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In August 2024, the Biden Administration signaled plans to designate the Maine homestead of former Labor Secretary Frances Perkins — the first woman to serve in a presidential cabinet and a key architect of the New Deal — as a national monument. This happened just after President Biden dropped out of the presidential race, clearing the way for Kamala Harris to possibly become the first female president.

There is much to be gleaned from the U. S. government’s recent exposés of Russian state-backed influence operations. In documents unsealed in September, the Department of Justice detailed how organizations are using increasingly sophisticated tactics to push Kremlin-friendly propaganda to Americans on a range of topics, including the race for president. [time-brightcove not-tgx=”true”] While foreign interference from Russia is not new, the documents shed fresh light on its efforts in 2024—which involve a tangled web of real-life influencers, social media bots, AI-generated ads, and spoofed news sites.

The men formerly known as the Central Park Five before they were exonerated on Monday filed a defamation lawsuit against Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump. With election day two weeks away, the group accused the former president of making “false and defamatory statements” about them during last month’s presidential debate with Vice President Kamala Harris.

Last week, One Direction singer Liam Payne died unexpectedly at the age of 31 in Buenos Aires, Argentina. You likely heard about it in fragments, messages popping up on your home screen from lit-up group chats or breaking news push notifications, or after putting together the pieces of contextless tweets like, “This can’t be real” or “I’m literally so shocked right now.” Facts (and misinformation) were hitting us out of order thanks to the non-chronological timelines of social media sites like X, Instagram, and TikTok.

Somewhere between 60 and 70 million Americans have digestive conditions like inflammatory bowel disease, acid reflux, chronic constipation, irritable bowel syndrome, and hemorrhoids. Some of these will need to be treated through medication and possibly even surgery. But others can improve by making a few daily tweaks to your lifestyle. Even if you’re not experiencing any GI symptoms right now, certain habits can help ensure your gut stays in tip-top shape.

One case the U. S. Supreme Court will hear this term is historic not just because of the legal precedent it could set for LGBTQ rights, but also because of the identity of the plaintiffs’ lawyer. Chase Strangio is set to become the first out transgender lawyer to argue a case before the nation’s highest Court.