Authorities are strongly urging the public to search for and share any potential images of a gunman who opened fire inside a Brown University classroom on Saturday, while facing increased scrutiny fo… [+8232 chars]

Providence Police Chief Col. Oscar Perez said in a news conference Tuesday that they had discovered that the individual suspected of carrying out the deadly shooting had been in the College Hill neighborhood earlier Saturday, around 10:30 a.m. local time, and…

What we know so far about the Brown University shooting suspect - PBS

A woman who allegedly pushed razor blades into loaves of bread at two Biloxi, Mississippi, Walmart stores was arrested on Tuesday. 
Camille Benson, 33, of Texas, has been charged with attempted mayh… [+1442 chars]

A woman has been arrested for allegedly pushing razor blades into loaves of bread at two Walmart stores in Biloxi, Mississippi

ABC News

Texas woman arrested for hiding razor blades in loaves of bread at Mississippi Walmart stores - ABC News

Tis the season for coughing, muscle aches and fevers. This year, a new strain of influenza, known as influenza A H3N2 or the subclade K variant, according to Fox News, is spreading rapidly across the… [+3050 chars]

The flu is severe this year. Here's how you can stay safe.

Yahoo Entertainment

A new flu variant is creating surging cases earlier than expected and causing severe illness, experts warn. What you need to know. - Yahoo

A California administrative law judge recently ruled recently that Tesla's marketing around its "Autopilot" and "Full Self-Driving" systems had been deceptive, and that the company should face a 30-d… [+1340 chars]

An administrative law judge in California ruled Tesla's license to sell or manufacture cars in the state should be suspended for 30 days.

CNBC

California judge rules that Tesla engaged in deceptive marketing around Autopilot - CNBC

Instead of recommending the hepatitis B vaccine for all newborns, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention now officially advises women who test negative for the virus to consult health care pr… [+5282 chars]

Instead of recommending the hepatitis B vaccine for all newborns, the CDC's guidance is now to consult a health care provider about the birth dose.

NBC News

CDC formally stops recommending hepatitis B vaccines for all newborns - NBC News

Stock futures slid after the S&amp;P 500 posted a third losing session Tuesday, as investors weighed newly released U.S. economic data.
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The S&P 500 and the Dow Industrials each booked a third consecutive losing session on Tuesday.

Stock futures are little changed as traders absorb shaky U.S. economic data: Live updates - CNBC

Measles outbreaks are growing along the Utah-Arizona border and in South Carolina, where hundreds are in quarantine. 
Between Friday and Tuesday, South Carolina health officials confirmed 27 new mea… [+3897 chars]

Nationally, the measles case count is nearing 2,000 for a disease that has been considered eliminated in the U.S. since 2000, a result of routine childhood vaccinations.

CBS News

Measles outbreaks worsen in South Carolina, Arizona and Utah - CBS News

Nick Reiner was charged with the murder of his parents, Los Angeles County District Attorney Nathan Hochman announced Tuesday, two days after Rob Reiner and Michele Singer Reiner were found stabbed t… [+116 chars]

Rob and Michele Reiner’s son Nick Reiner was charged with two counts of first-degree murder in the killing of his parents, officials said Tuesday.

The Washington Post

Nick Reiner will be charged with murder in killing of parents - The Washington Post

President Donald Trump Tuesday afternoon said his chief of staff retains his full confidence, telling the New York Post
 shes done a fantastic job.
Still, the more than 10,000-word Vanity Fair spre… [+5315 chars]

The chief of staff’s Vanity Fair interview raises questions about why the White House even participated.

Politico

‘Extremely demoralizing’: Republicans respond to the bombastic Wiles interview - Politico

“We’re going to be making 3D movies of what is going on in the Milky Way galaxy.”…

Ars Technica

The $4.3 billion space telescope Trump tried to cancel is now complete - Ars Technica

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Nuno Loureiro, a professor of nuclear science and engineering and of physics at MIT, has died. He was 47.
A lauded theoretical physicist and fusion scientist, and direc… [+4692 chars]

Nuno Loureiro, an MIT professor of nuclear science and engineering and of physics, has died at 47. A theoretical physicist and fusion scientist, and director of the MIT Plasma Science and Fusion Center, Loureiro studied complex problems at the center of fusio…

Mit.edu

Nuno Loureiro, professor and director of MIT’s Plasma Science and Fusion Center, dies at 47 - MIT News

During my first Administration, I restricted the entry of certain foreign nationals into the United States to prevent national security and public safety threats from reaching our borders.  The Supre… [+42867 chars]

During my first Administration, I restricted the entry of certain foreign nationals into the United States to prevent national security and public Every child deserves a safe and nurturing home where they can learn, grow, and reach their full potential. Adopt…

Whitehouse.gov

Restricting and Limiting the Entry of Foreign Nationals to Protect the Security of the United States - The White House (.gov)

A California doctor who sold ketamine to Friends star Matthew Perry has been sentenced to eight months of home detention and three years of supervised release, making him the second person to be sent… [+2431 chars]

Dr Mark Chavez, one of five people who pleaded guilty in the Friends star's death, was sentenced to eight months of home detention.

BBC News

Mark Chavez is second doctor sentenced in Matthew Perry overdose death - BBC

LOS ANGELES (KABC) -- The Los Angeles County Department of Public Health said cases of the highly contagious norovirus are on the rise.
The department told Eyewitness News that they use a method cal… [+1506 chars]

The Los Angeles County Department of Public Health said cases of the highly contagious norovirus are on the rise.

KABC-TV

Norovirus cases rising across Los Angeles County, health department says - ABC7 Los Angeles

But while top leaders in both chambers have seen the footage, much of the House and Senate have not done so, including during Tuesdays closed-door briefing.
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The Pentagon chief also sidestepped a request for the House and Senate to view the Sept. 2 "double-tap" attack.

Hegseth says he won’t release full boat strike video - Politico

Bethesda developers including chief Todd Howard have issued an update on The Elder Scrolls 6 but stopped short of confirming a release date.
When the six-year anniversary of The Elder Scrolls 6 anno… [+4135 chars]

Bethesda developers including chief Todd Howard have issued an update on The Elder Scrolls 6 — but stopped short of confirming a release date.

The Elder Scrolls 6 Dev Says 'We're Going to Take Our Time and as Long as It Needs to Be Great,' Points to GTA 6 Delay as 'The Smartest Thing They Could Do' - IGN

When the most massive stars reach the ends of their lives, they blow up in spectacular supernova explosions, which seed the universe with heavy elements such as carbon and iron. Another type of explo… [+8508 chars]

When the most massive stars reach the ends of their lives, they blow up in spectacular supernova explosions, which seed the universe with heavy elements such as carbon and iron. Another type of explosion—the kilonova—occurs when a pair of dense dead stars, ca…

Phys.Org

Possible 'superkilonova' exploded not once but twice - Phys.org

Snoop Dogg will bring his West Coast flavor, joined by special guests, to a global audience of 300 million Netflix members this Christmas Day

Vikings.com

Snoop Dogg to Headline Vikings vs. Lions Halftime for Netflix Christmas Day Game - Vikings.com

Hundreds of Arctic rivers and streams are turning bright red-orange, not from chemical pollution, but from naturally occurring iron spilling from long-frozen ground as temperatures warm. The "rusting… [+5391 chars]

This year's Arctic Report Card from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration finds that the northernmost part of the Earth is warming faster than the global average, leading to melting glaciers, shifting fish populations, and rivers running orange.

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