Tuesday, October 06, 2026

Cornell Campus Protests, Possible Plague Case & NBA Goes High-Tech

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Student Protests and Vandalism at Cornell: NY Times, AP, WaPo, USA Today

Execution Plan for Fort Hood Shooter: WSJ, ABC News, NY Post, Fox News

Aftermath of Failed TN Execution: WaPo, NY Times, CBS News, AP

PA Measles Outbreak Tops 1K Cases: NBC News, AP, WaPo, Reuters

Russian Plague Laboratory Death: Axios, WaPo, ABC News, NY Post

Neuroscience Researchers Win Nobel Prize: Nobel Prize, Reuters, AP, NY Times, BBC
See Video of Dr. Deisseroth Sharing the News: Instagram

Trump’s Signs Executive Order on Diesel: Bloomberg, AP, Reuters, Fox Business

Trump Walks Back Taxpayers Funding Ads: ABC News, WSJ, NBC News, NY Times

School Book Bans Reach Record High: PEN America, USA Today, AP, The Hill, People

NFL Suspends Referees: ESPN, CBS Sports, NBC News, AP

NBA’s Preseason Tech Experiments: NBA, AP

Trivia Tuesday: What is the largest desert in the world?
Last Week’s Q: Which actor has appeared in the most Marvel movies?
Last Week’s A: Samuel L. Jackson
Read More: ScreenRant, Yahoo! Entertainment, News18