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U.S. News on Thursday, October 29, 2026
7 stories, newest first, each credited to the outlet that reported it. Everything BBN aired that day.
- THE LATEST
Judge rejects Trump effort to block California ballots
The Justice Department sued California and Los Angeles County on October 15 over ballots, and it appealed this ruling Wednesday evening; the judge asked for evidence.
Reported by Al Jazeera - MILDLY IMPORTANT
Guardian column weighs the case against seed oils
Randomised trials of omega-6 fats do not show more inflammation, the column argues, as the health secretary calls seed oils poisonous; the oils declined to comment.
Reported by The Guardian · with a Short - MILDLY IMPORTANT
The Science Behind Your Reaction to Art
The Honolulu show features twenty artists and was built with a brain health institute; it opens with a dark room of bead brain scans.
Reported by The New York Times · with a Short - MILDLY IMPORTANT
Antidepressants Don't Correct A Chemical Imbalance. How Do They Work?
Psychiatrists writing in the Times lay out their most promising hypotheses for how the drugs work, since the chemical imbalance idea traces to a tuberculosis drug's mood effects.
Reported by The New York Times · with a Short - CRIME WATCH
50,000 airline miles stolen from a travel expert
American Airlines told Katy Nastro the miles bought a ticket in someone else's name; getting them back took a fraud complaint, a police report and a new email address.
Reported by Fox News · with a Short - WEIRD NEWS
Cruise residents face 6,000-dollar fuel bills; ship refuels Saturday
The ship can house 650 people, but its villa suites, priced at 440,000 dollars, were still being filled; the company says it will seek to restructure over 60 days.
Reported by NBC News - THE LATEST
Trump, Murkowski hammer Peltola over Alaska ballot report
Alaska's Supreme Court upheld the second Sullivan's right to run in June, and Peltola's campaign denies recruiting any candidates; the Justice Department has also sued.
Reported by Politico