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Unfounded fears about rainbow fentanyl become the latest Halloween boogeyman

Experts say misinformation about candy laced with drugs happens every Halloween. But public alarm from a DEA warning about bright-colored fentanyl pills remains.
- Giulia Heyward
Only 15% of Washingtonians have gotten the updated omicron booster
- Paige Browning
False information is everywhere. 'Pre-bunking' tries to head it off early

The idea is to show people the tactics and tropes of misleading information before they encounter it in the wild – so they're better equipped to recognize and resist it.
- Shannon Bond
Siblings forged an unbreakable bond after leprosy tore apart their family

The Hawaiian island of Molokai was once the site of America's largest leprosy colony. A brother and sister in Hawaii discuss how their lives were shaped by leprosy, also known as Hansen's disease.
At 18 weeks pregnant, she faced an immense decision with just days to make it

About halfway into her pregnancy, Karla found out her fetus had a severe genetic anomaly. As she grappled with an uncertain prognosis, she was up against North Carolina's 20-week abortion limit.
- Selena Simmons-Duffin
Birds fall to Earth from Delhi's toxic skies. These brothers are there to save them

Named the best documentary at Sundance and Cannes, All That Breathes explores the mission of two Muslim brothers: saving a raptor cut down by smog and deadly kite strings.
- Kamala Thiagarajan
Triple-demic???

A respiratory virus that’s dangerous for young children is on the rise. RSV, or respiratory syncytial virus, shows up every year. But this year, it’s much earlier than expected. UW Associate Professor Dr. Helen Chu is here to talk us through this surge and why it’s happening now.
- Vaughan Jones
Second woman says Ga. Republican Senate candidate Herschel Walker paid for abortion

An anonymous woman said Walker was a "hypocrite" for running an anti-abortion campaign after allegedly pressuring her to terminate a pregnancy.
- Stephen Fowler
Washington's HIV prevention program just ran out of money

There's a big problem with Washington state's HIV prevention program for uninsured people. It's called Prep Dap and it just ran through a whole year's worth of funding in only three months. On top of that, it will stop supporting clients on Dec. 1.
- John O'Brien
WHO releases list of threatening fungi. The most dangerous might surprise you

Invasive, deadly fungi are on the rise. In its first-ever Fungal Priority Pathogen List, the World Health Organization says these are the most important.
- Max Barnhart

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