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Savewith a NBCUniversal ProfileCreate your free profile or log in to save this articleNov. 15, 2025, 4:19 PM ESTBy Alexandra MarquezRep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, R-Ga., who was once one of President Donald Trump’s most vocal supporters, said Saturday that she’s facing threats following the president’s criticism of her on social media.”I am now being contacted by private security firms with warnings for my safety as a hot bed of threats against me are being fueled and egged on by the most powerful man in the world. The man I supported and helped get elected,” Greene wrote in a post on X on Saturday. “As a Republican, who overwhelmingly votes for President Trump‘s bills and agenda, his aggression against me which also fuels the venomous nature of his radical internet trolls (many of whom are paid), this is completely shocking to everyone,” the congresswoman added in her post.Greene’s revelation comes after Trump attacked Greene in post on social media and rescinded his endorsement of her, calling her “wacky” and accusing her of complaining too much. The president also suggested he could back a primary challenger against her. The White House and U.S. Capitol Police didn’t immediately respond to requests for comment on Greene’s social media posts. USCP has said that the rates of threats against politicians — including members of Congress — have risen in recent years, according to the U.S. Capitol Police.In a 2024 report, USCP said that the number of “threat assessment cases has climbed for the second year in a row,” citing investigations of 9,474 concerning statements and direct threats against congressional lawmakers. Members of Congress have also expressed concerns about their safety overall, following the assassination of conservative activist Charlie Kirk. Trump on Saturday morning posted about Greene, who has become increasingly critical of the president in recent weeks, on his Truth Social account multiple times. In one post, the president said Greene “betrayed” her party with her criticism, and in another, Trump called Greene a “traitor” and a “disgrace” to the Republican party.In recent weeks, Greene has broken with her party and with the president, most recently criticizing him for focusing too much on foreign issues and calling for him to make his “America First” agenda a priority.During the federal government shutdown, which stretched from the beginning of October into the beginning of November, Greene publicly broke with her party and Speaker Mike Johnson on healthcare, accusing GOP leaders of having “no solution” for Americans facing rising healthcare costs.In recent days, Greene and three other Republican House lawmakers faced pressure from the White House to remove their names from a House petition that will force a floor vote on a measure calling for the Justice Department to release files it has related to Jeffrey Epstein.Greene has doubled down on her support for releasing the files, writing in her social media post about the new threats she’s receiving that, “I now have a small understanding of the fear and pressure the women, who are victims of Jeffrey Epstein and his cabal, must feel.”In a separate post, from her personal account, Greene said her stance on the Epstein files is one of the reasons for Trump’s attacks.She added, “It really makes you wonder what is in those files and who and what country is putting so much pressure on him? I forgive him and I will pray for him to return to his original MAGA promises.”Earlier this week, lawmakers on the House Oversight and Reform Committee released a trove of Epstein-related documents, including emails from Epstein where he often references Trump. Trump has repeatedly denied any wrongdoing and has never been charged with any criminal activity related to the case.In a post on Truth Social Wednesday, Trump accused Democrats of “using the Jeffrey Epstein Hoax to try and deflect from their massive failures.”Alexandra MarquezAlexandra Marquez is a politics reporter for NBC News.Yamiche Alcindor contributed.

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Nov. 15, 2025, 6:00 AM ESTBy Elizabeth CohenSome medical centers are taking a dramatic step to save mothers and babies after studies have shown too many doctors fail to follow guidelines for preventing pre-eclampsia, a potentially deadly pregnancy complication.These hospitals now recommend that all of their pregnant patients take low-dose aspirin. Studies show the drug is safe and can help prevent pre-eclampsia, a condition characterized by high blood pressure, and other pregnancy dangers.Last week, the March of Dimes, a nonprofit research and advocacy group focused on maternal and infant health, essentially blessed this approach, saying it may be “medically reasonable” for some medical practices to offer all of their pregnant patients the drug.The move could pave the way for more doctors to recommend low-dose aspirin to all of their pregnant patients, much as they do already with prenatal vitamins.Pre-eclampsia, a leading cause of death among mothers and babies, affects about 1 in every 25 pregnancies in the U.S. Black mothers and women with high blood pressure or diabetes, or who are 35 or older, among other factors, are at increased risk.Rates of the disease have climbed 25% in the last two decades in the United States, according to the Preeclampsia Foundation.The March of Dimes report says that in clinical trials, low-dose aspirin reduces the risk of pre-eclampsia by 15%, and also preterm birth by 20% and perinatal mortality — death of a fetus late in pregnancy or a baby in the first week of life — by 20%.More than a decade ago, the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force recommended that pregnant women at increased risk for pre-eclampsia take low-dose aspirin, optimally from between 12 and 16 weeks of pregnancy until delivery, to prevent the complication. The American College of Gynecologists and Obstetricians has issued similar guidance — but studies show many doctors still don’t follow it.The new March of Dimes guidelines say that if most pregnant patients in a practice are at increased risk of pre-eclampsia, it’s reasonable to recommend low-dose aspirin to all of its pregnant patients.Some obstetricians applauded the new March of Dimes report, which is co-authored by the California Maternal Quality Care Collaborative, saying it could decrease the rates of pre-eclampsia.