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CDC stops recommending COVID-19 shots for all, leaves decision to patients
Read full article: CDC stops recommending COVID-19 shots for all, leaves decision to patientsThe Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has adopted recommendations by a new group of vaccine advisers, and has stopped recommending COVID-19 shots for anyone.
New Mexico governor signs bills to counter federal cuts, support health care and food assistance
Read full article: New Mexico governor signs bills to counter federal cuts, support health care and food assistanceNew Mexico Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham has signed a package of bills aimed at shoring up food assistance, rural health care and public broadcasting in response to recently enacted federal cuts.
Former New York Gov. Cuomo apologizes to Jewish community for his COVID-19 response
Read full article: Former New York Gov. Cuomo apologizes to Jewish community for his COVID-19 responseAndrew Cuomo is apologizing to New York City’s Jewish community for his response to the COVID-19 pandemic when he was governor.
Firm linked to UK lingerie tycoon must repay $163 million for breaching COVID contracts
Read full article: Firm linked to UK lingerie tycoon must repay $163 million for breaching COVID contractsA British High Court judge has ruled that a company linked to a lingerie tycoon must repay the government more than 121 million pounds.
US job openings barely budged in August at 7.2 million
Read full article: US job openings barely budged in August at 7.2 millionU.S. jobs openings were essentially unchanged million last month amid economic uncertainty arising from President Donald Trump’s trade policies and an impending government shutdown.
Takeaways from AP’s report about financial allegations against worship leader Sean Feucht
Read full article: Takeaways from AP’s report about financial allegations against worship leader Sean FeuchtSean Feucht, a conservative Christian worship leader, gained attention in 2020 by defying COVID-19 restrictions with protest concerts.
Fernando Tatís Jr. returns from bout with COVID-19 to hit a grand slam in the Padres' playoff push
Read full article: Fernando Tatís Jr. returns from bout with COVID-19 to hit a grand slam in the Padres' playoff pushFernando Tatís Jr. says he fell ill with the COVID-19 virus several days ago, which meant he had to watch the party from his couch when the San Diego Padres clinched a playoff spot Monday.
West Coast states issue joint vaccine recommendations ahead of CDC advisers meeting
Read full article: West Coast states issue joint vaccine recommendations ahead of CDC advisers meetingFour Democratic-led Western states announced joint recommendations Wednesday about who should be vaccinated for seasonal respiratory viruses, including the flu and COVID-19, saying the Trump administration has jeopardized public health by politicizing the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
Millions face skyrocketing health insurance costs unless Congress extends subsidies
Read full article: Millions face skyrocketing health insurance costs unless Congress extends subsidiesThere’s bipartisan support in Congress for extending tax credits that have made health insurance more affordable for millions of people since the COVID-19 pandemic.
Operation Warp Speed was one of Trump's biggest achievements. Then came RFK Jr. and vaccine skeptics
Read full article: Operation Warp Speed was one of Trump's biggest achievements. Then came RFK Jr. and vaccine skepticsPresident Donald Trump launched Operation Warp Speed during the COVID-19 pandemic, and, as recently as last week, praised it as a major achievement.
Takeaways from RFK Jr.'s contentious hearing before Senate lawmakers
Read full article: Takeaways from RFK Jr.'s contentious hearing before Senate lawmakersHealth Secretary Robert Kennedy Jr. faced bipartisan questioning over recent changes to health agencies, vaccine approvals and other priorities at a contentious three-hour Senate hearing.
Washington, Oregon and California governors form alliance in rebuke of Trump administration
Read full article: Washington, Oregon and California governors form alliance in rebuke of Trump administrationThe Democratic governors of Washington, Oregon and California have created an alliance to safeguard health policies, believing the Trump administration is putting Americans’ health and safety at risk by politicizing the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
With CDC in chaos, scientists and physicians piece together replacements for agency's lost work
Read full article: With CDC in chaos, scientists and physicians piece together replacements for agency's lost workThe CDC is in turmoil, with outside groups stepping in to handle work once done by the agency.
