Society

Front label of Family Farmstead Raw Cheddar, mild, 8 oz, marked A2 protein, aged 3+ months and 100% grass fed

Maryland Sample Finds E. coli in NY Raw Cheddar, Pulled in Two States

Family Farmstead Dairy is recalling one lot of raw cheddar in New York and New Jersey after a Maryland sample isolated two Shiga toxin-producing E. coli strains. No illness is reported, but

October 16, 2026

Health·News

Labor Secretary Keith Sonderling in a Department of Labor polo shakes hands with a man in a plaid shirt at the Fulton County Fair in northwest Ohio

Ohio Jobless Claims Nearly Double, With Springfield Layoffs a Possible Cause

Ohio took in nearly twice as many new unemployment claims last week as the week before, as 1,341 Springfield truck workers were due to lose their jobs. The national figure held at

October 15, 2026

Economy·Government and Politics·News

Costa Rican President Laura Fernandez waving on stage at a transfer-of-power ceremony

Costa Rica Opens a 5,100-Inmate Mega-Prison, and a Court Challenge Follows

A prisoners' rights association asked Costa Rica's Constitutional Chamber on Thursday to halt transfers into CACCO, the 5,100-inmate prison President Laura Fernández opened a day earlier on El Salvador's model. The challenge

October 15, 2026

Government and Politics·News

Drawing of a cystoscope inside the bladder with an inset showing a magnified section of the bladder wall

FDA Clears Anktiva for Papillary Bladder Cancer on Extrapolated Data

The FDA on Wednesday extended Anktiva to adults with high-grade, papillary-only bladder cancer that no longer responds to BCG. Its notice leans on a 77-patient single-arm trial in a different form of

October 15, 2026

Health·News

A Mauritian flag on a pole above rows of green tea bushes with a lake and forest behind

Mauritius Extends Curfew as Cabinet Weighs Prosecuting 12-Year-Olds

Mauritius extended its night curfew through Friday, promised terrorism charges and said it will consider prosecuting children from age 12. The Cabinet's record lists 94 arrests, 16 of them minors, but never

October 15, 2026

Government and Politics·News

The Chi Phi fraternity house in Ithaca, New York, a half-timbered building lit at night with a few windows glowing

Cornell President Says Greek Life Could Go as Faculty Weigh No Confidence

Cornell President Michael Kotlikoff told a closed Faculty Senate meeting that Greek life should end if fraternities cannot be shown to be safe. Faculty pressed him on his handling of a 2024

October 15, 2026

Education·News

Author Sally Rooney seated on a panel in a file photo

Faber Pulls Sally Rooney’s Books From UK Supply Over Palestine Action

Faber has stopped supplying Sally Rooney's books to the UK, saying current law leaves it unable to pass her UK earnings on after she pledged her proceeds to Palestine Action. The statement

October 15, 2026

Books·Entertainment·News

Petri dish culture plate with white colonies of the yeast Candida auris growing in streaks on agar

A Kenyan Surgery Patient’s Wound Fungus Resisted All Four Drug Classes

Researchers in Kenya report a Candida auris isolate from a 28-year-old surgery patient that resisted all four antifungal drug classes, only the second such case on record. The report covers one patient

October 15, 2026

Health·News

Senators in the Brazilian Senate raise fists and applaud after the vote ending the 6x1 work schedule

Brazil Ends Six-Day Workweek in 75 to 1 Senate Vote Before Runoff

Brazil's Senate voted 75 to 1 on Wednesday to end the 6x1 work schedule and cut the maximum workweek from 44 to 40 hours without lowering pay. The phase-in takes 14 months,

October 15, 2026

Government and Politics·News

Todd Engel and his wife Shelley, who says Ozempic left him legally blind

Maryland Man Says Ozempic Left Him Legally Blind. Europe Added a Warning

Todd Engel, 63, says Ozempic cost him the sight in both eyes, and he is suing Novo Nordisk for failing to warn him. Europe's regulator lists the eye condition NAION as a

October 15, 2026

Health·News

Society- Page 9

Maryland Sample Finds E. coli in NY Raw Cheddar, Pulled in Two States

Ohio Jobless Claims Nearly Double, With Springfield Layoffs a Possible Cause

Costa Rica Opens a 5,100-Inmate Mega-Prison, and a Court Challenge Follows

FDA Clears Anktiva for Papillary Bladder Cancer on Extrapolated Data

Mauritius Extends Curfew as Cabinet Weighs Prosecuting 12-Year-Olds

Cornell President Says Greek Life Could Go as Faculty Weigh No Confidence

Faber Pulls Sally Rooney’s Books From UK Supply Over Palestine Action

A Kenyan Surgery Patient’s Wound Fungus Resisted All Four Drug Classes

Brazil Ends Six-Day Workweek in 75 to 1 Senate Vote Before Runoff

Maryland Man Says Ozempic Left Him Legally Blind. Europe Added a Warning

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Bangladesh; India’s Biggest Ally or China’s Dragon Nest?

Ahmadis in Bangladesh face fresh threat of persecution

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