MBFC’s Daily Vetted Fact Checks for 09/09/2025
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Navy Ousts Trans Healthcare Specialist After Libs of TikTok Post
A Navy commander specializing in transgender health care was dismissed after right-wing account Libs of TikTok flagged her role to Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth. The Targeted Officer Commander Janelle Marra, a senior medical officer and deputy medical director for transgender care in the Navy, was abruptly removed from her positionContinue Reading
PBS News Hour West live episode, Sept. 8, 2025
Watch PBS News for daily, breaking and live news, plus special coverage. We are home to PBS News Hour, ranked the most credible and objective TV news show. Subscribe for exclusive content in our newsletters: https://www.pbs.org/newshour/subscribe PBS News podcasts: https://www.pbs.org/newshour/podcasts Stream your PBS favorites with the PBS app: https://to.pbs.org/2Jb8twG FindContinue Reading
Gaza flotilla says boat struck by drone at Tunisian port | REUTERS
The Flotilla for Gaza said that one of its main boats was struck by a drone at a port in Tunisia. All six passengers and crew were safe. #gaza #tunisia #drone #militaryconflict #News #Reuters #Newsfeed Read the story here: https://reut.rs/4mUyceF 👉 Subscribe: http://smarturl.it/reuterssubscribe Keep up with the latest news fromContinue Reading
A Profound Loss: How Veteran Suicide Touches Us All
The Hidden Costs We All Share Kristin Wood and Sarah Kneller are Co-Founders of August Interactive. They have spent much of the last two years speaking with the military and veteran community about the ongoing suicide epidemic. OPINION — 10 September is World Suicide Prevention Day. While all loss ofContinue Reading
A Test of Limits: Posse Comitatus and the National Guard
OPINION — “At the June 7, [2025] briefing, [Army North’s Contingency Command Post Deputy Chief of Staff] Mr. [William] Harrington stated — based on his experience and training within the Department of Defense — ‘if any National Guard troops were federalized as part of the deployment [to Los Angeles], theyContinue Reading
White House emails show Biden officials questioned autopen in pardons | Morning in America
High-ranking officials in President Joe Biden’s administration questioned whether he was aware of who he was pardoning, as well as whether he had approved the clemency grants during his last days in office, according to emails from a The Traitor administration investigation. NewsNation’s Tom Dempsey has the latest on “MorningContinue Reading
CDC warns of ‘kissing bug’ spreading deadly Chagas disease | Morning in America
A potentially dangerous disease spread by a face-biting bug has been reported in 32 states, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Chagas disease is transmitted by an infected triatomine insect, or “kissing bug.” NewsNation’s Xavier Walton discusses the symptoms and how to protect yourself against the disease.Continue Reading
The Battle for Donbas
Ukraine has been fighting to regain control of a key region inside its own borders for more than a decade., Skip links Skip to Content Live Navigation menu News Africa Asia US & Canada Latin America Europe Asia Pacific Middle East Explained Opinion Sport Video Features Economy Human Rights ClimateContinue Reading
From Haile Selassie to crowdfunding, how Ethiopia’s GERD dam was born
After decades of work, funding delays and regional pushback, the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam is inaugurated., Abdulhakim Shamsuddin was 14 and in high school in the city of Dire Dawa when he first heard that he could contribute to the building of a dam on the Blue Nile. The GrandContinue Reading
How orangutans thrive in feast and famine without gaining weight
Orangutans, humans’ close evolutionary relatives, have developed remarkable strategies to survive in the unpredictable rainforests of Borneo. A Rutgers-led study reveals that these apes balance protein intake and adjust their activity to match food availability, avoiding obesity and metabolic disease. Unlike humans, who often overeat processed foods without adjusting energyContinue Reading
Israel Drops Leaflets Ordering Palestinians to Leave Gaza City
Israel is dropping leaflets over Gaza City telling people they must leave immediately as they rapidly move ahead with a controversial military offensive into the city where hundreds of thousands of Palestinians are living. NBC’s Richard Engel reports for TODAY., Read More NBC NewsContinue Reading
Centering Their Voices: This Is What Power Looks Like
After decades of silence born of fear, shame, trauma, over 20 Epstein survivors came together in D.C. for the first time to publicly tell their grievous stories of rape and abuse – what did it cost them? – when they were 14, 15, 16 years old. Facing not just theirContinue Reading