Cristian Javier subdues Twins to put Astros on cusp of ALCS

MINNEAPOLIS — Another stingy October outing from Cristian Javier put the Houston Astros one win away from another American League Championship Series. In his first postseason start since a combined World Series no-hitter last year, Javier limited the Minnesota Twins to one hit over five scoreless innings, and the Astros whacked four home runs in a …

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California Is Banning Four Food Additives — But Don’t Worry, Your Skittles Are Safe

On October 7, Governor Gavin Newsom signed AB 418, known as the California Food Safety Act, into law. The historic legislation bans the “manufacturing, selling, delivering, distributing, holding, or offering for sale” of food products that contain four additives currently found in about 12,000 candies, cereals, and sodas. The contentious bill …

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Putin says U.S. is inflaming Middle East by sending aircraft carrier group

MOSCOW, Oct 11 (Reuters) – Russian President Vladimir Putin accused the United States on Wednesday of inflaming the Middle East by sending an aircraft carrier group to the region, saying “compromise solutions” were needed and that he hoped common sense would prevail. The Kremlin chief has called the explosion of violence between …

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7 in 10 Democrats say they’ll get latest COVID shot compared to 28 percent of Republicans: survey

Differences in political party affiliation is the primary force dividing whether Americans are going to get the latest COVID-19 booster shot, a poll released Friday found. Seventy percent of Democrats say they are likely to or have already received the updated shot, while 28 percent of Republicans say they will, the …

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UK researchers find evidence of ‘long cold’ syndrome

Research published Friday shows various acute respiratory infections, such as pneumonia, influenza and the common cold, may present with long-term symptoms, similar to COVID-19. “Long cold” symptoms could linger for up to four weeks in some cases, much like “long COVID,” the UK-based researchers said. The study tracked more than 10,000 …

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