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1. How apple cider vinegar cured everything — until it didn't

   A headline-grabbing study touting apple cider vinegar for weight loss has been retracted. Other claims for the internet-famous remedy are also under fire.

2. Why Gen Z protesters worldwide are flying an anime pirate flag

   Gen Z protesters from Indonesia and Nepal to Madagascar and Morocco, are rallying behind an unexpected banner: a grinning skull in a straw hat.

3. What to expect as Syria holds first parliamentary elections since Assad's ouster

   Syria is holding parliamentary elections on Sunday for the first time since the fall of the country's longtime autocratic leader, Bashar Assad, who was unseated in a rebel offensive in December.

4. Some Democrats share Trump's goal of forcing more homeless people into medical care

   President Trump says one part of the answer to homelessness is civil commitment and forced medical care. Some Democrats agree.

5. Federal judge temporarily blocks Trump's National Guard deployment to Portland

   A federal judge has temporarily blocked the Trump administration from deploying the National Guard to Portland, Ore., which the president had ordered over the objections of local leaders.

6. Largest US Lutheran denomination installs first Black presiding bishop

   Rev. Yehiel Curry succeeds Rev. Elizabeth Eaton, who served for 12 years and was the first woman to lead the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America.

7. National parks caught in the crosshairs of government shutdown

   National parks across the country face conflicting demands and uncertainty as a result of the ongoing federal funding dispute.

8. Trump urges Hamas to 'move quickly' on Gaza peace plan

   Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Saturday that he hopes Hamas will have returned all remaining hostages by Oct. 13.

9. Populist billionaire Andrej Babiš wins Czech parliamentary election

   His political comeback put the country on a course away from supporting Ukraine and toward Hungary and Slovakia, which have taken a pro-Russian path.

10. Time is short for an ACA premium fix in the shutdown fight, says GOP insurance leader

    After warning Congress for months about premium spikes, the leader of the country's insurance commissioners — a Republican from North Dakota — says he's hopeful there could be a last minute fix.