Today: October 13, 2026
Today: October 13, 2026

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Federal budget deficit climbs to $2 trillion as fiscal jitters multiply

Federal budget deficit climbs to $2 trillion as fiscal jitters multiply

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Hurricane Isaias strengthens to Category 2 with evacuations underway in the Gulf states

Hurricane Isaias strengthens to Category 2 with evacuations underway in the Gulf states

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RFK Jr. tasks researchers with studying vaccine injuries

RFK Jr. tasks researchers with studying vaccine injuries

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Failed executions troubled other states before Christa Pike. Here's what happened

Christa Pike, who has regained consciousness and is speaking a week Tennessee failed to execute her, is believed to be the only person to survive after receiving lethal injection drugs during an execution

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Twin Cities boy gets Star Wars-themed wheelchair costume

Twin Cities boy gets Star Wars-themed wheelchair costume

Election|Health

Fact check: Republicans’ deceptive ads on key Democratic candidates’ stances on gender surgery for children

Fact check: Republicans’ deceptive ads on key Democratic candidates’ stances on gender surgery for children

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Family demands answers after video display board falls on boy at Florida school, killing him

Family demands answers after video display board falls on boy at Florida school, killing him

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'Let's sit down, marry, let's go to the ER': Groom carries bride to altar after she suffers stroke on wedding day

'Let's sit down, marry, let's go to the ER': Groom carries bride to altar after she suffers stroke on wedding day

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Houthis claim new attack against airport in Saudi capital as witness reports evacuation

A witness says explosions have rocked Saudi Arabia's capital, Riyadh, including a blast at the international airport

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Venezuela's Maduro charged in US with ordering torture of opponents, Americans

US prosecutors on Thursday charged ousted Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro and his wife Cilia Flores with conspiring to torture political opponents and

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Abortion drug safety review will be completed by March, US FDA says

The Trump administration plans to complete a review of the abortion drug mifepristone by March 2027, according to a court filing, paving the way for potential

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Nicolás Maduro and his wife face new charges over alleged torture of Americans

Nicolás Maduro and his wife face new charges over alleged torture of Americans

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State trooper rescues residents from burning Minneapolis home, fire official says

State trooper rescues residents from burning Minneapolis home, fire official says

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Missouri coach Eli Drinkwitz says freshman Johnnie 'DJ' Jones receives a heart transplant

Missouri freshman offensive tackle Johnnie “DJ” Jones has received a heart transplant, coach Eli Drinkwitz said

Africa|Health

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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Moscow’s secrecy about a suspected plague case follows a pattern from the Soviet era

The Kremlin has long maintained a culture of secrecy when it comes to controlling public information, especially involving accidents -- from industrial disasters to health emergencies

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Trump stumps for embattled Texas Senate candidate at raucous rally

Trump stumps for embattled Texas Senate candidate at raucous rally

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Russia says checks following Siberian plague lab death are complete

Russia said on Thursday it had completed health checks on all the contacts of a deceased lab worker at a plague research facility in Siberia, signalling a desire to draw a

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‘Everything is normal’: Life inside the Siberian cities at the center of a plague scare

‘Everything is normal’: Life inside the Siberian cities at the center of a plague scare

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Russia says no epidemic risk as WHO pushes for transparency on plague lab death

Russia says no epidemic risk as WHO pushes for transparency on plague lab death

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The ‘glass skin’ Korean beauty trend has risks, experts warn

The ‘glass skin’ Korean beauty trend has risks, experts warn

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Pneumonic plague, by the numbers

Pneumonic plague, by the numbers

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US states label abortion drugs a 'public nuisance' in bid to curb access

Three Republican-led US states are testing a novel legal argument as they seek to stem the flow of abortion pills to residents who can still obtain them from out-

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The cost of drugs from Canada is set to soar for millions of Americans because of a federal rule

Millions of Americans who buy cheap drugs from Canada could soon lose access due to a new customs rule

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New York governor plans to seek federal help to tackle measles outbreak

New York Governor Kathy Hochul will seek federal assistance to tackle the measles outbreak in the state, including support from the US Department

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Russian official seeks to turn the page on a suspected pneumonic plague case but questions remain

A Russian official has sought to turn the page on the death of a worker at a plague research lab in Siberia that sparked global concerns about suspected pneumonic plague

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China nominates health official to lead WHO

China has nominated health official Song Li to lead the World Health Organization

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FDA says its safety review of abortion pill will continue into next year

The Food and Drug Administration says its ongoing safety review of the nation’s main abortion pill will continue into next year

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Trump awarding former baseball star Clemens the Presidential Medal of Freedom

