From Jenna Orkin

Some of yesterday's and the previous day's links got messed up and around with. A few have been salvaged: 

New York reports a record 15 cases of a rare disease linked to rat urine in 2021, as vermin complaints flood in

China removed one of the most popular Quran apps that had at least one million Chinese users, according to a report

The human life span is theoretically limitless, a study suggests — adding fuel to a longstanding debate about our mortality

British lawmaker dies after being stabbed multiple times while meeting constituents

Suicide bombers hits Shiite mosque in Afghanistan killing dozens — the second such attack in a week

Almost 20% of U.S. Households Lost Entire Savings During Covid

 In transwomen, hormone therapy rapidly reduces Hgb to levels seen in cisgender women. In contrast, hormone therapy decreases strength, LBM and muscle area, yet values remain above that observed in cisgender women, even after 36 months. These findings suggest that strength may be well preserved in transwomen during the first 3 years of hormone therapy.

Anti-Trump Republicans to back vulnerable Democratic lawmakers in 2022

India's October power shortage worst since March 2016

Former President Bill Clinton hospitalized for infection but 'on the mend'

A Saudi dissident sued Twitter for a 2nd time, saying spies at the firm hacked his account and leaked his contacts' names to the kingdom

Why you had to be married to fly the A-12, the CIA's fastest spy plane

Uber Freight boss says 'we're living in shipping Armageddon,' and it's going to take the entire industry to fix it

Scientists are closely tracking a new variant spreading in the UK that could be 10% more infectious than Delta

Facebook claims it uses AI to identify and remove posts containing hate speech and violence, but the technology doesn't really work, report says