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Welcome to the online edition of From the Politics Desk, a nightly newsletter where the NBC News politics team brings you the latest reporting and analysis from the campaign, the White House and Congress.In today’s edition, our team breaks down Nebraska’s key senator’s decision to block President Trump’s backed effort to change how the state’s electoral votes are allocated, plus we’ll take a closer look at the latest NBC News Poll.To receive this newsletter in your inbox every weekday, sign up here.Nebraska Republicans block Trump-backed effort to change how state’s electoral votes are apportionedJonathan Allen, Bridget Bowman, Adam Edelman, Katherine…

Fall is here and cold season vaccinations are now recommended Doctors have said people should consider giving up to three doses of the vaccine depending on the temperature, but recent polls suggest not everyone agrees. FOX 2 – Fall is here and that means it’s that time of year when we start hearing about vaccine recommendations for all sorts of viruses. But now some doctors are recommending three doses. Let’s take a closer look. With the change in weather comes new changes: cold, flu, and possibly COVID season. Modern vaccines are available for influenza and COVID-19, and doctors say pregnant…

On Oct. 1 and 2, in conjunction with National Manufacturing Week, all eighth-graders from Warsaw, Wawasee, Whitco and Tippecanoe Valley School Corporations will have the opportunity to participate in DiscoverME, a career awareness program led by OrthoWorx that introduces modern manufacturing across Kosciusko County.The program includes hands-on experiential learning in the areas of product development, assembly and packaging, followed by field trips where students experience the orthopedic industry manufacturing environment and the various educational pathways available.”OrthoWorks is excited to offer this experience to students in our area,” said Erin Serafino, OrthoWorks Talent Director. “We are honored to be able to…

FORT WAYNE – Ivy Tech Community College Fort Wayne has announced the three finalists for its 2024 Start-Up Competition.The contest was the brainchild of Dave and Mary Bear, former owners of JB Tool, Die & Engineering, and began in 2011. This year’s winner will receive up to $40,000 in start-up funding for presenting the best business plan for a small business.The finalists and their businesses are as follows:• Ginny Ritchie, General Education and Entrepreneurship, Company: Ginny Rose Studios, LaGrangeGinny Rose Studio is an esthetician-run studio specializing in full body waxing, custom facials, massages and permanent makeup. We strive to be…

The first two of four Monday Night Football games this season will kick off. The first kicks off with the 2-0 Buffalo Bills taking on the 0-2 Jacksonville Jaguars (7:30 p.m. ET on ESPN), while the second game sees the 1-1 Washington Commanders travel to Cincinnati to take on the 0-2 Bengals (8:15 p.m. ET on ABC).The Bills have been one of the league’s highest scoring teams through two weeks, scoring 34 points in Week 1 and 31 points in Week 2. Josh Allen has also been the maestro of Buffalo’s offense, completing nearly 74% of his passes without an…

First Lady Jill Biden announced on Monday that the Department of Defense will spend $500 million a year to advance women’s health research as part of a broader White House initiative.”The Department of Defense has committed $500 million to women’s health, to women in the military, to all women,” Biden said at the Clinton Global Initiative’s annual meeting.”This money will go towards research into arthritis, chronic fatigue and cardiovascular health. This is important and it’s timely,” added the 73-year-old, who spoke alongside Chelsea Clinton, daughter of former President Bill Clinton. The Defense Department said in a statement that this investment…

The latest OECD Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA) results reveal that 37% of Australian 15-year-olds have never spoken to a careers adviser at school. PISA provides policymakers and educators with important insights into how prepared 15-year-olds are for the future as they near the end of compulsory education. In sharing the PISA findings, the Australian Council for Educational Research (ACER) has carried out new analysis to provide a snapshot of the career guidance and support received by Australian 15-year-olds in 2022. The proportion of students in both advantaged (36%) and disadvantaged (38%) schools who said they had never spoken…

WASHINGTON (AP) — University partnerships between the U.S. and China over the past decade have provided hundreds of millions of dollars in federal funding to help Beijing develop critical technologies that could be used for military purposes, Republican lawmakers allege in a new report.The report noted that U.S. researchers have collaborated with their Chinese counterparts in areas including hypersonic weapons, artificial intelligence, nuclear technology and semiconductor technology, and that U.S. taxpayer money has contributed to China’s technological advances and military modernization.A report released Monday by Republicans on the House Select Committee on China and the Education and Labor Committee expressed…

After the Dow Jones Industrial Average (^DJI) and S&P 500 Average (^GSPC) closed at all-time highs, Unlimited co-founder, CEO and Chief Investment Officer Bob Elliott joins Market Domination’s Josh Lipton and Madison Mills to discuss the day’s market action amid a shifting macro environment.”Coming out of last week’s Fed meeting, we see an environment in which the Fed is committed to providing significant monetary easing and even easier policy, even as asset prices are nearing peaks and the economy is doing well. This should be positive for growth going forward compared to the recession fears priced into the bond market.…

WASHINGTON (AP) — University partnerships between the U.S. and China over the past decade have provided hundreds of millions of dollars in federal funding to help Beijing develop critical technologies that could be used for military purposes, Republican lawmakers allege in a new report.The report noted that U.S. researchers have collaborated with their Chinese counterparts in areas including hypersonic weapons, artificial intelligence, nuclear technology and semiconductor technology, and that U.S. taxpayer money has contributed to China’s technological advances and military modernization. A report released Monday by Republicans on the House Select Committee on China and the Education and Labor Committee…