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WASHINGTON D.C. - Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. on Thursday released the highly anticipated MAHA Commission report, detailing findings on potential causes of the epidemic of Americans, particularly children, fighting chronic illnesses.

The report, which is 68 pages long, details findings concerning ultra-processed foods, environmental toxins, stress, and the lack of physical activity, and reliance on medications and vaccines.

On nutrition, the report notes Americans’ reliance on ultra-processed foods, which it says leads to “nutrient depletion, increased caloric intake, and exposure to harmful additives.” The report found that 70% of children’s calories now come from ultra-processed foods, contributing to chronic conditions.

On environmental chemicals, the report says children are being “exposed to an increasing number of synthetic chemicals, some of which have been linked to developmental issues and chronic disease.” Click here to read more.

 

EAST BATON ROUGE PARISH, La. (WAFB/Gray News) - Two Louisiana families are trying to find the strength to carry on after a couple were killed hours apart in separate car crashes.

Alexus Lee, 25, and John “JR” Collins, 35, were building their futures together. They had just bought a new house and were engaged with their wedding set for February 2026. But tragedy struck, and they were killed in separate crashes less than two hours apart, WAFB reports.

“I love them. I’m gonna miss both of them, and I’m gonna find the strength to go ahead,” said JR’s father, Arthur Collins.

Louisiana State Police say Alexus Lee lost control of her SUV last Friday shortly after 2 a.m. She crashed into a culvert on Plank Road in Zachary, and the SUV overturned. She died at the scene.

Investigators called JR Collins to tell him what happened, and he headed to the crash scene. On his way there, troopers say he lost control of his car just before 3:45 a.m. and hit a tree on Plank Road just outside the town of Clinton. He was ejected and died at the scene.

Troopers say neither Alexus Lee nor JR Collins was wearing a seat belt.

“Losing Alexus just different. It was a different feeling, and it’s like I know a part of me gone,” said Alexus’ sister, Dominque Lee. Click here to read more.

 

NEW YORK, NY - Amazon’s CEO Andy Jassy has revealed that the company has not seen significant changes in average selling prices or consumer spending habits based on Donald Trump’s tariff policy. His statements at Amazon’s annual shareholder meeting serves as another nail in the coffin for warnings of economic doom spouted by hysterical Trump haters.

TechSpot reports that in a recent Q&A session at Amazon’s annual shareholder meeting, CEO Andy Jassy addressed growing concerns over how the Trump administration’s tariffs on Chinese imports could affect the e-commerce giant’s business. Jassy stated that, in contrast to warnings from retailers like Walmart and Target about imminent price hikes, Amazon has neither experienced notable increases in average selling prices nor observed any decline in consumer demand. Click here to read more.

 

NEW ORLEANS, LA -Five inmates who escaped a New Orleans jail Friday remained at large Thursday, and Louisiana Gov. Jeff Landry has repeatedly suggested that Hungarian American billionaire George Soros is at least partly to blame.

Ten inmates escaped, five have been captured, and five remain at large, Louisiana State Police confirmed to The Daily Signal Thursday afternoon. A multistate manhunt is ongoing after the inmates escaped after midnight Friday from Orleans Parish Prison, the city jail for New Orleans. A technician at the jail faces charges for allegedly assisting the escape.

Landry, a Republican, pointed the finger at Soros, who supported the campaigns of local law enforcement, in one case indirectly. (The Open Society Foundations, which Soros founded and often speaks for him, did not respond to The Daily Signal’s request for comment. Click here to read more.

 

LANSING, Mich - In a press conference Tuesday, Speaker of the House Matt Hall, R-Richland Township, criticized Secretary of State and 2026 Democratic gubernatorial candidate Jocelyn Benson for what he called a clear violation of campaign finance law, and the lack of consequences that followed.

His comments were in direct response from a question posed by The Midwesterner, and came a day after Attorney General Dana Nessel confirmed that Benson violated state law by announcing her candidacy for governor from within her official government office. Despite acknowledging the violation, Nessel said her office would not prosecute due to what she described as a legal loophole.

“The fact that Dana Nessel even came out and pointed out it was a violation of the law, it’s incredible,” Hall said. “She’s essentially admitting the law was broken but also saying nothing will be done about it.”

The Midwesterner reported Monday on Nessel’s ruling that Benson violated the Michigan Campaign Finance Act by illegally conducting her 2026 gubernatorial campaign announcement inside the lobby of the Richard A. Austin Building, a publicly owned government building, on January 22. Click here to read more.

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Funding for public schools in Michigan has grown faster than inflation since before the pandemic.

Yet some school teachers, like Amanda Walker of Bay City Schools, have said that schools are being defunded. Walker is vice president of her district’s chapter of the Michigan Education Association.

“I do think there’s been a concerted effort to dismantle public education by defunding, by diverting funds to private schools, by tearing down teachers and accusing them of all sorts of nonsense. People see it, and they feel it, and they don’t like it,” Walker told an MEA news publication recently.

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Data centers become midterm minefield as candidates scramble to answer voter backlash

President Donald Trump has made no secret of his support for building new data centers across the country, but candidates in both parties are trying to show voters they are listening to growing concerns about the technology. With the midterms two weeks away, the issue could help decide who voters ultimately choose.

