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Media Tip Sheet: Suicide Rates in Children Continue to Climb

New data from the National Institute of Mental Health shows suicide rates among children ages 8 to 12 years old has climbed.

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Media Tip Sheet: Kamala Harris Picks Minnesota Governor Tim Walz as Running Mate

Harris and Walz will appear together for the first time at a joint rally in Philadelphia Tuesday.

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Media Tip Sheet: Hurricane Debby Makes Landfall in Florida

Hurricane Debby has made landfall in Steinhatchee, Florida as a category one hurricane. So far, more than 300,000 people are without power and over 1,200 flights have been canceled.

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Media Tip Sheet: Bangladeshi Prime Minister resigns after weeks of protests intensified last weekend

Hasina, who was seen as an increasingly authoritarian leader, had served in this role for 15 years.

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Media Tip Sheet: U.S. Sues TikTok Over Children’s Privacy Protections

The U.S. Department of Justice sued the social media app TikTok and its parent company ByteDance for failing to protect children's privacy.

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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