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Kennedy’s ‘MAHA’ report targets vaccines, food supply and prescription drugs

President Trump and Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. released a report about the uptick in chronic childhood diseases and what they say are the underlying causes. The report from the "Make America Healthy Again" commission is in line with the ideas and beliefs that Kennedy has promoted. Ali Rogan discussed more with Lauren Weber of The Washington Post.

Published on: May 22, 2025 | Source: PBS NewsHour favicon PBS NewsHour

House 'big beautiful bill' makes sweeping energy cuts

{beacon} View Online Energy & Environment Energy & Environment The Big Story House OKs major cuts to energy tax credits The House overnight voted to approve an updated version of its "big, beautiful bill" that includes massive cuts to energy tax credits. Greg Nash Under the updated version, any energy projects that begin...

Published on: May 22, 2025 | Source: The Hill favicon The Hill

Trump's meme coin controversy

{beacon} Technology Technology The Big Story Democrats take aim at Trump meme coin dinner President Trump is set to host a private dinner Thursday night with the top investors in his meme coin, who spent millions of dollars to secure a spot at the exclusive event, fueling Democratic accusations of corruption. AP Photo/Alex Brandon...

Published on: May 22, 2025 | Source: The Hill favicon The Hill

Tapper and Thompson discuss book claiming Biden’s inner circle hid signs of decline

The presidential debate between Joe Biden and Donald Trump altered the state of the race, upended the Democratic presidential ticket and changed the course of political history. It also revealed a version of Biden that Jake Tapper and Alex Thompson argue those closest to him tried to conceal from the world. Geoff Bennett spoke with Tapper and Thompson about their new book, โ€œOriginal Sin.โ€

Published on: May 22, 2025 | Source: PBS NewsHour favicon PBS NewsHour

New Mexico Is the Latest State Developing Standards to Protect Workers in Extreme Heat

Farm workers in southern New Mexico get to work hours before dawn during heat waves to harvest chile peppers. Oilfield workers don heavy gear, despite the heat, to drive to remote drilling sites spread across the stateโ€™s Permian Basin. Teachers make do in classrooms with failing air conditioning. New Mexicoโ€™s Occupational Health and Safety Bureau [โ€ฆ]

Published on: May 22, 2025 | Source: Inside Climate News favicon Inside Climate News

Democracy in Venezuela: Candidates Close Campaign Ahead of May 25 Elections

As Venezuela prepares for its regional and legislative elections on May 25, candidates from the Great Patriotic Pole and opposition forces finalize their campaigns, calling for massive voter participation amid a robust security plan to protect the democratic process. Related: The U.S. Threatens to Intervene in Guayana Esequiba Ahead of Venezuelan Elections As Venezuela approaches [โ€ฆ]

Published on: May 22, 2025 | Source: Telesur English favicon Telesur English

WATCH: Federal authorities announce murder charges in fatal shooting of Israeli Embassy staffers

The man accused of fatally shooting two staff members of the Israeli Embassy in Washington as they left an event at a Jewish museum told police after his arrest, โ€œI did it for Palestine, I did it for Gaza," federal authorities said Thursday in announcing criminal charges.

Published on: May 22, 2025 | Source: PBS NewsHour favicon PBS NewsHour

Former McKinsey partner jailed for deleting emails on US opioid work

Martin Elling to serve six months in prison after admitting to destroying documents related to efforts to boost sales

Published on: May 22, 2025 | Source: Financial Times - World favicon Financial Times - World

FirstFT: Trump administration blocks Harvard from enrolling international students

Also in todayโ€™s newsletter, North Koreaโ€™s failed warship launch, and US House passes Trumpโ€™s tax bill

Published on: May 22, 2025 | Source: Financial Times - World favicon Financial Times - World

Trumpโ€™s โ€˜Mahaโ€™ report implicates companies in worsening childrenโ€™s health

The inaugural โ€˜Make America Healthy Againโ€™ findings reflect many of the concerns of health secretary Robert F Kennedy Jr

Published on: May 22, 2025 | Source: Financial Times - World favicon Financial Times - World

Mitch Marsh smashes maiden IPL century

A blistering knock, featuring eight sixes, takes Mitch Marsh to his first century in the Indian Premier League for Lucknow Super Giants in Ahmedabad.

Published on: May 22, 2025 | Source: ABC Australia favicon ABC Australia

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Published on: May 22, 2025 | Source: Mail & Guardian Africa favicon Mail & Guardian Africa

โ€˜Itโ€™s unsafeโ€™: why Trumpโ€™s โ€˜gold cardโ€™ visa is failing to lure wealthy Chinese

Chinese investors are unfazed by the visaโ€™s US$5 million price tag, but have concerns about taxes, crime and the policyโ€™s legality.

Published on: May 22, 2025 | Source: South China Morning Post favicon South China Morning Post

Death toll from Israeli strike in Deir el-Balah rises to four

Death toll from Israeli strike in Deir el-Balah rises to four The death toll from an Israeli strike on Deir el-Balah in central Gaza has risen to four people, Al Jazeera Arabic reported. Israeli strikes have killed at least 80 Palestinians across the enclave since Thursday morning, according to medical sources.

Published on: May 22, 2025 | Source: Middle East Eye favicon Middle East Eye

Ship footage shared with BBC captures sound of Titan sub imploding

Support ship video shows the wife of Oceangate CEO Stockton Rush hearing the sound of the implosion.

