The R.F.K. Jr. Effect

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  Is the HPV Vaccine Safe? Yes, Despite What R.F.K. Jr. Has Said.

  During his second day of confirmation hearings, Robert F. Kennedy Jr. declined to disavow comments he had made disparaging the vaccine as unsafe.
  
  The New York Times - 4h

• R.F.K. Jr., in His Own Words: Flu, Diabetes, Autism and More

  Robert F. Kennedy Jr., President Trump’s nominee for health secretary, doesn’t just hold fringe views on vaccines. We fact-checked five recent statements.
  
  The New York Times - 6h
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  Hawaii Governor, a Doctor, Blames R.F.K. Jr. for Measles Deaths in Samoa

  Gov. Josh Green battled a measles outbreak that killed 83 people, mostly children. President Trump wants Robert F. Kennedy, Jr., a vaccine skeptic, as his health policy chief.
  
  The New York Times - 2d
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  5 Takeaways From R.F.K. Jr.’s First Confirmation Hearing

  Mr. Kennedy appears to have most Republicans behind him as he seeks the job of health secretary, though he couldn’t escape his past stances on vaccines and abortion.
  
  The New York Times - 20h

• The Hearing Confirmed That R.F.K. Jr. Is Trump’s Kind of Guy

  At this point, whether a nominee can explain himself coherently, much less convincingly, may not matter for the votes he needs.
  
  The New York Times - 1d
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  R.F.K. Jr.’s Excited Fan Club: Conservative Christian Moms

  These parents believe in home-schooling and distrust food and drug companies. In Kennedy, they see “a bull in the china shop.”
  
  The New York Times - 1d
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  The $8 Billion Children’s Vaccine Fund R.F.K. Jr. Would Oversee

  If confirmed by the Senate to be the nation’s health secretary, Robert F. Kennedy Jr. would have vast powers over immunization policies for children and adults.
  
  The New York Times - 2d
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  R.F.K. Jr. Would Keep Stake in HPV Vaccine Suit if Confirmed

  Robert F. Kennedy Jr., President Trump’s nominee to be health secretary, would have oversight power over the vaccine’s maker, Merck, if confirmed.
  
  The New York Times - Jan. 23

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  Shortly Before Fatal D.C. Plane Crash, Jet Pilot Was Asked to Change Runways

  The plane had been cleared to land on Reagan National Airport’s main runway. But in the final moments of the flight, air traffic control asked the pilot to land on a separate, intersecting runway.
  
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  Trump Kicks Congress to the Curb, With Little Protest From Republicans

  The administration is showing it doesn’t view the House and Senate as equal partners. So far, Republicans, who hold both majorities, are accepting their new status.
  
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  Internal FBI Emails Offer Glimpse Into Trump 2020 Election Investigation

  The messages showed that F.B.I. investigators took normal bureaucratic steps and precautions when opening an extraordinarily sensitive inquiry into Mr. Trump’s attempts to overturn the 2020 election.
  
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  Trump Order Pushes Universities to ‘Monitor’ Protesters on Student Visas

  An executive order signed this week would push colleges and universities to combat antisemitism specifically by monitoring and reporting international students.
  
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  Musk’s Twitter Takeover Offers Trump a Blueprint

  Federal agencies have offered exits to millions of employees and tested the prowess of engineers — just like when Elon Musk bought Twitter. The similarities have been uncanny.
  
  The New York Times - 3h

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• Eminem rhymes the word orange | 60 Minutes Archive

  How do you rhyme with the word orange? It's not a problem for Eminem, who told Anderson Cooper in this 2010 excerpt, "People say that the word orange doesn't rhyme with anything and that kind of ...
  
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