Jimmy Kimmel's return, Charlie Kirk's farewell, Macron's right of way: Week in review Robert Abitbol, USA TODAYSeptember 27, 2025 at 4:03 AM 0 Autism debate grows still louder The debate over the rise of autism in young people reached the top levels of government as President Donald Trump and his he...
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Robert Abitbol, USA TODAYSeptember 27, 2025 at 4:03 AM
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Autism debate grows still louder
The debate over the rise of autism in young people reached the top levels of government as President Donald Trump and his health secretary, Robert F. Kennedy Jr., announced a sweeping campaign to understand possible environmental links to the neurodevelopmental disorder − and urged pregnant women to avoid taking Tylenol because acetaminophen could be one of those links. Kenvue, Tylenol's manufacturer, objected to the assertion, but studies worldwide have landed on both sides of a possible connection. The upshot from the scientific community: Various factors have been linked to autism, genetic and otherwise, but science has not identified a cause.
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France's Macron wants the right of way
Emmanuel Macron found out firsthand what drivers in New York City, not to mention Washington, DC, know well: The traffic stinks. The French president, in New York for a gathering of the U.N. General Assembly, found himself stuck in gridlock to make way for President Trump's motorcade. In a widely shared video, Macron asks police to pass before the motorcade arrives, but an officer politely replies: Sorry, no. So Macron does what precious few people in a similar jam can do: He calls the president himself. "Hey, how are you?" he says. "Guess what? I am waiting in the street because everything is frozen for you." In the end, he walked the rest of the way.
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Utah has a copious candy craving
Halloween is more than a month away, but you wouldn't know it from the candy already filling store shelves. So Instacart is reviewing orders from last October to see what might be filling trick-or-treaters' bags across the country this year. Among its findings: Reese's Peanut Butter Cups are Halloween's biggest nationwide favorite, followed by Peanut M&M's and Kit Kat bars. Candy corn does well in the Midwest and South, and the Northeast is especially sweet on Sour Patch Kids. Utah claims the nation's biggest sweet tooth, with 50% more candy orders than the national average, while sweets were most scarce in carts on the coasts: Hawaii, Florida and California.
Tearful Jimmy Kimmel returns to TV stage
Jimmy Kimmel returned to the air nearly a week after ABC suspended his late-night show, delivering an emotional monologue touching on free speech, the support he received and his comments about the killing of Charlie Kirk that ignited the controversy. "It was never my intention to make light of the murder of a young man," he said tearfully. "Nor was it my intention to blame any specific group." He thanked his fellow late-night TV hosts, ABC, and even his opponents who spoke up for him. But he took aim at his nemesis, President Trump, and aired a clip of Trump declaring Kimmel had "no ratings." "Well," Kimmel said, "I do tonight."
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Balls and strikes will get an autocorrect
Imagine ballplayers going nose to nose, arguing balls and strikes − with a robot. That could be what the future holds now that Major League Baseball is officially adopting an automated strike zone challenge for the 2026 season. The Automated Ball-Strike system, or ABS, allows a hitter, pitcher or catcher to challenge a call twice in a game by tapping their helmet. It'll be the first time ever in baseball that the umpire won't have the last word on every pitch. As for the players, they have said they don't particularly care for the system, but they don't get the last call here, either. − Compiled and written by Robert Abitbol
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