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NATIONAL
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New prosecutor takes on the Georgia election case against Trump and others
SUMMARY: A longtime prosecutor has announced that he will take over the Georgia election interference case against President Donald Trump and others. This follows the removal of Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis from the case. The Prosecuting Attorneys’ Council of Georgia was tasked with finding a new leader after Willis was disqualified due to an “appearance of impropriety.” The organization’s executive director, Pete Skandalakis, said Friday that he would handle the case himself. While action against Trump is unlikely while he is president, 14 others, including Mark Meadows and Rudy Giuliani, still face charges.
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https://newsroom.ap.org/detail/APUSGeorgiaElectionIndictmentthLdWritethru/b91064d57b2ea26f78e771618e5847a9/text___
Court blocks new rules limiting which immigrants can get commercial drivers' licenses
SUMMARY: The Transportation Department’s new restrictions that would severely limit which immigrants can get commercial driver’s licenses to drive a semitrailer truck or bus have been put on hold by a federal appeals court. The court in the District of Columbia ruled Thursday that the rules Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy announced in September a month after a truck driver not authorized to be in the U.S. made an illegal U-turn and caused a crash in Florida that killed three people can’t be enforced right now. The court said the federal government didn’t follow proper procedure in drafting the rule and failed to “articulate a satisfactory explanation for how the rule would promote safety.”
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https://newsroom.ap.org/detail/APUSCommercialDriversLicensesImmigrantsndLdWritethru/76077ff8e4cfd706ead9bef99eb7fc79/text___
Emails reveal Epstein's network of the rich and powerful despite sex offender status
SUMMARY: Emails released by the House Oversight Committee reveal how Jeffrey Epstein maintained connections with influential figures despite his 2008 guilty plea to soliciting prostitution from an underage girl. The documents, spanning at least a decade, show Epstein's interactions with business executives, reporters, academics, and political players. Some supported him during legal troubles, while others sought introductions or advice. The emails do not implicate his contacts in crimes but illustrate his influence. Epstein was charged with sex trafficking in 2019 and died in jail a month later.
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https://newsroom.ap.org/detail/APUSTrumpEpsteinthLdWritethru/7bdf92fd2d742f88789b2b5d67bf9f48/text___
Ammonia gas leak from a tanker truck in Oklahoma sickens dozens and forces evacuations
SUMMARY: A tanker truck spewing hazardous gas in an Oklahoma hotel parking lot forced hotel guests and hundreds of residents to evacuate in the overnight hours. Authorities say dozens of people were treated after being overcome by fumes. Some were flown to hospitals in Oklahoma City. The anhydrous ammonia leak happened late Wednesday in Weatherford. Schools closed, and several nursing homes evacuated. A shelter-in-place order was lifted Thursday morning. The city's police chief said the leak happened after the truck driver had parked behind a Holiday Inn Express for the night. Officials said the leak might be due to a mechanical failure. Cleanup efforts could take several days.
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https://newsroom.ap.org/detail/APUSAmmoniaGasLeakOklahomathLdWritethru/81319108b4556f17a5a324f5f29be1f6/text___
Texas A&M University professors now need approval for some race and gender topics
SUMMARY: Texas A&M University System regents on Thursday adopted a new policy requiring professors to first get approval to discuss some race and gender topics. The change comes months after a viral video of a student confronting an instructor over her lessons on gender identity threw the campus into upheaval. The new policy, approved by the Texas A&M University System Board of Regents, will apply to all 12 schools within the system. The new policy appears to be the first time a public university system in Texas has put in rules on what faculty can talk about in their classroom on the topics of race and gender.
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https://newsroom.ap.org/detail/APUSEducationRaceandGenderLessonsthLdWritethru/d2601bbec22273f6c7e6a31aca790775/text___
You can end a shutdown overnight — but you can’t reopen a government that fast
SUMMARY: The longest government shutdown in U.S. history may be officially over, but getting everything back up and running won't happen all at once. The disruption of the closure, clocking in at 43 days, ranged in the impact it had on people. Federal workers, who were immediately and directly affected, were expected to be back on the job Thursday. Flight disruptions will continue at some of the nation's airports. Some states say recipients of food aid through the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program should receive their full monthly benefits starting Thursday or Friday, though it could take up to a week. Two of the Smithsonian’s museums were to reopen Friday, and the rest will reopen by Monday.
