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#Peace & Community #European #Middle East #Asia #UN #North America #Oceanian #African'Florida's going to become a hotbed of transmission': Former Biden COVID adviser
Michael Osterholm, a former Biden administration adviser on COVID-19, said Wednesday that โFloridaโs going to become a hotbed of transmissionโ after Sunshine State officials announced they will seek to make the state the first in the U.S. to officially remove school vaccine mandates. โI would have to tell you, as a parent or a grandparent,...
Published on: September 04, 2025 | Source:
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Appeals court panel stops order to wind down ‘Alligator Alcatraz’ operations in Florida
A federal appeals court panel on Thursday put on hold a lower court judgeโs order to end operations indefinitely at theimmigration detention centerin the Florida Everglades dubbed โAlligator Alcatraz.โ
Published on: September 04, 2025 | Source:Kennedy defends CDC upheaval in contentious hearing ย
Click in for more news from The Hill {beacon} Health Care Health Care The Big Story Kennedy defends CDC upheaval in contentious hearing Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. faced tough questions from senators over the course of a nearly three-hour Senate hearing Thursday. The Hill, Greg...
Published on: September 04, 2025 | Source:Trump looms over August jobs report
Welcome to The Hill's Business & Economy newsletter {beacon} Business & Economy Business & Economy The Big Story BLS to issue first jobs report since Trump sacked chief The Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) on Friday will deliver its first jobs report since President Trump fired its leader in response to disappointing employment data...
Published on: September 04, 2025 | Source:Trump, Zelensky discuss 'maximum protection' for Ukraineโs skies
President Trump and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky discussed โmaximum protection" for Ukraineโs skies on Thursday during a call as the country continues to come under aerial bombardment by Russia with little progress toward peace talks in recent weeks. Zelensky said he and the president had a โvery detailedโ conversation after Thursdayโs meeting of the so-called...
Published on: September 04, 2025 | Source:Texas lawmakers vote to ban trans people from public restrooms that match their gender identity
Texas lawmakers voted late Wednesday to ban transgender people from public restrooms that match their gender identity, sending the measure to Republican Gov. Greg Abbott after nearly a decade of failed attempts. Texas Senate Bill 8 bars transgender people from using multiple-occupancy bathrooms and changing rooms that align with their identity in schools and government-owned...
Published on: September 04, 2025 | Source:CNN host, GOP senator tangle over vaccines, autism amid RFK Jr. hearing
CNN host Kasie Hunt and Sen.Markwayne Mullin(R-Okla.) got into a heated debate over Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s stances on vaccines, autism and several other issues that the Health and Human Services secretary defended during a congressional hearing Thursday. "Do you believe Kennedy is right on vaccines?" Hunt asked Mullin of the longtime vaccine skeptic during...
Published on: September 04, 2025 | Source:WATCH: RFK Jr. ‘taking away vaccines’ from people who want them, Warren says
Warren accused Kennedy of removing access to COVID vaccines for people who want them, despite promises he made during his confirmation hearing that he wouldnโt do so.
Published on: September 04, 2025 | Source:WATCH: Sen. Barrasso presses RFK Jr. on whether policy decisions are based on science or politics
As one of the handful of doctors on the Senate Committee on Finance, Barrasso said vaccines have saved an estimated 154 million lives globally over the last 50 years.
Published on: September 04, 2025 | Source:Germany leads military exercise in the Baltic as tensions simmer between Russia and NATO
The exercise dubbed Quadriga is under the German navy's leadership and its various components, in which the army and air force also are participating. It involves more than 8,000 servicepeople from 14 countries.
Published on: September 04, 2025 | Source:DOJ probing mortgage fraud claims against Fed governor Lisa Cook, AP source says
News of the investigation comes amid a high-stakes legal fight over President Donald Trumpโs removal last month of Cook, an action she says is being undertaken so that he can seize control of the independent central bank.
Published on: September 04, 2025 | Source:WATCH: ‘We were lied to about everything’ around COVID, RFK Jr. says
Kennedy claimed the government, including the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, lied about "natural immunity," that vaccines would prevent transmission and infection, and the "science behind cloth masks."
