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A U.S. official has informed NPR that the search for a new leader to replace Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth is underway. The decision comes as Hegseth is again mired in controversy over sharing military operational details in a Signal group chat, on his private cellphone with his wife, brother and personal lawyer. Hegseth shared information in this chat about airstrikes on Houthi targets at the same time in March that he shared similar details in another Signal chat with top officials and a journalist who was mistakenly added.
Pope Francis died of “a stroke, followed by a coma and irreversible cardiocirculatory collapse,” according to The Vatican’s Dr. Andrea Arcangeli. Tributes have poured in from around the world remembering the first pope from Latin America as a leader who advocated for the poor.
Today, the U.S. Supreme Court tackles two bedrock values in public schools. On one side is the tradition of local school boards determining class curriculum for everyone. The other side argues that public schools should accommodate religious objections to some materials by allowing parents to opt their children out of some classes. At the center of the case is the Montgomery County, Md., school system — the most religiously diverse county in the U.S. The school board approved five storybooks with LGBTQ+ characters for use in elementary schools. But some parents believed exposure to these materials conflicted with their religious beliefs.
Living Better is a special series about what it takes to stay healthy in America.
Approximately 40% of women have breast tissue that ranges from dense to extremely dense, which increases their risk of developing cancer. Dense breast tissue can also make it more challenging to detect cancer using both traditional 2D and even newer 3D mammograms. As of September 2024, federal regulations require all mammogram reports include information about breast density. Follow-up imaging, such as an MRI, may be beneficial for women who fall into the dense breast categories. But that’s not always the case.
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