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https://newsroom.ap.org/detail/APUSGovernmentShutdownOpeningBackUpstLdWritethru/df0388b2d685bab9aa61edce0eb51a15/text___
Trump's next immigration crackdown will target Charlotte, North Carolina, a sheriff says
SUMMARY: Charlotte, North Carolina, is the latest U.S. city preparing for a potential immigration crackdown by the Trump administration. Mecklenburg County Sheriff Garry McFadden said Thursday that federal officials plan to deploy U.S. Customs and Border Protection agents as early as this weekend. Details of the operation remain undisclosed, and local authorities have not been asked to assist. President Donald Trump has defended sending federal agents and the military into Democratic-run cities to combat crime and enforce deportation policies. Local activists and officials say they are preparing the immigrant community by sharing resources and trying to calm fears.
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https://newsroom.ap.org/detail/APUSFederalEnforcementNorthCarolinathLdWritethru/8d2bd5e73b2028dbdb6d6426087d5416/text___
Newsom's ex-aide indicted on corruption, fraud charges. Here's what to know about the case.
SUMMARY: A former top aide to California’s Gavin Newsom was arrested and indicted on federal corruption charges this week. Dana Williamson is accused of helping in a scheme to steal campaign money from former federal Health Secretary Xavier Becerra, filling fraudulent tax forms for personal expenses and making false statements to law enforcement. Becerra is not implicated, calling the news “a gut punch.” Newsom’s office said Williamson was placed on leave “as soon as” she notified the office of the federal investigation last year. Williamson's attorney said federal authorities asked her to cooperate in a probe into the governor more than a year ago.
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https://newsroom.ap.org/detail/APUSCaliforniaPoliticalAideIndictedWhatToKnow/bb6308f29305b3354cab6dd80b3466db/text___
Airlines are optimistic about a quick recovery ahead of Thanksgiving once the FAA ends flight cuts
SUMMARY: Airlines are optimistic they can resume normal operations within a few days once the government lifts its order to cut some flights at 40 busy airports. It’s not clear how quickly that will happen even though the government shutdown is over. The Federal Aviation Administration said Wednesday night that airlines won’t have to cut more than 6% of flights at the affected airports because air traffic controller staffing has improved significantly. Originally the order called for flight cuts to increase to 8% Thursday and top out at 10% Friday. By late Thursday afternoon, only a little over 1,000 flights had been cancelled across the country.
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https://newsroom.ap.org/detail/APUSGovernmentShutdownAirlinesndLdWritethru/448c28a07c167408e859657377300954/text___
States scramble to send full SNAP food benefits to millions of people after government shutdown ends
SUMMARY: State officials are working to restore full SNAP benefits to millions of people after the long U.S. government shutdown has finally ended. Some state officials said Thursday that full November SNAP benefits should be available to spend on groceries by Friday, if not sooner. A series of court rulings and shifting policies from the Trump administration had led to inconsistent distribution of November benefits. About two-thirds of states had issued only partial or no benefits before the shutdown ended Wednesday night. The federal food program serves about 42 million people in lower-income households.
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https://newsroom.ap.org/detail/APUSGovernmentShutdownFoodAidrdLdWritethru/6cef598c92000bdff8384a9da1bfd23c/text___
No car? No problem. Building apartments near public transit could help address the housing crisis
SUMMARY: Quantavia Smith, who was often homeless for a decade, now has a studio apartment in Los Angeles with easy access to public transit. This new home offers her a sense of independence and a chance to rebuild her life. Cities like Los Angeles, New York and Boston are linking housing developments to public transit to revitalize neighborhoods and provide affordable housing. In Washington D.C., projects have added nearly 1,500 apartments and office space since 2022. States like California and Massachusetts are reforming zoning laws to allow more housing near transit, aiming to reduce car use and improve community vibrancy.
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https://newsroom.ap.org/detail/APUSHousingTransitHubsrdLdWritethru/b2a727ab4c570fff1e549e726ea801e0/text___
Chicago civil rights leader Jesse Jackson hospitalized for rare neurological disorder
SUMMARY: The Rev. Jesse Jackson is in the hospital with a rare neurological disorder. Jackson's Chicago-based civil rights organization says the 84-year-old has progressive supranuclear palsy and is under observation. Jackson has suffered from symptoms consistent with Parkinson’s disease and disclosed a diagnosis in 2017. But during a Mayo Clinic visit in April, doctors confirmed a diagnosis of PSP, which can have similar symptoms to Parkinson’s. He has continued to make public appearances including at last year's Democratic National Convention. He's been using a wheelchair and family members say he can no longer speak.
