580,000 bottles of a blood pressure drug recalled over cancer risk, FDA says

580,000 bottles of a blood pressure drug recalled over cancer risk, FDA says

The Federal Drug Administration said drugmakers have recalled more than 580,000 bottles of a blood pressure medication over concerns that it may include a cancer-causing chemical. New Jersey-based drugmaker Teva Pharmaceuticals USA and drug distributor Amerisource Health Services issued voluntary nationwide recalls earlier this month of over half a million bottles of various strengths of prazosine capsules,…

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Weapons, ammo found in Alabama home of man charged with making threats to rabbis, an imam and others

Weapons, ammo found in Alabama home of man charged with making threats to rabbis, an imam and others

Federal prosecutors have charged an Alabama man with making threatening calls and texts to multiple rabbis, an imam and others in the South, including telling one rabbi that “I want you to die.”   Jeremy Wayne Shoemaker of Needham, Alabama, was charged with making an Interstate Communications Threat. He was arrested earlier on related state…

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Jeffrey Epstein cultivated celebrity relationships for years. Many continued until his 2019 arrest for sex trafficking, documents show.

Jeffrey Epstein cultivated celebrity relationships for years. Many continued until his 2019 arrest for sex trafficking, documents show.

Many of the famous and powerful people who have long sought to publicly downplay their connections to Jeffrey Epstein in fact had more involved relationships than they’ve acknowledged, according to documents recently made public by Congress. Detailed calendars, daily schedules and flight manifests were among more than 8,000 pages of documents reviewed by CBS News,…

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Low-income families face a financial cliff as government shutdown threatens 4 federal aid programs

Low-income families face a financial cliff as government shutdown threatens 4 federal aid programs

Millions of Americans are sliding toward a financial cliff as the government shutdown stretches into a second month, with four federal assistance programs for low-income families set to run out of funding on Nov. 1. Some families could lose access to multiple sources of government support. Ashley Trent, a 37-year-old single mother of six, expressed concern she…

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In New Jersey governor's race, Mikie Sherrill tries to tether Jack Ciattarelli to Trump

In New Jersey governor’s race, Mikie Sherrill tries to tether Jack Ciattarelli to Trump

New Jersey Republican Jack Ciattarelli may have a chance in the race against Democratic Rep. Mikie Sherrill to win back the governor’s office from Democrats after a surprisingly close election four years ago.  But a national political environment that may serve as a referendum on Republican President Trump’s first year in office could close that…

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Billie Eilish calls on billionaires to donate more of their wealth: "No hate, but give your money away, shorties"

Billie Eilish calls on billionaires to donate more of their wealth: “No hate, but give your money away, shorties”

Billie Eilish wants billionaires to donate more. As the Grammy and Oscar winner accepted the music award at this year’s WSJ. Magazine Innovator Awards on Wednesday night, she urged the ultra-wealthy to address more of the world’s issues. “We’re in a time right now where the world is really, really bad and really dark and…

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