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Netflix, Prime Video, Disney+, Apple TV+: 10 of the best new shows to watch in October

Kevin Courtney

The Last Days of the Space Age From Wednesday, October 2nd, Disney+ Its 1979, and the eyes of the world are on Perth as the Australian city prepares to host the Miss Universe beauty pageant. (Such ...[Continue Reading]

The Irish Times

3 months ago

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Saturday is the winter solstice. Make the most of the shortest day of the year

Rachel Treisman

Saturday is the winter solstice in the Northern Hemisphere. It's not only the shortest day of the year, but the official arrival of astronomical winter. "At 4:20 a.m. EST, the solstice marks the beg ...[Continue Reading]

NPR

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Why childhood vaccines are a public health success story

Jessica Hamzelou

Vaccines are estimated to have averted 154 million deaths since the launch of the EPI. That number includes 146 million children under the age of five. Vaccination efforts are estimated to have reduc ...[Continue Reading]

MIT Technology Review

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The CDC Hasnt Asked States to Track Deaths Linked to Abortion Bans

by Kavitha Surana, Robin Fields and Ziva Branstetter

ProPublica is a nonprofit newsroom that investigates abuses of power. Sign up to receive our biggest stories as soon as theyre published. After the Supreme Court overturned the constitutional right ...[Continue Reading]

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'We didn't know she was dead': How an NBC News investigation helped families find answers

Mike Hixenbaugh, Anagilmara Vlchez, Jon Schuppe

After speaking with an NBC News reporter, Leggett reached out to the Health Science Center for answers. Officials gave him a letter indicating his brothers body was used to train anesthesiologists om ...[Continue Reading]

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Moderate drinking linked to lower risk of death, but there's a major catch

Marina Kopf, Lauren Dunn

A major report released this week found that compared with abstaining from alcohol, moderate drinking was linked to a lower risk of death from any cause and a lower risk of death from heart disease, ...[Continue Reading]

NBC News

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