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https://newsroom.ap.org/detail/APUSJesseJacksonstLdWritethru/c3a34dc716b6d90c61459f226f266f48/text___
The body of a coal miner has been found in a flooded West Virginia mine, the governor says
SUMMARY: Gov. Patrick Morrisey says crews have found the body of a coal miner missing for days after a mine flooded in West Virginia. Morrisey says foreman Steve Lipscomb was found early Thursday after the water receded enough for rescue crews to enter Alpha Metallurgical Resources’ Rolling Thunder mine near Belva. He had been missing since Saturday, when a mine crew hit a pocket of water. Crews hoping for a rescue had machines pumping out water at a rate fast enough to fill an Olympic-sized swimming pool in under two hours. The death is the third at an Alpha facility in West Virginia this year.
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https://newsroom.ap.org/detail/APUSFloodedMineWestVirginiathLdWritethru/e491ae52eaa0a814481d43ddf9d6677c/text___
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James Comey and Letitia James press for dismissal of their cases, challenge prosecutor's appointment
SUMMARY: Lawyers for two of President Donald Trump’s foes who've been charged by the Justice Department have asked a federal judge to dismiss the cases against them, saying the prosecutor who secured the indictments was illegally installed. U.S. District Judge Cameron McGowan Currie says she expects to decide by Thanksgiving on challenges to Lindsey Halligan’s appointment as interim U.S. attorney for the Eastern District of Virginia. Currie also disclosed Thursday a record of grand jury proceedings in ex-FBI Director James Comey's case was missing a portion. Comey denies charges of making a false statement and obstructing Congress. New York Attorney General Letitia James also was charged by Halligan and denies mortgage fraud allegations.
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https://newsroom.ap.org/detail/APUSJusticeDepartmentComeythLdWritethru/ff6435d7bdbcc9e9495844899c7e2c4e/text___
US aircraft carrier nears Venezuela in flex of American military power
SUMMARY: The United States’ most advanced aircraft carrier is expected to reach the waters off Venezuela in days. It's a stark flex of American military power not seen in Latin America for generations. Some experts foresee warplanes catapulting off the USS Gerald R Ford to strike targets in Venezuela unless authoritarian President Nicholas Maduro resigns. But whatever happens, experts say the Trump administration is sending a message to the Western Hemisphere. The Ford is being deployed after the Trump administration said the U.S. is an “armed conflict” with drug cartels. Since September, the U.S. has killed 76 people in 19 strikes against alleged drug boats.
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https://newsroom.ap.org/detail/APUSTrumpCartelsAircraftCarrierstLdWritethru/a86ddc6f5f51e12c87cbd9c55978c911/text___
Justice Department sues to block California US House map in clash that could tip control of Congress
SUMMARY: The Justice Department has sued to block new congressional district boundaries approved by California voters, joining a legal battle that could determine which party wins control of the U.S. House in 2026. The complaint filed in California federal court Thursday targets the new congressional map pushed by Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom in response to a similar Republican-led effort in Texas backed by President Donald Trump. It sets the stage for a high-stakes clash between the Republican administration and the Democratic governor, who's seen as a likely 2028 presidential contender. California voters last week overwhelmingly approved a constitutional amendment to change the congressional boundaries to give Democrats a shot at gaining five seats.
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https://newsroom.ap.org/detail/APUSJusticeDepartmentCaliforniaRedistrictingndLdWritethru/025b00f0b3490a5fa8219c4376bcb9d2/text___
What's next in Congress on the push to release the Epstein files
SUMMARY: The House is moving toward a vote on releasing files from the sex trafficking investigation into Jeffrey Epstein. Republican leaders have no choice but to allow a vote after a petition on the Epstein bill reached the needed 218 signatures. The move comes at a time when new documents have raised questions about Epstein and his associates, including a 2019 email mentioning President Donald Trump. The White House accuses Democrats of leaking emails to smear the president. The bill would force the Justice Department to release all Epstein-related files, with some redactions. House Speaker Mike Johnson said he plans to bring the measure to a vote next week.
