuitive metrics, and with nary an official budget to be found. This plays into the Wall Street-whispering narratives major streamers have been cultivating for years. They get a pass in a way that theatrical studios simply don’t. Subscribe Netflix’s Summer Slate Not a single Netflix original film released between May and August this year opened above 20 million U.S. TV hours, per Nielsen. That benchmark usually serves as the EntStrategyGuy’s floor for a streaming hit on Netflix. None of these films enjoyed a hit-cementing single week of 20-plus million hours during their runs. Netflix’s two best films were true crime docs, Maternal Instinct (16.5 million hours) and The Crash (19.7 million), the best overall week for a film this summer. Great for most other streamers, but not necessarily what we’re used to seeing from Netflix. For an overly-dramatic comparison, Happy Gilmore 2 opened last summer to around 47 million hours (celebrity cameos, baby!). Zooming out, the picture looks even worse. In 2026, Netflix’s five biggest scripted summer films posted the lowest average (28.6 million hours) and median (28.8 million hours) eight-week viewership totals of the past four years. Now, it’s unrealistic and unfair to expect Netflix to deliver a _KPop Demon Hunters-_sized hit every year. But it’s also not ideal to see the size of their hits shrinking over the last few summers. Let’s quickly run through some of the notable summer misses. Jennifer Lopez and Brett Goldstein’s perfectly fine romcom, Office Romance, fell off the charts after 20 million hours in its first two weeks. Top films usually last for four-plus weeks. Starry titles ideally don’t decay that fast either. Homegrown star Millie Bobby Brown couldn’t prevent the snappy Enola Holmes franchise from diminishing returns. At 14.3 million U.S. hours, the third film posted roughly half of what the first two films did in their first two weeks. What’s on Netflix calculated that per-day global views were down nearly 60% from the second movie. The Whisper Man did okay with more than 36 million hours over its first four weeks. But I expected a little more juice from a film featuring Robert De Niro, Michelle Monaghan, and Adam Scott. Kevin Hart’s Ladies First collected just 11.2 million hours total across two weeks. That’s a big miss for one of Netflix’s go-to stars. Plopping into the same bucket are Sunny Sandler’s Don’t Say Good Luck (10.3 million in two weeks) and John Cena’s Little Brother (17.5 million). Meanwhile, English-language originals Color Book (June 19), In the Hand of Dante (June 24) and Heartstopper Forever (July 17) never sniffed Nielsen’s Top 10 at all, despite needing only 2 to 5 million hours to land in the top ten most weeks. (By my count, eleven English-language scripted original films released between May and August did chart). It’s only fair to mention that Swapped (1-May) posted nearly 42 million U.S. hours over five weeks (the longest Netflix original run this summer) and is currently their eighth most-watched English-language film ever worldwide. Remarkably Bright Creatures (37 million, 4 weeks) and Voicemails for Isabelle (27 million, 4 weeks) weren’t bombs either. Still, overall, I think it’s fair to say this was a quieter summer season than we’re used to seeing from the market-leader. You might not realize that given the language commonly used in public analysis. The Twist Despite the starkly black-and-white tone of the coverage, here’s the twist: when many box office bombs arrive on streaming, their viewership looks a whole lot like many of Netflix’s supposedly successful summer releases. Hmm, where have we heard that one before? Masters of the Universe topped out at $65 million stateside against a $170 million budget_._ I’ll admit, Skeletor ripping sleeveless curls as a gym bro and bodyslamming Adam’s co-workers was funny. But, much to the chagrin of my bank account, my laughter doesn’t launch franchises. Yet the He-Man reboot opened to 19.6 million hours (from a Wednesday five-day opening instead of just one weekend), on par with Hoppers on Disney+ (19.4 million). It put up nearly 47 million hours over its first six weeks, bigger than all of Netflix’s summer releases. Pretty darn healthy and likely to land among the 25 most-watched movies on streaming this year. Sticking with Amazon, The Sheep Detectives just barely broke even at the box office with $133 million worldwide (and only $66 million domestic). I never expected cloven-hooved, cud-chewing mammals to be able to bring me to tears. Yet that’s exactly how I found myself at the end of this surprisingly affecting movie (#NoShame). It was likely the unexpected quality in a family-friendly film that powered its