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How about the vaccines that have kept it at bay for generations?!
In the CDC’s first public statement on the measles outbreak, it suggested vitamin A as a type of supportive care.
Here's what to know:
Here's what to know:
What to know about vitamin A and the measles
In the CDC’s first public statement on the measles outbreak, it suggested vitamin A as a type of supportive care.
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March 1, 2025 at 4:11 AM
How about the vaccines that have kept it at bay for generations?!
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The White House says the FBI has given President Donald Trump boxes stemming from a search of his Florida property for classified documents that were taken after Trump left office during his first term.
FBI returns records from Mar-a-Lago search to Trump, White House says
White House staffers were seen Friday loading roughly 15 boxes, the contents of which are unknown, onto the rear of Air Force One.
www.nbcnews.com
March 1, 2025 at 3:54 AM
The White House says the FBI has given President Donald Trump boxes stemming from a search of his Florida property for classified documents that were taken after Trump left office during his first term.
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The State Department this week terminated a U.S. AID initiative that has invested hundreds of millions of dollars to help restore Ukraine's energy grid from attacks by the Russian military, sources say.
State Department terminates U.S. support of Ukraine energy grid restoration
The USAID initiative had invested hundreds of millions of dollars in helping Ukraine's energy grid recover from attacks from Russia.
www.nbcnews.com
February 28, 2025 at 8:18 PM
The State Department this week terminated a U.S. AID initiative that has invested hundreds of millions of dollars to help restore Ukraine's energy grid from attacks by the Russian military, sources say.
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People are wondering what to do with Democrats who won't fight. Nick Tagliaferro has compiled a list of Democrats most vulnerable to primary challenge.
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prospect.org/politics/202...
These Ten Democrats Need to Be Primaried
The party needs fighters to stop Donald Trump and Elon Musk.
prospect.org
February 27, 2025 at 2:43 PM
People are wondering what to do with Democrats who won't fight. Nick Tagliaferro has compiled a list of Democrats most vulnerable to primary challenge.
prospect.org/politics/202...
prospect.org/politics/202...
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Initial filings for unemployment benefits hit their highest level of the year last week in another potential signs of weakness in the labor market.
Weekly jobless claims jump to 242,000, more than expected in latest sign of economic softening
The level of claims matched the highest since early October 2024 and comes amid questions over broader economic growth and worrying signs in recent consumer sentiment surveys.
www.nbcnews.com
February 27, 2025 at 3:11 PM
Initial filings for unemployment benefits hit their highest level of the year last week in another potential signs of weakness in the labor market.
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NEW: if Trump actually does dismantle the Ed Dept to send "education back to the states," are the states ready?
“Not at all. We’re not prepared for it, we’re not preparing for it."
Plus, a big concern many experts have is what happens to kids with disabilities
www.nbcnews.com/politics/tru...
“Not at all. We’re not prepared for it, we’re not preparing for it."
Plus, a big concern many experts have is what happens to kids with disabilities
www.nbcnews.com/politics/tru...
'We're not prepared': States brace for Trump's plans to dismantle the Education Department
Trump has said he wants school policy to be left to the states, but state officials and lawmakers aren’t clear on what that would look like.
www.nbcnews.com
February 27, 2025 at 4:25 PM
NEW: if Trump actually does dismantle the Ed Dept to send "education back to the states," are the states ready?
“Not at all. We’re not prepared for it, we’re not preparing for it."
Plus, a big concern many experts have is what happens to kids with disabilities
www.nbcnews.com/politics/tru...
“Not at all. We’re not prepared for it, we’re not preparing for it."
Plus, a big concern many experts have is what happens to kids with disabilities
www.nbcnews.com/politics/tru...
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NEW:
“Kennedy paused a multimillion dollar project to create a new Covid-19 vaccine in pill form on Tuesday, and the Food and Drug Administration canceled an advisory committee meeting on updating next season’s flu vaccine.”
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“Kennedy paused a multimillion dollar project to create a new Covid-19 vaccine in pill form on Tuesday, and the Food and Drug Administration canceled an advisory committee meeting on updating next season’s flu vaccine.”
newrepublic.com/post/192059/...
RFK Jr. Takes a Sledgehammer to Two Major Vaccine Developments
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is already implementing his dangerous anti-vax views at HHS.
newrepublic.com
February 27, 2025 at 4:02 PM
NEW:
“Kennedy paused a multimillion dollar project to create a new Covid-19 vaccine in pill form on Tuesday, and the Food and Drug Administration canceled an advisory committee meeting on updating next season’s flu vaccine.”
newrepublic.com/post/192059/...
“Kennedy paused a multimillion dollar project to create a new Covid-19 vaccine in pill form on Tuesday, and the Food and Drug Administration canceled an advisory committee meeting on updating next season’s flu vaccine.”
newrepublic.com/post/192059/...
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Another paper showing climate shocks lead to support for climate action among conservatives. Analyzing data collected in Florida, the paper finds Republican positions change after personally experiencing loss from climate-exacerbated extreme events.
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
February 27, 2025 at 11:28 AM
Another paper showing climate shocks lead to support for climate action among conservatives. Analyzing data collected in Florida, the paper finds Republican positions change after personally experiencing loss from climate-exacerbated extreme events.
