Sunday, October 5, 2025

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YOUR MORNING NEWS ROUNDUP

Sun Oct 5 2025

 
Routine vaccine coverage among children has slipped in most counties

New data shows widespread erosion in vaccination coverage in over 75% of U.S. counties, leaving many without immunity from outbreaks.

President Donald Trump speaks in the Oval Office at the White House on Sept. 30, 2025.
 

Trump-appointed judge blocks National Guard deployment to Portland

 

The ruling is a setback for Trump who wants to send the military into cities against the wishes of their Democratic leaders.

NEW YORK, NEW YORK - FEBRUARY 16: Bad Bunny attends SNL50: The Anniversary Special on February 16, 2025 in New York City. (Photo by Dimitrios Kambouris/Getty Images)
 

Bad Bunny says 'everyone is happy' about Super Bowl gig, even Fox News

 

Fresh off being announced as the 2026 Super Bowl halftime show performer, Bad Bunny took on "SNL" for a second time.

Palestinian women mourn at the funeral of victims killed by Israeli bombardment at the Aqsa Martyrs Hospital in Deir el-Balah in the central Gaza Strip on January 12, 2025. (Photo by Saeed Jaras / Middle East Images / Middle East Images via AFP) (Photo by SAEED JARAS/Middle East Images/AFP via Getty Images)
 

Two years after Oct. 7, Israel, Hamas and the world look different

 

President Trump's 20-point peace plan tests whether Gaza's devastation and the region's upheaval have opened new possibilities.

Taylor Swift announced her 12th studio album, "The Life of a Showgirl," will drop Oct. 3.
 

Taylor Swift is defiant, in love and better than ever on 'Showgirl'

 

Taylor Swift shakes off the melancholy on "The Life of a Showgirl" and invites us back to the dance party. This is why she is the ultimate showgirl.

Some of the most banned books during the 2024-2025 school year, as tracked by PEN America.
 

Here are the top 10 most banned books in the US, per PEN America

 

PEN America reports that nearly 4,000 unique book titles were challenged for banning in the U.S. in 2024. Take a look at the titles.

What do "6-7," "bop," "huzz," and "mogging" mean? We're not sure but Google has the answers, as GenZ slang makes its way into the mainstream consciousness.
 

Can you understand the most popular slang words of 2025?

 

An analysis of the most searched slang terms reveals some words that may confuse you. That's kind of the point.

The U.S. Capitol dome on the fourth day of a partial government shutdown in Washington, D.C. on Oct. 4, 2025.
 

US government shutdown enters its fifth day

 

Sunday, Oct. 5 marks the fifth longest partial government shutdown in U.S. history.

Ed Gein photographed following his arrest in November 1957 in Wautoma, Wisconsin.
 

The true, horrific story of Ed Gein, the 'Butcher of Plainfield'

 

Ed Gein is the subject of a new Netflix miniseries. Known as the Butcher of Plainfield, Gein's story includes a house of horrors on a Wisconsin farm.

Banned Books Week, which runs Oct 5-11, celebrates the freedom to read and spotlights current and historical attempts to restrict books in libraries and schools.
 

Book bans have increased in the past four years. Here's the data.

 

Banned Books Week highlights book titles that have been restricted or targeted for removal from schools and libraries.

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