streaming over-performance. Sheep Detectives delivered a solid run for Prime video netting 26.2 million hours! How about franchise IP? Star Wars: The Mandalorian & Grogu had the lowest opening ($81 million) and lowest-grossing Disney-era live-action Star Wars film ($178 million domestic). One day before release, its Heat score (19.8%)—audiences who list their interest as a 7/7—fell behind blockbusters Wicked (21%), Superman (23%), Fantastic Four: First Steps (23%), Michael (23%), Toy Story 5 (26%) and Avatar: Fire and Ash (27%), according to Greenlight Analytics. The urgent enthusiasm just wasn’t there. On streaming, Mando opened to weeks of 12.1 million, 6.1 million and 2.7 million hours (21 million total) over its first three frames. Not the numbers Lucasfilm was hoping for nor the numbers of a streaming hit. But they’re in the same vicinity as some Netflix summer releases with $345 million at the global box office to offset a smidgen of the pain. Final Thoughts So why oh why does this nuance gap exist? Four key reasons: Data Literacy: A “$100 million opening” just makes sense. After decades of box office reporting, even casual movie fans are well-versed in the benchmarks of hits and home runs. There’s an immediate shorthand. But “16.5 million” hours doesn’t land nearly as cleanly. Despite leaps of progress, the streaming ratings era is still in its infancy compared to theatrical. The EntStrategyGuy and I met thanks to a late 2010s group chat of data nerds hungry to find a shred of certainty in nebulous streaming performance. I’m not surprised to see “No. 1 on Netflix” still getting misconstrued out in the wild. Timing: By Friday morning, we have the box office’s Thursday night previews totaled, allowing us to better project the weekend’s expectations. From there, ticket sales are reported daily. By Sunday, the film’s fate is usually finalized, at least in terms of public perception. In streaming, Nielsen recently improved its delay to…two weeks. The medium isn’t forced to contend with instant gratification as harshly. Financials: Theatrical film budgets are a mere Google away. Profit and loss is calculated in the cold and unforgiving naked light of day for all to see. But finding the vast majority of streaming exclusive movie budgets requires the forensic investigation skills of a Criminal Minds detective. Also, it’s very difficult to calculate how much revenue/value a straight-to-streaming films provides a streamer. This is why there are so few stories about streaming original movies “losing X amount of money”. On top of that, marketing budgets are far greater for theatrical movies than streaming exclusive movies, which leads to earlier and better awareness. This then translates to a wider pool of potential interest. Narrative Control: Netflix is the only major streaming service to publish weekly first-hand viewership data and annual engagement reports. Naturally, some headlines borrow their first-hand framing**.** Other streamers benefit from their comparative lack of transparency. They may occasionally announce vague performance platitudes such as Apple TV’s Mayday becoming its “biggest film debut on the platform to date over its first 18 days,” and that it ranked No. 1 with left-handed viewers in its first weekend. (Fine, I made up that second one). But, for the most part, they keep first-hand viewership shrouded in mystery to avoid bad press. Especially for outlets that demand multiple articles per day from their writers, it’s an easy (and understandable) way for some reporters to hit their daily article quota by just repeating what the streamers have told them. TL:DR version: Streaming-exclusive movies are asked to do different things than theatrical movies, but that doesn’t mean they should escape judgment. Both still need to draw enough eyeballs to justify their cost within the proper performance contexts. The more cleanly we can inject a little nuance into streaming analysis, the better we’ll understand the audience and content trends that drive this industry. And that’s what all of this is really about: knowing what audiences actually want! Brandon Katz is the Director of Insights & Content Strategy at Greenlight Analytics where he focuses on evaluating the ever-fluid media landscape to unearth understanding, opportunity and value. Greenlight Analytics is the entertainment intelligence consulting company redefining how Hollywood finds, understands, and activates audiences. Prior to joining Greenlight Analytics, he served as the senior entertainment industry strategist at Parrot Analytics, and as a full-time entertainment industry reporter covering the Xs and Os of Hollywood, most notably with TheWrap and the Observer.

