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Most adults need just one MMR shot for lifetime protection against measles. But specific circumstances push doctors to recommend a second dose, and knowing which ones apply could matter during an outbreak.
— via NPR, Maria Godoy
At least 139 dead, 84 still missing after an overcrowded migrant boat capsized off Djibouti, with some bodies already buried nameless in a common grave. Survivors, all Ethiopian, are in shock at an IOM center as officials warn the toll could still climb.
— via PBS NewsHour, Jamey Keaten, Associated Press
Pope Leo XIV says he'll have surgery this week to remove a small lung nodule found early, with recovery pegged at a week. He announced it himself at Sunday's blessing, a break from the Vatican's usual guarded handling of papal health.
— via PBS NewsHour, Nicole Winfield, Associated Press
Researchers want to put sauna's health claims to the test, not just take the vibes on faith. A new push aims to bring hard science to a practice long backed mostly by tradition and anecdote.
— via NPR, Will Stone
Hurricane Simon's eye is staying offshore near Puerto Vallarta, and that could be the worst news possible: forecasters say avoiding landfall may let the Category 4 storm hold its 140 mph winds. Some areas could see up to 30 inches of rain, with catastrophic surge and mudslides expected by Monday morning.
— via PBS NewsHour, Fernando Llano, Associated Press
Nearly four in ten laid-off workers burn through all their unemployment benefits before finding a new job. The job search is taking longer than it used to, and the safety net isn't keeping pace.
— via NPR, Scott Horsley
An attack on Riyadh's King Khalid International Airport killed 12 people and wounded more than 300, Saudi authorities say, with victims from at least eight countries. It's the latest in a string of strikes on the airport in a week, and it's likely to push Saudi Arabia to press allies like the U.S. harder for military backing.
— via NPR, The Associated Press
Democrats lost ground with Latino voters last cycle. Now the party is betting on content creators to rebuild trust, even as polling shows the group has grown skeptical of both parties.
— via NPR, Claudia Grisales
A reporter spent 10 weeks and $20,000 of ProPublica's money trying to gamble like an addict on DraftKings and FanDuel, chasing losses and flashing every warning sign. The cameras caught what the apps did next, including promotions pushed right after he set limits on his own play.
— via ProPublica, Jake Pearson
A new Met show puts Lee Krasner's canvases next to Jackson Pollock's, treating the married couple as artistic equals rather than the usual story of one overshadowing the other.
— via NPR, Anastasia Tsioulcas
Reports of blindness and pancreatitis in people taking Ozempic-style drugs keep surfacing, but the data needed to prove or rule out a link barely exists. That gap is now complicating both scientific research and the lawsuits piling up against drugmakers.
— via NPR, Yuki Noguchi
Polymarket says it's cracking down on criminal abuse of its platform, just as scrutiny over manipulation and insider trading there keeps rising. The timing raises an obvious question: fix or damage control?
— via NPR, Bobby Allyn
ICE agents opened fire on a car in New York City Thursday, with a young child in the back seat. Federal officials say the driver, 28-year-old Oscar Belgal, tried to ram officers before they shot at him.
— via PBS NewsHour, William Brangham
Hurricane Isaias has jumped to a Category 3 with winds up to 120 mph, and it's on track to hit the Gulf Coast Friday night. Michael Brennan of the National Hurricane Center tells Amna Nawaz what residents still have time to do before landfall.
— via PBS NewsHour, Amna Nawaz
Most people still back social media over democracy's enemies, but in richer countries that faith is cracking fast. Meanwhile, 34 of 37 countries surveyed expect AI to kill jobs and widen inequality, and only 17% of Israelis and 21% of Palestinians think two-state coexistence is still possible.
— via Pew Research, Aloprete