“A statement by such well-respected, science-backed organizations could really move the needle,” said Dr. Adam Lewkowitz, a pre-eclampsia expert and an assistant professor of obstetrics and gynecology at the Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University.‘Nobody ever mentioned’ low-dose aspirinAbout five weeks before her due date, Angela Jones suddenly started speaking in gibberish and her vision blurred. On her way to the hospital, she had seizures and doesn’t remember delivering her baby by emergency C-section.If Jones’ doctors had followed guidelines from the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists, they would have recognized that because Jones was at increased risk for pre-eclampsia, she should have been taking low-dose aspirin during her pregnancy.“Nobody ever mentioned anything about low-dose aspirin to me,” said Jones, who lives in Downey, California, and shared her story with the California Maternal Quality Care Collaborative. “I didn’t know you could have seizures. I didn’t know you could have a stroke, or even die from preeclampsia.”Angela Jones was at increased risk of pre-eclampsia during her pregnancy.Courtesy of Angela JonesThe groups offer a screening tool so doctors can determine which of their patients should take the drug, and Jones fit several criteria: she’s Black, obese, and this was her first baby in more than 10 years.A complicated, time-consuming formulaMany obstetricians say women like Jones get missed because doctor’s appointments, which are often just 15 minutes long, are too jam-packed to fit in a complex assessment of a patient’s risk factors.A 2022 study from the Duke University School of Medicine looked at babies born in the U.S. in 2019, and found that 85.7% of the mothers were eligible for low-dose aspirin during their pregnancies, but according to the Society for Maternal-Fetal Medicine, less than half of pregnant patients who should be taking the drug are taking it.Low-dose aspirin can prevent pre-eclampsia by improving blood flow to the uterus, according to the March of Dimes. While some studies have shown an increased risk of bleeding for the mother, the March of Dimes said a review of 21 randomized controlled trials showed no increased risk of bleeding, and the group says there’s no evidence of harm to mother or baby.Because the formula to determine which pregnant women should get low-dose aspirin can be complicated and time-consuming, a growing number of major hospitals have begun recommending it to all of their pregnant patients.Dr. David Hackney, the division chief of maternal-fetal medicine at University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center, said the current guidelines are onerous. “It can all look good on paper, but then there’s the way things work out in the real world,” Hackney said.Because of that, University Hospitals began recommending low-dose aspirin to all pregnant women a few months ago, he said.The Cleveland Clinic has made the same move, said Dr. Adina Kern-Goldberger, an assistant professor at the Cleveland Clinic Lerner College of Medicine.Parkland Health in Dallas, one of the busiest maternity hospitals in the U.S., started the practice three years ago, according to Dr. Elaine Duryea, chief of obstetrics at Parkland and an associate professor of obstetrics and gynecology at UT Southwestern Medical Center. She said her team is currently tracking pre-eclampsia rates to see whether the policy has made a difference.At all these practices, patients can opt out of taking the medicine if they prefer, but obstetricians say most do not.Other medical centers have been less enthusiastic about low-dose aspirin.Northwell Health, the largest health care system in New York, does not universally recommend low-dose aspirin for all pregnant patients, according to Dr. Matthew Blitz, director of clinical research for the division of maternal-fetal medicine at Northwell Health.“The idea is to do no harm, so giving it to everyone, including people who don’t need it, is still a big concern,” Blitz said.Still, he noted that the screening tool is “extremely time-consuming” and it’s possible that Northwell might eventually decide to recommend low-dose aspirin for all pregnant patients.Jones, the mom in California, said she hopes the new report will make a difference.Last year, she became pregnant again, and even though the guidelines say she should have received aspirin — a history of pre-eclampsia is one of the criteria — she says her doctors didn’t suggest it until she was six months along, many weeks later than recommended.She developed pre-eclampsia again, with dangerously high blood pressure and blurry vision.“Doctors need to tell people about this,” she said. “It makes me angry — like what the heck is going on in this system?”Elizabeth CohenElizabeth Cohen is a Peabody Award-winning journalist and a health contributor to NBC News. She is the author of the book “The Empowered Patient.” 

