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Suicide Interventions for Youths This systematic review assesses the effectiveness and harms of available treatments for suicidal thoughts and behaviors among youths at heightened risk for suicide, adolescents from racial and ethnic ...

This is frustrating. Clearly, we need to study this and find an answer:
A JAMA review finds "the evidence on available interventions targeting youths at heightened risk of suicide is uncertain."
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Kindness.

Federal agents shoot woman they say 'boxed in' authorities on Chicago's South Side Authorities were on patrol when they were "rammed by 10 cars," according to a statement from the Department of Homeland Security. One of the drivers "was armed with a semi-automatic weapon," prompting...

JUST IN: Authorities were on patrol when they were "rammed by 10 cars," according to a statement from the Department of Homeland Security. One of the drivers "was armed with a semi-automatic weapon," prompting officers to open fire, DHS said. via @wbez.org

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The very first statute authorizing domestic use of the military during domestic emergencies, enacted in 1792 by a Congress full of the same folks who wrote and ratified the Constitution, expressly provided for judicial review in certain circumstances *before* the President could even send troops.

Some Democrats share Trump's goal of forcing more homeless people into medical care President Trump says one part of the answer to homelessness is civil commitment and forced medical care. Some Democrats agree.

President Trump says one part of the answer to homelessness is civil commitment and forced medical care. Some Democrats agree.

Some Democrats share Trump's goal of forcing more homeless people into medical care President Trump says one part of the answer to homelessness is civil commitment and forced medical care. Some Democrats agree.

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Good morning beautiful world. Walking off a week...

Some Democrats share Trump's goal of forcing more homeless people into medical care President Trump says one part of the answer to homelessness is civil commitment and forced medical care. Some Democrats agree.

My latest for NPR Some Democrats share Trump's goal of forcing more homeless people into medical care www.npr.org/2025/10/05/n...

Remarkable how Star Wars esp. Andor is being seen as prescient political commentary. Even the prequels turned out to be about trade tariffs and a Senate voluntarily ceding power. "So this is how liberty dies. With thunderous applause." What if Jar Jar offered more foreshadowing than Winston Smith?

Hochul names Mark Hall as chair of Adirondack Park Agency board Hall is from southern St. Lawrence County and has served on the APA board since 2020. He replaces John Ernst, who retired as board chair earlier this year.

Big development for the leadership of the agency that makes a lot of the decisions affecting NY's sprawling Adirondack Park. Respected local leader Mark Hall taking the helm: www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/5...

Federal agents shoot woman they say 'boxed in' authorities on Chicago's South Side Authorities were on patrol when they were "rammed by 10 cars," according to a statement from the Department of Homeland Security. One of the drivers "was armed with a semi-automatic weapon," prompting...

Please pay attention www.wbez.org/immigration/...

An 1866 act of Congress prohibits living people from appearing on currency. Congress made an exception for Calvin Coolidge, who was alive in 1926 when he appeared with Washington on Sesquicentennial of American Independence Half Dollar. Coolidge is the only living president featured on a U.S. coin.

What Happens When Socialists Are in Charge? Portland Offers a Glimpse.

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Reality TV’s Bad Boyfriend Is Angry Again. This Time, He’s Yelling at Gavin Newsom.

So folks can compare... www.nytimes.com/2025/10/01/b...

The difference in narrative approach in the NYTimes when describing a far right wing podcaster (fun, edgy, influential) and the Times describing Democratic Socialist officials elected in Portland ("extreme" "inexperienced" "absolute disaster"--and that's just the very first paragraph) is striking...

My dream: The internet fills with AI kudzu and milfoil. Social media is choked out by machines babbling to each other. Humans will be forced back into analog spaces - especially radio and print - to share information, music and ideas. Serious newsrooms will build audience with a promise: Zero AI.

Missile Command? If so it was featured in Terminator 2.

Vermont Public's 10 favorite fall foliage drives The trees are showing off, seasonal roads are still open, and you don’t even need snow tires yet. Now updated with our full list of recommendations, here are our favorite routes and some suggested sto...

Fall is the perfect season to take a leisurely drive around Vermont. So, we’ve gathered some of Vermont Public staffers’ favorite driving routes and suggested some stops along the way.

Of all the things that never happened this never happened the most

What Mississippi's infant mortality crisis says about the risks of Medicaid cuts Mississippi recently declared a public health emergency because its infant mortality rate has surged. And with Medicaid cuts coming, experts fear the crisis may worsen in other states.

Mississippi recently declared a public health emergency because its infant mortality rate has surged. And with Medicaid cuts coming, experts fear the crisis may worsen in other states.

Manchester Council of Mosques have issued this statement in sadness, shock and solidarity with the Jewish community about this attack at the synagogue in Manchester

Pope Leo XIV says 'inhuman treatment of immigrants' in the U.S. isn't 'pro-life' Pope Leo XIV weighed in on U.S. politics, saying that Catholic politicians must be judged on the full range of their policy positions and suggesting that the country's immigration policy is "inhuman."

Pope Leo XIV weighed in on U.S. politics, saying Catholic politicians must be judged on the full range of their policy positions and suggesting the country's immigration policy is "inhuman."

Journalists shoved by federal agents outside New York immigration court Video of the incident shows masked agents pushing two journalists to the ground, the latest confrontation between immigration officials and those documenting their actions.

Masked federal agents pushed two photojournalists to the ground in a hallway outside a New York immigration court Tuesday morning, resulting in one journalist receiving treatment by emergency medical personnel.

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Trump freezes $18 billion in funding for NYC, home to key Democratic leaders On the first day of the federal government shutdown, the Trump administration froze "roughly $18 billion" in infrastructure projects for New York City, home to two of Trump's Democratic congressional ...

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I $^#@ love this.