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October 14 will mark the birthday of two very different American martyrs. On that day in 1973, George Floyd was born. And, as everyone knows only too well, he died in 2020 after being placed under arrest by a Minneapolis police officer. Twenty years later Charlie Kirk was born on the same October day. The nation is still coming to terms with his assassination while speaking to students on the Utah Valley University campus two weeks ago. Floyd’s death was the result of a tragic mistake; officer Derek Chauvin was convicted of second-degree murder, but on the basis that he...

No-nonsense Immigrations and Customs Enforcement agents in Portland wheeled a protester away from a demonstration on a flatbed cart when he refused to walk himself. The agency shared footage of the shock interaction after President Donald Trump noted the city is 'burning to the ground' as demonstrators take to the streets to rail against the administration. In the video shared on Sunday, a protester wearing a black hoodie is face down on a metal cart, with his hands restrained behind his back and his feet leaning over the cart. The cart is pushed by agents as the song 'Ridin'' by...

Meet Hung Cao. He was just sworn in as Under Secretary of the Navy 🔥🔥🔥 Campaign ad from when he ran for Virginia Senator in 2024 Retired Navy Captain Hung Cao came to the United States as a refugee from Vietnam in 1975. After a few years in West Africa, Hung moved to Virginia as a child and is a proud member of the inaugural graduating class of Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology in Alexandria. He was commissioned as a Special Operations Officer (Explosive Ordnance Disposal and Deep Sea Diving) from the United States Naval Academy, and...

A new study shows an association between at least 10 weeks of following a well-formulated ketogenic diet and a roughly 70% decrease in depression symptoms among a small group of college students. Beyond the reduction in self-reported and clinician-rated depression, the students' global well-being increased nearly three-fold and their performance improved on several cognitive tasks. The 16 students who completed the pilot trial were receiving medication, counseling, or both for major depressive disorder before beginning the keto diet. The findings suggest achieving nutritional ketosis through diet is a feasible adjunctive therapy for depression. The pilot study did not have a...

Researchers have identified potential new therapeutic strategies for patients with advanced melanoma who no longer respond to immunotherapy—an aim representing one of the most pressing clinical challenges in cancer care today. The study, led by Mohammed Kashani-Sabet, M.D., builds on years of foundational work to better understand the biological basis of resistance to immune checkpoint blockade (ICB) therapies. The findings form the basis of a forthcoming investigator-initiated clinical trial. Using transcriptomic profiling and high-throughput drug screening made possible by the Cancer Avatar Program, Dr. Kashani and team analyzed tumors from 14 patients whose melanoma had progressed after PD-1-based immunotherapy compared...

NAM member Dana Goldman breaks down how US drug prices are set and the possible impact of the Pfizer agreement worldwide.On September 30, 2025, the Trump administration announced that it had reached an agreement with Pfizer to lower its drug prices through a new direct-to-consumer platform. The administration presented the deal as part of a larger effort to prevent high US drug prices from being used to subsidize global innovation.To better understand the Pfizer deal, we spoke with Dana Goldman, an NAM member and Founding Director of the University of Southern California Schaeffer Institute for Public Policy and Government Service....

Radio transmissions confirm Chicago Police were ordered not to respond to calls for help from ICE after a domestic terror attack on their Agents and surrounded by insurgents

A study indicates that changes in the body that lead to type 2 diabetes occur long before current diagnostic thresholds for prediabetes are met. The study challenges conventional thinking about the onset of type 2 diabetes, identifying a risk category before prediabetes, called "pre-prediabetes." At this stage, people with normal glucose tolerance already have severe insulin resistance, early beta cell dysfunction and measurable cardiovascular disease. In this study, DeFronzo's team of scientists examined people with normal glucose tolerance, per ADA standards, and found that one measurement—one-hour glucose levels during an OGTT—is far better at predicting future disease. A value between...

The president of the United States seemingly does not understand what the military is forNo dictator or would-be dictator on day one has ever assembled before him in one room the entire senior officer corps of his armed forces in order to have them belittled as failures and humiliated for their slovenly personal appearance, while degrading whole classes serving in the army, navy and air force degraded as inferior and unworthy. No dictator has ever pleaded for generals and admirals to applaud his remarks, followed by deafening silence.Donald Trump is used to entering to the din of a mob jazzed...

MOSCOW, Oct 5 (Reuters) - Russian President Vladimir Putin said that if the United States supplied Tomahawk missiles to Ukraine for long-range strikes deep into Russia then it would lead to the destruction of Moscow's relationship with Washington.Less than two months since U.S. President Donald Trump met Putin at a summit in Alaska, peace looks even further away with Russian forces advancing in Ukraine, Russian drones allegedly flying in NATO airspace and now Washington talking about direct participation in striking deep into the world's biggest nuclear power.The Reuters Daily Briefing newsletter provides all the news you need to start your...