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Nov. 15, 2025, 5:00 AM ESTBy Rob WileThis much is known: “Walk My Walk,” a song by an artist called Breaking Rust, entered its second week Wednesday as the top song on Billboard’s country music digital sales chart.After that, everything about Breaking Rust — the artist’s identity, whether Breaking Rust’s songs were created by artificial intelligence, and whether the songs’ popularity has been artificially inflated — quickly devolves into uncertainty. Is the song entirely AI? Partially AI? Maybe even a song meant to sound like AI? And who is behind Breaking Rust? There’s few definitive answers. A request for comment sent by NBC News to the Instagram account of Breaking Rust went unanswered. The artist has virtually no other footprint outside of its Instagram, Spotify and YouTube pages.The mystery has caused a stir in a music industry already wrestling with its future, as some artists openly embrace AI and others vehemently oppose it. Last week, Billboard reported that at least one AI artist has debuted in each of its past six chart weeks — and acknowledged the figure could be even higher since “it’s become increasingly difficult to tell who or what is powered by AI — and to what extent.” Although Billboard has described Breaking Rust and a similar sounding artist, Cain Walker as AI, neither of their Instagram or Spotify pages indicate that is so. Walker did not respond to a request for comment made through the artist’s Instagram account.Still, their emergence has drawn criticism from some in the country music community. “It feels like the ultimate shortcut to stardom: no late nights in smoky bars, no raw vulnerability poured into lyrics, just algorithms crunching data to mimic the twang of authenticity,” Leslie Fram, founder of FEMco, a Nashville-based creative consulting group, said in an email. Breaking Rust adds to a growing list of artists either found to be or suspected to be fueled by generative AI, which has evolved rapidly in recent years including in its ability to create realistic if generic music.This year, Masters of Prophecy, an AI-backed power-pop-metal artist, became one of YouTube’s fastest-growing accounts, and today tallies 35.9 million subscribers. Unlike Breaking Rust or Cain Walker, its creator, James Baker, an engineer and father living in Ohio, has openly discussed his project and how it has gained a following. “For every critic, there’s 20 positive comments,” Baker told NBC News. “There was definitely a wave of AI music hate that was tough psychologically to make it through. But for the most part people have started adapting to it.”Breaking Rust’s most popular song on YouTube, “Livin’ On Borrowed Time,” now has 4.6 million views. Commenters there seem unbothered — or unaware — of its AI nature. “This guy is SOOOOOOO underrated bro i love your music please release MOREEEE,” the top comment reads. And in July, an indie band called The Velvet Sundown suddenly drew hundreds of thousands of listeners on Spotify amid similar speculation that the band was an AI creation. Along with speculation around the origin of Breaking Rust is some skepticism over whether his music’s popularity is similarly inorganic. While no concrete evidence has yet emerged showing Breaking Rust’s listening totals have been artificially inflated, on Wednesday, French-owned music streaming site Deezer reported the problem has become widespread among fully AI-generated tracks. This summer, Michael Lewan, the head of Music Fights Fraud Alliance, a pro-artist group, called artificial streaming — that is, “fake” or bot-powered listens, which often tend to accompany AI-generated music — a bigger threat to music’s integrity than AI itself. “It’s imperative for the industry to take a more serious approach to addressing some of the incentives that go behind music consumption, and shoring up vulnerabilities,” Lewan told NBC News. He added: “A system that is not protecting organic engagement and authentic listenership will be more prone to attacks by people making a quick buck off of the royalty pool.”The success of Breaking Rust and Cain Walker does have its limitations. According to Luminate, which compiles sales data for Billboard, it only took about 2,500 digital downloads for “Walk My Walk” to debut at the top country digital sales chart. The broader Billboard Hot Country chart remains dominated by human artists, namely superstar Morgan Wallen, who occupies the top four slots. On his blog SavingCountryMusic.com, Kyle Coroneos wrote that however they ended up on Billboard’s sales charts, the ability of artists like Breaking Rust to land on a Billboard chart represents a harbinger not only for country music but an entire industry that seems to increasingly struggle to break new artists — and may be leaning into AI to resolve the issue.“Why are no artists breaking out? One reason is likely because many record labels are heavily investing in AI themselves as opposed to spending that effort and capital to break actual, human artists,” Coroneos said.Rob WileRob Wile is a Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist covering breaking business stories for NBCNews.com.

