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CDC Meeting Canceled, Childhood Vaccine Schedule Remains Unchanged Amidst Policy Uncertainty
Childhood Vaccines Safe for a Little Longer as CDC Cancels Advisory Meeting The CDC’s cancellation of its October vaccine advisory meeting has temporarily safeguarded the current childhood immunization schedule, providing…
Middle East Ceasefire Begins, Former President Trump to Visit Amid Tensions – 10/12/2025, 12:25:14 PM
The latest world news as of October 12, 2025, includes major developments in the Middle East, Latin America, and global affairs: Ceasefire Between Israel and Hamas: An Israel-Hamas ceasefire has…
Police are asking kids to stop pulling AI homeless man prank
We’ve been so worried about deepfaked politicians, AI musicians, virtual actresses, and phony satellite imagery that we didn’t even consider the dangers posed by precocious teenagers. Kids are using AI to create images of a disheveled, seemingly unhoused person in their home and sending them […]
Female Journalists Barred from Afghan Embassy Event in India Sparks Outrage and Demands for Accountability
The exclusion of female journalists from the Afghan embassy event in New Delhi, attended by Afghanistan’s Taliban-appointed Foreign Minister Amir Khan Muttaqi, has triggered widespread anger, raising urgent questions about…
Apple ends support for Clips video-editing app
Apple’s Clips video editing app is no more. It debuted in 2017 as a way to stitch together videos with music, text, and filters with a clear focus on sharing to social media. Over the years Apple added AR features and more advanced video editing […]
Global Tensions Rise: Major Gaza Ceasefire, U.S.-China Tariffs, France in Political Crisis – 10/12/2025, 8:29:29 AM
As of October 12, 2025, key world news includes the nearing of a major Gaza ceasefire and hostage deal, political unrest in France, continued violence in Sudan, new U.S.-China tariffs,…
Apple ends support for Clips video-editing app
Apple’s Clips video editing app is no more. It debuted in 2017 as a way to stitch together videos with music, text, and filters with a clear focus on sharing to social media. Over the years Apple added AR features and more advanced video editing […]
Apple ups the reward for finding major exploits to $2 million
With bonuses, maximum rewards can be as high as $5 million.
Why doesn’t Cards Against Humanity print its game in the US? It’s complicated.
Price, quality, speed, and relationships all matter.