Novo Nordisk says Wegovy heart benefits due to more than weight loss (www.reuters.com)
Democratic Staffers Told To Let Constant Calls For Cease-Fire ‘Go To Voicemail’ (www.huffpost.com)
Congressional staff say the mood inside the Capitol is tense, stifling and bewildering as members brush off their constituents’ outrage.
Unpublished study finds elevated cancer rates at US military base (www.reuters.com)
As a veteran, it is frustrating to deal with the government to prove exposure to toxins....
Outrage grows after ‘chilling call for genocide’ by Florida Republican (www.theguardian.com)
Media watchdog says it was just 'raising questions' with insinuations about photographers and Hamas (apnews.com)
The head of an Israeli media watchdog says it was simply ‘raising questions’ by wondering whether Palestinian photojournalists who documented the Oct. 7 attack on Israel had been tipped off in advance that it had happened.
In very rare move, Pope dismisses conservative US bishop Strickland (www.reuters.com)
CDC reports salmonella outbreak linked to dry dog food (www.cnn.com)
US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention warned Thursday of a salmonella outbreak in humans that’s linked to dry dog food....
New Speaker Mike Johnson grasps for a funding plan with a government shutdown rapidly approaching (apnews.com)
With just a week left to avert a government shutdown, new House Speaker Mike Johnson is facing his first big test as he tries to win House Republican support for a short-term funding plan — a task that looks increasingly difficult amid stubborn divisions in the party over federal spending....
Son Of top US Hollywood agent in custody after torso found in dumpster (www.theguardian.com)
The 35-year-old son of a Hollywood talent agent whose clients included Dolly Parton, George Clooney and a British prince, has been taken into custody in Los Angeles after a bloody torso authorities say probably belongs to his wife was discovered in a strip-mall dumpster....
Psychedelics can have enormous benefits but risks shouldn't be ignored (www.vox.com)
The term “psychedelic” was coined by psychiatrist Humphry Osmond: “To fathom Hell or go angelic / Just take a pinch of psychedelic.” But today’s public messaging around psychedelics has a dangerous tendency to gloss over the “fathoming hell” part, which has been euphemized into the language of a “bad” or...
Iceland declares state of emergency over escalating earthquakes, and volcano eruption fears (www.euronews.com)
Americans don't want to fight for their country anymore (www.newsweek.com)
El Niño could unleash several '10-year flood events' this winter in cities such as Seattle and San Diego (www.livescience.com)
The water [at Kealia Pond] has turned a shocking shade of magenta in this Hawaii refuge (www.cnn.com)
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Crew aboard a U.S.-bound plane discovered a missing window pane at 13,000 feet (wamu.org)
A U.S.-bound plane took off from London last month with four damaged window panes, including two that were completely missing, according to U.K. air accident investigators....
Andy Kim launches formal challenge to Menendez: ‘It’s about being a decent human being’ (thehill.com)
Rep. Andy Kim (D-N.J.) officially launched his campaign to unseat Sen. Bob Menendez (D-N.J.) on Friday at a packed brewery in South Jersey....
Israel-Hamas fake news thrives on poorly regulated online platforms (www.theguardian.com)
Claims on X and Telegram include downplaying 7 October Hamas attack and allegations Palestinians are faking scenes of suffering
Protective vaccination rates falling out of reach in US; exemptions hit record (arstechnica.com)
Vaccination exemptions among kindergartners rose from 2.6% to a record high of 3%.
Kansas mayor who tried to rid city library of LGBTQ books loses school board race (www.rawstory.com)
TOPEKA — St. Marys Mayor Matthew Childs, who previously attempted to ban LGBTQ books from the city’s public library, lost on his school board bid. Tuesday’s election saw several candidates from the religion-dominated area attempt to win school board seats on the USD 321 Kaw Valley School Board...
Moody's turns negative on US credit rating, draws Washington ire (www.reuters.com)
The move follows a rating downgrade of the sovereign by another ratings agency, Fitch, this year, which came after months of political brinkmanship around the U.S. debt ceiling....
4-foot-7-inch Marine says peers in boot camp ‘kind of looked up to’ him (www.marinecorpstimes.com)
A 4-foot-7-inch man completed Marine boot camp in September, possibly making him the shortest U.S. service member ever....
British couple died on holiday after adjoining room fumigated for bed bugs (edition.cnn.com)
Filmmakers Praise Shelved Film Coyote vs. Acme: 'Best of Its Kind Since Roger Rabbit' - IGN (www.ign.com)
Filmmakers took to Twitter/X to sing their praises for Coyote vs. Acme after Warner Bros. Discovery shelved and scrapped the live-action CGI hybrid film for a $30 million tax write-off.
The Israeli public has embraced the Smotrich doctrine (www.972mag.com)
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