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Pope Leo XIV led the Sunday Angelus from the Apostolic Palace on Oct. 18, his first major public appearance since surgery on Oct. 13 removed the lower lobe of his right lung. Tests confirmed adenocarcinoma. He left Gemelli hospital on Oct. 17; his surgeon…
✔ Sources: CNN, Reuters via GMA News, AP via WWSB
Late Friday, Oct. 16, President Trump signed an order waiving key parts of the Graham Russia sanctions law, including 100% tariffs on the five largest importers of Russian crude oil and natural gas and 500% tariffs on Russian goods, two days before they…
✔ Sources: CBS News, AP via PBS NewsHour, Axios
At least 12 ships were attacked in the week ending Oct. 16, according to UKMTO, and October has seen the most ship attacks since the Iran war began Feb. 28. The U.S. says it controls the strait; Iran says ships are hitting mines. On Oct. 18, Iran's foreign…
✔ Sources: Al Jazeera, Reuters via Investing.com
The Nasdaq fell 4.5% in the week ending Oct. 16, its worst week since June, as chipmakers and other AI stocks sold off. The S&P 500 lost about 2% and the Dow rose 0.7%. September consumer prices rose 3.7% from a year earlier, above forecasts. AAA's…
✔ Sources: Yahoo Finance, AP via DTN, Yahoo Finance (CPI)
Federal authorities seized Rep. Ilhan Omar's phone and issued more than a dozen grand jury subpoenas, including to some relatives, in a probe of possible fraud in immigration paperwork, AP reports, citing a person briefed on it. It follows the Oct. 12…
✔ Sources: AP via PBS NewsHour, CBS News
The Milwaukee Brewers swept the two-time defending champion Los Angeles Dodgers in the NLCS to reach their first World Series since 1982. The ALCS between the Tampa Bay Rays and Cleveland Guardians is tied 2-2, with Game 5 on Oct. 18 in Cleveland. World…
✔ Sources: MLB.com, CBS Sports
The CDC reported 4,410 confirmed U.S. measles cases this year in its Oct. 16 update. Pennsylvania reports 1,260 cases and five confirmed deaths, and the CDC is sending an Epi-Aid team at the state's request. About 96% of U.S. cases were unvaccinated or of…
✔ Sources: ABC News, AHA News, Newsweek
On Oct. 14, Treasury and the IRS proposed rules limiting Affordable Care Act premium tax credits to U.S. citizens, U.S. nationals and certain lawfully present noncitizens starting in 2027, with new verification requirements. The rules carry out last year's…
✔ Sources: IRS, Bloomberg Tax, Newsweek
A study in JAMA Neurology projects new dementia cases worldwide will reach about 24.7 million a year by 2050, up from 11.4 million in 2023, based on 22 studies of nearly 40,000 people in 18 countries. Women and people in low- and middle-income countries…
✔ Sources: CNN via WAFB, HealthDay via MedicineNet
An observational study in The Lancet Psychiatry, published Oct. 14, found people with schizophrenia and type 2 diabetes treated with GLP-1 drugs had a 24% lower risk of psychiatric hospitalization. The authors call the findings preliminary and say…
✔ Sources: Bloomberg via KFF Health News, pharmaphorum
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