FDA approves new version of diabetes drug Mounjaro for weight loss (apnews.com)
A new version of the popular diabetes treatment Mounjaro can be sold as a weight-loss drug, U.S. regulators announced Wednesday....
Democrats see abortion wins as a springboard for 2024 as GOP struggles to find a winning message (apnews.com)
Voters threw their support behind abortion rights in Ohio, Virginia and elsewhere as Democrats look to springboard off those wins by using the issue to drive turnout and shape next year’s races for the White House, Congress and other elections....
Investigation disproves Israel claim of Hamas tunnel under Gaza hospital (www.aljazeera.com)
Gambino family Mafia crackdown: 16 arrests by New York feds and Italian authorities (www.cnbc.com)
Sixteen defendants were arrested in New York and Italy on charges related to Mafia activities, authorities said....
DOJ announces arrests in ‘high-end brothel network’ used by elected officials, military officers and others (www.cnn.com)
Robot Kills Man After Mistaking Him for Box of Vegetables (www.theguardian.com)
The National Zoo's Giant Pandas Bid Washington, D.C. Farewell (www.smithsonianmag.com)
Upon their arrival in China, 25-year-old Mei Xiang and 26-year-old Tian Tian will enjoy “a luxurious retirement,” while their son Xiao Qi Ji will have the opportunity to find a mate of his own, NZCBI’s director, Brandie Smith, tells NBC Washington’s Maggie More.
OpenAI's ChatGPT back online after 'major' outage (www.cnbc.com)
ChatGPT, OpenAI's viral chatbot was down and citing "high error rates" for the tool's more than 100 million weekly active users.
Why Wisconsin didn’t issue an Amber Alert for missing 5-year-old later found dead (www.nbcnews.com)
State Sen. LaTonya Johnson wants to overhaul the state’s Amber Alert system after Prince McCree’s death.
A $10 billion battle is brewing over ownership rights to a 300-year-old sunken warship believed to hold the biggest maritime treasure ever (www.businessinsider.com)
A US salvage company is suing Colombia for half of a shipwreck’s estimated $20 billion treasure....
Trump fraud trial live updates: Ivanka Trump to take the stand next after Donald Trump's testimony (www.nbcnews.com)
Latest news and live updates on Trump’s civil fraud trial in New York as Ivanka Trump takes the stand. The former president appeared Monday, and his sons spoke last week....
Drug that can halve breast cancer risk offered to 289,000 women in England (www.theguardian.com)
Trump fraud trial live updates: Ivanka testifies at New York court - BBC News (www.bbc.com)
Live reporting on Ivanka Trump’s testimony from the BBC
Warner Bros. Discovery Sheds 700,000 Direct-to-Consumer Subscribers in Q3 (www.thewrap.com)
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Librarians turn to civil rights agency to oppose book bans and their firings (apnews.com)
She refused to ban books, many of them about racism and the experiences of LGBTQ+ people. And for that, Suzette Baker was fired as a library director in a rural county in central Texas....
California unveils Native American monument at Capitol, replacing missionary statue toppled in 2020 (apnews.com)
An eight-foot-tall bronze statue of a late Native American leader known for preserving cultural dances now stands surrounded by trees in a historic park outside of California’s state Capitol building, replacing a statue of a Spanish missionary that protesters toppled it in 2020....
Homer has stopped strangling Bart in The Simpsons and it’s about time (www.theguardian.com)
Nothing lasts forever. In time, the continents will crash into each other once more, the sun will swallow the planet and, at some point long after that, The Simpsons will end. But that isn’t to say that it’s incapable of moving with the times before then. Because, in yet another nod to shifting tastes, Homer Simpson has...
Adidas says it may write off remaining unsold Yeezy shoes after breakup with Ye (apnews.com)
Adidas said it might have to write off the remaining 300 million euros ($320 million) worth of Yeezy shoes left unsold after it cut ties with rapper Ye, formerly known as Kanye West. The company will decide in the coming weeks whether or not to do a third release of the shoes next year to generate more donations to groups...
US health officials alarmed by ‘dire’ rise in dangerous, preventable syphilis infections in babies (edition.cnn.com)
Governments plan more fossil fuel production despite climate pledges, report says (apnews.com)
Dengue is spreading. Can new vaccines and antivirals halt its rise? (www.nature.com)
European Commission backs talks on Ukraine and Moldova EU membership (www.theguardian.com)
The European Commission has recommended that formal EU membership negotiations should begin with Ukraine and Moldova in a move its president, Ursula von der Leyen, described as a response to “the call of history”....
Australian man survives crocodile attack by biting reptile’s eyelid (www.independent.co.uk)
An Australian farmer bit a saltwater crocodile on the eyelid to save himself from being killed by the reptile....
Elizabeth Hirschhorn moves out of Brentwood Airbnb after 570 rent-free days. She said she had a right to stay (news.yahoo.com)
Elizabeth Hirschhorn, the Brentwood tenant who did not pay rent for her luxury Airbnb rental for 570 days, moved out of the unit on Friday.
Ways to store half-smoked cigars (puffcitybuddlake.com)
Cutting: If the cigars near you have burned, then cut the cigar and clean its edge using a cigar cutter. Storing in humidors: A humidor is a container in which you can place cigars to preserve them. Extinguishing: Extinguish the cigar properly before attempting to save it. Cool and dark place: If you want to store cigars, then...
