Tuesday, September 23, 2025 • 3 min read |
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by Natasha Frost with Anthony Rivas |
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by Natasha Frost with Anthony Rivas |
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Good morning, folks. Fat Bear Week begins today. Meet the contestants, and vote for your favorite burly bear. Call it survival of the fattest, if you will. Now, on to the news. |
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With Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. beside him yesterday, President Trump announced a link between taking Tylenol (acetaminophen) in pregnancy and autism, a theory that experts have cautioned is unproven. |
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What to know: Without new evidence, Trump warned that prenatal exposure to the pain reliever increases risk of the neurodevelopmental condition and announced a new FDA recommendation that pregnant people only take it for high fevers. Here’s what the science says about the link. [Yahoo News]
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Proposed treatment: Trump recommended leucovorin, a cancer and anemia drug, to treat autism and boost cognition and communication. Experts say that while the drug has shown promise, it’s unlikely to treat the vast majority of cases. Read more about it. [USA Today]
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Mixed messaging: Trump and Kennedy also continued to suggest a link between autism and vaccines, a widely discredited theory. Yesterday’s announcement follows new federal guidance on other childhood vaccines, which has led to confusion among some parents. [NBC News/CBS News]
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The late-night host is scheduled to return to his ABC show tonight, less than a week after his suspension sparked a free-speech backlash. “We have spent the last days having thoughtful conversations,” said Disney, ABC’s parent company. [Yahoo Entertainment] |
U.N. General Assembly begins
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At a U.N. Security Council meeting, NATO allies warned Russia that they would meet airspace incursions with force. Trump is set to address world leaders at the U.N. General Assembly today with a “major speech” on “American strength.” [CNN/GMA]
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Meet NASA’s new astronauts |
NASA introduced six women and four men, chosen from over 8,000 applicants, as its newest astronauts. The group of scientists, engineers and test pilots may one day explore the moon, and beyond. They’re “America’s best and brightest,” Acting Administrator Sean Duffy said. [AP] |
In the Season 28 premiere, three performances got a four-chair turn and host Carson Daly used his new power — the Carson Callback — on one artist. See how that shook out, plus all the other blind auditions and which coaches the artists picked. [TV Insider] |
‘Monday Night Football’ recap
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The Detroit Lions triumphed 38-30 over the Baltimore Ravens in a racy matchup that included two nearly 100-yard drives by Detroit. Catch up on the game, and watch former Philadelphia Eagles star Jason Kelce’s surprise pregame saxophone performance. [Yahoo Sports/People]
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107 Days, a memoir by former Vice President Kamala Harris about her failed presidential campaign, and Priscilla Presley’s memoir, Softly, As I Leave You: Life After Elvis, are out now. Read takeaways from Harris’s and Presley’s books. [USA Today]
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It’s the first night of the America’s Got Talent finale, airing at 9 p.m. ET on NBC. Meet the finalists. [Us Weekly] |
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In 1988, Jose Canseco of the Oakland Athletics became the first of only six MLB players to achieve 40 home runs and 40 stolen bases in a single season. L.A. Dodgers star Shohei Ohtani is the most recent member of the 40-40 club. Can you name the other four? [List Wire] |
Illustration: Yahoo News; photo: Paul Sakuma/AP |
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A postcard that arrived in Ottawa, Ill., some 72 years after it was mailed, set off a treasure hunt for the mysterious sender and the intended recipient. All roads led to Alan Ball, now 88, in Idaho. “Sorry it’s so late,” a local postal worker said. [CNN] |
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The Yodel is written by Natasha Frost and edited by Anthony Rivas. Today’s edition was copyedited by Doreen Bentley and Chris Simpson. |
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