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Oct 9 • 3:32 PM EDT • Entertainment • entertainment.substack.com
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Indiana Pork expands disease prevention efforts as part of its Swine Health Advisory Committee

The director of producer education for Indiana Pork says protecting the health of the U.S. swine herd remains a top priority for producers in 2027. Stacy Herr, director of producer education, says disease prevention isn’t a one-size fits all approach. “PEDV virus and PRRS virus have significant impacts on production,” she says. “What would it […]

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Oct 9 • 3:32 PM EDT • Health • brownfieldagnews.com
Political Pulse: Nikki Gronli on running for U.S. House as a Democrat

South Dakota congressional candidate Nikki Gronli discusses her campaign as a Democrat, the economy, affordability and meeting voters across the state.

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Oct 9 • 3:00 PM EDT • Politics • kotatv.com
Florida citrus forecast projects a nearly 25% orange production drop

The 2026–2027 Florida citrus forecast from the U.S. Department of Agriculture shows declining production with one exception.

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Oct 9 • 2:27 PM EDT • Business • businessobserverfl.com
Your Weekly Michigan Political Brief

Democratic U.S. Senate nominee Abdul El-Sayed has been endorsed by the Michigan Chapter of the Sierra Club, the Michigan Farmers Union and Detroit City Council President James E. Tate Jr. Republican Michael Bouchard Jr. was endorsed by the Southeastern Michigan Association of Chiefs of Police in his run for the 10th Congressional District. The American Federation […]

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Oct 9 • 12:00 PM EDT • Politics • michiganadvance.com
The plague never went away. Cases are reported in parts of Africa and the U.S. nearly every year

The plague, the rare bacterial infection infamously known for killing tens of millions in 14th-century Europe, never went away. It is now easily treated with antibiotics.

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Oct 9 • 11:54 AM EDT • Health • pbs.org
Three House races in Pa. — including in Bucks County — shift toward Democrats, Cook Political Report says

The contest between Democrat Bob Harvie and U.S. Rep. Brian Fitzpatrick has moved from "likely" to "lean" Republican, according to the nonpartisan election tracker.

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Oct 9 • 11:46 AM EDT • Politics • inquirer.com
EPA Grant Supports Nature-Based Solutions & Sediment Science for North Bay Marsh

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency last month announced that it selected the San Francisco Estuary Partnership and the Association of Bay Area Governments as awardees of a $13.9 million grant to restore and enhance some 1,500 acres of tidal wetland habitat known as Strip Marsh East along the State Route 37 corridor in Solano County.... Read More

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Oct 9 • 11:36 AM EDT • Science • dredgewire.com
Crypto billionaire seeking to reshape politics runs against zeitgeist — and donates to Sherrod Brown

“I’ve had a lot of conversations with him," Chris Larsen says of Brown, a candidate for U.S. Senate in Ohio. "He is not anti-crypto.”

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Oct 9 • 11:04 AM EDT • Politics • crainscleveland.com
A new defense tech initiative will serve Baton Rouge startups, small businesses

Baton Rouge has been included in a new federally backed defense technology initiative aimed at helping Louisiana startups and small businesses compete for military and commercial work. The U.S. Small Business Administration this week awarded $1 million to Precision Platform Solutions, the legal entity behind Monroe-based Maven Scouts, to launch the Gulf South Defense Tech […]

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Oct 9 • 11:02 AM EDT • Business • businessreport.com
In combative first Michigan Senate debate, Rogers and El-Sayed trade attacks

The first debate in Michigan’s closely watched U.S. Senate race turned combative Thursday as Republican Mike Rogers and Democrat Abdul El-Sayed repeatedly traded personal attacks, talked over each other and even continued arguing during a commercial break.

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Oct 9 • 10:59 AM EDT • Politics • pbs.org
Jolly, Nixon make pitch to Black voters in Miami Gardens ahead of elections

David Jolly and Angie Nixon pitched economic opportunity and civil rights to Black voters at U.S. Rep. Federica Wilson’s annual Fireside chat.

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Oct 9 • 10:19 AM EDT • Politics • miamiherald.com
How these census changes could threaten public health

The Trump administration wants to make three big changes to the U.S. Census, including eliminating questions about race, ethnicity, and sexual orientation and excluding anyone who is not a citizen or “lawful permanent resident."

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Oct 9 • 9:23 AM EDT • Health • statnews.com
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What Rubio and Guilfoyle’s headlines from Greece reveal about the Trump era

Two prominent members of the Trump administration were in Greece this week and each made major news — but for very different reasons. What do Secretary of State Marco Rubio and U.S. Ambassador to G…

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Oct 9 • 8:47 AM EDT • Politics • thehill.com
Nvidia commits $1 billion to U.S. science and quantum computing

The chipmaker announced the commitments Thursday at a Washington event tied to the Trump administration's Genesis Mission program

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Oct 9 • 8:35 AM EDT • Science • finance.yahoo.com
Nvidia is committing $1 billion to U.S. science over 5 years

The chipmaker announced the commitments Thursday at a Washington event tied to the Trump administration's Genesis Mission program

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Oct 9 • 8:35 AM EDT • Science • qz.com
HOMETOWN HEALTH: Cleveland Clinic doctor says influenza A cases are higher than expected for October

Respiratory viruses commonly begin appearing in the U.S. in October, but the season tends to peak between December and February.

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Oct 9 • 8:23 AM EDT • Health • wdbj7.com
Finding Joy Again: Sarah Adam on Mental Health and High Performance

There is a familiar message in elite sport: Keep going.Push through the hard training. Push through fatigue. Push through doubt. Push through the pressure.For Sarah Adam — the first woman named to the U.S. Wheelchair Rugby Paralympic Team, a silver med...

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Oct 9 • 8:00 AM EDT • Health • teamusa.com
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The Midterm Winner Will Be Whichever Party Americans Hate Less

U.S. voters continue to be motivated more by whom they loathe than whom they like.

