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NPR (Michal Ruprecht) - As parents clamor for a treatment touted for autism, doctors hesitate to prescribe it Mon Mar 16 10:12:26 2026

After the leucovorin got public attention as a potential autism treatment, families rushed to get it. Many doctors are torn about prescribing an unproven drug but don't want to lose patients' trust.

After the leucovorin got public attention as a potential autism treatment, families rushed to get it. Many doctors are torn about prescribing an unproven drug but don't want to lose patients' trust.Open

NYTIMES (Jennifer Schuessler) - Pope to Make a (Virtual) Visit for the United States’ 250th Birthday Mon Mar 16 10:05:54 2026

After declining an invitation from President Trump, Pope Leo XIV will make a virtual appearance on July 3 at the National Constitution Center to accept its Liberty Medal.

NYTIMES (Kailyn Rhone) - Rising Prices and High Interest Rates Are Making Car Ownership Feel Impossible Mon Mar 16 10:05:54 2026

Rising vehicle prices, auto loan interest rates, and insurance and maintenance costs are making it harder for people to buy or keep cars.

NYTIMES (Sandra A. Miller and Margaret Muirhead) - Tracing the Sweet Origins of Candy Land and Its Creator Mon Mar 16 10:05:53 2026

The writers of an Overlooked obituary about the game’s creator recount how they stumbled upon her and then proceeded to reconstruct her life.

NYTIMES (Sandra A. Miller and Margaret Muirhead) - Overlooked No More: Eleanor Abbott, the Creator of Candy Land Mon Mar 16 10:05:52 2026

She invented the game nearly 80 years ago to distract children who were suffering in the hospital during a polio outbreak.

NYTIMES (Erin McCann) - What to Know About the Extreme Heat Forecast in Los Angeles, San Francisco and Phoenix Mon Mar 16 10:05:49 2026

Meteorologists are not mincing words in their forecasts for record-high temperatures in California and the desert Southwest.

NYTIMES (Rebecca Davis O’Brien) - Quartz Countertop Makers Want Immunity Against Legal Claims from Sick Stone Cutters Mon Mar 16 10:05:48 2026

Workers are filing lawsuits against the countertop industry as cases of silicosis, a deadly lung disease, rise.

NYTIMES (Kim Bhasin) - Lululemon Scrambles to Revive Yoga Pants Empire Amid Fight With Founder Mon Mar 16 10:05:48 2026

The interim chief executives are trying to rejuvenate sales as the founder, Chip Wilson, engages in a proxy battle for the boardroom.

NYTIMES (Elizabeth A. Harris) - Poverty in New York City Inched Higher in 2024 for Third Year in a Row Mon Mar 16 10:05:47 2026

The cost of basics like housing and food rose, while incomes and other resources, like public benefits, did not keep up.