Colorado judge rejects plea deal for funeral director who acknowledged abusing 191 corpses
Read full article: Colorado judge rejects plea deal for funeral director who acknowledged abusing 191 corpsesA Colorado judge has rejected a plea agreement for a funeral home owner who acknowledged abusing 191 corpses.
Georgia man may have tried to enter CDC campus two days before he attacked agency
Read full article: Georgia man may have tried to enter CDC campus two days before he attacked agencyAn internal CDC email reveals that the Georgia man who shot at CDC buildings on Aug. 8 likely tried to enter the campus two days earlier.
In a tough job market for new workers, networking and adaptability can make a difference
Read full article: In a tough job market for new workers, networking and adaptability can make a differenceMany people looking for entry-level jobs are struggling to get hired at a time when economic uncertainty has discouraged employers from adding staff.
US pediatricians' new COVID-19 shot recommendations differ from CDC advice
Read full article: US pediatricians' new COVID-19 shot recommendations differ from CDC adviceFor the first time in 30 years, the American Academy of Pediatrics is substantially diverging from U.S. government vaccine recommendations.
CDC shooting marks latest in a string of hostility directed at health workers. Many aren't surprised
Read full article: CDC shooting marks latest in a string of hostility directed at health workers. Many aren't surprisedGunfire aimed at the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention by a man authorities say was angry over COVID-19 vaccines is the latest in a string of violence and harassment directed at health care workers amid hostility lingering from the pandemic.
CDC union condemns vaccine misinformation after shooter blamed COVID vaccine for depression
Read full article: CDC union condemns vaccine misinformation after shooter blamed COVID vaccine for depressionA Georgia man who blamed the COVID-19 vaccine for making him suicidal has been identified as the person who fired shots at the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention headquarters.
RFK Jr. pulls $500 million in funding for vaccine development
Read full article: RFK Jr. pulls $500 million in funding for vaccine developmentThe Department of Health and Human Services plans to cancel contracts and pull funding for some vaccines being developed to fight respiratory viruses like COVID-19 and the flu.
In rejecting the jobs report, Trump follows his own playbook of discrediting unfavorable data
Read full article: In rejecting the jobs report, Trump follows his own playbook of discrediting unfavorable dataPresident Donald Trump has a pattern of dismissing or altering data that reflects poorly on him.
Trump says he doesn't trust the jobs data, but Wall Street and economists do
Read full article: Trump says he doesn't trust the jobs data, but Wall Street and economists doThe monthly jobs report is already closely-watched on Wall Street and in Washington but has taken on a new importance after President Donald Trump on Friday fired the official who oversees it.
David Nabarro, British physician who led UN response to Ebola and COVID-19, dies
Read full article: David Nabarro, British physician who led UN response to Ebola and COVID-19, diesDr. David Nabarro, a British physician who led the U.N. response to some of the biggest health crises in recent years, including bird flu, Ebola and the coronavirus pandemic, has died.
Trump's pace of early travel largely mirrors Biden's, but with more sports events and golf
Read full article: Trump's pace of early travel largely mirrors Biden's, but with more sports events and golfMoving at the “speed of Trump” is one of the White House’s favorite phrases, but when it comes to presidential travel, Donald Trump’s pace is about the same as that of his Democratic predecessor, Joe Biden.
Charges dropped against Utah doctor accused of throwing away $28,000 in COVID vaccine doses
Read full article: Charges dropped against Utah doctor accused of throwing away $28,000 in COVID vaccine dosesThe federal government has dismissed charges against a Utah plastic surgeon accused of throwing away COVID-19 vaccines worth thousands of dollars during the pandemic.
Doctors and public health organizations sue Kennedy over vaccine policy change
Read full article: Doctors and public health organizations sue Kennedy over vaccine policy changeDoctors groups and public health organizations are suing the U.S. government over the decision to stop recommending COVID-19 vaccinations for most children and pregnant women.
FDA vaccine official restricted COVID vaccine approvals against the advice of agency staff
Read full article: FDA vaccine official restricted COVID vaccine approvals against the advice of agency staffA top official at the Food and Drug Administration recently overruled government scientists on the availability of two COVID-19 vaccines.