President Donald Trump said on Wednesday he would award former baseball pitcher Roger Clemens the Presidential Medal of Freedom, the highest civilian honor awarded

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Disaster relief funding is creeping into Trump's midterm rhetoric. Critics say it has no place there

President Donald Trump has turned emergency relief into a campaign talking point as a major hurricane approaches the U.S. Gulf Coast

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The Latest: White House highlights Trump Accounts for kids amid frustrations over rising prices

President Donald Trump has announced that all Americans under age 18 are being automatically enrolled in Trump Accounts, which are set up by the government to invest in stocks

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TikTok gave teens, children placebo safety feature in experiment, New York alleges

TikTok ran an experiment on thousands of users who tried to turn on a safety feature on the platform, giving them non-functional versions of the tool, according

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Some guardrails on ChatGPT for Teens don't work as promised, watchdog group says

Some of the guardrails for children that OpenAI included in its ChatGPT for Teens product do not work as intended and the chatbot poses an “unacceptable risk” to children

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Christa Pike is angry and confused after surviving execution attempt, attorney says

Christa Pike is “angry and confused” after surviving an attempt to execute her in Tennessee

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Medical device maker Centinel Spine discloses revenue rise in US IPO filing

Medical device maker Centinel Spine revealed a 42% rise in first-half revenue in its US initial public offering filing on Wednesday.

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CDC sees low plague risk, monitors Siberia arrivals after worker death, director says

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Director Erica ‌Schwartz said

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Russia says plague institute worker's death does not risk an epidemic

Russia's health regulator said on Wednesday there were no risks of an epidemic breaking out in Siberia after a plague institute

Crime|Health

Judge sides with Christa Pike’s attorneys and rules evidence from botched execution be preserved

Judge sides with Christa Pike’s attorneys and rules evidence from botched execution be preserved

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Freshman Mizzou football player in need of heart transplant, coach Eli Drinkwitz says

Freshman Mizzou football player in need of heart transplant, coach Eli Drinkwitz says

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Kentucky pastor completes 850-mile bike ride to raise money for church food pantry

Kentucky pastor completes 850-mile bike ride to raise money for church food pantry

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Christa Pike survived 2 doses of an execution drug. How is that possible?

Christa Pike has regained consciousness and is speaking a week after receiving two doses of execution drugs in Tennessee

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KCCI Investigates: Iowa homebuilder installing extra water filters in new homes

KCCI Investigates: Iowa homebuilder installing extra water filters in new homes

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Unknown virus leaves some Iowa patients sick for weeks

Unknown virus leaves some Iowa patients sick for weeks

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Pharma lobby sues Trump administration over Medicare drug price cuts

The pharmaceutical industry's top lobby group on Wednesday sued to invalidate the Trump administration's efforts to benchmark US drug prices to lower costs overseas

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Twin Cities boy gets Star Wars-themed wheelchair costume

Twin Cities boy gets Star Wars-themed wheelchair costume

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France suspends use of stun grenades to police student protests

The French government said on Wednesday it was pausing the use of stun grenades in its policing of student protests, after a 15-year-old

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Pope Leo opens Vatican meeting likely to discuss remarriage, gay Catholics

Pope Leo urged an assembly of some 150 bishops from around the world to find "renewed ways" of helping modern families at the start of a week-long

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Activists hand out gun locks after 4-year-old shot inside Chicago home

Activists hand out gun locks after 4-year-old shot inside Chicago home

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Checklists, masks and mystery: What we know about the plague scare in Russia

Checklists, masks and mystery: What we know about the plague scare in Russia

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19-year-old student in Poland injures 9 people in a school attack

Authorities in Poland say a 19-year-old student at a vocational school in northern Poland attacked fellow students, teachers, and passersby with a sharp object, injuring nine people before fleeing and being arrested nearby

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4-year-old girl dead, sister and mother hospitalized after hit by train in Michigan

4-year-old girl dead, sister and mother hospitalized after hit by train in Michigan

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Kenya Ebola case exposes gaps in border screenings

By the time Kenya's first Ebola patient was whisked to a hospital by relatives straight after landing at Nairobi

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Russia keeps a tight lid on suspected case of pneumonic plague as global concerns mount

Russian authorities are keeping a tight lid on information about last week’s suspicious death of a lab worker in Siberia that has been surrounded by secrecy and claims that it could have been caused by pneumonic plague

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Ebola creates new hot spots in Congo as responders describe ‘chaotic’ response

The Ebola outbreak in Congo is spreading rapidly to new hot spots where patients have little or no support

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Minnesota law enforcement leaders call for unified gang task force amid spate of gun crimes

Minnesota law enforcement leaders call for unified gang task force amid spate of gun crimes

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Why your boss matters more than remote or hybrid work when it comes to burnout and job satisfaction

A return to the office can mean very different things to different workers, which is why this debate often produces conflicting answers.

