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A sign of a dangerous new normal: Americans are getting numb to political violence  Politico Charlie Kirk’s death raises fears of ‘beginning of a darker chapter’ for US violence  The Guardian Analysis | Charlie Kirk’s murder and its aftermath are symptoms of a fragile democracy  The Washington Post Opinion | Tyler Robinson and Our Poisonous Internet  The New York Times Brooks and Capehart on …

EVERGREEN — He was quiet and mostly kept to himself, apart from occasionally asking a classmate for a pencil or exchanging a few words in a quick conversation. That’s how Owen Peterson described his former classmate, Desmond Holly, the 16-year-old suspect in Wednesday’s shooting at Evergreen High School who Owen sat side by side with during their fifth-period jewelry-making class …

NEW YORK (AP) — West Nile virus infections are intense so far this year, with case counts running 40% higher than normal, health officials say. More than 770 cases, including about 490 severe cases, were reported as of early September, according to Centers for Disease Control and Prevention data posted this week. About 550 cases — 350 of them severe …

President Trump portends immigration actions with ‘Chipocalypse Now’ post; Gov. Pritzker calls it ‘not normal’  Chicago Tribune Trump says Chicago ‘will find out why it’s called the Department of WAR’ ahead of planned crackdown  CNN Chicago Trump protest march: Groups to rally downtown against deploying federal troops  FOX 32 Chicago Durbin, Pritzker condemn Trump’s ‘Chipocalypse’ social post: ‘Illinois won’t be intimidated by a …

Jonny Terrell was a healthy, happy baby — but a month before his first birthday, he came down with an infection. Days later, he was vomiting. Over the next few weeks, mom Emily Robichau took him to the doctor for ear infections, stomachaches, rashes, vomiting, diarrhea and more.  “The list was so long I couldn’t remember it all,” Robichau recalled. …

The Ravens aren’t looking at Sunday night’s game as just the first of 17 they will play in the regular season. It’s common to hear some version of that from teams playing games early in the year, but Baltimore will be heading up to Buffalo for the opener and that’s also the same place where their 2024 season came to …

It is not every day that a nearby, cataloged galaxy reveals a secret hiding in plain sight. A new study reports a complete Einstein ring, a near perfect loop of light made when a more distant galaxy’s glow is bent and magnified by a massive foreground galaxy. The result arrives from Euclid’s early observations and centers on NGC 6505, a …

Record activity this summer involving two mosquito-borne diseases—chikungunya and West Nile virus (WNV)—suggests the European region is entering a new normal, driven by climate shifts, officials from the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC) said today. Along with its disease updates, the agency urged countries to mount robust and coordinated responses to protect the public. The ECDC’s latest …

Modern LED lights come with big promises: they’ll save energy, include smart features and last for years without burning out. But in reality, that last part doesn’t always hold up. After testing and swapping plenty of lights around my home, I’ve seen LEDs fail much sooner than expected. If you’ve run into the same issue, there’s some good news. I asked manufacturers and lighting experts about …

The race for the slimmest flagship smartphone is now on, and it seems like Apple will be taking the lead with the iPhone 17 Air, at least when it comes to thickness. A physical comparison between the Samsung Galaxy S25 Edge and a dummy unit of the iPhone 17 Air shows a clear winner: Apple’s phone is much slimmer.Of course, …