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Zelensky weighs Trump ‘peace’ pitch; Wales cleans up in cheese; Indiana Republicans report swatting; Hunting Park fire rekindles alarm; Undersea cable sabotage warnings; Fluoride may aid cognition; Blind items unmasked
Ukrainian President Zelensky agrees to discuss new peace plan with Trump
Ukrainian President Zelensky agrees to discuss a new peace plan with Trump, saying he will meet President Donald Trump after the U.S. offered a proposal aimed at Ukraine and Russia—cautious openness to talks, with hard realities still looming.
Wales Wins Six Prizes at World Cheese Awards
Wales Wins Six Prizes at World Cheese Awards, with Caws Cenarth’s Perl Las Deli blue crowned Best Welsh Cheese in Bern. The semi-hard, pasteurised cow’s milk cheese—made with vegetarian rennet, dry-salted, and matured up to 12 weeks—dazzled a 265-strong panel in rigorous blind tasting at Festhalle BernExpo, helping Wales notch three Golds, two Silvers, and a Bronze among 5,244 entries from 46 countries. The 37th edition ran through multi-round judging capped by a 14-member Super Jury; overall World Champion went to Switzerland’s Gruyère AOP Vorderfultigen Spezial, while a new Es La Leche Award spotlighted excellence in milk production. With global consolidation hubs and special licences ensuring even the smallest makers could compete fairly, Wales carved out a serious slice of credibility—proof that artisan craft beats mere rind and bluster.
Amid redistricting push, three more Indiana Republicans report swatting incidents
Amid a redistricting push, three more Indiana Republicans report swatting incidents, with GOP state Sens. Dan Dernulc, Spencer Deery, and Rick Niemeyer saying they were targeted as national Republicans pressure holdouts to change their minds on new maps. Swatting—phoning in fake emergencies to summon armed responders—turns debate into intimidation, the political equivalent of a toddler tantrum with a 911 speed dial.
Fire breaks out in Hunting Park home near site of earlier blaze
A fire broke out Thursday morning in a Hunting Park home, bringing Philadelphia firefighters to a location near the site of an earlier blaze this week.
Officials warn of rising sabotage threats to vital undersea cables
Officials warn of rising sabotage threats to vital undersea cables, with U.S. lawmakers and experts saying the seabed network that underpins global Internet and financial traffic is increasingly vulnerable to interference—because nothing says 21st-century resilience like hanging the world’s money and messages on glass threads at the bottom of the ocean.
Study suggests fluoride in drinking water may enhance cognitive function rather than harm it
Study suggests fluoride in drinking water may enhance cognitive function rather than harm it—and the only thing getting dumber might be the panic. Published Wednesday in Science Advances, a decades-spanning analysis of nearly 27,000 Americans found that students with full childhood exposure to recommended fluoride levels scored higher than those with none, with no signs of cognitive decline later in life. The study undercuts claims from Robert F. Kennedy Jr. that fluoride lowers IQ—a tidy reminder that shouting “poison” isn’t the same as producing evidence. Researchers don’t yet know why scores were higher, but co-author John Robert Warren of the University of Minnesota points to better dental health leading to fewer school absences as a plausible path. The team plans follow-up work, including direct comparisons of IQ. Meanwhile, after Kennedy helped turn fluoride into a culture-war chew toy, some states moved toward bans, even as HHS and the EPA revisit their recommendations. Turns out the stuff that strengthens teeth may also support minds—imagine that.
Blind Items Unveiled: Part 7
Blind Items Unveiled: Part 7 teases a Nov. 5, 2025 nugget: if the most famous member of “that reality family” didn’t post by 5:05 p.m. Friday, it meant a bar-exam flop—the reveal names Kim Kardashian and alleges she stayed silent and didn’t pass. Because nothing says legal rigor like a results embargo enforced by Instagram.
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