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
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"If swapping out its opinion pages for the counterfactual screeds of The Wall Street Journal makes no business sense for the Post, it certainly makes business sense for those enterprises that constitute the entirety of Jeff Bezos’s fortune"
-Harold Meyerson
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-Harold Meyerson
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Bezos’s New Editorial Team: All the President’s Men
Today on TAP: The primary goal of the Post’s new editorial policy is to protect the owner’s wealth.
prospect.org
February 27, 2025 at 9:47 PM
"If swapping out its opinion pages for the counterfactual screeds of The Wall Street Journal makes no business sense for the Post, it certainly makes business sense for those enterprises that constitute the entirety of Jeff Bezos’s fortune"
-Harold Meyerson
prospect.org/blogs-and-ne...
-Harold Meyerson
prospect.org/blogs-and-ne...
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Idling your diesel SUV outside a school, getting paid $1000/hr to briefly stop, and then presenting yourself as an air quality saviour
February 28, 2025 at 8:34 AM
Idling your diesel SUV outside a school, getting paid $1000/hr to briefly stop, and then presenting yourself as an air quality saviour
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Lawyers for migrants from around the world who were deported from the United States and moved to a remote jungle camp in Panama in recent weeks say they have been unable to communicate with their clients since they arrived there.
Migrants in limbo in Panama jungle camp after being deported from U.S.
Lawyers for migrants from around the world say they have been unable to communicate with their clients since they arrived there.
www.nbcnews.com
February 28, 2025 at 5:45 AM
Lawyers for migrants from around the world who were deported from the United States and moved to a remote jungle camp in Panama in recent weeks say they have been unable to communicate with their clients since they arrived there.
As flags representing minorities are disappeared from public view. This seems more important now.
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This Flag Helped End Lynching in the U.S. | American Experience | PBS
How a banner on the streets of Manhattan became part of the battle against white supremacy.
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February 28, 2025 at 9:49 AM
As flags representing minorities are disappeared from public view. This seems more important now.
www.pbs.org/wgbh/america...
www.pbs.org/wgbh/america...
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I missed this entirely:
The FAA Administrator criticized Space X’s safety record and threatened fines.
Musk demanded he resign.
He did.
On January 20th.
www.thedailybeast.com/faa-chief-mi...
The FAA Administrator criticized Space X’s safety record and threatened fines.
Musk demanded he resign.
He did.
On January 20th.
www.thedailybeast.com/faa-chief-mi...
FAA Chief Quit on Jan. 20 After Elon Musk Told Him to Resign
Michael Whitaker had only been in the role for a year but the SpaceX chief accused him of “harassment.”
www.thedailybeast.com
January 30, 2025 at 12:13 PM
I missed this entirely:
The FAA Administrator criticized Space X’s safety record and threatened fines.
Musk demanded he resign.
He did.
On January 20th.
www.thedailybeast.com/faa-chief-mi...
The FAA Administrator criticized Space X’s safety record and threatened fines.
Musk demanded he resign.
He did.
On January 20th.
www.thedailybeast.com/faa-chief-mi...
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Several top FBI executives promoted by former Director Christopher Wray were told Thursday to resign or retire and that they will be demoted or reassigned if they don’t leave, according to one current and three former bureau officials.
Several top FBI officials are told to resign or face demotion as Trump continues federal purge
The affected employees include about a half-dozen “executive assistant directors,” who are some of the bureau’s top managers.
www.nbcnews.com
January 31, 2025 at 12:28 AM
Several top FBI executives promoted by former Director Christopher Wray were told Thursday to resign or retire and that they will be demoted or reassigned if they don’t leave, according to one current and three former bureau officials.
I think his Nazi salute is exactly why he is part of Trump's inner circle. Musk can tend and organize the violent racist fringe groups to perpetrate the political violence against their enemies. It is not an accident or mistake.
January 23, 2025 at 9:27 PM
I think his Nazi salute is exactly why he is part of Trump's inner circle. Musk can tend and organize the violent racist fringe groups to perpetrate the political violence against their enemies. It is not an accident or mistake.
Donald Trump just shutdown data sharing about Bird Flu!
The first human bird flu death was barely 2wks ago.
Not spreading human to human, yet. But is capable of making the jump.
Shutting down information flow at this point is insanely dangerous- on a global level!
www.cdc.gov/media/releas...
The first human bird flu death was barely 2wks ago.
Not spreading human to human, yet. But is capable of making the jump.
Shutting down information flow at this point is insanely dangerous- on a global level!
www.cdc.gov/media/releas...
First H5 Bird Flu Death Reported in United States
A person with severe avian influenza A(H5N1) illness (
www.cdc.gov
January 23, 2025 at 1:36 PM
Donald Trump just shutdown data sharing about Bird Flu!
The first human bird flu death was barely 2wks ago.
Not spreading human to human, yet. But is capable of making the jump.
Shutting down information flow at this point is insanely dangerous- on a global level!
www.cdc.gov/media/releas...
The first human bird flu death was barely 2wks ago.
Not spreading human to human, yet. But is capable of making the jump.
Shutting down information flow at this point is insanely dangerous- on a global level!
www.cdc.gov/media/releas...
The three largest drug middlemen inflated the costs of numerous life-saving medications by billions of dollars over the past few years, the Federal Trade Commission says in a report.
Top three insurers reaped $7.3 billion through their drug middlemen's markups, FTC says
Regulators published their most detailed findings yet on how some of the nation’s largest companies profited from "excess" prescription price hikes of 1,000% or more.
www.nbcnews.com
January 15, 2025 at 12:41 PM
