"The number of people terminated across NCHS’s four divisions (data analysis, informatics, operations, and planning) adds up to about 100, including all eight who had remained in the planning branch after earlier cuts"
Ugh... This study has existed for decades, providing valuable health data for all sorts of topics and publications. This is just more awful news. 🛟😷 Sociology medsky
I'm sorry to hear about your friends. My landlord is in a similar situation. The house survived; everything else is gone. I have some ties to Altadena. A pretty different demographic there. A power line might have sparked that fire.
The U.S.' top auto safety agency said it had identified more than 50 reports of FSD running red lights, crossing yellow lines, or making illegal turns.
"Despite the Trump administration’s hostility toward electric vehicles, and its attempts to end federal funding for public chargers, new stations are still going up — around 2,000 so far this year."
"The problem appears to impact LEAF models equipped with both 40 and 62 kWh battery packs. Given the seriousness of the issue, owners are being advised not to use Level 3 chargers until the snag has been addressed."
“Tesla had repeated and direct notice that its reliance on electronic door systems created a serious risk of entrapment. Owners, bystanders, and first responders documented instances where Tesla occupants survived crash forces but could not escape when electrical power failed and fire ensued.”
“The suits, filed in a California court by the families of Krysta Tsukahara, 19, and Jack Nelson, 20, underline longstanding questions about how the doors in many Teslas work, which is the focus of an investigation begun in September by federal auto safety regulators.” 🎁
"The lack of federal safety regulations in this area means manufacturers aren’t required to standardize vehicle emergency exit functions, leaving the burden on consumers to study the various emergency escape configurations for every car they travel in"
"Electric handle designs are in the spotlight across the auto industry following incidents in which people were unable to open vehicle doors due to a loss of power, trapping children and other occupants inside." 🎁
NASA made an exception to allow workers to stay on during shut down if they are on Artemis missions including those involving Musk's SpaceX and Bezos' Blue Origin. www.cnbc.com/2025/10/01/n...
"Tens of thousands of people are in Munich for the 190th iteration of Oktoberfest. The authorities said that the festival would be closed until at least 5 p.m. local time on Wednesday." 🎁
In a rare move, the German authorities closed Oktoberfest in Munich on Wednesday because of a bomb threat linked to an explosion in a residential area of the city www.nytimes.com/2025/10/01/w...
My heart breaks for children getting preventable diseases and suffering unnecessarily because their parents have been indoctrinated and taken advantage of.
"If women fail to treat a high fever during pregnancy this can pose a risk to the child. As the fda notes, acetaminophen is the only over-the-counter drug approved for use to treat fevers during pregnancy." 🎁