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Oct 9 • 7:00 AM EDT • Politics • yahoo.com
Why Congress hasn't passed bills to save Black infants, moms

Wisconsin Democrats in the U.S. House and Senate are pushing a package of bills to improve Black infant and maternal health nationwide. It faces a steep climb.

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Oct 9 • 6:00 AM EDT • Health • captimes.com
Proposed U.S. census changes could be catastrophic for public health

“Erasing data does not erase need or harm,” writes social epidemiologist Nancy Krieger.

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Oct 9 • 4:30 AM EDT • Health • statnews.com
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Department of War Announces Initiatives to Advance ‘New Golden Age’ of American Science

Takeaways Up Front 1. The U.S. Department of War announced initiatives to advance President Donald Trump’s vision for a “New Golden Age” of American

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Oct 9 • 12:47 AM EDT • Science • sofx.com
Takeaways from Michigan Senate debate between Abdul El-Sayed, Mike Rogers

Even mothers were not exempt in a fierce debate in the race for a critical U.S. Senate seat.

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Oct 8 • 11:11 PM EDT • Politics • washingtonpost.com
El-Sayed, Rogers trade barbs over Iran war, gas prices in Michigan Senate debate

What began as a debate over Michigan families’ rising costs quickly turned into a heated political showdown Thursday night, as Democrat Abdul El-Sayed and Republican Mike Rogers traded personal attacks in their race for the U.S. Senate.

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Oct 8 • 10:29 PM EDT • Politics • clickondetroit.com
The plague never went away. Cases are reported in Africa and the U.S. nearly every year

The plague, a rare bacterial infection known for its deadly impact in 14th-century Europe, still exists today.

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Oct 8 • 10:03 PM EDT • Health • seattletimes.com
Vance, Rubio brush off questions about claim that Guilfoyle asked donor to pay $100K Amex bill

Allegations by former congressional candidate Eric Deters are the latest controversy to swirl around the U.S. ambassador to Greece.

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Oct 8 • 9:43 PM EDT • Politics • washingtonpost.com
In Depth: A look into the politics and laws surrounding Oklahoma's open U.S. Senate seat
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Oct 8 • 9:17 PM EDT • Politics • fox23.com
Pentagon draws up new Iran strike plans as Trump hesitates

The U.S. military has drafted options for three days of strikes, but in recent months the president has repeatedly vetoed plans to restart the war.

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Oct 8 • 9:13 PM EDT • Politics • seattletimes.com
Bipartisan push in Texas hopes to land new U.S. Space Academy

The academy would be modeled after West Point and the Naval Academy to educate and train future leaders of the Space Force.

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Oct 8 • 7:20 PM EDT • Politics • spectrumlocalnews.com
Trump bucks and the politics of mailing checks

