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How Twitter might change now that it's being led by Elon Musk, and the signs that your child may need medical care as cases of RSV surge across the country. Plus, the 5 things an eating disorder coach makes sure to never tell her children when it comes to food.

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Elon Musk is now leading Twitter. How will this change online speech?

Billionaire Tesla CEO and SpaceX founder Elon Musk is now leading Twitter, and two top executives are already out, according to CNBC. Musk's deal to buy the social media site promises to reshape a major forum for speech online just before the Nov. 8 midterm elections. How will things change under Musk? He's only given a few hints, but here are some possibilities based on his previous comments.

These are 7 signs that your child needs immediate medical care as cases of RSV surge across the country.

Respiratory syncytial virus, or RSV, causes cold-like symptoms in most people, but can make it very difficult for babies and young children to breathe. Amid "an explosion of RSV cases unlike anything we've had," as one doctor put it, here is the difference in RSV symptoms between adults and babies. We also have tips on when to take a baby with RSV to the hospital and how to prevent the spread of it to keep your children safe.

🤰🏿 Essay: I never thought I'd be 46 and having a baby on my own — but here I am.

Former CNN International anchor Isha Sesay is sharing her journey to becoming a first-time mom after making the choice to have a baby on her own at 46 through a sperm donor. "Ultimately, I made a decision — entirely on my own — and I have no regrets," she wrote in an essay for TODAY. She also describes her multiple IVF attempts before receiving the news she had longed to hear. "When the word 'pregnant' flashed up on the tiny screen, I screamed and fell to my knees before bursting into tears." Read Isha's full story here.

📚 Matthew Perry's upcoming memoir had quite the rollout this week.

The "Friends" star's upcoming memoir has been generating a lot of headlines for everything from his harrowing struggles with addiction to a random dig at Keanu Reeves, which raised a few eyebrows yesterday. In the latter case, Perry apologized, insisting he was a "big fan" of the "Point Break" actor. Also, while he believes people living with addiction and fans of "Friends" will read the juicy memoir, there is one group he thinks might skip it - his "Friends" co-stars. The book drops on Nov. 1.

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Achieve your life goals with easy tips.

After overcoming a life-threatening, seven-year struggle with an eating disorder, Lindsay Ronga has helped hundreds of others as an eating disorder coach. The Harvard MBA and TEDx speaker also is a mother of three, and she shared with us the 5 things she never says to her children when it comes to food. She recommends to never put a child on a diet or tell them they're "overweight," while avoiding telling them to "earn" their dessert at dinner. See her other tips here. "Food is such an important part of life," she told us. "We should all work hard to keep our interactions with it positive."

WHAT'S FOR DINNER?

Allow us to do the meal-planning for you.

Your Halloween eats don't only have to be candy from trick-or-treating. Chef and television host Elena Besser shared some last-minute Halloween party dishes with us, including a delicata squash and pancetta pasta. Swap in black squid ink pasta for a spooky twist that doesn't take away from the flavor of the salty pancetta. Also, she has the perfect meal to fuel up your trick-or-treaters to go to as many houses as possible — a black forbidden rice bowl with roasted sweet potatoes that's full of nutrients. If you're just looking for a quick snack before you throw the costume on, try Elena's roasted crispy buffalo cauliflower bites with black buffalo sauce.

DAILY DELIGHT

A little pick-me-up before you go.

Students and administrators at Spelman College got a treat recently when none other than Angelina Jolie visited campus during homecoming. Jolie's daughter Zahara is a first-year student at the historically Black all-women's college in Atlanta, and several people were stunned to see the "Tomb Raider" star exploring the school's beautiful 39-acre campus. "Angelina Jolie just casually walking around with her daughter at Spelman during Homecoming," one surprised fan wrote. The school shared some photos of the Oscar winner's visit, which occurred during Spelman's first in-person homecoming since 2019.