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October 30, 2025

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WEEKLY HIGHLIGHTS FROM UPSHOT AND FRIENDS

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F.C.C. Changes Course on the Price of Prisoners’ Phone Calls

Brendan Carr, the F.C.C. chairman, cited security concerns in rolling back most of the lower costs he voted for last year.

By Ben Blatt

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How and Where the National Guard Has Deployed to U.S. Cities

See where the troops called upon by President Trump are working, what they are doing, and under whose authority.

By Lazaro Gamio and Chris Hippensteel

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Can New York City Buses Be Both Fast and Free?

Our reporter Larry Buchanan collects data on the B41 bus in Brooklyn to find out why New York City buses are the slowest in the nation and whether Zohran Mamdani’s campaign pledge to make buses free would speed them up.

By Larry Buchanan, Sutton Raphael, Laura Bult and Joey Sendaydiego

IN CASE YOU MISSED IT

A person holds their brown dachshund as a pair of hands administer a vaccine to the dog.

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Vaccine Skepticism Comes for Pet Owners, Too

Anti-vaccine sentiment is spilling over into veterinary medicine, making some owners hesitant to vaccinate their pets, even for fatal diseases like rabies.

By Emily Anthes and Teddy Rosenbluth

A map of western U.S. states shows a line linking prominent mountain peaks along Kilian Jornet’s route.

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Rewriting What’s Possible in the Mountains

Kilian Jornet wanted to summit 72 of the tallest peaks in the contiguous United States. He gave himself a month to do it.

By Scott Cacciola and K.K. Rebecca Lai

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