The checks started going out last week, nearly one million of them, and mostly to battleground states. With a return address for the U.S. Treasury and a letter enclosed signed by President Donald Trump, these one-time checks for $500 were ostensibly government rebates for Obamacare enrollees who overpaid. In the accompanying letter, however, Trump attacks his predecessor and talks about his record in office on an important issue he’s not polling well on, which makes it seem more like the most expensive political mailer in U.S. history. The average piece of direct mail costs between 30 cents and $3, according to Mail Processing Associates, a print, mail, and fulfillment company. At $500 a pop plus roughly 50 cents each to issue the paper check, the cost of Trump’s healthcare mailer sent to more than 950,000 enrollees comes in at more than $475 million. Trump’s midterm healthcare message “For years, the Biden Administration overcharged you to fund the operation of HealthCare dot gov,” Trump wrote in the letter. “That money belongs to hard-working Americans, not the Government, and now, I am returning it to you!” In the letter, Trump makes false and misleading claims about his administration’s record on healthcare costs, an issue Democrats have a 20 point advantage on over Republicans, according to a recent poll from KFF, a nonpartisan health policy think tank. Trump touts his administration’s TrumpRX program, which he claims is “delivering massive discounts.” However, new research from KFF found that of a selection of drugs available on the TrumpRX platform, just five were the lowest price, while 13 were the highest price. Trump also falsely claims in the letter that he’s fighting to lower healthcare costs. In reality, average monthly premium payment costs for enrollees rose 58% under Trump while marketplace sign-ups declined 5%, per KFF. Under Trump’s One Big Beautiful Bill Act, it’s estimated 10 million more Americans will be uninsured by 2034. You get a check and you get a check and you get a check Trump’s long promised cash outs to his fans, from his days as a casino operator and gameshow host to his presidency. During the early days of the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020, the first Trump administration made the unprecedented move to put Trump’s name on checks that went out under the CARES Act (notably the $500 refund checks this time around don’t feature Trump’s name). Ever since, Trump’s been chasing that high. In his second term, Trump’s promised more stimulus that never arrived, like refund checks from DOGE cuts and tariffs, while he said at his party’s convention last month that he’d give out $5,000 checks to everyone if Republicans win in November. In reality, DOGE overstated its cost cutting and Trump’s government actually now spends more than former President Joe Biden’s, while Trump’s tariffs actually grew the trade deficit. His proposal for $5,000 checks would add about $1.2 trillion to the national debt. The problem is there’s no money to give. These $500 checks — plus $90 Medicare rebate checks also going out as well as $250 deposited this week in some Trump Accounts for kids courtesy Dell Technologies CEO Michael Dell and his wife Susan — represent the closest Trump’s going to get to making good on his promise to deliver cash fast. And the checks seem especially targeted. Though the $500 checks went out to enrollees in one of 30 states that use the federal HealthCare dot gov marketplace, a Reuters review found 71% of the payments, or $339 million, went to enrollees in 13 states that have the most competitive elections for governor and U.S. Senate. Most Americans don’t buy it Could Trump bucks sway the election? An Economist-YouGov poll found 57% of U.S. adults doubt Trump will deliver on his promise for $5,000 checks, compared to 21% who do. “I’m waiting on my DOGE check and I’m still waiting on my tariff check,” one 2024 Trump voter who’s since turned on him told a recent focus group. “It felt like kind of trying to buy people’s votes, which honestly felt like in elementary when the class president was like, hey we’re going to take you to the water park if you vote for me. It’s like, I don’t think it works like that.” But for voters in swing states who got a check, it could still matter. One survey published in 2022 found receiving a physically personalized check in the mail during the pandemic was associated with a much greater self-reported likelihood of voting for Trump in 2020, and those gains mainly came from out partisans. The issue for Trump comes if these checks are mostly going to Obamacare enrollees whose premiums have gone up by more than just $500 since he took office and who view the money as something like a bribe before the election rather than an actual long-term solution to lowering household costs. Spending $500.50 per mailer would be absurd as a normal campaign expenditure, but since Trump’s checks and letter are a government rebate, his campaign and super PAC didn’t have to spend a dime and he got out his message regardless. If enough voters in key states are swayed by the one-time payment, it could prove to be the best $0 the Trump campaign spent. 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Oct 8 • 6:01 PM EDT • Politics • yellopolitics.com
Exclusive: House Democrats ask Kimberly Guilfoyle for records related to alleged pay-to-pay scheme

Democrats from the House Oversight Committee on Thursday asked U.S. Ambassador to Greece Kimberly Guilfoyle for financial records and communications with Trump administration officials after allegations that she engaged in a pay-for-play scheme.

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Oct 8 • 5:50 PM EDT • Politics • pbs.org
Fact-checking Ashley Hinson and Josh Turek in first Iowa US Senate debate

Iowa U.S. Senate candidates Republican Ashley Hinson and Democrat Josh Turek met for their first debate Oct. 7, sparring over immigration and healthcare — and scrutinizing each other’s personal and campaign finance sources.

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Watch: How UC Berkeley's Space Sciences Laboratory leads NASA missions like ESCAPADE

Perched high in the hills above campus, it's one of only two university-based centers in the U.S. capable of managing the entire life cycle of a satellite mission.

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Oct 8 • 5:14 PM EDT • Science • news.berkeley.edu
WATCH LIVE: U.S. House candidates James, Mitchell debate in Iowa in race to replace Hinson

Democratic state Rep. Lindsay James and former state Rep. Joe Mitchell, the Republican candidate, are facing off in a contest to represent Iowa’s 2nd Congressional District.

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WATCH LIVE: U.S. House candidates set to debate in North Dakota, without incumbent Fedorchak
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What is the US Public Health Service’s Commissioned Corps? Its top leader wants you to know

The U.S. Public Health Service Commissioned Corps is working to connect with the armed forces.

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Oct 8 • 5:06 PM EDT • Health • airforcetimes.com
WATCH LIVE: Utah's U.S. House candidates Kennedy, Larsen meet for debate
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U.S. backtracked on critical mineral, data demands in health deal with Zambia

The administration signed a $1.5 billion agreement with Zambia, but only after being forced to abandon controversial data-sharing and resource-access provisions.

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Oct 8 • 4:11 PM EDT • Health • washingtonpost.com
Mike Rogers, Abdul El-Sayed debate tonight in Grand Rapids

Here's how to watch tonight's U.S. Senate debate between Republican Mike Rogers and Democrat Abdul El-Sayed.

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Oct 8 • 4:01 PM EDT • Politics • detroitnews.com
HHS launches 4 new vaccine injury research, reporting initiatives

The U.S. | The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) on Thursday announced a series of actions aimed at strengthening the federal government's response to vaccine-related health concerns.

