By mapping the genetic code of particularly virulent strains of Lyme disease bacteria, scientists may have gotten a step closer to figuring out why symptoms persist for months, or even years, in some people. https://www.nbcnews.com/health/health-news/lyme-symptoms-lyme-disease-study-offers-clue-severity-spread-rcna102757
Researchers found low concentrations of so-called "forever chemicals" in various "eco-friendly" straws, raising doubts about whether they're an appropriate alternative. https://www.nbcnews.com/health/health-news/paper-bamboo-straws-contain-pfas-forever-chemicals-rcna101614
A divided federal appeals court has ruled that Mississippi cannot strip the right to vote from thousands of convicts after they complete their sentences. https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/elections/mississippi-cannot-strip-convicts-right-vote-federal-appeals-court-rul-rcna98290
A man convicted of fraud who escaped from a Colorado federal prison more than four years ago has been arrested in Florida, the U.S. Marshals Service says. https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/fugitive-fraudster-caught-living-high-hog-florida-4-years-escape-color-rcna98275
The two-week outage was believed to be the longest NASA had gone without hearing from Voyager 2. https://www.nbcnews.com/science/space/nasa-restores-contact-voyager-2-spacecraft-mistake-led-weeks-silence-rcna98281
The scheduled vote by the California Public Utilities Commission is shaping up as a referendum on an array of issues related to technology, including the politics of artificial intelligence and the human workforce affected by the technology’s rapid development. https://www.nbcnews.com/tech/innovation/self-driving-car-sf-taxi-waymo-cruise-california-vote-cpuc-rcna97540
Across social media, many of her followers expressed their disappointment with the allegations detailed in a lawsuit, including that Lizzo weight-shamed dancers and pressured them to touch a nude performer at an Amsterdam club. https://www.nbcnews.com/pop-culture/lizzo-fans-reaction-lawsuit-rcna97847
An Arizona county has decided not to hand-count its ballots in next year’s presidential race, after discovering that it would cost more than a million dollars and leave it with inaccurate results. https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/elections/arizona-republicans-hand-count-ballots-price-tag-errors-mojave-county-rcna97769
The flashing “X” sign above the San Francisco building formerly known as Twitter’s headquarters has been removed, video shows, days after it went up and caused complaints. https://www.nbcnews.com/tech/tech-news/flashing-x-sign-twitter-building-appears-come-rcna97443