Published on: September 04, 2025 | Source:Congo announces new Ebola outbreak after case confirmed in southern province
The World Health Organization said Thursday it dispatched its experts alongside Congoโs Rapid Response Team to Kasai Province to strengthen disease surveillance, treatment and infection prevention and control in health facilities.
Published on: September 04, 2025 | Source:Palestinian death toll in Gaza passes 64,000, officials say, after ceasefire talks break down
More than 64,000 Palestinians have been killed in the nearly two-year warin the Gaza Strip, local health officials said Thursday, as Hamas and Israelreiterated their incompatible demandsfor ending the fighting sparked by the militant groupโs 2023 attack.
Published on: September 04, 2025 | Source:China's Xi unveils new weaponry at parade attended by Putin, Kim
Welcome to The Hill's Defense & NatSec newsletter {beacon} Defense &National Security Defense &National Security The Big Story China's Xi unveils new weaponry at parade attended by Putin, Kim A major Chinese military parade debuted new missiles, drones and other high-tech equipment in a massive show of force attended by the leaders of Russia...
Published on: September 03, 2025 | Source:Comer says Oversight making Epstein 'list'; Waiting to hear from Clintons
Rep. James Comer (R-Ky.), the chair of the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, said in a Wednesday interview on NewsNationโs show โThe Hillโ that the panel will compile its own Jeffrey Epstein โlist,โ a tally of powerful figures related to the deceased sex offender and financier. โWe're going to compile a list from...
Published on: September 03, 2025 | Source:WATCH: ‘The abuse was real,’ Epstein survivor implores Trump, who again calls case a ‘hoax’
The survivors criticized the presidentโs comments that the case was a โhoaxโ and appealed to him to meet and describe the pain they had endured.
Published on: September 03, 2025 | Source:Hurricane Kiko intensifies to Category 4 storm over the Pacific Ocean
Forecasters said Kiko could get even stronger in the next day or so, but that its intensity was likely to fluctuate after that. There were no watches or warnings associated with Kiko and no hazards affecting land.
Published on: September 03, 2025 | Source:Republicans divided on stopgap strategy to prevent looming shutdown
Republicans are divided as they try to chart a plan to keep the government open past the end of the month, with just 12 legislative days until funding runs out. Top Republican appropriators are pushing for a short-term funding patch that lasts into November to buy time for Congress to strike a larger bipartisan deal...
Published on: September 03, 2025 | Source:Trump administration agrees to restore federal health data and websites in lawsuit settlement
Soon after President Donald Trump's inauguration, federal health officialsdeleted or removed informationon a range of topics including pregnancy risks, opioid-use disorder and the AIDS epidemic. The move was made in reaction to a Trump executive order that told agencies to stop using the term โgenderโ infederal policies and documents.
Published on: September 03, 2025 | Source:What China’s display of military might and diplomacy mean for the U.S.
There was an extraordinary display of military might on the streets of Beijing. China's parade was the culmination of several days of high-level diplomacy, without the United States, as China seeks to cement its place as a preeminent global power. Nick Schifrin discussed the gathering of leaders with Kurt Campbell, deputy secretary of state during the Biden Administration.
Published on: September 03, 2025 | Source:Trump targets offshore wind again
{beacon} Energy & Environment Energy & Environment The Big Story Trump targets more offshore wind The Trump administration is targeting another offshore wind project, the latest in a string of wind farms whose approvals it plans to cancel. AP Photo/Julia Nikhinson, File In a Wednesday court filing the administration indicated it plans to vacate and...
Published on: September 03, 2025 | Source:WATCH LIVE: RFK Jr. testifies on Trump’s health care agenda before the Senate Finance Committee
Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is expected to testify before the Senate Finance Committee on Thursday, Sept. 4. at 10 a.m. EDT. Watch live here.
Published on: September 03, 2025 | Source:Woman known as ‘Ketamine Queen’ pleads guilty to selling fatal dose to Matthew Perry
A woman branded as the โKetamine Queenโ pleaded guilty Wednesday to sellingMatthew Perrythe drug that killed him, becoming thefifth and final defendant chargedinPerryโs overdose deathto admit guilt.
Published on: September 03, 2025 | Source:News Wrap: Judge rules White House unlawfully blocked Harvard’s research grants
In our news wrap Wednesday, a federal judge ruled that the Trump administration unlawfully terminated Harvard's research grants, Florida is moving to become the first state to eliminate all vaccine mandates for children to attend school and President Trump is defending a military strike on a boat in the Caribbean, saying it will prevent further attempts to bring drugs into the country.
