WASHINGTONPOST (Kyle Melnick) - Just 3 minutes with a mini horse or donkey improves teens’ moods, study says
The teens reported feeling less anxious, sad and lonely and more calm after interacting with the equines.
ABCNEWS (ABC News: Top Stories) - Gaza building collapse death toll rises to 21, officials say
The high-rise residential building had been housing a large number of Palestinian families displaced by the war between Hamas and Israel.
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ABCNEWS (ABC News: Top Stories) - Claims for unemployment benefits drop to 196,000, lowest since mid-July
The number of people applying for unemployment benefits dropped sharply last week, another sign that layoffs remain rare and most Americans enjoy job security
NYTIMES (Andrew Ross Sorkin, Bernhard Warner, Sarah Kessler, Michael J. de la Merced, Niko Gallogly, Brian O’Keefe, Sri Muppidi, Ian Mount and Nancy Scola) - Trump Looks Isolated on Interest Rates
The Federal Reserve’s unanimous vote to raise its benchmark lending rate has rankled President Trump, who continues to demand lower borrowing costs.
NYTIMES (Ed Augustin and Frances Robles) - Trump Sanctions on Cuba Strands Thousands Of Shipping Containers
The U.S. says its sanctions are not aimed at depriving Cuba of essential goods. Thousands of stranded shipping containers tell a different story.
YOUTUBE (CNN) - House sent home early, staving off Hegseth impeachment vote
Speaker Mike Johnson on Wednesday announced he is sending members home from Washington early for their seven-week campaigning recess ahead of the midterm elections, a move that will stave off a vote on impeaching Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth. House Republicans had planned to remain in session until Thursday but will now take their last votes Wednesday evening on a major White House priority — a Russia sanctions bill — and then leave town. The next time House lawmakers are expected back in Washington will be after the November elections. Rep. Thomas Massie tells CNN's Kaitlan Collins he believes Speaker Johnson sent the House home early over his push to impeach Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth. Former U.S. Rep. Adam Kinzinger joins…
YOUTUBE (MS NOW) - MS NOW Highlights - September 16
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YOUTUBE (MS NOW) - Trump has ‘won’ the Iran war at least 30 times
Over the past six months, President Trump has declared victory in the Iran war on at least 30 different occasions even as the war has continued. MS NOW’s JM Rieger digs into the archive.
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YOUTUBE (MS NOW) - 'This is EXTORTION': Joe SLAMS Trump for threatening to tear down the Kennedy Center
President Trump says the Kennedy Center in Washington, D.C., could be “ripped down.” He made the comment while speaking to reporters after landing in North Carolina last night. Trump has threatened not to carry out renovations to the building unless his name is added back to the facade. The president said, “I think that the Trump administration should certainly have recognition because, frankly, if we don’t do that, it’s going to close. It’ll end up being ripped down.” The Morning Joe panel discusses Trump’s latest threat to the Kennedy Center, which was dedicated by Congress as a living memorial to President John F. Kennedy one year after his assassination.
YOUTUBE (CNN) - Carney insists closer Canada-EU ties aren't meant to create a US rival
Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney took a veiled swipe at US President Donald Trump on Thursday, insisting that his proposal to deepen ties with the European Union wasn't aimed at creating a new geopolitical bloc "with better manners."