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Media Tip Sheet: Far-Right, Anti-Immigration Protests in U.K.

Violent far-right, anti-immigration rallies in the U.K. persist after a deadly stabbing spree of three young girls and wounded others at a children’s dance and yoga class in England

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Media Tip Sheet: Blood Test Shows Accuracy for Diagnosing Alzheimer's Disease

A new study shows a type of blood test can determine if a patient has Alzheimer’s Disease with about 90 percent accuracy.

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Media Tip Sheet: July Jobs Report Misses Expectations, Unemployment Rising

The US economy added only 114,000 jobs in July, significantly below the expected 175,000, while the unemployment rate rose to 4.3%, its highest level since October 2021. 

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Media Tip Sheet: July Jobs Report Expected to Show 175,000 New Jobs Amid Labor Market Debate

The July jobs report, anticipated on Friday, is expected to reveal the addition of 175,000 nonfarm payroll jobs and a steady unemployment rate of 4.1%, according to Bloomberg data. 

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Media Tip Sheet: Meta's $1.4B settlement with Texas in Privacy Lawsuit

Meta agrees to $1.4B settlement with Texas in privacy lawsuit over facial recognition

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Media Tip Sheet: Evan Gershkovich, Paul Whelan and others released from Russia in Multicountry Prisoner Swap

Reports indicate this is the largest prisoner exchange since the height of the Cold War.

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Media Tip Sheet: Boar’s Head Recalls 7 Million Pounds of Deli Meat

Boar’s Head continues to recall deli meat due to an outbreak of listeria infections.

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Media Tip Sheet: Convicted Rapist on Dutch Beach Volleyball Team

Netherlands beach volleyball player Steven van de Velde was met with a mixed crowd during his Olympic debut this week due to the fact that he is a convicted rapist.

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Media Tip Sheet: How Do We Refer to Women in Positions of Power?

Harris’ becoming the presumptive Democratic nominee for president has only reignited conversations about gender in politics.

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Media Tip Sheet: Deadly protests erupt in Venezuela following disputed presidential election

At least 16 people have died in violent protests in Venezuela since the country’s election on Sunday, in which President Nicolás Maduro declared victory despite widespread accusations of fraud.