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Nov. 15, 2025, 5:00 AM ESTBy Yuliya TalmazanLONDON — A flap of outrage is brewing over the fate of 15 residents of a cramped central London building, who critics say live out their lives indoors with no daylight, fresh air or adequately deep water.The gentoo penguins are one of the star attractions at the Sea Life London Aquarium, in one of the city’s most popular tourist hot spots, across the river from the British Parliament and nestled between a “Shrek”-themed experience and the popular London Eye landmark.British lawmakers this week joined campaigners in voicing mounting concerns for their 15 feathered neighbors, calling for government intervention over what they say is “un-British” treatment.Protesters demanding freedom for the penguins. Vuk Valcic / SOPA / Lightrocket via Getty ImagesThe company that owns the aquarium says its penguin enclosure meets the standards of modern zoo practice set by the government.Visitors file past sharks, turtles and tropical fish in big tanks to reach the penguins, housed in a noticeably colder exhibit, built of rocks and artificial snow cliffs that hover over a pool of water. There, the 10 females and five males appear to spend their time mostly bobbing, jumping and swooshing through the water while visitors look on, children squealing with excitement while adults whip out their phones to take pictures.Most people filing by Thursday, largely families with children, told NBC News they were not aware of the brewing controversy.Shivani Gupta, visiting from Canada, said the conditions in the enclosure “did not seem right,” although she added she would have still visited the aquarium as she has never seen penguins before. Some of the gentoo penguins have spent years at the Sea Life London Aquarium and some have never seen the sky, according to animal activists. AFP – Getty ImagesChelsea Gibbons, 25, on vacation from Massachusetts, said she was not aware of the concerns raised by the campaigners, but noted there was no access to the outdoors for the penguins and the pool area appeared “a bit small,” although there is an additional area for the penguins to waddle around. Had she known about the efforts to free the birds ahead of time, Gibbon said, she would not have come. “The aquarium is saying it’s meeting the standards, but we can always improve those standards,” she added. Dozens of British lawmakers have signed an open letter to Environment Secretary Emma Reynolds asking her to “consider whether the penguins should be relocated to a more suitable facility better aligned with their behavioral, ecological and physiological needs,” according to British media reports. David Taylor, a member of Parliament with the ruling Labour Party, has been spearheading the campaign, posting on X that “abusing animals for money is un-British.” The largest populations of gentoo penguins are found in the Falkland Islands and the South Georgia Islands in the South Atlantic, and on the Antarctic Peninsula, according to the International Union for Conservation of Nature.Rory Wilson, a professor of aquatic biology at Swansea University in the United Kingdom, told NBC News that in the wild, gentoo penguins routinely dive up to more than 160 feet deep. “I know that the official guidelines for captive penguins is that they need at least 4 feet of water depth, which I don’t know who thought of that. It clearly wasn’t someone who thought much about penguins,” he said. “They are monstrously efficient, wonderful swimmers. They are one of the fastest penguins, most athletic, and therefore any condition that they are being kept in captivity, which constrains their ability to move themselves, is obviously of concern,” he said. A Freedom for Animals protester last month.Jonathan Brady / PA Images via Getty ImagesAs far as fresh air and daylight are concerned, Wilson said, some subspecies of gentoo could struggle to survive outside in the U.K. due to a risk of fungal infections. Freedom for Animals, a U.K. charity that opposes the captivity of animals in “zoos, aquariums, mobile zoos and circuses,” launched a campaign to free the penguins in February 2024, but the movement has picked up steam with a protest held outside the facility last month and the intervention from MPs.A petition started by the charity has garnered more than 40,000 signatures and asks theme park operator Merlin Entertainments, which owns the aquarium, to guarantee the “safe and permanent retirement of the penguins” to a facility that can provide “a much more suitable environment.”In a statement to NBC News, Merlin Entertainments said the penguin enclosure is located on the ground floor of the aquarium, not the basement, and was “carefully designed to reflect important elements of the penguins’ natural environment as closely as possible to ensure good health, including climate-controlled temperature and filtered fresh air.”The company also said the enclosure has technology that creates appropriate seasonal lighting, reflecting changing seasons. The penguin colony is regularly inspected by independent veterinarians, and local and national authorities, it added. “This is a complex issue,” its statement said. “There’s a lot to consider, and we take every decision seriously, always guided by what’s best for the animals. We’re open. We’re listening. And we’ve always done what’s right for our animals based on expert advice and their individual needs. That’s a commitment we stand by.” Yuliya TalmazanYuliya Talmazan is a reporter for NBC News Digital, based in London.Elmira Aliieva contributed.

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A flap of outrage is brewing over the fate of 15 residents of a cramped central London building, who critics say live out their lives indoors with no daylight, fresh.

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