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China’s Xi and North Korea’s Kim pledge deeper ties between nations at meeting in Beijing
China has been North Koreaβs biggest trading partner and aid provider, though questions have lingered about the strength of their bilateral relationship.
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In tense hearing, RFK Jr. challenged on vaccine views and trust in health agencies
Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. was grilled during a combative hearing before the Senate Finance Committee. Senators pressed Kennedy on his views on vaccines and whether he was effectively limiting access and destroying trust in past data and public health agencies. The hearing comes just a week after his decision to fire the director of the CDC, Dr. Susan Monarez. Lisa Desjardins reports.
Published on: September 04, 2025 | Source:White House to rebrand Pentagon the Department of War
The name change will likely require an act of Congress, although the White House is looking for ways to avoid a vote.
Published on: September 04, 2025 | Source:Blackburn pushes for KOSA
{beacon} Technology Technology The Big Story Blackburn presses for kids online safety bill Sen. Marsha Blackburn (R-Tenn.) is pushing for the passage of kidsβ online safety legislation in the face of growing concern about the impacts of artificial intelligence (AI) chatbots on young users. Greg Nash Blackburn, who has long advocated for the...
Published on: September 04, 2025 | Source:Examining RFK Jr.’s claims about vaccines, COVID and the health of Americans
In a fiery Senate hearing, Robert Kennedy Jr. made a number of questionable or misleading claims about vaccines, COVID and the health of Americans. Amna Nawaz discussed some of these claims with Dr. Richard Besser, the president and CEO of the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation and the director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention during the Obama administration.
Published on: September 04, 2025 | Source:Marco Rubio Downplays the UN and Justifies Interventionism in Latin America
Rubio's position justifies extraterritorial armed intervention under the pretext of the "war on drugs," dividing countries into cooperative and non-cooperative.
Published on: September 04, 2025 | Source:Robert Kennedy grilled over vaccine scepticism in fiery US senate hearing
Trump officials defend health secretary after sharp questioning from Republican and Democratic lawmakers
Published on: September 04, 2025 | Source:'My mother was my shelter and storm': Arundhati Roy on her fierce new memoir
Mother Mary comes to me is a raw, bruising, yet life-affirming portrait of Arundhati Roy's mother.
Published on: September 04, 2025 | Source:As Opposition to an Alabama Medical Waste Treatment Facility Boils Over, aΒ Mysterious Facebook Page Weighs In
ONEONTA, Ala.βThe names echoed down the halls of the Blount County courthouse Thursday morning like a childβs game of telephone. βDarlene?β One of the county commissioners was reading from a list of those whoβd asked to speak at a public meeting concerning the potential approval of a medical waste treatment facility in nearby Remlap. βDarlene,β [β¦]
Published on: September 04, 2025 | Source:News Wrap: D.C. suing Trump administration to end National Guard deployment
In our news wrap Thursday, D.C. is suing the Trump administration to end its deployment of the National Guard in the city, President Trumpβs nominee to fill an open seat on the Federal Reserve Board of Governors said he would not resign his position at the White House if confirmed to the role and Gaza health officials say more than 64,000 people have been killed in the Israel-Hamas war.
Published on: September 04, 2025 | Source:GOP senators grill Kennedy: Watch 3 key moments
It wasn't only Democrats confronting President Trump's health secretary during a heated hearing in the Senate Finance Committee on Thursday. Three Republican senators β Bill Cassidy (La.), Thom Tillis (N.C.) and John Barrasso (Wyo.) β also harshly questioned Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. over his opinion on Trumpβs COVID-19 response,...
Published on: September 04, 2025 | Source:Pennsylvania Plastics Pollution Settlement Could Set a National Precedent for Control of Pellets
A Pennsylvania plastics manufacturer will pay $2.6 million for allegedly violating the federal Clean Water Act and will ensure that no more of its plastic pellets leak into waterways, under a proposed settlement with two environmental groups. PennEnvironment and Three Rivers Waterkeeper sued Styropek USA, claiming the company discharged large quantities of βnurdlesββtiny pellets used [β¦]
Published on: September 04, 2025 | Source:Trump to sign order renaming Department of Defense to 'Department of War'
President Trump is scheduled to sign an executive order Friday formally renaming the Department of Defense the Department of War, the White House confirmed. Trump had in recent days signaled the change was coming, pointing to the history behind the name and his belief that it better reflected the Pentagon's offensive operations. Fox News first...
Published on: September 04, 2025 | Source:US files lawsuit against California utility over Los Angeles wildfires
The Department of Justice alleges that negligence by Southern California Edison sparked deadly Eaton Fire in January.
Published on: September 04, 2025 | Source:U.S. military strikes on suspected drug smugglers spark legal and diplomatic concerns
The Trump White House is signaling a new war on drug cartels. On Monday, the president released video of what the administration says was a strike on a drug-running boat off the coast of Venezuela. Nick Schifrin takes a closer look at what happened and at the administrationβs case for both the policy and the legality of this renewed focus on drug trafficking.
Published on: September 04, 2025 | Source:Parents mourning daughter lost in Texas floods push state to strengthen camp safety rules
Itβs been two months since at least 135 people were killed in flash floods that roared through the Texas Hill Country. In the weeks since, families of the victims have been pushing state lawmakers to pass camp and flood safety legislation. Lacey and Lars Hollis lost their 8-year-old daughter, Virginia, in the floods at Camp Mystic. They joined Amna Nawaz to discuss their support for the bill.
