(Reuters) – U.S. vaccine advisers will vote this week on a proposal to drop recommendations for using the combined measles shot for children, putting a topic of concern to Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. high on the public health agenda. Kennedy, who has a long history of sowing doubt over the safety of vaccines, …
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(Reuters) – Three law enforcement officers were shot dead and two others were critically wounded in Pennsylvania on Wednesday in a confrontation with a gunman who was fatally shot by police, officials said. The shooting unfolded in Codorus Township, a York County community in southeastern Pennsylvania, when the officers involved returned to the scene of …
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By Sarah N. Lynch WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The U.S. Justice Department has ordered Arizona to preserve all election records dating back to 2020 as it prepares for a potential lawsuit over alleged voting law violations, according to public records released on Wednesday. In an August 12 letter to the Arizona Secretary of State, the Justice Department’s …
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By David Morgan and Richard Cowan WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The Republican-controlled U.S. House of Representatives on Wednesday cleared the way for a vote later this week on a stopgap funding measure to avert a partial federal government shutdown in two weeks. Lawmakers voted 216-210 to approve a measure allowing the House to open debate on …
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By Kanishka Singh WASHINGTON (Reuters) -A Black college student was found dead hanging from a tree on a university campus in Mississippi this week, prompting calls from civil rights advocates for a thorough investigation, as authorities say there was no evidence of foul play. Demartravion “Trey” Reed, 21, was found dead early on Monday near …
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By Ahmed Aboulenein, Leah Douglas and Bo Erickson WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. told former CDC Director Susan Monarez two days before she was fired that the childhood vaccination schedule would change in September, Monarez told a Senate panel on Wednesday. Kennedy asked her to commit to approving the changes …
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By David Shepardson WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A U.S. House committee on Wednesday asked the CEOs of online platforms Discord, Steam, Amazon-owned Twitch and Reddit to testify at an October 8 hearing following the assassination of Charlie Kirk, citing the “radicalization of online forum users.” Kirk, 31, co-founder of the conservative student movement Turning Point USA and …
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By Joseph Ax, Rich McKay and Julia Harte (Reuters) -A day after Utah prosecutors unveiled formal charges against the suspect in the assassination of Charlie Kirk, questions remain about how he planned the shooting, his precise motives for killing the conservative activist and whether anyone else knew what he intended to do. Prosecutors began outlining …
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(Reuters) -The West Coast Health Alliance, including the states of California, Oregon, and Hawaii, on Wednesday recommended COVID-19 vaccines in all adults and children who choose protection, in contrast to the U.S. government’s narrowed approvals for the shots. The alliance said it recommends updated COVID-19 vaccines for all children between six and 23 months, and …
By Mike Stone WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The Pentagon official overseeing President Donald Trump’s Golden Dome missile defense effort, Steve Feinberg, was on Wednesday set to receive his first official briefing on the architecture of the complex, $175 billion plan. The briefing is a key milestone for General Mike Guetlein, who is in charge of the day-to-day …
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