Economic Worries, Redistricting Battles, Reconsidering BMI

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🗓️ 2 August 2025

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A flurry of economic news this week painted an unflattering picture of the U.S. economy. States are eying redistricting as a way to swing control of the U.S. House. New research underscores some of the problems with relying too much on body mass index.

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0:40.6	and after looking closer at May and June, there's more bad news.
0:44.7	So President Trump wants that agency's head on the chopping block.
0:49.1	Also is BMI Body Mass Index the best way to know if you're overweight.
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