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Trump taps RFK Jr to lead Health and Human Services
Click in for more news from The Hill {beacon} Health Care Health Care The Big Story Trump taps RFK Jr to lead Health and Human Services President-elect Trump has picked environmental lawyer and ...Politics - The Hill - November 14 -
Trump Picks RFK Jr. to Be Head of Health and Human Services Dept.
Whether the Senate would confirm Robert F. Kennedy Jr., a vaccine skeptic who has unorthodox views about medicine, is an open question.Top stories - The New York Times - November 15 -
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Trump discusses picking RFK Jr. for Health and Human Services secretary
President-elect Donald Trump commented Thursday night on his choice of Robert F. Kennedy Jr. for secretary of Health and Human Services, saying, "If you like health and if you like people that live ...Top stories - CBS News - November 15 -
Workers at Canada's national postal service go on strike Friday, disrupting deliveries
Workers at Canada’s national postal service are on strike after failing to reach a negotiated agreement with Canada PostWorld - ABC News - November 15 -
What is RFK Jr.'s agenda for the Department of Health and Human Services?
NBC News' Brandy Zadrozny reports on what Robert F. Kennedy Jr. could have on his agenda if he were to be confirmed as the next secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services.Top stories - NBC News - November 15 -
Doctor on Trump picking RFK Jr. for Health and Human Services secretary
President-elect Donald Trump has chosen Robert F. Kennedy Jr., who has a long record of criticizing vaccines and spreading misleading claims about their safety, to be the secretary of Health and ...Top stories - CBS News - November 15 -
The 12 Best Meal Kit Delivery Services (2024) Tested and Reviewed
From Blue Apron to Dinnerly, I've spent years cooking with boxed ingredients shipped to my door.Tech - Wired - 6 days ago -
Betty White Stamp to Be Released in 2025, Postal Service Says
The U.S. Postal Service announced it would honor the actress known for her comedic work on shows such as “The Golden Girls” and “The Mary Tyler Moore Show.”Top stories - The New York Times - 6 days ago -
Whoopi Goldberg claims bakery refused her service due to her politics
“The View" co-host Whoopi Goldberg implied that a Staten Island bakery refused to take her order because of her liberal politics. The bakery denied the accusation and claimed they were having ...Top stories - NBC News - 6 days ago -
Tornado hits southwestern Oklahoma, National Weather Service says
The storm was near Granite, a town with a population of about 1,600, at about 3:37 a.m. CST, the service said.Top stories - ABC News - 5 days ago -
Why the Trump Triumph Could Hit Drone Services Businesses Hard
GOP control of government may mean a halt to imports of DJI’s Chinese-made drones, cutting off supplies of market-leading models used by many small companies.Business - Inc. - 5 days ago -
132 hamsters reportedly broke loose on a plane, forcing it out of service
Portugal's TAP airlines reportedly had to take a plane out of service for days to scour the aircraft for hamsters that got out of their cages.World - CBS News - 4 days ago -
Student loan servicers are pulling incorrect payments from borrowers' bank accounts, consumer protection bureau says
Lenders often encourage federal student loan borrowers to sign up for automatic payments. But a new report shows the decision can backfire.Business - CNBC - 4 days ago -
Student loan servicers are pulling incorrect payments from borrowers' bank accounts
Lenders often encourage federal student loan borrowers to enroll in automatic payments.Top stories - NBC News - 4 days ago -
Trump nominates ‘Dr Oz’ as Medicare and Medicaid services administrator
TV personality’s medical advice has proven so controversial a 2014 study declared half of it ‘baseless or wrong’. Donald Trump has nominated Mehmet Oz, best known globally as Dr Oz, to serve as the ...World - The Guardian - 4 days ago -
Canada's Liberal Government Agrees to Exempt Sales Tax on Some Goods, Services
Canada’s minority Liberal government is expected to deliver financial breaks for households aimed at helping cash-strapped consumers and rekindling activity.World - The Wall Street Journal - 3 days ago -
Amazon Web Services Launches Quantum-Computing Advisory Program
AWS’s program aims to prepare customers for society’s shift towards quantum computing. Shares of companies that operate in the field jumped following the announcement.Tech - The Wall Street Journal - Yesterday -
UK justice secretary attacks assisted dying bill as ‘state death service’
Shabana Mahmood has written to her constituents saying she is ‘profoundly concerned’ about Friday’s Commons vote. MPs will be placing the country on a “slippery slope towards death on demand” if ...World - The Guardian - 16 hours ago -
OpenAI Will Send Its Next AI to Businesses Before a Public Release
A leader in AI technology may soon make a giant leap forward, but this time, select companies will get their hands on its next-generation model before you do.Business - Inc. - October 25 -
Online gambling rise poses significant public health threat: Commission
The worldwide rise of online gambling poses a significant public health threat, according to a report released Thursday. The report, which was published in the Lancet Public Health journal, found ...Politics - The Hill - October 25 -
Georgian president won't recognize parliamentary election result and calls for a protest
Georgia’s president says she doesn't recognize the results of this weekend’s parliamentary vote, which election officials say was won by the ruling partyWorld - ABC News - October 27 -
Voters in Liechtenstein withdraw state funding from the country's public radio broadcaster
Voters in Liechtenstein have voted to withdraw state funding from the tiny country’s public radio broadcaster, a decision that leaves the station’s future in doubtWorld - ABC News - October 28 -
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RFK Jr. says Trump promised him 'control' of public health agencies
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. said Monday that former President Trump has promised him “control” of public health agencies, including the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) and the Department of ...Politics - The Hill - October 30 -
How a Second Trump Term Could Recast Public Health
Breaking up the C.D.C., moving funds from the N.I.H. — conservatives have floated changes should Mr. Trump regain office.Health - The New York Times - November 1 -
Radical Plans for Public Housing Stir Up Hope, and Doubt
A plan would demolish aged housing projects in Chelsea and build new homes and thousands of additional apartments. It could be a game changer.Top stories - The New York Times - October 31 -
Budget poses new challenge for UK public finances, Moody’s warns
Assessment from rating agency comes as gilts steady after sell-off sparked by scale of extra borrowingBusiness - Financial Times - November 1 -
American activists were behind efforts to spread conspiracies with bot networks, study finds
American political activists on the left and the right are using networks of social media followers that behave like bots to rapidly spread conspiracy theories.Top stories - NBC News - November 1