Funeral home owner who stashed nearly 190 decaying bodies sentenced to 20 years in prison
Read full article: Funeral home owner who stashed nearly 190 decaying bodies sentenced to 20 years in prisonA federal judge has sentenced a Colorado funeral home owner who stashed nearly 190 decomposing bodies to 20 years in prison on federal fraud charges.
World Bank warns that 39 fragile states are falling further behind as conflicts grow, get deadlier
Read full article: World Bank warns that 39 fragile states are falling further behind as conflicts grow, get deadlierThe world’s most desperate countries are falling further and further behind, their plight worsened by conflicts that are growing deadlier and more frequent.
Unemployment among young college graduates outpaces overall US joblessness rate
Read full article: Unemployment among young college graduates outpaces overall US joblessness rateYoung people graduating from college this spring and summer are facing one of the toughest job markets in more than a decade.
Americans sour on US economy and anxiety over tariffs remains the chief culprit
Read full article: Americans sour on US economy and anxiety over tariffs remains the chief culpritAmericans’ view of the economy worsened in June, wiping out much of the previous month’s gain which followed a string of declines that had dragged consumer confidence to its lowest level since the COVID-19 pandemic five years ago.
Middle East conflict threatens to exacerbate inflationary pressure on some things
Read full article: Middle East conflict threatens to exacerbate inflationary pressure on some thingsIsrael’s attack on Iran has catapulted their long-running conflict into what could become a wider, more dangerous regional war and potentially drive prices higher for both businesses and households.
Ex-congressman Billy Long confirmed as commissioner of the IRS, an agency he once sought to abolish
Read full article: Ex-congressman Billy Long confirmed as commissioner of the IRS, an agency he once sought to abolishFormer congressman Billy Long of Missouri has been confirmed to lead the Internal Revenue Service, an agency he once sought to abolish.
Google offers buyouts to more workers amid AI-driven tech upheaval and antitrust uncertainty
Read full article: Google offers buyouts to more workers amid AI-driven tech upheaval and antitrust uncertaintyGoogle has offered buyouts to another swath of its workforce across several key divisions in a fresh round of cost cutting coming ahead of a court decision that could order a breakup of its internet empire.
The world's oldest restaurant faces a challenge from another Madrid tavern that says its even older
Read full article: The world's oldest restaurant faces a challenge from another Madrid tavern that says its even olderIn the heart of Spain’s capital, the famous Sobrino de Botín restaurant proudly holds the title of being the world’s oldest restaurant.
WHO adopts a 'pandemic agreement' after the chaos of COVID
Read full article: WHO adopts a 'pandemic agreement' after the chaos of COVIDThe World Health Organization's member countries have approved an agreement to better prevent, prepare for and respond to future pandemics in the wake of the devastation wrought by the coronavirus.
US biochemist researching treatment of HIV and coronaviruses wins Israel's Wolf Prize
Read full article: US biochemist researching treatment of HIV and coronaviruses wins Israel's Wolf PrizeAn American biochemist whose research has helped scientists make inroads on treating coronavirus and HIV has won this year’s Wolf Prize, a major Israeli award in the arts and sciences.
Austrian woman is found guilty of fatally infecting her neighbor with COVID-19
Read full article: Austrian woman is found guilty of fatally infecting her neighbor with COVID-19A woman in Austria has been found guilty of fatally infecting her neighbor with COVID-19 in 2021, her second pandemic-related conviction in a year, according to local media.
Celine Dion makes musical comeback at Paris Olympics with Eiffel Tower serenade
Read full article: Celine Dion makes musical comeback at Paris Olympics with Eiffel Tower serenadeCeline Dion made a triumphant return Friday with a very public performance, closing out the Paris Olympics’ opening ceremony from the Eiffel Tower.
Biden and Trump ask voters if they're 'better off' than they were 4 years ago. It's complicated
Read full article: Biden and Trump ask voters if they're 'better off' than they were 4 years ago. It's complicatedBoth former President Donald Trump and President Joe Biden are posing the time-tested question “Are you better off today than you were four years ago?”.