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‘People are fearful’: Guyana alert for land grab by Venezuelan president Nicolás Maduro (www.theguardian.com)

Despite their proximity to Venezuela, inhabitants of the Guyanese border town of Mabaruma have little to do with their Spanish-speaking neighbors, says Brentnol Ashley, governor for the Barima-Waini region....

Turkey's Erdogan accuses the West of 'barbarism' and Islamophobia in the war in Gaza (apnews.com)

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan used a speech on human rights Saturday to accuse the West of “barbarism” for its stance on the Israel-Hamas war and what he alleged was its toleration of Islamophobia....

'Nudify' apps that use AI to undress women in photos are soaring in popularity, prompting worries about non-consensual porn (fortune.com)

Apps and websites that use artificial intelligence to undress women in photos are soaring in popularity, according to researchers....

N.J. man sentenced to 8 years in prison after video showed him harassing Black neighbors with racial slurs (www.nbcnews.com)

Edward C. Mathews, 47, had a pattern of terrorizing his Black neighbors, the Burlington County Prosecutor’s Office said....

US retail group retracts claim that half of $94.5bn inventory loss was from theft (www.theguardian.com)

National Retail Federation says 2021 data was flawed and based on congressional testimony from president of an advocacy group...

Trump Is Coming for Your Health Care—Again (newrepublic.com)

The Republican Party’s “repeal and replace Obamacare” zombie is back, and it’s even more brain-dead than before....

RNC moves to stop sponsoring primary debates at the national level (abcnews.go.com)

The Republican National Committee on Friday afternoon said it would pause participation in further Republican presidential primary debates, effectively leaving decisions around future debates up to media organizations and the 2024 Republican presidential candidates themselves....

SmileDirectClub shuts down after filing for bankruptcy (www.cnn.com)

SmileDirectClub, the international direct-to-consumer dentistry and orthodonistry company that sold teeth aligners, has shut down less than three months after filing for Chapter 11 bankruptcy....

It's taking longer to get an abortion in the US. Doctors fear riskier, more complex procedures (apnews.com)

A woman whose fetus was unlikely to survive called more than a dozen abortion clinics before finding one that would take her, only to be put on weekslong waiting lists. A teen waited seven weeks for an abortion because it took her mother that long to get her an appointment. Others seeking the procedure faced waits because they...

It's taking longer to get an abortion in the US. Doctors fear riskier, more complex procedures (apnews.com)

A woman whose fetus was unlikely to survive called more than a dozen abortion clinics before finding one that would take her, only to be put on weekslong waiting lists. A teen waited seven weeks for an abortion because it took her mother that long to get her an appointment. Others seeking the procedure faced waits because they...

Philippines accuses China of shooting water cannon at its boats (www.bbc.com)

The Philippines has accused China of using water cannons to obstruct three of its vessels, in the latest territorial dispute between the two countries in the South China Sea....

California hometown sheds few tears for retiring McCarthy: ‘Don’t let the door hit you on the way out, Kevin’ (www.theguardian.com)

For the brief period that he stood at the pinnacle of national politics, Kevin McCarthy cast an odd sort of light on Bakersfield, his unfashionable, hardscrabble home town in southern California that might never have penetrated the national consciousness without him....

Feds grant $6 billion for high-speed rail projects (www.nbcnews.com)

Public support for the projects has overcome some concerns about costs, as the U.S. plays catchup with other parts of the world that have built extensive high-speed networks....

Canada's surging cost of living fuels reverse immigration (www.reuters.com)

The dream of making it big in Canada is turning into a battle for survival for many immigrants due to the high cost of living and rental shortages, as rising emigration numbers hints to newcomers being forced to turn their back on a country that they chose to make their adopted home....

California teenager who passed bar exam at 17 is now practicing attorney (www.theguardian.com)

A teenager from California’s Central Valley has become the youngest person to ever pass the state’s bar exam and is now working as a practicing attorney....

New US aid for Ukraine by year-end seems increasingly of out reach as GOP ties it to border security (apnews.com)

A deal to provide further U.S. assistance to Ukraine by year-end appears to be increasingly out of reach for President Joe Biden. The impasse is deepening in Congress despite dire warnings from the White House about the consequences of inaction as Republicans insist on pairing the aid with changes to America’s immigration and...

Texas supreme court temporarily blocks woman from abortion for non-viable pregnancy (www.theguardian.com)

Dallas woman was earlier allowed abortion by judge, even as state attorney general threatened to sue doctors who perform procedure...

15 states seeing 'high' or 'very high' levels of respiratory illness: CDC (abcnews.go.com)

Respiratory illness activity is elevated or increasing across most areas of the United States, according to data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)....

CDC Chief Asks Americans to Mask Up Again (themessenger.com)

America’s leading public health official is recommending Americans to wear a mask this flu season to stop the spread of illnesses such as COVID, the flu and RSV....

CDC cautions travelers to Mexico about Rocky Mountain spotted fever (www.nbcnews.com)

At least one person has died in California after contracting the bacterial disease from a tick bite....

