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Gun rights groups took aim Friday at the Trump administration’s reported consideration of a plan to restrict transgender Americans from owning firearms — claiming such a proposal is a nonstarter. The National Rifle Association insists the Second Amendment “isn’t up for debate” as senior Justice Department officials have reportedly held internal deliberations about issuing regulations restricting transgender individuals from possessing …

A Salmonella outbreak linked to certain home delivery meals from Metabolic Meals has sickened more than a dozen people across 10 states, and seven had to be hospitalized, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said Friday.  The meals were made by and delivered by the Metabolic Meals company during the week of July 28 and included these varieties:  Four cheese …

President Donald Trump learned the hard way Friday morning that firing the head of the Bureau of Labor Statistics doesn’t change the facts: the economy is cooling, the unemployment rate is going up, and the number of job openings isn’t keeping pace. The U.S. economy added just 22,000 jobs in August, less than economists had expected. Friday morning’s jobs report …

Most people give up meat because of environmental concerns, health reasons, or animal welfare. Others simply don’t like the taste. But recently, another unexpected factor has been driving meat avoidance in the US: ticks. Yes, ticks. Lone star ticks, tiny external parasites that feed on the blood of deer, dogs, raccoons, coyotes, and even humans, can transmit a condition called …

SAVANNAH, Ga. (AP) — Immigration authorities said Friday they detained 475 people, most of them South Korean nationals, when hundreds of federal agents raided the sprawling manufacturing site in Georgia where Korean automaker Hyundai makes electric vehicles. Steven Schrank, the lead Georgia agent of Homeland Security Investigations, said during a news conference Friday that the raid resulted from a monthslong …

Google Pixel 10 Pro Review: The Best Android Phone for Most People  PCMag Google Pixel 10 review: the new benchmark for a standard flagship phone  The Guardian How to use Pixel 10 Pro’s Camera Coach  The Keyword Here’s how the Pixel’s AI zoom compares to a real 100x lens  The Verge The secrets that make Pixel 10 Pro the world’s smartest phone camera – …

Every year around this time, like clockwork, Marty Lazniarz would plan to get his regular COVID-19 vaccine — essential protection before heading out on a trip. But this year, trying to get his routine shot has been anything but. The 70-year-old retiree from Long Beach said it has been frustratingly difficult to get a COVID vaccine on time this year …

GREENVILLE, N.C. (WITN) – The American Heart Association has released new blood pressure guidelines. The new guidelines aren’t changing the numbers for what is considered low, high, or normal blood pressure, but there are still important additions. High blood pressure affects many people, and one of them used to be Angela Jenkins. “I’m doing what the doctor told me to …

Cato, N.Y. – More than 40 adults were taken in a federal raid of a food manufacturing plant in Cato Thursday, including the parents of at least a dozen school-age children, according to Gov. Kathy Hochul. Hochul issued a statement Thursday night that she is outraged by the raid at the factory by federal agents, some masked, which she described …

PEPFAR Release September 4, 2025 Today, the U.S. Department of State announced a market-shaping initiative by the President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR) to bring U.S.-based Gilead Sciences’ breakthrough drug lenacapavir to market in high-burden HIV countries. The initiative – which will promote global scale in production and distribution of the medication and catalyze further global investment – has …