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SANTA CLARA. Calif. (AP) — Quarterback Brock Purdy is “highly unlikely” to start on Sunday for the San Francisco 49ers as he deals with a toe injury that has already sidelined him for one game.Purdy was officially listed as questionable for the game against the Arizona Cardinals with a final decision on his status likely to come on Saturday. Coach Kyle Shanahan said Purdy could be available as the backup or the emergency third quarterback if he can’t start.“A lot of progress and thought he had a good week,” Shanahan said. “We’ll see how he does tomorrow. It’s highly unlikely…

RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — The 14 former N.C. State male athletes who filed a lawsuit alleging sexual abuse under the guise of treatment by the Wolfpack’s former director of sports medicine are also suing the school for negligence.The group filed a second lawsuit this week with the North Carolina Industrial Commission against the school as a public entity.On Wednesday, those athletes, most as “John Doe” plaintiffs to protect anonymity, sued in Wake County Superior Court alleging conduct such as improper touching of the genitals during massage treatments by Robert Murphy Jr. That lawsuit was against Murphy along with eight current…

A baby girl in Texas made her grand entrance in dramatic fashion earlier this month.The mom, Angelica Martinez, gave birth to her daughter Kamilah just as her husband pulled their car outside the Methodist Dallas Medical Center entrance. A hospital surveillance camera caught the event on tape.Methodist Dallas Medical Center – PHOTO: Angelica Martinez gave birth outside of Methodist Dallas Medical Center on Sept. 2 and her husband Luis Mendoza caught their daughter Kamilah just in time.”Two blocks away from the hospital, [Martinez] started having big contractions,” Luis Mendoza, the husband, recalled in a statement released by the Methodist Health…

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is not expected to change recommendations for hepatitis B vaccines in newborns, after its panel of advisers tabled Friday a much-awaited vote on the issue.The panel had been expected to recommend delaying the use of the vaccine in babies, currently administered shortly after birth, but some members expressed frustration over a lack of evidence about side effects and said more discussion was needed. One member also said the voting language wasn’t clear and could lead to confusing guidance.The unorthodox decision follows a chaotic, unconventional voting process for the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices…

The Trump administration escalated its fight with Harvard University on Friday, placing the Ivy League school under extra financial oversight and threatening sanctions if it does not provide additional data on its admissions practices. Education Secretary Linda McMahon said the department was placing Harvard under “heightened cash monitoring,” forcing the school to use its own money to pay out financial aid for students and then seek reimbursement from the government. She also threatened “further enforcement action” if the school does not turn over records to prove it no longer is considering race in admissions.Harvard did not respond to a request…

A fifth person has died after contracting a rare, flesh-eating bacteria in Louisiana, state health officials said this week.Vibrio vulnificus is a bacteria that occurs in warm coastal waters, CBS News previously reported, and is more common between May and October. It can cause illness including life-threatening necrotizing fasciitis, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. About one in five people with a Vibrio vulnificus infection die, according to the CDC.It’s not clear how the person contracted the bacteria. The person was not identified in a news release from state health officials.People can contract the bacteria by exposing an…

2025-09-19T15:16:02Z Share Facebook Email X LinkedIn Reddit Bluesky WhatsApp Copy link lighning bolt icon An icon in the shape of a lightning bolt. Impact Link Save Saved Read in app This story is available exclusively to Business Insider subscribers. Become an Insider and start reading now. Have an account? Log in. OpenAI and Anthropic released comprehensive studies this week on how people use AI. The findings reveal diverging patterns: ChatGPT is more about augmentation, while Claude skews toward automation.OpenAI’s study found that ChatGPT is most popular for writing, editing, summarization, and brainstorming. Students, marketers, and knowledge workers use it to…

Before the United States began vaccinating all infants at birth with the hepatitis B vaccine in 1991, around 18,000 children every year contracted the virus before their 10th birthday – about half of them at birth. About 90% of that subset developed a chronic infection.In the U.S., 1 in 4 children chronically infected with hepatitis B will die prematurely from cirrhosis or liver cancer.Today, fewer than 1,000 U.S. children or adolescents contract the virus every year – a 95% drop. Fewer than 20 babies are reported infected at birth.I am a pediatrician and preventive medicine specialist who studies vaccine delivery…

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The Meta Connect conference in Silicon Valley was a window into Mark Zuckerberg’s dual obsessions: AI and AR. He’s betting big on both, though the payoff remains uncertain.On the AI front, generative models have improved ad targeting across Meta’s platforms. Beyond that, it’s unclear how Meta will turn this expensive technology into new user experiences.In AR, Meta has already burned through billions with little to show. Its internet-connected specs have been a modest success, but will most people really wear computers on their faces?I spoke with Business Insider’s Pranav Dixit, who was all over Connect this week. Here are his…