The debate is playing out in city halls nationwide. In Memphis, Tennessee, the city council voted down a proposal Tuesday that would have halted new data center development for a year, following a heated meeting. “We demand a healthy environment, clean air, clean water, which we have a human right to. We also demand representation that chooses us, the people, over the profits of a billionaire’s experiment,” said KeShaun Pearson, who attended the meeting. Click here to read more.

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In Hermantown, Minnesota, a rural community of about 10,000 people in the northeastern part of the state, the city council moved closer to approving a new Google data center. Some residents said officials haven’t pushed hard enough. Click here to read more.

 

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Consumers Energy is looking for a rate hike on natural gas prices less than a week after the public service commission approved a $139 million increase.

The utility provider filed its notice of intent with regulators on Monday, which is required before it can submit its rate request.

The previous rate hike came out to about a 4.3% bump in monthly payments for natural gas.

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Consumers Energy has not said how much more it is asking for it its latest failing, but did say the new rate would last 12 months, ending Oct. 31, 2028.

Utility companies cannot set rates themselves. Instead, they submit a request to increase rates for either natural gas or electricity with the Michigan Public Service Commission.

After making the request, both parties and any other stakeholders weigh in on the case.

The Michigan Attorney General frequently intervenes in these cases. Click here to read more.

 

Trump and Vance announce $25M whistleblower program to encourage public to report alleged fraud

President Donald Trump and Vice President JD Vance on Tuesday announced a $25 million program to encourage the public to blow the whistle on suspected fraud in the U.S. government as they ramp up efforts to end the abuse of federal programs and dollars.

The White House said that under the Fraud Whistleblower Incentive Program, anyone who submits a tip that leads to a fraud conviction or a significant federal enforcement action is eligible to receive up to $30,000, and that the Justice Department will administer the program.

During the announcement, Trump said payments will amount to a 1% commission on the amount of fraud the tip helps uncover. Trump also said he will decide who gets reward money in cases where more than one person claims to have provided the tip.

“I will be the arbitrator of all of these decisions,” Trump in the Oval Office with Vance and other administration officials standing behind him. “It’ll be a binding arbitration.”

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Senate Bill 1199, introduced Oct. 1 by Democrat Sens. Jeremy Moss of Bloomfield, Rosemary Bayer of Keego Harbor, Erika Geiss of Taylor, Sue Shink of Northville, Mallory McMorrow of Royal Oak, and Paul Wojno of Warren, would amend Michigan’s Campaign Finance Act. The change would establish disclosure requirements for social media communications that support or oppose candidates or ballot questions. SB 1199 is a narrower version of an upcoming ballot proposal that Michigan voters will see on Nov. 3. Click here to read more.


 

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MIDLAND, Mich. — The Mackinac Center Legal Foundation filed a lawsuit challenging Michigan’s effort to classify home caregivers as state employees for union representation. The lawsuit seeks to enforce the Michigan Constitution’s rules governing state employment and invalidate the election that certified SEIU Healthcare Michigan as the bargaining representative for home caregivers.

The foundation represents James “Jase” Bolger, a former member of the Michigan Civil Service Commission. Bolger brings the lawsuit as a citizen, as the Michigan Constitution allows any citizen to sue to enforce its civil service provisions.

“Michigan’s Constitution puts safeguards around state employment for a reason: to keep politicians from using it to serve special interests,” said Bolger. “Having served on the Civil Service Commission, I understand the importance of those protections. Click here to read more.

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The Wichita Police Department released a lengthy statement via X, giving updates across several aspects of the tragic incident that left Adrian Cole, 6, and Nicholas Schafer, 35, dead.

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What began as student protests over failing public schools has grown into a nationwide movement against rising living costs, with violence and looting reported on the sidelines of some marches.

Demonstrations began in late September, a week after the school year started. Students have cited teacher shortages, run-down classrooms, long school days, and an opaque university admissions system. Some say they have missed months of instruction because staff absences went unfilled.

Other groups joined the marches to protest the cost of living, including high fuel prices. The CGT, one of France’s largest unions, has called for lower prices, higher pensions, and higher wages. Fuel costs have risen amid inflation tied partly to the war in the Middle East; reports also link added pressure to the effective closure of the Strait of Hormuz after U.S. bombing. France announced petrol subsidies for some industries in mid-September. Click here to read more.

 

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A commission tasked with studying the use, risks and benefits of screen-based instruction is asking for feedback from parents, teachers and administrators before finalizing its report for Gov. Kay Ivey.

The survey, co-created by Dr. Cailin Kerch, a commission member and professor of early childhood education at the University of Alabama (UA), will help the commission “understand perceptions about screen use in public schools,” according to the survey summary.

About 2,000 people have completed the survey, said Kerch, and those results are being reviewed and prepared for analysis.

“The statewide survey of parents, educators, and school leaders helps us capture voices from educators in the classroom along with parents’ perspectives. Most educators teach a child for a year, or two, at most. Capturing families’ perceptions of the impacts of screen use in schools on their child’s education matters. Parents may see cumulative impacts of screen use, positive, negative, or null, across time,” said Kerch. Click here to read more.

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