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As misinformation about women’s health spreads faster than ever, doctors say new research on the risks of hormonal birth control underscores the challenge of communicating nuance in the social media age. The massive study, which was conducted in Sweden and tracked more than 2 million teenage girls and women under age 50 for more than a decade, found that hormonal contraception remains safe overall, but also found small differences in breast cancer risk based on the hormones used in the formulation. In addition, the researchers observed a small, short-term rise in breast cancer diagnoses among current or recent users. Those…
0:37Intro. [Recording date: October 16, 2025.]Russ Roberts: Today is October 16th, 2025, and my guest is author Will Storr. Our topic for today is his book, The Status Game. Will, welcome to EconTalk.Will Storr: Thanks for having me, Russ. It’s good to be here.0:49Russ Roberts: So, this book, EconTalk listeners will recognize the echo of Adam Smith’s Theory of Moral Sentiments. My favorite quote being, “Man naturally desires, not only to be loved, but to be lovely.” That is, we care about earning the respect of other people, and we like to matter, and we like to be admired, and…
The much-anticipated draw for the 2026 FIFA World Cup in the US, Mexico and Canada is about to take place. Many nations have already qualified to be among the 48 teams taking part, while others are still to be decided by play-offs. The three co-hosts qualified automatically for the finals, in which Argentina will defend the title they won in 2022. Here are the key details on the 2026 FIFA World Cup draw, including date, time, format and how to watch in the UK and US. 2026 World Cup: When is the draw? The draw for the 2026 FIFA World…
A line of strong thunderstorms raced across north Texas, Oklahoma and Arkansas early Monday morning. Repeated rounds of rain Monday will bring rain to the Interstate 20 and Interstate 35 corridors. More severe storms are expected to threaten the early Thanksgiving commute in these same areas on Monday afternoon, as storms begin to shift east. A broad low-level flash flood threat stretches from Austin to Nashville, Tennessee.DALLAS – A line of thunderstorms blasted through North Texas, Oklahoma and Arkansas early Monday morning, bringing powerful wind gusts and heavy rain to the Interstate 20 and Interstate 35 corridors, as an estimated…
The war in Ukraine is not going well. The fortress city of Pokrovsk has fallen to Russian forces after months of heavy fighting, and President Volodymyr Zelensky is embroiled in a corruption scandal that has already claimed several members of his cabinet. U.S. President Donald Trump is making another push for a high-level, quick peace deal—one that everyone expects to fail, just as his past few initiatives have. Even before the proposed peace deal was leaked last Friday, Ukraine’s supporters in Washington were back to their favorite pastime: hoping for a Trump pivot toward increased military and financial support for…
That’s today on Meet the Press. I agree that it doesn’t look like we’re in a recession now, given the limited amount of current economic data we have; nonetheless what little employment data we have is not that encouraging. Figure 1: Three month centered moving average of civilian employment (blue), in 000’s on log scale. April 2020-December 2024 data is with smoothed population controls (period denoted by light shaded blue area). NBER defined peak-to-trough recession dates shaded gray. Source: BLS via FRED, BLSNBER and author’s calculations. Note the local maxima are typically before a NBER defined peak (2000M01 precedes 2001M03,…
The League8:00 PMNovember 23, 2025Regular Season – 13Manuel Martínez Valero StadiumReferee: Francisco Hernandez Maeso, Spain Copy and paste this HTML code into your webpage to embed. Elche World Class 0 Solid 0 Bang Average 0 Lucky 0 Shocking 0 Real Madrid World Class 0 Solid 0 Bang Average 0 Lucky 0 Shocking 0 Turn off spoiler to view match statistics1.67Expected goals (xG)2.93Passing398 (85%)Accurate passes432 (91%)Lineup data will be available 1 hour before the kickoffLa Liga Standings – First DivisionTotalHomeAwayQualification/RelegationPromotion – Champions League (League phase: )Promotion – Europa League (League phase: )Promotion – Conference League (Qualification: )Relegation – LaLiga2 Elche vs…
The Detroit Pistons are reportedly showing interest in acquiring Anthony Davis, according to former NBA player Kendrick Perkins. Speaking on the Road Trippin’ Show, Perkins indicated the Pistons could make a move by matching salaries and moving Tobias Harris’ expiring contract. Davis, 32, is in the first year of a three-year, $54 million deal with […] The post Pistons eye Anthony Davis in trade market, Kendrick Perkins reports appeared first on TalkBasket.net.
by AI | 23.Nov 2025 | Europe in brief AI The Commissioner for Kosovo participated in the summit of Western Balkan leaders in Tirana. TIRANA – EU Commissioner for Enlargement, Marta Kos, assessed that the entire Western Balkans belongs to the European Union on an equal basis, with full rights. She stated this at the opening of the Summit of Western Balkan and EU leaders taking place today in Tirana, which is also attended by the Prime Minister of Serbia, Đuro Macut. “Our ambition is for all of you to progress in harmony, so we do not want any of…
by Calculated Risk on 11/23/2025 09:28:00 AM This is something I check occasionally.The Department of Transportation (DOT) reported:Travel on all roads and streets changed by +2.0% (+5.4 billion vehicle miles) for September 2025 as compared with September 2024. Travel for the month is estimated to be 278.3 billion vehicle miles.The seasonally adjusted vehicle miles traveled for September 2025 is 277.1 billion miles, a +1.9% ( 5.0 billion vehicle miles) change over September 2024. It also represents a 0.2% change (0.6 billion vehicle miles) compared with August 2025.Cumulative Travel for 2025 changed by +1.0% (+25.1 billion vehicle miles). The cumulative estimate…