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Colgate Weighs $1 Billion Personal Care Brand Sale — 1dColgate-Palmolive is weighing the sale of Softsoap, Irish Spring and Speed Stick, with Goldman Sachs guiding a potential divestment that could fetch over $1 billion. The move signals portfolio reshaping as Colgate shifts focus from mass-market personal care to higher-margin oral care amid broader consumer pressures and a need for a long-term turnaround in North America.

Derek Foss Colgate's shift away from everyday soaps and deodorants toward higher margin oral care looks overdue given the North American slowdown.

Surrogate Seeks Supreme Court Help in Custody Fight — 2dMcKenna West, a surrogate who refused to terminate the pregnancy, has asked the U.S. Supreme Court to intervene in a custody and medical-care dispute over a four-week-old baby with hypoplastic left heart syndrome born in Dallas, challenging California court orders that recognize the intended parents as the child's legal guardians. West argues she must be allowed to advocate for the child’s life-saving treatment amid a multi-state dispute, with Texas authorities having intervened to ensure care, highlighting surrogacy and abortion policy gaps across states.

St. Cuthbert Ministers During PlagueGood News — FROM 664Monk cares for plague victims in Northumbria.

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The Kindness of Le Mans to POWsGood News — FROM 1940French town cares for captured British soldiers.

St. Cuthbert Ministers to Plague VictimsGood News — FROM 685Bishop cares for the sick on Farne Island.

Sandwich-Generation Families Navigate Alzheimer’s Home CareHealth — 3dPersonal narratives from caregivers like Eleyna caring for her mother with dementia, Ty Lewis tending to her mother Gertrude at home, and other family members show how families adapt routines, music therapy, and online support to manage end-stage Alzheimer’s while raising children. These accounts highlight the emotional toll, the decision to age-in-place, and the sense of community built around caregiving, with caregivers emphasizing life together and purpose amid a terminal diagnosis.

Woman Finds Strange Box Outside Her Apartment With An Entire Family Inside — 3dA North Carolina rescuer found a box with a mother cat and kittens left at her home and arranged their care through local groups.

Tom Gallagher At least the cats ended up with groups that can foster them instead of being left to fend for themselves on the street.

Peter Damian Founds Hermit CommunitiesGood News — FROM 1043Reformer establishes houses of prayer and care for the poor.

The Village That Adopted a Leper ColonyGood News — FROM 1950Indian community cares for abandoned patients

Healthcare Data Gaps, Integration Drive Patient CostsHealth — 4dA new study confirms that inaccurate provider data disrupts referrals and care coordination across health systems and plans, highlighting a systemic data quality problem. Separate reports underscore how confusing billing, affordability challenges, and vertical integration in care delivery are driving higher costs and steering patients toward more expensive hospital-based procedures.

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Alfred the Great Translates Pastoral CareGood News — FROM 890King Alfred renders Gregory's handbook into Old English.

Tiny Kitten Somehow Ends Up Stranded In The Middle Of A HighwayGood News — 4dRescuer John carefully retrieves a tiny kitten from the middle of a Long Island highway while Dodo editor Monica follows the effort.

Doctors flag one recurring sentence from male patientsGood News — 4dDoctors observe that men saying their wives made them seek care often points to serious conditions, highlighting how family support can prompt earlier medical attention.

For many spiritual seekers, author Wendell Berry was a fellow pilgrim and contrarian — 4dWendell Berry lived as a Kentucky farmer and writer whose work linked care for the land with spiritual wholeness, drawing seekers to his porch and pages even after his death at 92.

Tom Gallagher Berry's writing on place and simplicity gave me a grounded way to think about faith that avoided abstract theology.

Clancy Lawyer Seeks Trump Pardon After Mistrial — 4dLindsay Clancy’s attorney has pressed President Trump to grant a pardon after her murder trial ended in a mistrial, arguing she was suffering from severe postpartum psychosis and that she is a compassionate person who deserves clemency. Trump previously commented that, whatever the outcome, the case would carry a price, and the defense notes ongoing questions about her psychiatric care and the jury's deadlocked verdict.

Guide Details Team Roles for Securing Playground FundingLifestyle — 2dPlaygrounds are framed as vital community hubs that build confidence and foster connections, and funding such projects hinges on careful planning, a strong, diverse team, and a clear, shared purpose. A Little Tikes Commercial guide emphasizes prework, defined roles, and a compelling rationale for the project to effectively secure funding for both new builds and upgrades.

Rachel Meyers Playgrounds really do strengthen communities, so laying out a solid purpose upfront should help more towns get upgrades approved.

