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Pakistan airstrikes hit Afghanistan; UN says civilians, mostly children, among dead

Taliban officials say nine civilians were killed in Kunar and Helmand; UNAMA confirmed at least 10 civilian deaths. Pakistan says it struck militant hideouts and killed 22 fighters. Casualty claims remain unverified independently.

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Florida sets Oct. 8 hearing on plan to drop four school vaccine requirements, strikes ‘moral or ethical’ exemption wording

Florida’s Department of Health will take public comment in Lake Mary on its proposal to remove the hepatitis B, chickenpox, Hib and pneumococcal vaccines from school and child care requirements. A notice filed the same day removes moral and ethical beliefs from the proposed religious exemption form.

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Florida sets Oct. 8 hearing on plan to drop four school vaccine requirements, strikes ‘moral or ethical’ exemption wording

Florida’s Department of Health will take public comment in Lake Mary on its proposal to remove the hepatitis B, chickenpox, Hib and pneumococcal vaccines from school and child care requirements. A notice filed the same day removes moral and ethical beliefs from the proposed religious exemption form.

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Sia sells half of her music catalog to Pophouse, which did not disclose a price

Pophouse Entertainment said Thursday that it has acquired a 50% stake in Sia’s publishing and master music rights, without disclosing a price that TMZ, citing legal documents, reported as $180 million.

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Nathan Fielder’s Elizabeth Holmes documentary ‘You Can See Everything’ premieres at New York Film Festival ahead of Oct. 16 release

“You Can See Everything,” Nathan Fielder and Lance Oppenheim’s documentary following Theranos founder Elizabeth Holmes in the weeks before she reported to prison, screened Wednesday at the New York Film Festival, the Associated Press reported, ahead of A24’s Oct. 16 release.

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