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Karoline Leavitt’s next career move revealed after exit as Trump’s press secretary

Leavitt left her post as Trump’s press secretary at the end of August

The Independent UK · Oct 5

Russia pneumonic plague scare: US lawmaker invokes Ukraine bio labs after Irkutsk lab death; worker had broken test tube. Are Americans at risk?

Pneumonic plague Russia: Russia's Irkutsk plague scare has sparked fresh questions after a laboratory worker died from pneumonia of unknown origin and more than 200 people were reportedly placed under isolation. A US lawmaker has also invoked longstanding Russian claims about Ukraine's alleged “bio labs,” while American officials monitor the…

The Economic Times · Oct 5

Kristi Noem allegedly approved a $108 million Boeing 737 for DHS on her last day in a questionable deal. Now she asks for the story to be retracted

DHS reportedly bought five planes from a firm whose chairman gave $10,000 to Noem's PAC

We Got This Covered · Oct 5

Can Doctors Diagnose Donald Trump From Video Clips? The Goldwater Rule and the $75,000 Libel Case Behind It

Explore the Goldwater Rule, which bars American Psychiatric Association clinicians from offering professional opinions on public figures they have not examined. Learn its origins and limits.

International Business Times UK · Oct 5

First Thing: Son of disgraced ex-president Jair Bolsonaro takes election lead in Brazil

Flávio Bolsonaro is favorite to win 25 October runoff against 80-year-old incumbent leftwing president Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva

The Guardian - UK · Oct 5

Russian Plague scare: Did a broken test tube lead to a researcher’s death? Why is the White House watching and are Americans at risk?

Russian Plague is not the medical name of a newly discovered disease. The term is being used in connection with concerns over an incident at an anti-plague research facility near Irkutsk. Plague itself is an infectious disease caused by the bacterium Yersinia pestis.

The Economic Times · Oct 5

Jon Ossoff has what JD Vance never will

The rising Democratic star has what his GOP opponents lack: old-fashioned sex appeal

Salon · Oct 5

White House monitoring suspected plague death after 190 people quarantined in Russia

Trump administration ‘assessing options’ following death of laboratory technician Darya Shipilova, who reportedly contracted severe pneumonia after breaking a test tube

The Independent UK · Oct 5

Trump claims he’s ‘doing great’ as his approval rating sinks to record low – as it happened

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The Guardian - US · Oct 5

Original Medicare Enrollees Should See One-Time $90 Part B Rebate Around Oct. 8, While Advantage Members Get None

About 20.8 million Original Medicare enrollees qualify for a one-time $90 Part B rebate in October. Here is who qualifies, who does not, and when it arrives.

Medical Daily · Oct 5