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https://newsroom.ap.org/detail/APUSCongressEpsteinExplainerstLdWritethru/d2279088fe8cef56ae482eb65820e406/text___
Federal workers question whether the longest government shutdown was worth their sacrifice
SUMMARY: Federal workers are expressing relief and frustration as the longest government shutdown has come to an end. Social Security claims specialist Jessica Sweet cut back on essentials and racked up credit card debt to get by. The shutdown began on Oct. 1 after Democrats rejected a funding fix, demanding health insurance subsidies. It ended when some Democratic-aligned senators agreed to a deal without the subsidies. The shutdown affected more than 1 million federal employees, with many working without pay. The deal ensures back pay and reverses dismissals. Workers say they felt like political pawns and worry this shutdown might not be the last.
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https://newsroom.ap.org/detail/APUSGovernmentShutdownFederalWorkersstLdWritethru/b05ab519c57743ae2da10424f8fb50b6/text___
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INTERNATIONAL
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Israel returns 15 Palestinian bodies to Gaza, where displaced families endure winter rains
SUMMARY: Israel has returned the bodies of 15 Palestinians to Gaza, according to officials at Nasser hospital in Khan Younis. The move is part of a U.S.-brokered ceasefire agreement and follows the return of the body of an Israeli hostage, Meny Godard, by militants. Since the ceasefire began on Oct. 10, Israel has received the remains of 25 hostages, with three still in Gaza. For each hostage body returned, Israel releases 15 Palestinian bodies. Meanwhile, the U.N.'s human rights chief has condemned recent attacks by Israeli settlers against Palestinians in the West Bank, urging an end to the violence.
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https://newsroom.ap.org/detail/APMLMideastWarsthLdWritethru/ce2ab3a56d38bf4e7a07a3240ad50268/text___
Russian drone and missile attack on Kyiv kills 6 people and injures at least 35
SUMMARY: Russia has launched a major missile and drone attack on Kyiv, killing six people and wounding at least 35, including a pregnant woman. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Friday's assault targeted high-rise apartment blocks and was intended to harm civilians. The attack, which also hit Odesa and Kharkiv, is the biggest on Kyiv in almost three weeks. Ukraine used American-made Patriot air defense systems to shoot down 14 missiles. In response, Ukraine has launched its own drones and missiles against Russian targets. Moscow officials deny targeting civilian areas, claiming they hit military facilities.
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https://newsroom.ap.org/detail/APEURussiaUkraineWarthLdWritethru/e0016ce1cec36f650e384a255250bf18/text___
Pakistan says it has arrests 4 militants over involvement in suicide bombing at Islamabad court
SUMMARY: Pakistan's government says it has arrested four militants over their alleged involvement in a deadly suicide bombing outside a district court in the capital. Friday's announcement is a breakthrough in an investigation launched after the attack killed 12 people and wounded 28 others Tuesday. The government says the men were Pakistani Taliban members. They were detained in a joint operation by the Intelligence Bureau and the Counter-Terrorism Department. The government alleges one of the suspects handled the suicide bomber. The arrests came a day after Pakistan’s Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi said Afghan nationals carried out suicide bombings in Islamabad and northwest Pakistan earlier this week.
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https://newsroom.ap.org/detail/APASPakistanAfghanistanstLdWritethru/dc923d4e2e27ed3afca938d0ee990ff2/text___
Chinese astronauts return from space station after delay blamed on space debris damage
SUMMARY: Three Chinese astronauts have returned from their nation's space station after a nine-day delay. The delay was caused by tiny cracks in their return capsule, likely from being hit by space debris. The crew left their Shenzhou-20 spacecraft in orbit and used the newly arrived Shenzhou-21 to come back. The Shenzhou-21 spacecraft had brought the replacement crew to the space station. Their 204-day stay in space was the longest for any astronaut at China’s space station. China's space program has made steady progress since 2003, launching the space station and exploring Mars with a robotic rover.
