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NEWS BRIEFS – SEPTEMBER 27, 2023

September 27, 2023

Hyundai and Kia recall nearly 3.4 million vehicles due to fire risk and urge owners to park outdoors DETROIT (AP) — Hyundai and Kia are recalling nearly 3.4 million vehicles in the U.S. and telling owners to park them outside due to the risk of engine compartment fires. The recalls cover multiple models from the…

Ky. children 10-17 have nation’s 2nd highest obesity rate (19.6%); adult rate of 37.7% is 9th highest, a slight improvement from 2021

September 25, 2023

By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News  Kentucky ties with Wisconsin for the nation’s ninth-highest adult obesity rate, an improvement from second-highest last year, but Kentucky children aged 10-17 still have one of the nation’s highest rates, No. 2, after ranking first last year. The 20th annual State of Obesity report from Trust for America’s Health says 37.7% of Kentucky adults…

Now is the time to get vaccinated or re-vaccinated for Covid-19, as the weather cools and people spend more time indoors

September 25, 2023

By Vince Venditto University of Kentucky As the weather gets colder and gatherings move indoors, vaccines remain the safest and most effective way to protect ourselves from Covid-19. On Sept. 11, the Food and Drug Administration approved the updated mRNA Covid-19 booster vaccines to align with the currently circulating variants. The vaccines are recommended for everyone six…

The iPhone 12 emits too much radiation and Apple must take it off the market, a French agency says

September 13, 2023

A government watchdog agency in France has ordered Apple to withdraw the iPhone 12 from the French market, saying it emits levels of electromagnetic radiation that are too high PARIS (AP) — A government watchdog agency in France has ordered Apple to withdraw the iPhone 12 from the French market, saying it emits levels of electromagnetic radiation…

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Kentucky Journalism Hall-of-Famer Al Cross weighs in on the police raid on the weekly newspaper in Kansas, why all Kentuckians should pay attention to it, and the reason we need a free press.