Researcher explains connection between ultra-processed foods and depression (www.pbs.org)
Trump goes all in on Nazi rhetoric, and the media gives him another free pass (thehill.com)
Rashida Tlaib claims in video that Biden supports Palestinian genocide (www.theguardian.com)
FDA proposes ban on additive found in sodas (www.cnn.com)
The US Food and Drug Administration has proposed revoking its regulation authorizing the nationwide use of brominated vegetable oil, or BVO, as an additive in food....
Virginia admits thousands of voters wrongly purged days before election (www.theguardian.com)
Voting rights groups decry error days before elections that will determine which party controls the state legislature
Israel warns 1.1 million people to flee north Gaza within 24 hours. The UN warned this will have "devestating humanitarian consequences" and calls Israel to revoke it (www.bbc.com)
[USA] Massive emergency alert test scheduled to hit your phone on Wednesday. Here's what to know. (www.usatoday.com)
“Get ready to not freak out. On Wednesday, October 4 at 2:20 p.m. ET, every TV, radio and cellphone in the United States should blare out the distinctive, jarring electronic warning tone of an emergency alert.”
The rental market is softening so fast in some pockets of the country that landlords have no choice but to offer concessions (fortune.com)
Book ban defenders use sex scenes to make their point at Senate hearing (thehill.com)
A Senate Judiciary Committee hearing on book bans took a racy turn Tuesday, as Republican senators and a witness read scenes of various sexual content into the congressional record to defend the banning of multiple titles from U.S. schools....
Warner Bros. Discovery Says Ongoing Strikes Will Mean $300M-$500M Hit to 2023 Earnings (www.hollywoodreporter.com)
"The company now expects to exceed $1.7 billion in free cash flow for the third quarter of 2023, in part due to the strong performance of 'Barbie' as well as incremental impact from strike-related factors," the entertainment giant says in a regulatory filing.
Millennials didn't kill the 'organization man' after all. Federal data reveals it was the boomers all along (fortune.com)
Long before quiet quitting, boomers rejected "working for the man," says UNC sociologist Arne Kalleberg, "which is exactly what’s happening now."...
Video of police fatally shooting a pregnant Black woman set to be released, Ohio department says (apnews.com)
Authorities in Ohio say they will release body camera footage of a fatal police shooting of a pregnant Black woman.
Lyft and Uber say they will leave Minneapolis if the mayor signs a minimum wage bill for drivers (www.cnn.com)
Lyft and Uber threatened to stop doing business in Minneapolis after the city council adopted a new rule Thursday that would set a minimum wage for rideshare drivers.
Disney says it will crack down on password sharing, following Netflix’s lead (www.cnbc.com)
The company will roll out tactics to mitigate password sharing in 2024. While Iger said Disney should see some effects from the rollout in 2024, the initiatives to prevent password sharing won’t be completed next year.
A Black prosecutor was elected in Georgia – so white Republicans made their own district (www.theguardian.com)
After Jared Williams was elected Augusta DA, a lawyer and state lawmaker made an unusual proposal: that the whitest county split from the circuit
A teen was falling asleep during a courtroom field trip. She ended up in cuffs and jail clothes (apnews.com)
A teenager on a field trip to see a Detroit court ended up in jail clothes and handcuffs because a judge said he didn’t like her attitude....
Biden dropped out because “the most important thing” is “we must defeat Trump”: CBS News (www.vanityfair.com)
The president talked about his emotional decision to leave the race and his plans to campaign for the Harris-Walz ticket in the battleground state of Pennsylvania....
MyPillow Man Mike Lindell Ordered to Pay Legal Fees for Guy Who Proved Him Wrong at ‘Prove Mike Wrong’ Event (gizmodo.com)
Trump spews lies, disparages Harris’s intelligence, insults Jews, and rambles about “insane asylums” in unhinged press conference (www.vanityfair.com)
He did little to quell reports that he is melting down over Harris’s poll numbers....
'I was given a choice of bosses to sleep with': Life as a female paramedic in the UK (news.sky.com)
Katie* is one of three female paramedics who have shared their experiences of being “hounded” for sexual favours in return for passing training, getting a promotion or simply keeping their jobs....
Pelosi privately told Biden polls show he cannot win and will take down the House; Biden responded with defensiveness (www.cnn.com)
Jon Stewart Reacts to Trump’s Assassination Attempt: “We Dodged a Catastrophe” (www.hollywoodreporter.com)
It’s Too Hot to Fly Helicopters and That’s Killing People (gizmodo.com)
Six motorcyclists rode into Death Valley National Park on July 6. Only five came out alive. With temperatures reaching 128 degrees Fahrenheit in California, the cyclists faced extreme heat exposure that killed one and sent another to a local hospital, according to the National Park Service....
127 degrees: Heat record shattered in Death Valley, with high temperature of 130 in forecast (abc7.com)
Judge says Nashville school shooter's writings can't be released as victims' families have copyright (apnews.com)
The writings of the person who killed three 9-year-olds and three adults at a private Christian elementary school in Nashville last year cannot be released to the public, a judge ruled Thursday....