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https://newsroom.ap.org/detail/APASChinaSpacethLdWritethru/e266f7106491b587e60d303068973761/text___
Israel says militants have returned remains of 1 of the last 4 hostages in Gaza
SUMMARY: Israel says militants have handed over one of the last four remaining hostages taken during the 2023 attack that launched the war in Gaza. Since the ceasefire between Israel and Hamas began on Oct. 10, the remains of 25 hostages have been returned to Israel. Another three still must be recovered and returned under the terms of the ceasefire agreement. Israel has been releasing 15 Palestinian bodies for the remains of each dead hostage. The Gaza Health Ministry said the total number of remains received so far is 315.
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https://newsroom.ap.org/detail/APMLMideastWarsthLdWritethru/e4e35ec6edd6216431a17d60173cce46/text___
BBC apologizes to Trump over its misleading edit, but says there's no basis for a defamation claim
SUMMARY: The BBC has apologized to U.S. President Donald Trump over a misleading edit of his speech on Jan. 6, 2021 but said it strongly disagreed that there was a basis for a defamation lawsuit. The BBC said Chair Samir Shah sent a personal letter to the White House saying that he and the corporation were sorry for the edit of the speech Trump gave before some of his supporters stormed the U.S. Capitol. It said there are no plans to rebroadcast the documentary that spliced together parts of his speech that came almost an hour apart. Trump’s lawyer sent the BBC a letter demanding an apology and threatened to file a $1 billion lawsuit.
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https://newsroom.ap.org/detail/APEUBritainBBCthLdWritethru/73a613283de952f5af08fa8ec4d0ca67/text___
10 years after the Bataclan massacre, Paris is still scarred by that night of terror
SUMMARY: Paris is marking the 10th anniversary of terrorist attacks that killed 132 people and injured hundreds. The attacks on November 13, 2015, included gunfire at cafés, explosions at a stadium, and a massacre at the Bataclan concert hall. The events reshaped France’s sense of safety, leading to both hardened security and a deeper sense of solidarity. Thursday’s commemorations included tributes led by President Emmanuel Macron and Paris Mayor Anne Hidalgo at each attack site. A new memorial garden was inaugurated. The bells of Notre Dame Cathedral and other Paris churches rang out in remembrance.
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https://newsroom.ap.org/detail/APEUFranceParisAttacksCommemorationsthLdWritethru/1f5982f90c96ad55d467e1c19ae6e639/text___
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Wall Street shakes again and erases a big early loss as Nvidia, bitcoin and gold swing
SUMMARY: The U.S. stock market continues to shake on Friday as Nvidia, bitcoin, gold and other high flyers on Wall Street swing. After starting Friday with a sharp 1.3% loss, the S&P 500 erased all of it and was holding relatively steady by midmorning trading. The Dow Jones Industrial Average was down 362 points after paring an earlier loss of nearly 600 points, while the Nasdaq composite flipped to a gain of 0.1%. AI stocks once again were at the center of the action. Nvidia began the day with a sharp loss, only to erase it, and it yanked the market in its wake.
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https://newsroom.ap.org/detail/APFinancialMarketsthLdWritethru/6edce247294508cd84c941b8ad55d8da/text___
Starbucks workers kick off 65-store US strike on company's busy Red Cup Day
SUMMARY: More than 1,000 unionized Starbucks workers are on strike Thursday at 65 U.S. stores. The strike has closed some stores on Starbucks’ Red Cup Day, which is typically one of the company’s busiest days of the year. Starbucks gives away free, reusable cups to customers who buy a holiday drink. The union organizing Starbucks baristas says the striking workers are protesting a lack of progress in labor negotiations with the company. Starbucks Workers United says the walkout will impact stores in 45 cities, including New York, Philadelphia, Minneapolis and Dallas. Starbucks says fewer than 4% of its U.S. stores are unionized and sales were exceeding its expectations Thursday morning.
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https://newsroom.ap.org/detail/APUSStarbucksStrikerdLdWritethru/6d9a5c8761fb7a251cb9bf7c13908877/text___
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HEALTH/SCIENCE
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A closer look at the unapproved peptide injections promoted by influencers and celebrities
SUMMARY: Unapproved peptide drugs have become a trendy new approach to building muscle, smoothing wrinkles and trying to live longer. But many of the products sold online haven't been studied in humans and aren’t FDA approved. Behind the trend is the blockbuster popularity of GLP-1 weight loss medications, which have been proven to help users rapidly lose weight. But influencers, wellness gurus and celebrities are now promoting many more obscure peptides for alternative uses. Here's a closer look at the science, the hype and the potential risks surrounding this wellness trend.
