Dengue fever outbreak prompts Florida counties to declare state of emergency CDC says 392 cases of Dengue were reported for the year so far in the state, along with different county-level data The Guardian - US · Sep 28
Arizona frat suspended after allegedly making new recruits swallow live goldfish Case of alleged hazing at the University of Arizona is latest in series of controversial incidents involving US fraternities The Guardian - US · Sep 28
Century-old silent film made in New Hampshire found in Japan antique shop Billy Van’s 1919 comedy Van-ar-chy found by student in Sendai will be shown in early November in New Hampshire The Guardian - US · Sep 28
Trump appointee overseeing election investigations steps down from FBI role Andrew Bailey will resign as FBI co-deputy director about a year after assuming the position The Guardian - US · Sep 28
Texas Republican called for public execution of Democratic leaders – report Bo French, who is running to lead a state agency, has in the past posted controversial and racist statements online The Guardian - US · Sep 28
‘12 weeks and SO disgusted by my dog’: what happens when you’re pregnant and can’t stand your pet? There may be almost no research on pet aversion during and post-pregnancy, but it may not be particularly rare The Guardian - US · Sep 28
Trump administration to slash clean car rules aimed at cutting climate emissions Environmentalists decry move that relaxes requirements on automakers to control pollution from gas-powered cars The Guardian - US · Sep 28
Nvidia unveils security platform to rein in AI agents and $150bn stock buyback Chipmaker says new system was designed to prevent AI agents from going rogue amid incidents at top companies The Guardian - US · Sep 28
John Oliver on Brazil’s Flávio Bolsonaro: ‘Fearmongering and flagrant daddy issues’ The Last Week Tonight host digs into Brazil’s election, with current leader Lula faces a disgraced former president’s son The Guardian - US · Sep 28
The Nations League is a welcome example of soccer done well The tournament was treated with skepticism when it was introduced in 2018, but it shows that sometimes administrators get things right The Guardian - US · Sep 28
Investigation of alleged gang-rape at Cornell University fraternity house reopened Outrage over treatment of alleged offenders, members of Chi Phi fraternity, has grown since lawsuit was made public The Guardian - US · Sep 28
Boston sues Trump administration over infrastructure grant withdrawal City challenges transportation department’s decision to cancel funding that included money for EV charging The Guardian - US · Sep 28
A buckwheat pillow and a 10lb blanket: what you loved most in September Plus: a dog-training hack, ice-cream makers and a really heavy blanket The Guardian - US · Sep 28
Netanyahu is using Mamdani as a foil in his re-election campaign The Israeli prime minister’s remarks at the UN weren’t just motivated by personal animosity The Guardian - US · Sep 28
The Guardian - US · Sep 28 Base jumper dies in Utah after wingsuit fails in remote mountainous region Identity of man, 27, being withheld pending family notification after 700ft plunge
The Guardian - US · Sep 28 Why has abortion faded from America’s national conversation? The US has already grown used to the horror caused by abortion bans. And Republicans have sought to quash the stories
The Guardian - US · Sep 28 Decades of fossil fuel influence paved way for Trump’s assault on university research, study says Fossil fuel firms have spent years trying to regulate climate research by donating to US universities, study authors argue
The Guardian - US · Sep 28 How a $60 loaf of rye bread went viral in New York City: ‘It’s a conversation piece’ Bread experts weigh in on whether the rye sourdough that bakers ‘feed every day’ is worth that much
The Guardian - US · Sep 28 Concern mounts over slow-moving, planetary-scale ‘Kelvin’ wave heading for California The ocean phenomenon could raise sea levels by up to a foot as El Niño keeps warm water trapped along the coast
The Guardian - US · Sep 28 Gouged: why Americans are being ripped off – and what to do about it How can we fix our pricing crisis? Economic sociologist Lindsay Owens urges tough new rules – and a consumer uprising
The Guardian - US · Sep 28 Trump and Hegseth want men to take risky testosterone boosters. It’s all based on shoddy science Hoping to win back male voters, the Trump White House is pushing the regressive idea that one hormone could be a magic elixir of masculinity
The Guardian - US · Sep 28 As the US midterms approach, Trump’s boasts on the economy fall flat with voters Trump’s tariffs and his war against Iran caused prices to to rise, but the US president continues to claim it’s ‘the greatest economy in history’
The Guardian - US · Sep 28 ‘Richly rewarding’: why Netflix’s A Different World is the only TV reboot worth watching this year With zany twists and lovable new faces, reboot of the Black sitcom is a worthy sequel to the trailblazing 1980s original
The Guardian - US · Sep 28 Hormone-disrupting herbicide contaminating 25% of continental US rivers, report finds Atrazine, banned in 60 countries, polluting rivers at levels that can harm wildlife and may threaten human health
The Guardian - US · Sep 28 Gone in 90 seconds: an ‘invisibilized’ ICE is arresting more people than ever After public backlash, the Trump administration changed its tactics from ‘siege’ to ‘soft feet’. Now, ICE is everywhere