Published on: September 04, 2025 | Source:Trumpβs strike on βnarco-terroristβ boat enters murky legal waters
The Trump administration has offered few details about a U.S. military strike on a boat in the Caribbean Sea that it has asserted killed 11 Venezuelan drug traffickers, fueling questions as to whether it violated maritime law or human rights conventions. President Trump, who announced Tuesday that American forces destroyed a vessel from Venezuela allegedly...
Published on: September 04, 2025 | Source:Remembering iconic designer Giorgio Armani and his lasting impact on fashion
The world of fashion has lost one of its greats. Italian designer Giorgio Armani died at the age of 91. He is credited with elevating a quintessentially Italian aesthetic in his clothes and making red carpet affairs cultural moments. Geoff Bennett discussed more with Robin Givhan, the Pulitzer Prize-winning fashion critic and former senior critic-at-large at The Washington Post.
Published on: September 04, 2025 | Source:Global Sumud Flotilla on its way to join up with boats from Tunisia
Global Sumud Flotilla on its way to join up with boats from Tunisia The Globl Sumud Flotilla is on its way to Tunisia on Thursday. From there, it intends to connect with other flotillas across the Mediterranean to Gaza in order to try to break the Israeli blockade on the Strip. Earlier this week, National Security minister Itamar Ben-Gvir said he is proposing to detain the flotilla activists "in terrorists'...
Published on: September 04, 2025 | Source:How Tiny Chef captured the internet’s heart
Heβs a little guy with a huge following online. Tiny Chef, the Instagram sensation who also happens to be animated, has gained millions of fans of all ages while whipping up vegetarian meals with a side of heart. Stephanie Sy reports for our arts and culture series, CANVAS.
Published on: September 04, 2025 | Source:'The only way I can help is to send food': Indonesia protests spark support from Asian neighbours
Inspired by protesters, South East Asians are using apps to send food to Indonesian delivery riders.
Published on: September 04, 2025 | Source:With no bin in sight, these outback regions are recycling for a profit
Without a single recycling service, residents in the outback were left with mounds of landfill. But one organisation is changing that.
Published on: September 04, 2025 | Source:CFMEU WA under investigation for alleged organised crime links
The WA branch of the Construction, Forestry and Maritime Employees Union says it has nothing to hide as investigators probe alleged links between the construction division and organised crime.
Published on: September 04, 2025 | Source:Dominion Energy and Big Tech Maneuver Over Pivotal Rate Decision in Virginia
RICHMONDβThe long-anticipated rate-setting showdown between big tech and Virginiaβs largest utility kicked off this week with last minute maneuvers to influence the state regulator on a decision that may affect data center growth and rates for all customers in the state. Dominion Energy, with over 2.7 million customers in Virginia and other states, presented the [β¦]
Published on: September 04, 2025 | Source:Atlassian agrees to acquire The Browser Co. for $610 million
OpenAI and Perplexity both reportedly looked at acquiring the startup.
Published on: September 04, 2025 | Source:Broadcomβs stock pops on mystery $10 billion AI customer
Broadcom has been one of the biggest winners in the artificial intelligence boom and investor expectations are growing.
Published on: September 04, 2025 | Source:WATCH: Noem, Bondi discuss plans for ICE detention facility in notorious Louisiana prison
Federal authorities purposefully chose a notorious Louisiana prison to hold immigration detainees as a way to encourage people in the U.S. illegally to self-deport, Department of Homeland SecuritySecretary Kristi Noemsaid Wednesday.
Published on: September 04, 2025 | Source:'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 βFloridaβs going to become a hotbed of transmissionβ after Sunshine State officials announced they will seek to make the state the first in the U.S. to officially remove school vaccine mandates. βI would have to tell you, as a parent or a grandparent,...
Published on: September 04, 2025 | Source:Late winter rains trigger spectacular start to wildflower season in WA
Armed with cameras and notepads, thousands of tourists hit tiny towns in WA's Midwest for the start of wildflower season.
Published on: September 04, 2025 | Source:Man linked to Neo-Nazis charged over Anzac Day boos
A 23-year-old man will face court in November charged with disrupting the Anzac Day dawn service in Melbourne. He was arrested in the company of Neo-Nazi leader Thomas Sewell this week.
Published on: September 04, 2025 | Source:RFK Jr. casts doubts on vaccines, clashes with Democrats over Covid shot access
Kennedy said he supports a statement made by a newly appointed member of a key government vaccine panel that mRNA vaccines pose a dangerous risk to people.
Published on: September 04, 2025 | Source:Live: Albanese and Trump share 'warm relationship': Rishworth
Employment Minister Amanda Rishworth says the prime minister's overnight call with the US president shows the pair share a "warm relationship". Follow live.
Published on: September 04, 2025 | Source: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 judgeβs order to end operations indefinitely at theimmigration detention centerin the Florida Everglades dubbed βAlligator Alcatraz.β
Published on: September 04, 2025 | Source:Germany shocked by Slovakia with third loss in row as World Cup path begins
Germany begin their World Cup qualifying group with defeat by Slovakia, the third straight loss for four-time winners.
Published on: September 04, 2025 | Source:How many Palestinian detainees from Gaza does Israel think are fighters?
A new investigation finds that only a quarter of Palestinian detainees in Israel are linked to fighting groups.
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