Sen. John Thune, the No. 2 Republican in the Senate, said Wednesday many Republican candidates who had problems in the midterms “were running on the 2020 election being stolen and I don't think independent voters were having it.” Some of those candidates, including Senate nominee Herschel Walker, were handpicked by former President Donald Trump. Trump hosted a prominent QAnon conspiracy theorist Liz Crokin on Tuesday night at Mar-a-Lago, just two weeks after he dined with Ye and known antisemite Nick Fuentes. Will the GOP agree with Thune and move on from Trump in hopes of better results? Author and journalist Bill O’Reilly says if Republican voters want to nominate Trump, they should nominate him. O’Reilly also suggests it's possible Trump was unaware of opinions and comments made by Ye and Nick Fuentes because the former president is “isolated” and “detached from reality” down in Florida. #Trump #politics #Senate #Election2022

New research shows obesity's connection to illnesses like Alzheimer's disease and new guidelines urge doctors to treat obesity as a serious disease deserving of treatment. But medical students receive little training on the factors surrounding obesity, both physical and psychological. #health #obesity #medicine

The U.S. Census Bureau estimated that states in the Northeast and Midwest lost hundreds of thousands of residents this year, but more than 1.3 million people moved to southern states. NewsNation's Leland Vittert analyzed on "Morning in America" why more Americans are moving to the South than ever.

#Population #South #Census

Benjamin Foster, 36, is accused of kidnapping a woman and brutally attacking her in Grants Pass nearly a week ago. That victim, identified by her family as Justine Siemens, remains in a hospital in critical condition. NewsNation's "Banfield" spoke exclusively with a friend of the victim, who also knows the suspect.  #Banfield

In the past decade, synthetic methamphetamine has become so potent that it has at times been dubbed "Super Meth." The drug is now often produced in vast Mexican labs and can cause paranoia, hallucinations and even schizophrenia. Sam Quinones, a journalist and author who's written two books on America's plight against opioids and meth, explains how meth’s chemical composition has changed and what it’s doing to people across America. #drugs #meth #cartels

Two missing monkeys from the Dallas Zoo were recently found in an abandoned home. A total of 12 squirrel monkeys were stolen from Zoosiana in Louisiana on Saturday, zoo officials said. Broussard, Louisiana Police Chief Vance Oliver says investigators are looking into the possibility the cases could be related.

#MissingMonkeys #DallasZoo #Zoosiana #OnBalance

Brendan Foster, the man accused of kidnapping a woman and brutally attacking her in Oregon, has died from a self-inflicted gunshot wound after a police stand-off, according to local media.

Read more: https://www.newsnationnow.com/crime/oregon-torture-suspect-found-standoff-resolved/

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