

INFECTIOUS DISEASES AND IMMUNITY
Misinformation, hesitancy could blunt impact of new cancer vaccines
Nearly five years ago, Chase Johnson was cured of breast cancer — but not of the profound anxiety that it would return. When Johnson was originally diagnosed in 2021, the resident of Cary, North Carolina, was only 31 — nearly a decade away from the age at which regular mammograms are recommended — and she […]
OKLAHOMAMASSACHUSETTSMERCKUNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA
LEGAL SYSTEM AND JUSTICE
Attorney general defends Trump blast at US Supreme Court over vote-by-mail ruling
The Trump administration will comply with the U.S. Supreme Court’s order this week blocking new restrictions on mail voting for this year’s elections, but President Donald Trump was right to attack the ruling, U.S. Attorney General Todd Blanche said during a wide-ranging White House press conference Tuesday. Concerns about the dangers of artificial intelligence are […]
MISSOURICHINA
ELECTIONS AND VOTING
FBI’s Patel dodges questions on election interference at rambunctious US Senate hearing
WASHINGTON — FBI Director Kash Patel sidestepped questions about FBI agents at polling places in the midterm elections at a U.S. Senate hearing Tuesday that also featured a tense exchange between GOP Chairman Chuck Grassley of Iowa and Democratic Sen. Cory Booker of New Jersey. With the November midterm elections fast approaching and the parties […]
GEORGIATEXAS
CLIMATE AND ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT
Trump EPA to strip greenhouse gas limits for power plants, a key Biden climate policy
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency will revoke limits on greenhouse gas emissions from power plants that run on coal and natural gas, according to regulatory documents Administrator Lee Zeldin signed Monday. The administration framed the action to repeal 2024 limits on greenhouse gas emissions from virtually all power plants other than wind, solar or hydro-powered […]
GEORGIAWEST VIRGINIA
ELECTIONS AND VOTING
Florida GOP endorses Amendment 3 — American Planning Association opposes
Seven weeks before the Nov. 3 election, Florida organizations are taking stands on Amendment 3, which, if approved by 60 % of the voters, would substantially reduce homestead property taxes while simultaneously reducing revenues for local government services. The Republican Party of Florida on Monday went on the record as supporting the proposal. “Floridians work […]
FLORIDA