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• Digital isolation is crushing young men — fraternities hold a proven solution - Young men face a mental health crisis with 57% rating wellbeing as poor. Research shows fraternity communities offer proven solutions to combat isolation.
• Did Pope Leo Pray in Istanbul’s Blue Mosque? Not Visibly, at Least. - Leo XIV is being closely watched on an inaugural trip to Turkey and Lebanon to spread a message of peace and outreach.
• At least 20 dead, several missing after boat capsizes in northwestern Congo - At least 20 people have died, and several remain missing after a boat capsized in northwestern Congo, according to local residents. The boat, which capsized on Lake Maï-Ndombe on Thursday, was carrying passengers to the capital, Kinshasa.
• This 1 Controversial Request Doctors Make During Appointments With Teens Is Sparking Intense Debate Online - “Not a chance and not on your life," one person said of this request health professionals maintain is important for accurate treatment.
• Bears coach goes topless in wild locker room celebration after dominating Eagles - Ben Johnson’s shirtless celebration and chant after the Chicago Bears’ win over the Philadelphia Eagles showed just how fired up Chicago’s new head coach really is.
• Airbus A320 recall disrupts global travel after glitch linked to solar flares - The European Union Aviation Safety Agency said in a directive that a JetBlue flight on Oct. 30 experienced an "uncommanded and limited pitch down event."
• National Guardsman shot in DC is 'hanging on,' family pleading for prayer, congressman says - National Guardsman Andrew Wolfe, 24, is "hanging on" Saturday after being shot in Washington, D.C., earlier this week, Rep. Riley Moore, R-W.Va., said.
• Business booms for firm that recruits students as enrollment in school districts tank nationwide - School districts hire recruitment firm Caissa K12 to compete with charter schools and voucher programs as parents increasingly choose alternatives to neighborhood public schools.
• Toxic soil stalls work on historic orchard in Pierce County. Neighbors concerned - Residents in the city of DuPont took to Facebook recently, concerned about why a half dozen fruit trees were sitting unplanted.
• Trump says he has ordered closure of Venezuelan airspace - President Donald Trump said Saturday that Venezuelan airspace was closed in its entirety, amid growing U.S. threats to attack the South American nation.