Trump Administration to Send $500 ACA Refunds to Nearly 1 Million Enrollees — 2dPresident Donald Trump plans to issue $500 rebates to up to 1 million Obamacare enrollees in 30 states before the November midterms, funded by roughly $500 million in excess ACA fees that insurers returned to the government. The move, pitched as consumer relief and a showcase of his health-care agenda, dovetails with his midterm strategy and will be highlighted in his convention remarks, with specific state concentrations noted as Alabama, Alaska, Arkansas, Delaware, Florida, Michigan, Mississippi, Missouri, New Hampshire, Ohio, South Carolina, Texas and Wisconsin.

Video — YouTubePapoose "Jezebel" Official Music VideoPapoose · 157.8K views · Sep 11, 2026

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Memphis groomer charged after four dogs die; 36 seized from Florida man — 3dTwo separate animal-cruelty cases emerged: in Memphis, groomer Keaton Stuckey is charged with four counts of aggravated cruelty after four dogs died from heat stroke while in his care, with necropsies confirming heat exhaustion and no veterinary care provided; in Melrose, 67-year-old Mark Plosila had 36 husky-mixed dogs seized after months of neighbor complaints, resulting in the euthanization of 15 dogs and criminal charges alongside a civil order that previously restricted the number of dogs he could possess. The cases highlight ongoing enforcement actions against suspected animal neglect and the complexities of civil and criminal proceedings in multi-dog welfare disputes.

Rachel Meyers Neighbors warned for months about the overcrowding but nothing changed until 15 dogs had to be euthanized.

Campaign Pledges $100M to Halve U.S. Maternal Deaths — 2dA Walton-backed bipartisan initiative, Healthy Moms, Healthy Babies America, pledges $100 million over five years to cut the U.S. maternal mortality rate in half by 2031, prioritizing rural access, midwife training, postpartum care, and improved data collection with state matching to scale impact. The campaign also supports bipartisan legislation and aims to surface political will for maternal health reform by coordinating with states and health systems to implement proven improvements.

Behavioral Health Efforts Include New California Hub and Ohio Oversight ShiftHealth — 4dAcross North Dakota, California, and Ohio, there is a growing emphasis on integrated, whole-person behavioral health care—from the ND conference fostering professional collaboration and ongoing education, to UC San Diego Health’s multi-faceted behavioral health hub focused on inpatient, outpatient, research, and training, to Compassion Behavioral Health promoting integrated treatment for co-occurring mental health and substance use disorders, and to Ohio policy efforts tightening oversight of recovery housing. Together these developments reflect a national push toward coordinated care, stronger resources, and policy refinement to improve access and outcomes for individuals with behavioral health needs.

Illinois Governor Candidates Pursue Separate Goals at Texas Convention — 2dThe Illinois governor’s race has moved into Texas, with Pritzker and Bailey courting supporters at the Republican National Convention, Bailey seeking national exposure while Del Mar emphasizes cross-state policy transfers and Trump’s lingering influence on Bailey. In Texas, polls show Abbott-Hinojosa in a dead heat in the governor race and a tight Senate contest, with older voters tightening the gap in an AARP poll that also highlights affordability and health-care concerns shaping the race.

Marcus Bell Bailey heading to Texas for exposure could help him stand out but risks looking disconnected from Illinois voters back home.

StrainScan Pro Plans Demos Across $4T Foodservice MarketHealth — 3dMedical Care Technologies is expanding StrainScan Pro from agricultural demos into the foodservice vertical, planning kitchen-focused demonstrations for commercial kitchens and multi-unit operators and emphasizing portability on iPad Air for in-field quality inspections. Early operator feedback is guiding the next build-out to broaden workflows, faster on-device reviews, and more path-specific quality checks across farming and restaurant supply chains.

Michael Porter Jr. Addresses Viral Taiwan Transgender Photo — 4dMichael Porter Jr. addressed the Taiwan viral photo on his Curious Mike podcast, saying he met a Taiwanese woman he talked to via Google Translate and that a photo from the encounter later went viral with speculation about her being transgender; he reiterates he didn’t know or care whether she was transgender at the time. He also noted he is single but hopes his next girlfriend could be a long-term partner.

First U.S. Horse Screwworm Case Confirmed in Texas — 3dThe United States has confirmed its first equine case of New World screwworm in Presidio County, Texas near the Mexican border, triggering movement restrictions for warm-blooded animals and rapid containment measures including sterile fly release to curb a 2026 outbreak that has also affected cattle and dogs. Officials emphasize vigilant wound care and biosecurity for horse and dog owners and call for prompt veterinary reporting to prevent spread and potential economic damage to Texas agriculture and wildlife.

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