Published on: September 03, 2025 | Source:Epstein survivors demand justice in Washington as Trump calls case ‘a Democrat hoax’
Women who survived sexual abuse at the hands of Jeffrey Epstein spoke publicly, some for the first time, to demand the release of the federal files in the case. President Trump also responded to the demands for more documents, calling it "a Democrat hoax." Congressional correspondent Lisa Desjardins reports.
Published on: September 03, 2025 | Source:‘This is not a political issue, this is a crime,’ Epstein survivor says
As survivors of Jeffrey Epsteinโs abuse demand accountability, President Trump has said the attention on the case is political. Geoff Bennett spoke with Liz Stein, an Epstein survivor who is now an advocate working to combat human trafficking nationwide, and Jennifer Freeman, a special counsel for the Marsh Law Firm, which represents several Epstein survivors.
Published on: September 03, 2025 | Source:Trump policies stalled by series of rulings, likely setting up Supreme Court fight
A federal court rejected the Trump administration's use of an 18th-century wartime law, known as the Alien Enemies Act, to deport Venezuelans accused of being gang members. It's another legal setback for the White House, which has also seen courts curtail its authority to impose tariffs and send troops into U.S. cities. William Brangham discussed more with Georgetown law professor Steve Vladeck.
Published on: September 03, 2025 | Source:Noem, DHS end deportation protections for some Venezuelans
Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Kristi Noem ended deportation protections for some Venezuelans, the latest Trump administration effort to strip Temporary Protected Status (TPS) after a series of court losses. The termination affected about 250,000 people who were awarded TPS through a 2021 declaration otherwise set to expire on Sept. 10. โGiven Venezuelaโs substantial...
Published on: September 03, 2025 | Source:As rising sea levels swallow Bangladesh’s land, its climate refugees are forced to adapt
Few countries in the world are considered more vulnerable to the impact of rising sea levels and climate change than Bangladesh, a nation of 175 million people squeezed into a landmass the size of Iowa. In partnership with the Pulitzer Center, Fred de Sam Lazaro traveled to Bangladesh to look at efforts to build resilience in the face of the escalating consequences.
Published on: September 03, 2025 | Source:Oz backs Florida dropping school vaccine mandates
Mehmet Oz, the celebrity doctor who oversees Medicaid and Medicare for the Trump administration, on Wednesday threw his support behind Florida's effort to end mandatory vaccinations in schools. In an interview on โThe Story with Martha MacCallum,โ the Fox News host asked Oz whether he agrees with officials who want to make Florida the first...
Published on: September 03, 2025 | Source:How the next wave of workers will adapt as artificial intelligence reshapes jobs
AI is reshaping the workplace as companies are turning to it as a substitute for hiring, raising questions about the future of the job market. For many, there is uncertainty about the jobs their children will have. Robert Reich, the Labor Secretary under President Clinton and professor at Berkeley, joined Geoff Bennett to discuss his new essay, "How your kids will make money in a world of AI."
Published on: September 03, 2025 | Source:Republican rebels square off against GOP leaders on Epstein files
Republican rebels on Wednesday ramped up the pressure on their party to force the Trump administration to release its files on Jeffrey Epstein, hosting victims of the convicted sex offender at the Capitol, where they delivered harrowing pleas for Congress to act. The dramatic demonstration seemed to leave most Republicans unmoved, however, and GOP leaders...
Published on: September 03, 2025 | Source:Museum exhibit showcases the pets who have lived in the White House
Since the nationโs founding, pets have played an essential role in the lives of many U.S. presidents. A new exhibition at the John F. Kennedy Presidential Library and Museum in Boston tells the story of the pets that called the White House home. Special correspondent Jared Bowen takes us there for our arts and culture series, CANVAS.
Published on: September 03, 2025 | Source:WATCH: Federal immigration enforcement will ‘flood the zone’ in sanctuary cities, Homan says
President Donald Trump's border czar Tom Homan said Wednesday that the administration plans to "flood the zone" in sanctuary cities with federal immigration enforcement officers.
Published on: September 03, 2025 | Source: