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October 5, 2025
Jeffries: House Democrats to meet virtually Monday as shutdown drags on
10/04/25 10:01 PM ET House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.) said Democrats will caucus virtually on Monday after House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) sent his colleagues home for the next week amid the government shutdown. “People will die. If the Affordable Care Act tax credits are not renewed in short order, millions will lose their healthcare coverage, and the cost of premiums, co-pays and deductibles will skyrocket,” Jeffries wrote in a “Dear Colleague” letter uploaded to his websi ...
Go to discussionCan states ban conversion therapy for kids? Supreme Court takes up major LGBTQ+ case
Oct. 5, 2025, 3:00 a.m. ET WASHINGTON −Growing up in a conservative and religious family in Arizona, Matt R. Salmon was desperate not to be gay. He prayed, fasted, read scripture and pleaded with God to change him. “Even at other kids’ birthday parties, when they were blowing out their birthday candles, I would try to make my wish before they could, to try and steal it,” Salmon, now 37, recounted. When that didn’t work, he agreed at age 18 to see a counselor he was told could help. No ...
Go to discussionAs whooping cough cases rise, newborns most at risk, experts say
By I. Edwards, HealthDay News Oct. 4, 2025 / 2:33 PM When someone has whooping cough, the sound can be unmistakable: A deep, gasping "whoop" as they struggle to catch their breath between fits of coughing. Now, this once-rare illness, also known as pertussis, is making a comeback across the United States. ...................... "Pertussis symptoms are different in infants," said lead author Dr. Caitlin Li, an infectious diseases specialist at Ann & Robert H. Lu ...
Go to discussionBitcoin hits all-time high above $125,000
Oct 5 (Reuters) - Bitcoin, the world's largest cryptocurrency by market value, hit a record high on Sunday and was up nearly 2.7% at $125,245.57 at 0512 GMT. The cryptocurrency had risen on Friday for an eighth straight session, bolstered by recent gains in U.S. equities and inflows into bitcoin exchange-traded funds. ...
Go to discussionUkraine-Russia war latest: Poland scrambles jets as Putin bombards western Ukraine with drones and missiles
Comes amid mounting concern Russia could be behind growing number of recent drone incursions in airspace of Ukraine's European allies Namita Singh Tara Cobham Sunday, October 2025 08:04 BST Polish and Nato aircraft were scrambled on Sunday morning as Russia launched a new wave of aerial attacks against Ukraine. Ukraine's air force said the entire country was under air raid alerts, and the mayor of Lviv, a western city just 70km from the border with Poland, warned of incoming missiles. ...
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