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NEW: For years, Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has pushed discredited theories linking vaccines to autism.
Now, scientists studying the condition fear he has preconceived notions that will harm the field and taint new funding for research.
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Now, scientists studying the condition fear he has preconceived notions that will harm the field and taint new funding for research.
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RFK Jr. Vowed to Find the Environmental Causes of Autism. Then He Shut Down Research Trying to Do Just That.
While touting a $50 million initiative to identify the causes of autism, Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is helping lead an administration that is rolling back protections against pollution and toxic chemicals,...
propub.li
August 20, 2025 at 1:26 PM
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‘Talk about affordability’: Warren boosts Mamdani as model for Democratic victory.
‘Talk about affordability’: Warren boosts Mamdani as model for Democratic victory
The progressive Massachusetts senator appeared with the Democratic nominee for mayor in New York City.
www.politico.com
August 5, 2025 at 1:43 AM
For some Bibb County residents, the uncovering of an alleged child sex trafficking ring has shattered a sense of small-town safety.
But experts say rural areas are among the places where people are the most vulnerable to trafficking and abuse.
But experts say rural areas are among the places where people are the most vulnerable to trafficking and abuse.
Reeling over alleged child sex ring, Alabama community asks: ‘Did no one know?’
At prayer meetings and other gatherings, Bibb County residents have grappled with the realization that horrific crimes may have been happening in their town.
wapo.st
August 4, 2025 at 2:07 AM
With clean energy more cost-competitive than it once was, the White House’s oil-first strategy is faltering. www.wired.com/story/trump-...
Trump Promised to ‘Drill, Baby, Drill.’ The New Rigs Are Nowhere to Be Found
With clean energy more cost-competitive than it once was, the White House’s oil-first strategy is faltering.
www.wired.com
August 2, 2025 at 5:09 PM
University of Colorado football coach Deion Sanders announced he got a new bladder this week as part of his cancer treatment. Here's how doctors construct a new bladder from a patient's small intestine.
How surgeons build a new bladder for cancer patients like Deion Sanders
University of Colorado football coach Deion Sanders announced he got a new bladder this week as part of his cancer treatment. Here's how doctors construct a new bladder from a patient's small intestine.
n.pr
August 2, 2025 at 5:09 PM
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One was beaten unconscious. Others were covered in bruises, struggling to walk or vomiting blood. Another said he’d been sexually assaulted.
These are the stories of 16 former detainees who were deported to El Salvador’s mega prison.
These are the stories of 16 former detainees who were deported to El Salvador’s mega prison.
‘Welcome to hell’: Inside the megaprison where the U.S. deported migrants
Interviews with 16 former detainees of El Salvador’s Terrorism Confinement Center offer the most complete view yet of conditions inside the notorious prison.
www.washingtonpost.com
July 31, 2025 at 6:50 PM
One was beaten unconscious. Others were covered in bruises, struggling to walk or vomiting blood. Another said he’d been sexually assaulted.
These are the stories of 16 former detainees who were deported to El Salvador’s mega prison.
These are the stories of 16 former detainees who were deported to El Salvador’s mega prison.
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He once mocked a crying cop. Now he may run the nation’s largest police force.
Zohran Mamdani will face a gauntlet of political pitfalls should he win the NYC mayoral race and find himself at the helm of the NYPD.
Zohran Mamdani will face a gauntlet of political pitfalls should he win the NYC mayoral race and find himself at the helm of the NYPD.
He once mocked a crying cop. Now he may run the nation’s largest police force.
Zohran Mamdani will face a gauntlet of political pitfalls should he take over the nation’s largest police department.
www.politico.com
July 31, 2025 at 4:13 PM
He once mocked a crying cop. Now he may run the nation’s largest police force.
Zohran Mamdani will face a gauntlet of political pitfalls should he win the NYC mayoral race and find himself at the helm of the NYPD.
Zohran Mamdani will face a gauntlet of political pitfalls should he win the NYC mayoral race and find himself at the helm of the NYPD.
US President Donald Trump intensified his trade war with Canada a day ahead of his August 1 deadline for a tariff agreement, saying it would be 'very hard' to make a deal with Canada after it gave its support to Palestinian statehood reut.rs/45pnyGt 1/5
July 31, 2025 at 1:46 PM
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Many adults over age 50 either have no retirement savings or worry they won't be able to support themselves during their post-working years. If that's you, NPR wants to hear your story.
Not enough money for retirement? NPR wants to hear from you
Many adults over age 50 either have no retirement savings or worry they won't be able to support themselves during their post-working years. If that's you, NPR wants to hear your story.
n.pr
July 31, 2025 at 12:50 PM
Many adults over age 50 either have no retirement savings or worry they won't be able to support themselves during their post-working years. If that's you, NPR wants to hear your story.
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Trump has no way out of the Epstein problem; he can either continue to stonewall, which makes him look guilty, or he can release everything, which may make him look even guiltier. https://trib.al/oWcuNPZ
July 31, 2025 at 12:09 PM
Trump has no way out of the Epstein problem; he can either continue to stonewall, which makes him look guilty, or he can release everything, which may make him look even guiltier. https://trib.al/oWcuNPZ
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Revlimid has its origin in a pill that cost patients $7.50 each. Decades later, the cancer drug costs more than $18,000 for a month’s supply — even though it still only costs about 25 cents to manufacture.
(Published May)
By @davidarmstrongx.bsky.social
(Published May)
By @davidarmstrongx.bsky.social
The Price of Remission: This Cancer Drug Saves Lives — but Costs a Fortune. I Wanted to Know Why.
When I was diagnosed with cancer, I set out to understand why a single pill of Revlimid cost the same as a new iPhone. I’ve covered high drug prices as a reporter for years. What I discovered shocked…
www.propublica.org
July 31, 2025 at 3:00 AM
Revlimid has its origin in a pill that cost patients $7.50 each. Decades later, the cancer drug costs more than $18,000 for a month’s supply — even though it still only costs about 25 cents to manufacture.
(Published May)
By @davidarmstrongx.bsky.social
(Published May)
By @davidarmstrongx.bsky.social
A group of global civil society organizations have placed the US on a watchlist for urgent concern over the health of its civic society, alongside Turkey, Serbia, El Salvador, Indonesia and Kenya.
July 31, 2025 at 12:04 AM
July 30, 2025 at 8:20 PM
Rep. Robert Garcia: "We should not be scared of what's in those files. We don't care who you are, how powerful you are, if you're in politics, what party you are, the amount of money you have — if you've committed these horrific crimes, it should be out to the American public."
July 25, 2025 at 5:08 PM
AG Informed Trump His Name Tattooed All Over Epstein’s Body
AG Informed Trump His Name Tattooed All Over Epstein’s Body
WASHINGTON—In another dramatic twist in the ongoing scandal involving the late sex trafficker, sources confirmed this week that U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi previously informed President Donald Tru...
theonion.com
July 25, 2025 at 12:14 AM