Amanda Dowell
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Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. said that the agency will announce a series of studies aimed at identifying “environmental toxins” he claims are responsible for a dramatic rise in autism rates in children in the U.S.
April 17, 2025 at 11:01 PM
Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. said that the agency will announce a series of studies aimed at identifying “environmental toxins” he claims are responsible for a dramatic rise in autism rates in children in the U.S.
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Health authorities are calling attention to a looming consequence of the Trump administration’s gutting of USAID: the risk of a global surge in tuberculosis cases and deaths.
Many countries depend on foreign aid for TB prevention, testing and treatment, according to the WHO.
Many countries depend on foreign aid for TB prevention, testing and treatment, according to the WHO.
World Health Organization warns of possible tuberculosis surge because of USAID cuts
Slashing tuberculosis aid could endanger millions of lives abroad, health authorities say, with potential consequences for the U.S., where TB cases have also been rising.
nbcnews.to
March 9, 2025 at 3:34 PM
Health authorities are calling attention to a looming consequence of the Trump administration’s gutting of USAID: the risk of a global surge in tuberculosis cases and deaths.
Many countries depend on foreign aid for TB prevention, testing and treatment, according to the WHO.
Many countries depend on foreign aid for TB prevention, testing and treatment, according to the WHO.
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Starting this week, we’ll all pay more at the store because of the Trump tariffs, even while he’s finalizing a multi-trillion-dollar tax cut for the wealthy.
All the bluster is meant to get us talking about literally anything else.
All the bluster is meant to get us talking about literally anything else.
March 5, 2025 at 6:40 AM
Starting this week, we’ll all pay more at the store because of the Trump tariffs, even while he’s finalizing a multi-trillion-dollar tax cut for the wealthy.
All the bluster is meant to get us talking about literally anything else.
All the bluster is meant to get us talking about literally anything else.
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Dolly Parton's husband, Carl Thomas Dean, whom she was married to for nearly 60 years, has died at age 82.
Dolly Parton's husband of nearly 6 decades dies
"Words can’t do justice to the love we shared for over 60 years," the music icon said about her husband, Carl Dean.
www.nbcnews.com
March 4, 2025 at 1:40 AM
Dolly Parton's husband, Carl Thomas Dean, whom she was married to for nearly 60 years, has died at age 82.
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Happy 1st day Womens History Month
March 2, 2025 at 1:06 AM
Happy 1st day Womens History Month
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“There may be times when we are powerless to prevent injustice, but there must never be a time when we fail to protest.” ― Elie Wiesel
I will never forget the photo of Zelenskyy’s face after he saw Russia’s war crimes in Bucha in 2022. He seemed to age years in an afternoon. Watching him constantly cross the world asking for aid that should have been thrown at him is one of the deepest shames of our age.
February 28, 2025 at 7:31 PM
“There may be times when we are powerless to prevent injustice, but there must never be a time when we fail to protest.” ― Elie Wiesel
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WELCOME TO BLACK HISTORY MONTH
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Alt: a black background with the words black history month in red yellow and green
media.tenor.com
February 1, 2025 at 8:06 AM
WELCOME TO BLACK HISTORY MONTH