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1. Flu season could be nasty this winter

   With a new flu virus variant circulating, scientists fear more sickness this winter. The vaccine may be slightly less effective but doctors still urge getting one ASAP.

2. 3 massive changes you'll see as the climate careens toward tipping points

   Scientists are increasingly concerned that the planet is headed for massive, irreversible changes due to global warming. In some cases, those changes have already begun.

3. Friendsgiving 101: A history of the made-up holiday and how to celebrate it

   The word's definition may be obvious, but Friendsgiving can mean different things to different people. Here are expert tips for how to celebrate it.

4. Poll: Democrats have biggest advantage for control of Congress in 8 years

   A new NPR/PBS News/Marist poll shows some major warning signs for President Trump and Republicans ahead of the 2026 midterm elections as Americans want the president to focus on lowering prices.

5. Trump's National Guard deployments face mounting legal pushback

   President Trump's efforts to send National Guard troops to U.S. cities have been repeatedly met with resistance in the courts — most recently, in Tennessee.

6. How a small Chicago nonprofit is resisting Trump's war on DEI

   Since 1981, Chicago Women in Trades has worked to promote equity by getting more women into the construction trades. Now the nonprofit faces a different challenge: Trump's efforts to erase DEI.

7. What to know about the F-35 fighter jet that Trump is selling to Saudi Arabia

   President Donald Trump says he has agreed to sell the nation's most advanced fighter jet to Saudi Arabia despite concerns that China could gain access to the plane's vaunted American technology.

8. Israeli airstrike on a Palestinian refugee camp in Lebanon kills 13 people

   An Israeli airstrike on a Palestinian refugee camp in southern Lebanon on Tuesday killed 13 people and wounded several others, state media and government officials said.

9. Can weed help you drink less? Scientists study how well 'California sober' works

   It's trendy in some circles to replace drinking with consuming cannabis. But can it help people with a drinking problem cut back? Scientists set up a bar in the lab to find out.

10. Texas appeals ruling that Trump-urged voting map is racial gerrymandering

    A federal court in El Paso ruled that the redistricting backed by Trump and Republicans to reshape the map for the 2026 midterms was based on race, not just political advantage for the GOP.