RFK Jr backs mercury-free flu shots: Vaccine panel splits; global supply may suffer

[ad_1] Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. (AP file photo) US health secretary Robert F Kennedy Jr on Wednesday signed a recommendation to eliminate thimerosal from all influenza vaccines.Thimerosal, a mercury-based preservative used in vaccines since World War II, has long been criticised by anti-vaccine groups. Kennedy, a known sceptic of vaccine safety standards, said, […]

‘Clearly odd’: Bangladesh interim government scraps Sheikh Hasina-era ‘sir’ rule for women officials; panel formed to set new titles

[ad_1] Former Bangladesh PM Sheikh Hasina (Image credits: PTI) Bangladesh’s interim government on Thursday officially revoked a long-standing directive from the Sheikh Hasina administration that required public officials to address her and other senior women officials as “sir.” The order, in effect for nearly 16 years, was deemed ‘inappropriate’ by the Yunus- led government.The decision […]

Joe Biden ‘cognitive decline’ case: Jill Biden’s ‘work husband’ Anthony Bernal backs out of interview with probe committee; panel head reacts

[ad_1] Anthony Bernal, the top aide to Jill Biden, abruptly withdrew from his scheduled interview with the House Oversight Committee which is probing the alleged cognitive decline former first lady’s spouse, ex-US President Joe Biden.Bernal’s refusal to appear – his interview was scheduled for Thursday – was condemned by Oversight chairman James Comer of President […]

‘That’s right, I’m Latino. You’re not’: CNN panel erupts over Trump, MS-13, and immigration; host forced to cut to break

[ad_1] What began as a routine segment on CNN’s NewsNight with Abby Phillip Wednesday quickly turned into a combative on-air meltdown, with personal attacks, racial tensions, and an explosive exchange between The View host Ana Navarro and CNN contributor Shermichael Singleton.The debate centered on President Donald Trump’s controversial deportation of Salvadoran migrant Kilmar Abrego Garcia, […]

‘This was a terrorist attack’: US House panel slams NYT for ‘whitewashing’ Pahalgam terror attack on Hindus

[ad_1] The US house foreign affairs committee on Wednesday took sharp exception to a New York Times headline describing the April 22 Pahalgam terrorist attack, where 28 tourists were killed, as the work of “militants.” The Committee’s Republican majority posted a sharply worded correction on social media platform X, accusing the outlet of downplaying the […]