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Oct 8 • 4:00 PM EDT • Health • fiercehealthcare.com
Congressional District 2 candidates offer competing visions of northern Utah's priorities

Three candidates running for the U.S. House of Representatives in Utah Congressional District 2 reveal what priorities they've heard from voters.

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Oct 8 • 3:57 PM EDT • Politics • upr.org
Justice weighs political future, talks Senate control

RAVENSWOOD – U.S. Sen. Jim Justice has enjoyed being in the Republican majority in the U.S. Senate, but the November midterm election could see control flipped to the Democratic Party

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Rogers and El-Sayed are set for their first debate in Michigan's Senate race after sparring online

Republican Mike Rogers and Democrat Abdul El-Sayed, competing for an open U.S. Senate seat in Michigan, are set for their first campaign debate Thursday after weeks of sparring both online and in advertisements that are flooding the state in one of the nation’s most closely watched races.

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Tribal Nations Urge Supreme Court to Halt Prediction Market Sports Betting

A broad coalition of Tribal Nations and Tribal organizations is urging the U.S. Supreme Court to take up a case involving prediction market company Kalshi and determine whether its sports-event contracts constitute sports betting subject to federal, state and Tribal gaming laws. In an amicus brief filed in Flaherty v. KalshiEX, the Tribal coalition argues […]

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Oct 8 • 3:19 PM EDT • Sports • nativenewsonline.net
Trump awards National Medals of Science, Technology to U.S. tech leaders

The awards went to SpaceX founder Elon Musk, Nvidia co-founder Jensen Huang and Google co-founder Sergey Brin, among others

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Oct 8 • 2:24 PM EDT • Science • spectrumlocalnews.com
Trump awards National Medals of Science, Technology to U.S. tech leaders

The awards went to SpaceX founder Elon Musk, Nvidia co-founder Jensen Huang and Google co-founder Sergey Brin, among others

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Oct 8 • 2:24 PM EDT • Science • spectrumlocalnews.com
U.S. Lawmakers Launch Sexual Abuse Probe of Youth Sports Giant AAU

Bipartisan leadership of a powerful House committee demanded answers from the Amateur Athletic Union after a ProPublica and Washington Post investigation found that the massive youth sports organization has failed to protect kids from sexual abuse.

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Oct 8 • 2:15 PM EDT • Sports • propublica.org
Fresno ranks No. 40 among top U.S. industrial investment markets

Fresno ranked among California’s strongest markets for industrial real estate investment according to a recent analysis from LoopNet, ranking No. 40 nationally among 139 U.S. cities. The Fresno market received a score of 60.2. The

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Report Examines Worsening Maternal Morbidity in Texas, How Improving Care Could Cut Medicaid Costs

There’s no doubt that the United States maternal health crisis is severe. The U.S. has the highest maternal mortality rate among high-income nations, and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) estimates that over 80% of pregnancy-related deaths are preventable. The situation is even worse when you account for severe maternal morbidity, which is […]

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Oct 8 • 1:08 PM EDT • Health • ccf.georgetown.edu
Markel introduces chemical, oil, gas property cover

Markel Insurance, the insurance business of Markel Group, on Thursday launched a chemical, oil & gas-related energy property coverage for small to midsize, U.S.-domiciled businesses in the chemical…

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Oct 8 • 12:41 PM EDT • Business • businessinsurance.com
NVIDIA Commits $1 Billion to U.S. Science and Quantum Computing

NVIDIA announces a $1 billion five-year commitment to U.S. scientific research, including quantum computing, energy and healthcare.

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Oct 8 • 12:33 PM EDT • Science • thequantuminsider.com
DOE Announces Science Applications for Quantum Computing

The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) today announced the release of Quantum Genesis Priority Applications (QGPAs), a set of eight key scientific utility problems that will guide the Quantum Genesis’s goal of developing fault-tolerant scientifically relevant quantum computers. This effort directly supports the goals outlined in President Trump’s Executive Order Ushering in the Next Frontier of Quantum Innovation and builds on the recommendations made in the Blueprint for DOE Quantum Supercom

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Oct 8 • 12:25 PM EDT • Science • newswise.com
Spending On Switch 2 Game-Key Cards In The U.S. Has Risen By 631%

Overall physical media spending increased 5%

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Oct 8 • 12:15 PM EDT • Technology • nintendolife.com
New St. Pete Polls survey has Ashley Moody at 47%, Angie Nixon at 45%, and the Senate race still inside the margin of error

U.S. Sen. Ashley Moody leads Democrat Angie Nixon 47% to 45% in a new St. Pete Polls survey for Florida Politics, a narrow edge for the Republican inside

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Oct 8 • 12:09 PM EDT • Politics • floridapolitics.com
Nvidia Commits $1B To US Science As CEO Jensen Huang Backs Trump’s Genesis Mission

Nvidia commitment will be dispersed over five years with the aim of advancing U.S. scientific research and computing capabilities.

