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Texas attorney general and state lawmakers spar over death row inmate in 'shaken baby' case

raj_nirala — Fri, 25 Oct 2024 19:28:55 +0000

A bipartisan group of Texas lawmakers who used their legislative powers and the courts to stop an execution last week with only hours to spare have drawn public rebuke from state Attorney General Ken Paxton.
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Michigan youth pastor arrested on charges of criminal sexual conduct against minors

raj_nirala — Fri, 25 Oct 2024 19:17:53 +0000

A Michigan church youth pastor who moonlights as a Christian rock singer and has performed before high-profile conservative audiences has been accused of preying on teenagers in his father’s flock for more than 10 years.
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‘Nonsense’: Putin denies any contact with Trump

raj_nirala — Fri, 25 Oct 2024 16:36:27 +0000

During a press conference at the BRICS summit in Kazan, NBC News’ Keir Simmons asked Russian President Vladimir Putin about his rumored conversations with former President Trump, and also about the presence of North Korean troops in Russia.
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DATELINE FRIDAY SNEAK PEEK: Deadly Omission

raj_nirala — Fri, 25 Oct 2024 15:28:01 +0000

A woman’s murder shines a light on an unsolved mystery from years earlier. As the connection between the two cases becomes clear, a long-hidden truth surfaces. Andrea Canning reports Friday, October 25, at 9/8c on NBC.
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CDC releases blood test results on Missouri bird flu patient as cases of H5N1 spread

raj_nirala — Fri, 25 Oct 2024 11:05:51 +0000

The bird flu virus hasn’t yet spread from person to person, the CDC said Thursday, releasing findings from a monthslong probe into a hospitalized Missouri patient.
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CDC lowers recommendation age for pneumonia vaccine to adults 50 and older

raj_nirala — Fri, 25 Oct 2024 09:54:30 +0000

Doctors have long urged people ages 50 and older to get a shot to protect against bacterial pneumonia.
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'We have to compete': U.S. Ambassador to China, Nicholas Burns, tells NBC News

raj_nirala — Fri, 25 Oct 2024 03:31:59 +0000

The U.S. Ambassador to China, Nicholas Burns, told NBC News’ Janis Mackey Frayer in Beijing that, “We have to be clear eyed by the dangers and the threat that China poses to the U.S.”
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US sounds alarm over North Korean troops training in Russia

raj_nirala — Fri, 25 Oct 2024 02:07:16 +0000

U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin has confirmed reports, and satellite images from South Korea show, that North Korean troops have been sent to Russia for training and could be deployed to Ukraine to aid in Putin’s war. NBC’s Keir Simmons reports for TODAY.
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First lawsuit filed against McDonald's over deadly E. coli outbreak

raj_nirala — Fri, 25 Oct 2024 00:33:41 +0000

The first lawsuit has been filed in Colorado against McDonald’s over the deadly E. coli outbreak reportedly tied to onions on their Quarter Pounder hamburgers. Taylor Farms, a company identifying itself as an onion supplier at affected restaurants, says it hasn’t found traces of E. coli yet but has pulled the products “out of an abundance of caution.” NBC’s Maggie Vespa reports for TODAY.
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Ozempic linked to lower Alzheimer's risk in people with Type 2 diabetes

raj_nirala — Thu, 24 Oct 2024 22:13:12 +0000

Semaglutide, the active ingredient in Ozempic and Wegovy, appeared to reduce the risk of Alzheimer’s disease in people with Type 2 diabetes, according to a study published Thursday in the journal Alzheimer’s & Dementia.
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