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https://newsroom.ap.org/detail/APUSMEDBeWellPeptideInjectionsndLdWritethru/6f0d391b270f5008932cba909b8fef07/text___
The trend of unproven peptides is spreading through influencers and RFK Jr. allies
SUMMARY: More Americans are turning to peptides for muscle building, skin rejuvenation, and to try and live longer even though the substances aren’t FDA approved. Doctors warn that most haven't undergone adequate clinical trials and the supposed benefits are unproven. The FDA has tried to crack down, sending warning letters and listing peptides that shouldn’t be compounded. But Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has vowed to end the FDA’s restrictions, and he has support from wellness advocates. Critics caution that these peptides may pose serious health risks. And experts warn there’s no way to know what exactly is in the products being touted by celebrities and hawked on platforms like TikTok.
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https://newsroom.ap.org/detail/APUSMEDPeptideInjectionsRFKJrndLdWritethru/4d48e78a5d65658b4d6eac87818352e3/text___
Blue Origin launches huge rocket carrying twin NASA spacecraft to Mars
SUMMARY: Blue Origin has launched its huge New Glenn rocket with a pair of NASA spacecraft destined for Mars. Thursday's successful liftoff from Florida is only the second flight of the rocket that Jeff Bezos' company and NASA are counting on to get people and supplies to the moon. The Mars orbiters will spend a year hanging around Earth before setting off for the red planet. They're due to arrive in 2027. The University of California, Berkeley runs the $80 million mission. The rocket's inaugural test flight earlier this year reached orbit, but failed to land the booster on a barge in the Atlantic. This time, Blue Origin recovered the booster on its floating platform.
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https://newsroom.ap.org/detail/APUSSCIBlueOriginMarsOrbitersthLdWritethru/4e3e6c380b8294b557618a6fea92282b/text___
Lifelong drugs for autoimmune diseases don't work well. Now scientists are trying something new
SUMMARY: There's a new frontier in treating autoimmune diseases. Today's treatments tamp down the friendly fire but don't fix what's causing it. Now in dozens of studies, scientists are testing ways to reprogram patients' out-of-whack immune systems, including with a cancer treatment called CAR-T therapy. The new approaches are highly experimental and largely restricted to patients out of other options. But early results are raising hope as some people with lupus and other hard-to-treat illnesses have gone into drug-free remission.
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https://newsroom.ap.org/detail/APMEDAutoimmuneDiseasesNewTreatmentsrdLdWritethru/a4204dc6920a219f27eded2df32d0b8b/text___
Families of two babies sickened by infantile botulism sue ByHeart over recalled formula
SUMMARY: The parents of two babies who were sickened in an infantile botulism outbreak linked to recalled ByHeart infant formula are suing the company. Lawyers for Stephen and Yurany Dexter of Flagstaff, Arizona, and Michael and Hanna Everett of Richmond, Kentucky, filed lawsuits Wednesday in federal court in two states. The families allege that their 4-month-old daughters, Rose Dexter and Piper Everett, developed the rare and potentially deadly disease after drinking recalled ByHeart formula. The babies are among 15 infants in a dozen states who have contracted infantile botulism during the outbreak that began in August. New York-based ByHeart recalled all of its formula nationwide on Tuesday.
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https://newsroom.ap.org/detail/APUSMEDInfantFormulaBotulismRecallrdLdWritethru/679c822667df767a278b166c7142e68f/text___
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Seal escapes orca hunt by jumping onto photographer's boat
SUMMARY: A wildlife photographer captured a dramatic encounter on video between a harbor seal and a pod of killer whales. Charvet Drucker was whale watching on a boat with friends outside Seattle when she saw eight orcas hunting a seal. She thought the seal was doomed until it clambered onto the stern of her 20-foot boat. Boat operators are barred from touching or interfering with marine life, including seals. The orcas tried to knock the seal back into the water by creating waves to rock the boat. The seal fell, but climbed aboard again and eventually the orcas gave up.
