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Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is confirmed as Trump’s health secretary after a close Senate voteFeb 13, 2025 10:38 am - The Senate on Thursday confirmed Robert F. Kennedy Jr. as President Donald Trump’s health secretary, putting the prominent vaccine skeptic in control of $1.7 trillion in federal spending, vaccine recommendations and food safety as well as health insurance programs for roughly half the country.
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The number of Americans seeking jobless benefits falls as employers continue to hold on to workersFeb 13, 2025 10:35 am - U.S. applications for unemployment benefits fell last week as employers continue to retain workers despite resurgent inflation and elevated interest rates. The number of ...
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Driver plows into a demonstration in Munich, injuring 30 peopleFeb 13, 2025 9:07 am - A driver drove a car into a labor union demonstration in central Munich on Thursday, injuring at least 28 people including children, authorities said. Officials said it was believed to be an attack.
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Russia rejoices at Trump-Putin call as Zelenskyy rejects talks without Ukraine presentFeb 13, 2025 8:20 am - Russian officials and state media took a triumphant tone on Thursday after President Donald Trump jettisoned three years of U.S. policy and announced he would likely meet soon with Russian President Vladimir Putin to negotiate a peace deal in the almost three-year-long war in Ukraine.
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This is what happens to the body when HIV drugs are stopped for millions of peopleFeb 13, 2025 7:08 am - A generation has passed since the world saw the peak in AIDS-related deaths. Those deaths — agonizing, from diseases or infections the body might otherwise fight off — se...
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Hamas says it will free 3 more hostages as planned, paving the way to resolve ceasefire disputeFeb 13, 2025 7:04 am - Hamas said Thursday it would release three more Israeli hostages as planned, paving the way toward resolving a major dispute over the ceasefire in the Gaza Strip.
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Musk says he’ll withdraw $97.4 billion bid for OpenAI if ChatGPT maker remains nonprofitFeb 13, 2025 7:01 am - Elon Musk says he will abandon his $97.4 billion offer to buy the nonprofit behind OpenAI if the ChatGPT maker drops its plan to convert into a for-profit company.
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‘Paddington in Peru’ is buoyant and bright, and that’s enoughFeb 13, 2025 5:30 am - A through line in “Paddington in Peru” is the difference between the ties of family and of tribe, as Paddington, after learning that his Aunt Lucy has gone missing, goes on a jungle adventure with the Browns to search for her in his childhood stomping grounds.
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Marvel treads water with ‘Captain America: Brave New World’Feb 13, 2025 5:15 am - One way to celebrate Valentine’s Day this year is with “Captain America: Brave New World,” a highly processed, empty calorie, regret-later candy of a movie.
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Judge removes key legal hurdle for Trump’s plan to trim federal workforce with deferred resignationsFeb 12, 2025 9:20 pm - WASHINGTON — A federal judge on Wednesday removed a key legal hurdle stalling President Donald Trump ’s plan to downsize the federal workforce with a deferred resignation...