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WTJX NEWSFEED: September 30, 2026

Marcellina Ventura-Douglas

On today’s WTJX Radio NewsFeed: Lawmakers advanced proposed changes to the territory’s medical malpractice system that would require expert support for most claims before litigation and give reviewers additional time to evaluate cases.
Jed JohnHope terminates attorney, representing himself in delegate to Congress ballot access lawsuit

Tom Eader

Attorney Terri Griffiths asks the federal court to let her withdraw as Jed JohnHope seeks a spot on the November 3 ballot.
Teacher charged with child abuse after slapping student, causing hearing loss and ruptured eardrum

Tom Eader

A former middle school teacher charged with child abuse and assault in the alleged 2024 slapping of a student had bail set at $5,000. The boy’s mother filed a civil suit.

Ellen Schmidt

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The family of Renee Good files lawsuits over her death during Minneapolis ICE raids

Meg Anderson

The fatal shooting of Renee Good by a federal immigration agent last January in Minneapolis set off a firestorm of protests around the U.S. Her family is speaking out for the first time.
Eric Risberg

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AP

'It's a nightmare.' Former refugee, professor on Trump's new Medicaid policy

Selena Simmons-Duffin

Starting Oct. 1, many immigrants who are here legally lose their Medicaid coverage because of the Republican budget bill passed last year.

David L. Ryan/The Boston Globe

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A new California law bans child marriage. What's the global outlook on the practice?

Kamala Thiagarajan

The governor of California has signed into law a ban on child marriage. What is the status of other efforts to ban the practice? And do bans prove effective?
Planet Labs PBC

Google launches Project Suncatcher, a step towards AI data centers in space

John Ruwitch, Geoff Brumfiel

The fridge-size satellite with AI chips on board is part of Project Suncatcher, the company's moonshot effort to put AI data centers in space and harness solar energy.

National News

BBC News World Service

Christa Pike in critical condition after surviving two lethal injections, lawyer says

Pike’s lawyers have asked for her death sentence to be commuted following the botched execution.
What happened in the failed execution of Christa Pike - and what next?

The convicted killer is in hospital in Tennessee after surviving two lethal injections, in a case that has raised many questions.
Netanyahu says Flydubai attacker had 'Islamist radical indoctrination'

Israel's prime minister says the pilot who tried to take over the Flydubai plane clearly intended to "down the plane".
Putin warns West that Russia is ready to use every weapon to protect Kaliningrad

The Russian leader insists Moscow is "not threatening anyone" and is merely responding to statements by Western leaders.

Hundreds of disability advocates gathered in New York in 2025 to protest cuts to Medicaid and demand the enforcement of disability rights protections.

Erik McGregor

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Trump administration reverses stance on integration of people with disabilities

Jonaki Mehta

Disability rights advocates are angered by the latest reversal but are rallying behind proposed legislation and working with states to strengthen protections for community integration.