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RFK Jr. Orders Search for New Measles Treatments Instead of Urging Vaccination

RFK Jr. Orders Search for New Measles Treatments Instead of Urging Vaccination

With the United States facing its largest single measles outbreak in 25 years, Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. will direct federal health agencies to explore potential new treatments for the disease, including vitamins, according to an H.H.S. spokesman. The decision is the latest in a series of actions by the nation’s top health official that experts …

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Two Scientific Groups Say They’ll Keep Working on U.S. Climate Assessment

Two Scientific Groups Say They’ll Keep Working on U.S. Climate Assessment

The Trump administration last week dismissed the nearly 400 authors of the nation’s flagship climate report, saying in an email that the scope of the report was being reviewed. The move threw the future of the report, known as the National Climate Assessment, into limbo. On Friday, two major U.S. scientific organizations, the American Geophysical Union and the American Meteorological …

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US to engage Pakistan, India ‘within 24 hours’ to de-escalate tensions – SUCH TV

US to engage Pakistan, India ‘within 24 hours’ to de-escalate tensions – SUCH TV

As tensions continue to rise between India and Pakistan following the Kashmir incident, the United States has stepped in diplomatically, with Secretary of State Marco Rubio preparing to speak with foreign ministers of both countries to urge calm and avoid further escalation. “We are reaching out to both parties, and telling, of course, them to not escalate the situation,” US …

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Vietnam celebrates 50 years since end of war with US – SUCH TV

Vietnam celebrates 50 years since end of war with US – SUCH TV

Thousands of Vietnamese have waved red flags and sang patriotic songs as a grand military parade held in Ho Chi Minh City concluded Vietnam’s 50th anniversary celebrations of the end of war with the United States. Wednesday’s event commemorated the first act of the country’s reunification on April 30, 1975, when communist-run North Vietnam seized Saigon, the capital of the …

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Here’s What 7 Americans Think of Trump’s First 100 Days

Here’s What 7 Americans Think of Trump’s First 100 Days

The first 100 days of President Trump’s second term have been a whirlwind of action, with the imposition of steep tariffs worldwide, the detention of immigrants and deep cuts to the federal work force. The New York Times has been talking with a group of voters who all cast their ballots in last November’s election with some trepidation. While they …

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Lab Animals Face Being Euthanized as Trump Cuts Research

Lab Animals Face Being Euthanized as Trump Cuts Research

On April 1, the Trump administration’s effort to slash government funding arrived in Morgantown, W.Va., where federal scientists spent their days studying health and safety threats to American workers. That morning, hundreds of employees at the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health were notified that they were being terminated and would lose access to the building. Left behind were …

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Canada’s Liberal Party wins election dominated by Trump’s trade war – SUCH TV

Canada’s Liberal Party wins election dominated by Trump’s trade war – SUCH TV

Canada’s governing Liberal Party has won national elections dominated by United States President Donald Trump’s trade war and annexation threats. Prime Minister Mark Carney, a career economist and banker who cast himself as a champion for Canada in the face of Trump’s threats, led the Liberals to a fourth consecutive term on Monday, a stunning turnaround for a party that …

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Trump Administration Looks to Take Steps to Ease Pain From Car Tariffs

Trump Administration Looks to Take Steps to Ease Pain From Car Tariffs

The Trump administration said it plans to announce measures as early as Tuesday to ease the impact of tariffs on imported cars and car parts to give automakers more time to relocate production to the United States. Tariffs of 25 percent on imported vehicles and on auto parts will remain in place. But the tariffs will be modified so that …

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