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https://newsroom.ap.org/detail/APUSSealEscapesOrcaHunt/24ad6060331703eeb667e0a8eef19d08/text___
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RELIGION
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Bible described as the ‘Mona Lisa of illuminated manuscripts’ goes on display in Rome
SUMMARY: One of the most spectacular examples of Renaissance illuminated manuscripts is going on rare public display as part of the Vatican’s Holy Year celebrations. The 15th century Borso D’Este Bible is known for its miniature paintings in gold and Afghan lapis lazuli. It was unveiled Thursday in the Italian Senate, where it will remain on display until Jan. 16. It is usually kept in a safe at a library in Modena and is rarely exhibited publicly; it was transported to Rome under heavy security. The Bible was created between 1455 and 1461. The Italian Culture Ministry considers it one of the highest expressions of miniature art “that unites sacred value, historic relevance, precious materials and refined aesthetics.”
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https://newsroom.ap.org/detail/APEURELItalyRenaissanceBiblerdLdWritethru/51dad7436cd0ecc3654341d459c5d514/text___
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EDUCATION
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She wanted to keep her son in his school district. It was more challenging than it seemed
SUMMARY: When families are evicted, kids' schooling is often disrupted. Many evicted families go from living in a school district that spends more money on students to one that spends less. For Sechita McNair, an out-of-work film industry veteran, an eviction launched her on a year-long quest to find new housing in her rapidly gentrifying Atlanta neighborhood. Her family didn't take vacations, and her van was repossessed. But after driving extra hours for Uber and borrowing money, she managed to secure a lease in the right neighborhood so her eldest son could stay at his high school. Despite challenges, McNair is determined to provide her children with better educational opportunities and access to city resources.
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https://newsroom.ap.org/detail/APUSEducationEvictionstLdWritethru/77d1efe6d8a3792bc41165191884b6a4/text___
What to know about how Florida will teach McCarthyism and the Cold War
SUMMARY: Students in Florida’s public schools will soon be learning an interpretation of McCarthyism and the Cold War that is steeped in rhetoric of that era. State education officials approved sweeping new social studies standards Thursday on the history of communism. The standards soften decades of reflection on work by former U.S. Sen. Joseph McCarthy, who led a political movement to root out what he saw as communism in political, civil rights and artistic communities during the early 1950s. The effort stripped employment opportunities and cultural standing from many of the people McCarthy accused. The new standards refer to the term McCarthyism “as an insult” and reference “slander against anti-communists.” The new benchmarks have alarmed some educators.
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Bad Bunny wins album of the year at the 2025 Latin Grammys, capping an electric night
SUMMARY: The 2025 Latin Grammy Awards were all about Bad Bunny. The Puerto Rican superstar won the first award of the night. He also won the night's top honor, album of the year. He ended his speech with “Puerto Rico, I love you, thank you.” Song of the year went to Karol G for “Si Antes Te Hubiera Conocido.” Alejandro Sanz took home record of the year for “¿Y Ahora Qué?” The 2025 Person of the Year Raphael warmed the crowd with an emotive medley. The three-hour ceremony was held at Las Vegas’ MGM Grand Garden Arena. It aired live on Univision.
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Ohtani is unanimous MVP for 4th time in winning NL honor as Judge edges Raleigh for 3rd AL accolade
SUMMARY: Two-way star Shohei Ohtani won his fourth MVP award in a unanimous vote for the National League honor and Aaron Judge earned the American League accolade for the third time. Ohtani won a MVP for the third straight year, his second in the NL with the Los Angeles Dodgers after two in the AL with the Los Angeles Angels. All four have been unanimous. Judge became the New York Yankees’ fourth three-time winner, edging Seattle’s Cal Raleigh with 17 first-place votes to 13 for the switch-hitting catcher. The vote was the closest for an MVP since the Angels’ Mike Trout topped Houston’s Alex Bregman by 17-13 in 2019.
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Pirates ace Paul Skenes wins first Cy Young Award and Tigers star Tarik Skubal goes back-to-back
SUMMARY: Paul Skenes has won the National League Cy Young Award in a unanimous vote, becoming the first pitcher in 40 years to win Rookie of the Year one season and a Cy Young Award the next. The 23-year-old right-hander led the majors with a 1.97 ERA and struck out 216 batters for the Pittsburgh Pirates. Detroit Tigers ace Tarik Skubal won his second straight American League Cy Young Award. Skubal posted a 13-6 record with a 2.21 ERA. Skubal is the 12th pitcher in MLB history to capture a Cy Young in back-to-back seasons.
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