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Oct 8 • 11:55 AM EDT • Science • finance.yahoo.com
Supreme Court asked to weigh political ad rates

The Trump administration asked the Supreme Court on Thursday to step into a lower court dispute over television advertising rates paid by political candidates and joint fundraising committees weeks before the midterm elections. The application asked the justices to set aside a 2-1 ruling issued Wednesday by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 4th […]

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Oct 8 • 11:40 AM EDT • Politics • rollcall.com
Anthropic commits $150M to U.S. AI science initiative

Content provided by Seeking Alpha is intended for information purposes only, and that Seeking Alpha does not offer any personalist investment advice and is not a licensed securities dealer, broker, US investment adviser or investment bank.

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Oct 8 • 11:29 AM EDT • Science • tradingview.com
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NVIDIA Commits $1B to Advance US Science Over the Next 5 Years

Commitments Will Strengthen Fields Critical for US Leadership Including Quantum Computing, Healthcare and Energy Security SANTA CLARA, Calif., Oct. 8, 2026 — NVIDIA today announced commitments valued at $1 billion to build out the United States’ capacity for artificial intelligence research and development in fields critical for U.S. leadership, including quantum computing, healthcare and energy […]

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Oct 8 • 11:19 AM EDT • Science • hpcwire.com
Department of War Announces $350 Million in Quantum Computing Initiati

The Office of the Undersecretary of War for Research and Engineering announced new initiatives and programmatic updates totaling approximately $350 million to strengthen U.S. leadership in quantum

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Oct 8 • 10:59 AM EDT • Science • war.gov
NVIDIA Announces Five-Year Commitment to U.S. Science Research

NVIDIA on October 8, 2026, announced commitments valued at $1 billion to build out U.S. capacity for super intelligence research and development over the next five years, in fields the company described as critical for U...

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Oct 8 • 10:59 AM EDT • Science • unite.ai
US, Zambia sign $2.49B health financing pact after removing data and specimen-sharing terms

The U.S. and Zambia have signed a $2.49 billion health financing deal after removing clauses on specimen-sharing and patient data

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Oct 8 • 10:58 AM EDT • Health • washingtonpost.com
US, Zambia sign $2.49B health financing pact after removing data and specimen-sharing terms

The U.S. and Zambia have signed a $2.49 billion health financing deal after removing clauses on specimen-sharing and patient data.

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Oct 8 • 10:52 AM EDT • Health • seattletimes.com
US, Zambia sign $2.49B health financing pact after removing data and specimen-sharing terms

The U.S. and Zambia have signed a $2.49 billion health financing deal after removing clauses on specimen-sharing and patient data.

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Oct 8 • 10:51 AM EDT • Health • clickorlando.com
Brownsville Native Supports U.S. Navy Osprey Squadron

Petty Officer 2nd Class Makayla Ward, a native of Brownsville, Texas, serves the U.S. Navy assigned to the “Sunhawks” of Fleet Logistics Multi-Mission Squadron 50 (VRM-50).

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Oct 8 • 10:48 AM EDT • Business • texasborderbusiness.com
NVIDIA Announces $1 Billion Commitment to Advance U.S. Science, Quantum Computing and Super Intelligence Research

NVIDIA commits $1 billion to enhance U.S. scientific research and leadership in super intelligence and quantum computing over five years.Quiver AI SummaryNVIDIA has announced a $1 billion commitment over the next five years to advance super intelligence research and development in the U.S., focusing on key areas like quantum computing, healthcare, and energy security. This announcement was made during the Science: A New Golden Age event in Washin

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Oct 8 • 10:40 AM EDT • Science • quiverquant.com
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Nintendo Switch 2 game-key card sales have increased by 631% in the U.S.

New information has been shared about the sales of game-key cards on Nintendo Switch 2 in the United States.

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Oct 8 • 9:36 AM EDT • Technology • nintendoeverything.com
Talarico earns major Texas newspaper backing over Paxton in US Senate race

Democrat James Talarico earned the backing of a major Texas newspaper, adding momentum to his U.S. Senate battle against Republican Ken Paxton.

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Oct 8 • 9:15 AM EDT • Politics • elpasotimes.com
Trump makes last-minute pitch in San Antonio after upending the GOP map

President Donald Trump rallied supporters in San Antonio as Republicans work to shore up several competitive races across Texas, including Ken Paxton's U.S. Senate bid and Carlos De La Cruz's campaign in the newly redrawn 35th Congressional District.

