WHO recommends dropping component of many flu vaccines (www.statnews.com)
The WHO has recommended dropping a component of many flu vaccines because the viruses it protects against appear to have been driven into extinction in the Covid pandemic.
Brazil and Argentina turn to blockchain for citizen ID rollouts (www.biometricupdate.com)
Blockchain adoption is on the rise in Latin America as citizens in the region are increasingly inclined towards transacting using cryptocurrencies. The trend has been gaining traction since El Salvador became the first nation in the world to adopt Bitcoin as an official form of currency in 2021.
US adopts plan to phase out single-use plastics at national parks (phys.org)
The US government on Thursday announced plans to phase out single-use plastics on public lands, including the country's famous national parks, by 2032.
Germans caught celebrating Oktoberfest with Nazi salutes (www.jpost.com)
Performing Nazi salutes has been illegal in Germany and Austria since the end of World War II and is punishable by law with prison time.
Pictured: Hero schoolgirl, 15, stabbed to death in Croydon 'when she stepped in to protect her friend' (www.lbc.co.uk)
A hero schoolgirl who was stabbed to death while protecting her friend from an ex has been identified as tributes were paid to the “beautiful soul”.
On N.Y.'s Staten Island, anti-immigration protests intensify as migrants stream in (www.npr.org)
New York City has been housing migrants in makeshift shelters throughout the city. In some areas, it has led to protests and court challenges.
Hospitals are dropping Medicare Advantage left and right (www.beckershospitalreview.com)
Hospitals nationwide are dropping Medicare Advantage plans due to excessive prior authorization denial rates and slow payments from insurers. Scripps and St. Ch
Tesla sued by US agency over alleged harassment of Black factory workers (www.reuters.com)
A U.S. civil rights agency sued Tesla Inc on Thursday, claiming the electric carmaker has tolerated severe harassment of Black employees at its flagship Fremont, California, assembly plant, in charges similar to cases brought by the state and by Tesla employees.
Global survey finds diabetes goes undiagnosed in 40% of cases (www.theguardian.com)
New research concludes that disparities in treatment show the need to improve access to care, particularly in developing countries
UN rights experts slam ‘systemic racism’ in US police and courts (news.un.org)
A new report by UN International experts advancing racial justice and equality in policing, published after an official visit to the country, shows that Black people in the US are three times more likely to be killed by police than if they were White, and 4.5 times more likely to be incarcerated....
U.S. National Security Agency is starting an artificial intelligence security center (apnews.com)
Army Gen. Paul Nakasone said the center would be incorporated into the NSA’s Cybersecurity Collaboration Center, where it works with private industry and international partners to harden the U.S. defense-industrial base against threats from adversaries led by China and Russia.
Famous Sycamore Gap tree at Hadrian’s Wall found cut down (www.theguardian.com)
Police investigating after former tree of the year winner, estimated to be several hundred years old, felled...
Antimatter falls down, not up: CERN experiment confirms theory (www.nature.com)
Observing this simple phenomenon had eluded physicists for decades.
Pro-India Hacker Group Claims Responsibility for Cyberattack on Canadian Forces Website (thewire.in)
The Indian Cyber Force hacking group shared screenshots of the Canadian military website being taken down on Telegram, and X (formerly known as Twitter).
'Power to communities': Chicago considers city-owned grocery store to address 'food deserts' after giants like Walmart and Whole Foods shutter stores (finance.yahoo.com)
The mayor’s office says it would be the first major U.S. city to enact such a plan.
X/Twitter scraps feature letting users report misleading information (www.theguardian.com)
Critics say decision by Elon Musk-owned company is ‘extremely concerning’ ahead of Australia’s Indigenous voice to parliament referendum
‘Food is a national security issue:' José Andrés calls on world leaders to appoint national security food advisers (cepa.org)
The founder of the World Central Kitchen (WCK), a nonprofit organization dedicated to providing food and humanitarian assistance in disaster-stricken areas worldwide is skeptical that large international organizations like the United Nations (UN) are equipped to tackle the issue of global hunger. “Will the UN be the right...
U.S. Senate Dems Want to Cancel All Student Lunch Debt: A "Term So Absurd That It Shouldn't Even Exist" (www.commondreams.org)
The families of almost half a million food insecure children in Pennsylvania collectively owe nearly $80 million in public school lunch debt, according to Sen. John Fetterman’s office. Across the US, more than 30 million kids can’t afford their school meals and the total debt is $262 million annually.
Federal judge rules Texas public drag show ban is unconstitutional - UPI.com (www.upi.com)
Sept. 26 (UPI) -- Texas cannot enforce a new law that restricts some public drag shows, a federal judge said Tuesday in declaring the legislation unconstitutional.
Annual Report to the Nation Part 2: New cancer diagnoses fell abruptly early in the COVID-19 pandemic (www.nih.gov)
Findings suggest that many cancers were not being diagnosed in a timely manner.
Almost half of US adults plan to get new COVID-19 vaccine, survey finds (abcnews.go.com)
The latest poll conducted by the KFF COVID-19 Vaccine Monitor found that nearly half of all adults in the U.S. plan to get the newly recommended COVID-19 vaccine.
U.S., SEC Chair Gary Gensler continues slapping crypto companies, says Bitcoin is 'not a security' but refuses to call it a commodity (web.archive.org)
The US Security and Exchange Commission (SEC) Chair, Gray Gensler, has continued slamming crypto companies and criticizing the crypto space in Wednesday’s congressional hearing....
A U.S. astronaut and two Russian cosmonauts returned to Earth after being stuck in space for just over a year [video, 1 min] (apnews.com)
Chinese hackers stole emails from US State Department in Microsoft breach (www.euractiv.com)
It’s Time to End the Tyranny of Ultra-Processed Food (www.wired.com)
Industrially processed pizzas, cereals, and convenience foods are responsible for a host of diseases. Policymakers and doctors need to lead the food fight.