US President Donald Trump's abrupt decision to hike H-1B visa fees to $100,000 has prompted policymakers in Delhi to woo skilled Indians back home.A bureaucrat, who works closely with Prime Minister Narendra Modi, recently said that the government was actively encouraging overseas Indians to return and contribute to nation-building. Yet, another member of the PM's economic advisory council told a media conclave that H-1B visas have always served the interests of the host nation, and so the hike in fee boded well for India's ability to attract global talent.The crux of these arguments is that the time is ripe for...

The Trump appointee wants super-sized rate cuts. Federal Reserve Governor Stephen Miran, the new kid at the Eccles Building, wants 50-basis-point interest rate cut. When does he want them? Now! Since arriving at the US central bank, President Donald Trump’s appointee to the Board of Governors has been on a one-man crusade to convince his colleagues, a la Henry Fonda’s character in 12 Angry Men, that super-sized rate cuts are warranted to boost the labor market and sustain economic momentum.Stephen Miran Takes New YorkThe current federal funds rate, a key policy rate that influences borrowing costs for consumers and...

Researchers have identified a new way to treat certain blood cancers using existing drugs, by turning a once-dismissed part of our DNA into a therapeutic target. The study focused on myelodysplastic syndrome (MDS) and chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL). These cancers often have mutations in two key genes, ASXL1 and EZH2, which normally control the activity of other genes by switching them on or off. When these genes are damaged, cells lose control of their ability to create new cells, resulting in abnormal cell growth. Nearly half of human DNA is made up of repetitive sequences called transposable elements (TEs), once...

We all answer to someone – but not all leaders are created equal. From our first breath, we all must answer to someone. Whether its family, supervisors, or elected officials, our lives are spent heavily impacted by those who lead us – and some are better than others. A recent US News poll shows that Americans are disappointed in their leadership in nearly every industry. From business to public service to health care, most Americans seem to believe the people in charge prioritize their own interests over any other.This sentiment is not without cause, and it stems from a...

Up to 25 small hot-air balloons, some of them confirmed to be carrying smuggled cigarettes, entered Lithuanian airspace late Saturday and forced the shutdown of Vilnius Airport, delaying flights for hours, authorities said. The balloons interfered with 30 flights, impacting some 6,000 passengers, according to Lithuania’s National Crisis Management Center. Flights resumed at 4:50 a.m. Sunday (9:50 p.m. ET, Saturday). Two of the balloons flew above Vilnius Airport, according to spokesperson Darius Buta. More than two dozen reached the wider Vilnius County. The balloons were recorded flying between roughly 8:45 p.m. Saturday and 4:30 a.m. Sunday. Border police recovered 11...

An Israeli minister has clashed with the U.K.’s leading Jewish organizations after lauding a leader of the English far right and inviting him to visit the country. Tommy Robinson, a convicted fraudster with a violent criminal record who is well known for inspiring rallies of mostly white, mostly male followers shouting soccer-style chants against Islam and immigration, accepted the invitation from Amichai Chikli, Israel’s minister for the diaspora and combating antisemitism. Chikli called Robinson — whose real name is Stephen Yaxley-Lennon — a “courageous leader on the front line against radical Islam.” Writing on X Friday, Chilki said he would...

Once the darling of the alcohol industry, small-batch beer makers are shutting down because of increased competition and flagging interest.For more than two decades, pints of lagers and ales flowed from the taps at 21st Amendment Brewery. An early mover in craft brewing, the bar and restaurant flourished in San Francisco’s South Park neighborhood, near the financial district and the Giants’ Oracle Park, serving its own specialties like Hell or High Watermelon beer. But after 25 years, 21st Amendment, named after the constitutional amendment that made alcohol legal after Prohibition, will say “last call” for the final time later this...

In September 2025. France's government collapses. Prime ministers ousted one after another. Protests engulf Paris. Debt spiraling past 110% of GDP. Energy prices up 40% since 2022. The headlines blame political chaos, budget cuts and Macron's failures. But that's not the real story.

Rite Aid closed its final stores after a second bankruptcy, shrinking from 2,100 locations to fewer than 100 and raising pharmacy access concerns.Once one of the largest U.S. pharmacy chains, Rite Aid closed its final locations Friday, marking the end of a failed comeback attempt.The company emerged from bankruptcy in September 2024 after shuttering hundreds of stores, but less than a year later, it filed for bankruptcy again. In May, Rite Aid said it had secured $2 billion in financing as it sought a buyer to keep some locations open.Later that month, the company sold its pharmacy services to several...

UNITED NATIONS, Oct 5 (Reuters) - The United States cannot ignore the impact the war in Gaza has had on Israel's global standing, U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio said on Sunday, as Israel's diplomatic isolation mounts despite Washington's attempts to shield its ally. "Whether you believe it was justified or not, right or not, you cannot ignore the impact that this has had on Israel's global standing," Rubio told CBS News' 'Face The Nation'. He was responding to a question about remarks by President Donald Trump to Israel's Channel 12 in an interview published on Saturday: "Bibi (Israel's Prime...