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Oct 8 • 9:01 AM EDT • Politics • houstonpublicmedia.org
Q&A: Special Forces vet talks politics and family

Courtesy | Nick Freitas Nick Freitas is an author, political commentator, and social media influencer with more than 2 million Instagram followers. He served in the Virginia House of Delegates as a Republican from 2016–2026 and, before then, was a sergeant and Green Beret in the U.S. Army Special Forces. Freitas gave a lecture on...

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Rubio refuses to comment on Guilfoyle allegations

A new report alleges that the U.S. ambassador to Greece engaged in improper and possibly illegal conduct before taking up her post

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Oct 8 • 8:54 AM EDT • Politics • spectrumlocalnews.com
Rubio refuses to comment on Guilfoyle allegations

A new report alleges that the U.S. ambassador to Greece engaged in improper and possibly illegal conduct before taking up her post

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Oct 8 • 8:54 AM EDT • Politics • spectrumlocalnews.com
New Report Assesses the Strategy to Remake the U.S. Science Ecosystem — and Lays Out a Path to Rebuild It

First installment of a multi-part series, Forging the Future of Science and Democracy, examines the players and the playbook that got us here.

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Oct 8 • 8:15 AM EDT • Science • einpresswire.com
Warner pitches health care expansion as he preps for swan song

Democratic Sen. Mark Warner of Virginia is leaning into a major expansion of U.S. health insurance coverage as he prepares for what’s likely to be his final term in office, in contrast to his earlier years on Capitol Hill marked by a more centrist approach to health care. With health coverage for airport workers being […]

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Oct 8 • 6:29 AM EDT • Health • rollcall.com
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Long-Deployed Aircraft Carrier U.S.S. Abraham Lincoln Set for Homecoming

The ship, whose crew endured food shortages, spent much of its nearly 11-month deployment in combat without a day off.

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Oct 8 • 5:03 AM EDT • Politics • nytimes.com
Rubio refuses to comment on Guilfoyle allegations

U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio has flatly refused to comment on a new report alleging that U.S. Ambassador to Greece Kimberly Guilfoyle engaged in improper and possibly illegal conduct before taking up her post.

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Oct 8 • 2:27 AM EDT • Politics • seattletimes.com
Rubio refuses to comment on Guilfoyle allegations

U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio has flatly refused to comment on a new report alleging that U.S. Ambassador to Greece Kimberly Guilfoyle engaged in improper and possibly illegal conduct

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Oct 8 • 2:25 AM EDT • Politics • lancasteronline.com
US grants Aurora exemption for self-driving trucks safety feature

The U.S. Transportation Department said late ​Wednesday it approved a five-year ‌exemption for Aurora and other self-driving trucking companies from ​rules that require ​drivers to place warning devices ⁠around a stopped truck.

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Oct 7 • 9:39 PM EDT • Business • reuters.com
Trump says he won't let Iran strike L.A. or San Diego: 'Not going to let that happen'

Trump told a Texas rally that the U.S. would not allow Iran to strike Los Angeles or San Diego, two days after his remarks on the subject stirred outrage among California leaders.

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Oct 7 • 9:30 PM EDT • Politics • latimes.com
Early start to flu season in U.S., health experts say
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Oct 7 • 8:54 PM EDT • Health • cbsnews.com
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Seattle market owners worry ICE activity is hurting business

The owners of Mendoza’s Mexican Mercado, a 15-year staple along Seattle's Aurora Avenue, say sales have dropped 30% compared to last year as fear of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement activity keeps customers away.

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Oct 7 • 8:40 PM EDT • Business • fox13seattle.com
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Japan, U.S. business leaders urge governments to boost AI cooperation

Japanese and U.S. business leaders on Wednesday called on their governments to step up cooperation on artificial intelligence, ranging from measures to support corporate procurement of necessary power sources to harmonizing governance of the rapidly growing technology.

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Oct 7 • 7:04 PM EDT • Business • english.kyodonews.net
Readers Write: International Falls Broncos, U.S. healthcare system, Israel, presidential chaos

Regardless of record, a supportive community is a winner.

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Oct 7 • 7:00 PM EDT • Health • startribune.com
Phil Collins considering song about US called ‘Fat People with Guns’

NEW YORK — Phil Collins says he may soon start work on a derogative song about U.S. firearm culture and obesity while taking a few shots at President Donald Trump

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Oct 7 • 5:57 PM EDT • Entertainment • thederrick.com
Trump to give Musk top U.S. science medal

U.S. President Donald Trump will present close ally Elon Musk and other tech bosses with the top U.S. scientific award at a ceremony on Thursday, the White House said.

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Oct 7 • 5:46 PM EDT • Science • ctvnews.ca