Majority Leader Steve Scalise (R-La.) has won the majority of votes in the House GOP conference to become the new House Speaker, but he faces difficulty in uniting the 217 Republicans necessary to vote for him due to petty and more esoteric disagreements. This follows previous Republican rebellions, such as the battles between then-Speaker John Boehner and the House Freedom Caucus. Meanwhile, a traumatic event recently struck the immediate family of a TPM writer, involving a car accident and a sailing accident. These events have been difficult for both the family and Scalise as he attempts to gain the necessary support.
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David Njoku, tight end for the Cleveland Browns, suffered serious facial injuries in a home fire pit accident but still played in the Browns' Week 4 game two days later. He has now launched a merchandise brand, "Withstand," to generate funds for burn victims and research, and has been praised by fans and fellow NFL players for his strength and resilience.
Mary Lou Retton, a Hall of Fame gymnast and 1984 Olympic gold medalist, is in the intensive care unit of a hospital fighting a "very rare form of pneumonia." Her daughter McKenna Kelley has asked for prayers and donations to help her mother in her fight against the illness. Retton is 55 years old and her condition is critical, but no further updates have been released.
On Sunday, a series of earthquakes rocked the city of [...] leaving over 2,400 dead and 2,000 injured. The United Nations has approved a $5 million emergency reserve allocation from the Afghanistan Humanitarian Fund to help with the relief efforts, and the death toll is expected to rise further. Donations are being urged to help provide food, shelter, medical assistance, and other essential services to those affected.
Two powerful earthquakes struck western Afghanistan on Saturday, October 7, leaving at least 15 dead and 40 injured, according to the country's national disaster authority. The United Nations has given a preliminary figure of 320 dead, though the figure is still being verified. Local authorities estimated that 100 people were killed and 500 injured, and the Afghan government is now working to provide assistance to those affected, with the United Nations providing aid and support. Aftershocks of the 6.3 magnitude earthquakes also occurred, with epicenters close to the region's largest city.
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On Wednesday, more than 75,000 Kaiser Permanente workers across five states and Washington, D.C. went on strike, the largest health care worker walkout in U.S. history. The workers are protesting staffing shortages that they say have reached crisis levels, and are asking for improved wages, increased staffing levels, and better job security. The strike is expected to last five days, and Kaiser Permanente has said that patient care will not be affected.
Katalin Karikó and Drew Weissman have been awarded the 2023 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for their discoveries that enabled the development of mRNA vaccines against COVID-19. The Nobel Assembly praised the laureates for their work which has "fundamentally changed our understanding of how mRNA interacts with our immune system" and for contributing to the "unprecedented rate of vaccine development". This technology has been used to develop vaccines for a range of diseases, including COVID-19.