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Your cells keep a record of every workout you’ve ever done – and those gains persist even after a break from exercise

‘Use it or lose it’ isn’t quite true when it comes to the health benefits of exercise. Cells across the body retain a memory of training that lasts longer than once thought.

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Trump doles out billions to voters ahead of midterm elections

US President Donald Trump is sending $2.35 billion in direct payments to millions of Americans just weeks before the November 3 elections that will

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Facing Russian stonewalling, Trump admin ramps up pressure for info as it struggles to plan for potential plague fallout

Facing Russian stonewalling, Trump admin ramps up pressure for info as it struggles to plan for potential plague fallout

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Nestle shoots to score younger generation with NBA deal

Nestle is making its biggest-ever international sponsorship play through an NBA deal with its cocoa and malt drinks business, the latest consumer

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AI companies run virtual drug trials, aim to improve success of human studies

Novartis’ experimental del-desiran for a rare type of muscular dystrophy was expected to be a winner, with the Swiss company's CEO predicting annual peak sales of $5

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Russia says it properly informed WHO of plague institute worker's death, blasts media coverage

Russia informed the World Health Organization about the death of a laboratory worker at a Siberian plague research institute last week in line with established procedures,

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Christa Pike’s attorneys call recovery ‘medically unprecedented’ ahead of hearing over botched execution

Christa Pike’s attorneys call recovery ‘medically unprecedented’ ahead of hearing over botched execution

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WHO endorses lifestyle changes over GLP-1 drugs in child obesity fight

The World Health Organization on Wednesday recommended diet, exercise and counseling over popular weight-loss drugs in its first global guidelines

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Once shunned, Myanmar's military-backed leader gets red carpet welcome in Malaysia

Myanmar's junta chief-turned-president Min Aung Hlaing arrived in Malaysia on Wednesday for talks with Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim, as the military-backed leader once

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Trump says he has call scheduled with Putin to discuss possible case of pneumonic plague in Russia

President Donald Trump says he has a call scheduled with Russian President Vladimir Putin to discuss a possible case of plague at a Siberian research institute

Africa|Health

Zambia will sign $3.6 billion health plan with US that won't require sharing of patient data

Zambia plans to sign a revised health agreement with the United States that excludes controversial clauses about sharing patient data and specimens

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Tennessee execution survivor Christa Pike is conscious and speaking, lawyers say

Convicted killer Christa Pike, who survived Tennessee's effort to execute her by lethal injection last week, foiling the state's first attempt to put a woman to death

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Rubio tells Russia to share more information about plague death

Russia should share more information about the death of a plague laboratory worker who died last week, US Secretary of State Marco Rubio said on Tuesday, in an incident

Crime|Health|US

Christa Pike is conscious and speaking after she survived Tennessee’s execution attempt, her attorneys say

Christa Pike is conscious and speaking after she survived Tennessee’s execution attempt, her attorneys say

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California couple arrested on child abuse charges in horrifying surrogacy probe

A California couple have been arrested on child abuse charges following an investigation into a surrogacy scheme involving at least 21 children ranging in age from a few months to 13 years

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Christa Pike is conscious and speaking after Tennessee failed execution, her attorneys say

Attorneys for Christa Pike, who survived Tennessee’s attempt to execute her last week, say she is awake and speaking as she receives treatment at a hospital

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Flu season is near – here’s a guide to available vaccines

Getting vaccinated is the best way to reduce your risk of severe illness and complications from the flu.

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Missouri freshman offensive lineman Johnnie 'DJ' Jones is hospitalized, needs a heart transplant

Missouri freshman offensive tackle Johnnie “DJ” Jones needs a heart transplant and is hospitalized at the Mayo Clinic in Jacksonville, Florida

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Infectious disease expert on potential Russia plague: lack of information from Russia 'concerning'

The White House is monitoring Russia's potential pneumonic plague as unofficial reports reveal that close to 200 people are now under observation. This comes after the death of a researcher who worked at a Russian lab dedicated to studying the plague and other infectious diseases. Infectious disease and biosecurity expert Dr. Ashish Jha calls out Russia's lack of transparency, telling Erin Burnett, "until we get more information, I think we have to assume that there is something more going on than what we're seeing."