Texas attorney general says he will sue doctor who gives abortion to Kate Cox (www.theguardian.com)

Ken Paxton issues threat after judge ruled this week that Cox, a pregnant woman with a lethal fetal diagnosis, can get an abortion...

Trump gag order in 2020 election case largely upheld by appeals court (www.cbsnews.com)

A federal appeals court on Friday reinstated key aspects of a gag order limiting what former President Donald Trump can say in the case involving his alleged attempts to thwart the transfer of power after the 2020 presidential election...

A pregnant woman in Kentucky sues for the right to get an abortion (apnews.com)

A pregnant woman in Kentucky filed a lawsuit Friday demanding the right to an abortion, the second legal challenge in days to sweeping abortion bans that have taken hold in more than a dozen U.S. states since Roe v. Wade was overturned last year....

Biden is launching a Hollywood fundraising blitz to tap into star power with strikes over (apnews.com)

Here’s a Hollywood ending that President Joe Biden wants to bring to life: an incumbent facing tough polling numbers and questions about his advanced age overcomes a brash opponent to win a second term at the White House....

Pregnant woman sues Kentucky for right to have abortion (www.theguardian.com)

A pregnant woman in Kentucky filed a lawsuit on Friday demanding the right to an abortion, the second legal challenge in days to sweeping abortion bans that have taken hold in more than a dozen US states since Roe v Wade was overturned last year....

Six teenagers convicted in France over teacher’s beheading in 2020 (www.theguardian.com)

Samuel Paty had shown pupils caricatures of the prophet Muhammad during a class on freedom of expression...

COVID-19 hospitalizations are increasing in US, rates are highest among oldest and youngest Americans (abcnews.go.com)

For nearly a month, COVID-19 hospitalizations have been increasing following weeks of decline and relatively low levels throughout the summer, according to data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)....

US embassy in Baghdad attacked with 7 mortars, no casualties (www.reuters.com)

Approximately seven mortar rounds landed in the U.S. Embassy compound in Baghdad during an attack early on Friday, a U.S. military official told Reuters, in what appears to be one of the largest attacks against the embassy in recent memory....

Abortion clinics saw record surge in out-of-state patients post-Roe, report says (www.theguardian.com)

One in five patients crossed state lines to obtain an abortion in 2023, compared with one in 10 patients in 2020...

Abortion clinics saw record surge in out-of-state patients post-Roe, report says (www.theguardian.com)

One in five patients crossed state lines to obtain an abortion in 2023, compared with one in 10 patients in 2020...

Biden heads to Las Vegas to showcase $8.2B for 10 major rail projects around the country (www.independent.co.uk)

President Joe Biden is heading to Las Vegas to showcase $8.2 billion in funding for 10 major passenger rail projects across the country, including to spur work on high-speed, electric train routes that could one day link Nevada and California, as well as Los Angeles and San Francisco....

Breast cancer survivors may not need so many mammograms after surgery, UK study suggests (apnews.com)

Annual mammograms are recommended indefinitely for breast cancer survivors in many countries, including the U.S., but a large British study finds that less frequent screening is just as good....

New US-Mexico agreement to monitor foreign investments comes as more Chinese money flows into Mexico (apnews.com)

As more Chinese money flows into Mexico, the United States and Mexico on Thursday agreed to monitor foreign investments and regularly share information about the screening process....

Voting rights groups push for answers from Mississippi election officials about ballot shortages (apnews.com)

One month after Mississippi’s November statewide election, voting rights groups say election officials in the state’s largest county have failed to provide enough information about the problems that led to polling precincts running out of ballots....

Solid US hiring lowers unemployment rate in latest sign of a still-sturdy job market (apnews.com)

U.S. businesses and other employers added a healthy 199,000 jobs last month and the unemployment rate fell, fresh signs that the economy could achieve an elusive “soft landing,” in which inflation would return to the Federal Reserve’s 2% target without causing a steep recession....

Vladimir Putin to run for Russian president again in March 2024 (www.theguardian.com)

Vladimir Putin has said he will run for president in the March 2024 election, moving the longtime Russian leader a step closer to a fifth term in office....

Lawsuit accuses NCAA of antitrust violation in college athlete transfer rule (apnews.com)

A federal lawsuit filed by a group of states alleges the NCAA’s transfer rule for college athletes violates antitrust law....

FDA approves cure for sickle cell disease, the first treatment to use CRISPR (www.nbcnews.com)

The groundbreaking approval has been eagerly anticipated by patients and doctors alike. The treatment is expected to be extremely expensive....

Proposal to protect abortion patients' records faces pushback from Epic, UnitedHealth (www.statnews.com)

At a time when abortion access can vary widely across the U.S., many reproductive health advocates are concerned about the impact of data sharing systems that automatically transmit patients’ electronic health records across institutions and state lines. The Biden administration is looking to introduce new regulations to...

Clients bring politics into the therapy room. Here’s what that means for the therapist (www.statnews.com)

“Can I tell you what I really think about what’s going on?” she asks, looking down and clutching her coffee, her right sneaker tapping. I had been fairly sure about two things ahead of our session: one, that she would talk about the Conflict, and two, that I would dislike what she was going to say....