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Autism needs support, not blame and judgment
Commentary, Opinion
Sep 30, 2025
NEW YORK (TNS) — Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy set the tone back in April when he announced the Trump administration’s plan to find the cause of ...
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U.S. not monitoring foreign weapons sales
Commentary, Opinion
Sep 26, 2025
In fiscal year 2024, the U.S. sold a record $118 billion in military supplies and services to foreign allies, but Congress has no way of knowing if al...
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Courts check Trump on research cuts
Commentary, Opinion
Sep 24, 2025
The Trump administration is pushing hard on major issues of academic freedom in universities, using federal funding as a cudgel. On Monday, U.S. Distr...
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Some unproven assertions about Tylenol, autism
Commentary, Lifestyle, Lifestyles, ...
By LISA JARVIS Bloomberg Opinion 
Sep 24, 2025
NEW YORK (TNS) — President Donald Trump spent several days promising Americans that “an answer to autism” was imminent. Instead, his big reveal on Mon...
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Hochul’s call for civility will face bruising test
Commentary, Opinion
By CHRIS CHURCHILL Times Union, Albany 
Sep 24, 2025
ALBANY (TNS) — After Charlie Kirk's killing, Gov. Kathy Hochul called for politicians to dunk their fiery rhetoric in ice water. Well, she didn't say ...
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8,750+ employees outearn U.S. president
Commentary, Opinion
Sep 23, 2025
The president of the United States has the most important government job in the country, but even with a $400,000 salary, he is far from the highest p...
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Trump’s H-1B visa gamble could protect US jobs
Commentary, Opinion
By PATRICIA LOPEZ Bloomberg Opinion 
Sep 23, 2025
NEW YORK (TNS) — President Donald Trump is taking yet another gamble on immigration, betting that he can force companies to compete for skilled Americ...
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How Erika Kirk memorialized her late husband
Commentary, Opinion
By DAVID M. DRUCKER Bloomberg Opinion 
Sep 23, 2025
NEW YORK (TNS) — Imagine your most cherished political figure was also your cultural north star and pastoral life coach. Now imagine he was felled by ...
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Gun control is suicide prevention
Commentary, Opinion
By AMY PAULIN 
Sep 23, 2025
September is Suicide Prevention Month. What many people don’t realize is that firearms are the leading cause of suicide in the United States. More tha...
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Washington pays for homeless crisis
Commentary, Opinion
Sep 22, 2025
The State of Washington spent $5 billion on homelessness prevention programs over the last 12 years, but there has been little measurable impact so fa...
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Yes, Kimmel has free speech rights. So does ABC
Commentary, Opinion
By DEBRA J. SAUNDERS Las Vegas Review-Journal 
Sep 22, 2025
WASHINGTON (TNS) — During the Sept. 15 monologue that spawned this kerfuffle, late-night talk-show host Jimmy Kimmel stepped in it when he said, “The ...
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