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Republicans to spend $5 million in South Carolina Senate race as Trump plans trip there

The primary Senate Republican super PAC is sending reinforcements to South Carolina as President Donald Trump prepares to visit and boost Sen. Darline Graham

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Gov. Kathy Hochul declares state of emergency over measles outbreak in rural New York

Gov. Kathy Hochul declares state of emergency over measles outbreak in rural New York

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The world has nearly burned through its oil stockpile buffer, executives say

The amount of oil in storage that is accessible to the global market is running low, industry executives said at a forum

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Bulgaria's leader says drone attack hits 2 commercial vessels, and Ukraine's president blames Russia

Bulgaria’s prime minister says that two commercial vessels have been struck by drones in the first attack on shipping in the NATO member’s exclusive economic zone in the Black Sea

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US appeals court weighs block on Kennedy's vaccine panel appointments

A lawyer for the Trump administration told a federal appeals court on Tuesday that a judge had improperly hamstrung an influential vaccine advisory panel by blocking

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What do we know so far about plague institute lab worker's death in Russia?

A laboratory worker at a plague research institute in Siberia fell ill and died in undisclosed circumstances on October 2,

Africa|Health|Science|World

Kenya confirms first Ebola case after man who travelled from Congo dies

Kenya confirmed its first Ebola case on Tuesday after a Kenyan citizen who had travelled from Democratic Republic of Congo died in Nairobi.

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4 new Utah deaths linked to illegal 'Cat's Claw,' kratom products

4 new Utah deaths linked to illegal 'Cat's Claw,' kratom products

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Parents alarmed as elevated lead levels reported in water serving Georgia schools

Parents alarmed as elevated lead levels reported in water serving Georgia schools

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Florida captain Aleksander Barkov will not need surgery, out 6-8 weeks, Panthers say

Florida center Aleksander Barkov is expected to miss six to eight weeks with a left leg injury and will not require surgery, Panthers coach Paul Maurice said Tuesday

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'It honestly broke my heart': Witness helps injured kids after deadly Florida bus crash

'It honestly broke my heart': Witness helps injured kids after deadly Florida bus crash

Health|Interview|Science

Virologist tells CNN about infection at Russian plague lab

Angela Rasmussen, a virologist and Science Chair for Save America Movement, joins Omar Jimenez to discuss what we know about the worker at the Russian plague lab who is dead of an "unknown" infection.Editor's note: This video has been adjusted to clarify that Angela Rasmussen is the Science Chair for Save America Movement.

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Kenya confirms its first Ebola case and death in a man who traveled from Congo

A Kenyan citizen who had been living in Congo before returning to Nairobi over the weekend has become Kenya’s first confirmed case of Ebola and the country’s first death from the disease in the fast-moving outbreak

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Texas AG Paxton probes Fruit of the Loom, Hanes over potential toxic chemicals in children's underwear

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton launched an investigation on Tuesday into whether Fruit of the Loom and Hanes use toxic chemicals in producing children's

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China plans late entry into WHO leadership race, sources say

China plans to put forward a late candidate to lead the World Health Organization, according to four diplomats and a

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RFK Jr.'s embrace of AI confounds some MAHA allies and medical experts

Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s unexpected embrace of artificial intelligence has rankled some of his allies in the “Make America Healthy Again” movement

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How Russia and the world are responding to a possible case of pneumonic plague after lab worker dies

The World Health Organization says that a possible case of pneumonic plague in Russia poses a "very low" risk outside the country

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3 Boston middle school students taken to hospital after ingesting "unknown substance"

3 Boston middle school students taken to hospital after ingesting "unknown substance"

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Does your sleep tracker get it right? A Pittsburgh neuroscientist weighs in

Can a sensor on your wrist really tell how your brain slept? Here’s what happens when sleep trackers go up against polysomnography, the clinical gold standard.

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What is a professional patient advocate, and why might you need one?

Family members can offer invaluable support to patients, but a trained advocate can provide an objective perspective as well as knowledge of resources that families may lack.

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Why older lawmakers may wait too long to step aside

Many older incumbents are on the ballot for the 2026 midterms, adding to America’s debate over the wisdom of aging politicians delaying their retirement.

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No plague cases detected in Siberia, Russia says, and locals play down scare

Russia's health watchdog said on Tuesday that no cases of plague had been detected among anyone who had come into contact with a Siberian plague institute

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Global healthcare companies invest billions to boost US presence

Global healthcare firms have announced a wave of US investments, committing billions of dollars to expand manufacturing and research operations as they prepare for a shifting trade

Business|Food|Health

Kraft Heinz backs protein, fiber trends as innovation drive gains steam

Kraft Heinz is backing better-for-you trends such as protein and fiber as it invests heavily in marketing and tries to make up for lost time on innovation, the