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Weight loss drug helped teens with obesity lower their BMI, study finds

The drug Wegovy, already approved for weight loss in adults, helped young people ages 12 to 17 lose an average of 14.7% of their starting bodyweight and improve quality of life.
Emmalea Zummo
Emmalea Zummo
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CBS, Moonves must pay $30.5 million for insider trading after sex assualt allegations

The New York attorney general’s office has said the network’s executives conspired with a Los Angeles police captain to conceal sexual assault allegations against Les Moonves.
File Photo by: Dennis Van Tine/STAR MAX/IPx 2017 6/11/17 Les Moonves at The 71st Annual Tony Awards in New York City.
File Photo by: Dennis Van Tine/STAR MAX/IPx 2017 6/11/17 Les Moonves at The 71st Annual Tony Awards in New York City.
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WWE ends investigation into alleged misconduct by Vince McMahon

McMahon retired in July after WWE said he had paid out nearly $20 million in previously unrecorded expenses, but he is still the biggest shareholder.
EAST RUTHERFORD, NJ - FEBRUARY 16: Vince McMahon attends a press conference to announce that WWE Wrestlemania 29 will be held at MetLife Stadium in 2013 at MetLife Stadium on February 16, 2012 in East Rutherford, New Jersey.
EAST RUTHERFORD, NJ - FEBRUARY 16: Vince McMahon attends a press conference to announce that WWE Wrestlemania 29 will be held at MetLife Stadium in 2013 at MetLife Stadium on February 16, 2012 in East Rutherford, New Jersey.

Obesity drug shows promise for adolescents

A new study in the New England Journal of Medicine finds that a weight loss drug used by adults with obesity shows promising results among adolescents. NBC News’ Kristen Dahlgren shares one teenager’s story.
Obesity drug shows promise for adolescents
Obesity drug shows promise for adolescents

Grandchildren of etiquette author rewrite book with modern day instructions

The first edition of Emily Post’s Etiquette was published in 1922, giving readers instructions on proper greetings, bowing and more. Now, her great grandchildren spoke with NBC News’ Stephanie Gosk on their centennial edition of the book.
Grandchildren of etiquette author rewrite book with modern day instructions
Grandchildren of etiquette author rewrite book with modern day instructions

Uvalde’s new superintendent says security overhaul is underway

Uvalde’s interim superintendent Gary Patterson is stressing a security overhaul is underway for every school in town. NBC News’ Morgan Chesky has more on the district’s plan following the deadly mass shooting at Robb Elementary.
Uvalde’s new superintendent says security overhaul is underway
Uvalde’s new superintendent says security overhaul is underway

Fed raises interest rates for sixth time this year

Federal Reserve chairman Jerome Powell announced the sixth interest rate hike this year. NBC News’ Tom Costello reports on the potential impact of the raise on inflation and on the job market.
Fed raises interest rates for sixth time this year
Fed raises interest rates for sixth time this year

Monkeypox may spread before symptoms appear, study suggests

More than half of monkeypox infections may spread pre-symptomatically, a U.K. study estimated. That could pose a challenge for eliminating the virus in non-endemic countries.
People line up outside a monkeypox vaccination clinic in Manchester, England, on Aug. 14, 2022.
People line up outside a monkeypox vaccination clinic in Manchester, England, on Aug. 14, 2022.

‘Extremely devastated’: Those close to Takeoff mourn his loss but pay homage, too

Fans and celebrities alike remember the rapper’s impact on Atlanta and the wider hip-hop community.
Global Citizen Live, Los Angeles
Global Citizen Live, Los Angeles

Oregon mayor arrested in connection with shooting and road rage incident

Dowen Jones, elected mayor of Rufus in 2018 with 76 votes, was booked on suspicion of attempted murder and four counts of attempted assault.

Nationwide catalytic converter theft ring made hundreds of millions of dollars, feds say

Thefts of catalytic converters — antipollution car parts laden with valuable platinum, palladium and rhodium — have exploded since the pandemic began.
A catalytic converter is removed from a vehicle.
A catalytic converter is removed from a vehicle.