Published on: May 22, 2025 | Source: BBC Climate favicon BBC Climate

Ship footage captures sound of Titan sub imploding

Support ship video shows the wife of Oceangate CEO Stockton Rush hearing the sound of the implosion.

Published on: May 22, 2025 | Source: BBC Climate favicon BBC Climate

FDA warns of 'rare but severe itching' after using popular allergy medications

The itching, known medically as pruritus, was so bad that affected people described "significant and persistent impact on quality of life and ability to function."

Published on: May 22, 2025 | Source: The Hill favicon The Hill

Live: ASX set to rise, Bitcoin hits fresh high

Local shares could rise after a flat finish on Wall Street, after US government bond yields eased off early highs. Bitcoin reached a fresh peak. Follow the day's events and insights from our business reporters on the ABC News live markets blog.

Published on: May 22, 2025 | Source: ABC Australia favicon ABC Australia

Bitcoin hits new record high near $112,000 as rally marches on

Bitcoin continued its rally on Thursday, hitting a brand new record high near $112,000.

Published on: May 22, 2025 | Source: CNBC International favicon CNBC International

Residents continue fight as developer reduces capacity of cemetery

The developer behind a nearly decade-old plan to build the Douglas Park cemetery outside Sydney has reduced the number of burial plots by tens of thousands.

Published on: May 22, 2025 | Source: ABC Australia favicon ABC Australia

Trump predicts drug prices will 'drop like a rock' after new executive order

President Trump on Thursday claimed his recent "most favored nation" executive order could cause U.S. drug prices to "drop like a rock" in just a matter of weeks, saying the savings will be "incalculable." In a briefing to discuss the newly released Make America Healthy Again Commission's report on children's health, Trump ended the event...

Published on: May 22, 2025 | Source: The Hill favicon The Hill

Palestinian children suffering from malnutrition overwhelm Gaza’s Nasser Hospital

More than 9,000 children in Gaza have beentreated for malnutritionthis year, according to the U.N. childrenโ€™s agency, and food security experts say tens of thousands of cases are expected in the coming year.

Published on: May 22, 2025 | Source: PBS NewsHour favicon PBS NewsHour

A coffee by any other name: Starbucks avoids brewing controversy in South Korea

All six presidential candidates' names are banned in Starbucks stores to "maintain neutrality".

Published on: May 22, 2025 | Source: BBC Asia favicon BBC Asia

Dam in Tasmania's north-east at risk of 'imminent instability', report finds

A dam built nearly a century ago by a tin mining company in Tasmania's north-east has been identified as having "critical structural concerns", with recommendations made for immediate reparations.

Published on: May 22, 2025 | Source: ABC Australia favicon ABC Australia

De Minaur handed tough French Open draw

Alex de Minaur has been handed a minefield of a draw at the French Open as he seeks to go even further than his breakthrough to the quarterfinals in 2024.

Published on: May 22, 2025 | Source: ABC Australia favicon ABC Australia

Ron Johnson criticizes House GOP bill, says Trump 'canโ€™t pressure' him like House hard-liners

Sen. Ron Johnson (R-Wis.) on Thursday criticized the House GOP's recent sprawling package to enact President Trumpโ€™s tax priorities and cut spending, while swiping at his colleagues in the lower chamber for setting โ€œthe bar way too lowโ€ in their goal to generate savings. โ€œThey just kept talking about $1.5 trillion. They set the bar...

Published on: May 22, 2025 | Source: The Hill favicon The Hill

GOP campaign arm tells Republicans to โ€˜go on offenseโ€™ messaging Trump agenda bill

The House Republicansโ€™ campaign arm is encouraging members to take an aggressive stance in messaging on the One Big Beautiful Bill Act of President Trumpโ€™s tax cut and spending priorities and make it a key part of their 2026 midterm messaging. The memo from the National Republican Congressional Committee (NRCC), first shared with The Hill,...

Published on: May 22, 2025 | Source: The Hill favicon The Hill

Institute of Peace reclaims its headquarters after court win over DOGE

The U.S. Institute of Peace retook control of its headquarters Wednesday, two daysafter a federal judgesaid the firing of its board and employees by Elon Musk's Department of Government Efficiency was illegal.

Published on: May 22, 2025 | Source: PBS NewsHour favicon PBS NewsHour

Israel blames Europe after embassy staff shot dead in US

Suspect Elias Rodriguez has been charged with the murder of Yaron Lischinsky and Sarah Lynn Milgrim, a couple planning to marry.

Published on: May 22, 2025 | Source: South China Morning Post favicon South China Morning Post

Supreme Court clears way for Trump to fire 2 independent agency leaders over liberal dissentsย 

The Supreme Court cleared the way Thursday for President Trump to fire two Democratic-appointed independent agency leaders, for now, over the dissents of the courtโ€™s three liberal justices. Theemergency orderlifts a lower decision reinstating the two officials, handing the president a win in hisquest to expand control over all aspects of the federal bureaucracy. But...

Published on: May 22, 2025 | Source: The Hill favicon The Hill

Walmart slashing 1.5K corporate jobs

Retail giant Walmart is slashing about 1,500 corporate jobs after the company announced last week it plans to raise prices due to looming tariffs. โ€œWe are reshaping some teams in our Global Tech and Walmart U.S. organizations where we have identified opportunities to remove layers and complexity, speed up decision-making, and help associates innovate rapidly,โ€...

Published on: May 22, 2025 | Source: The Hill favicon The Hill

Why Canada is now directly confronting Israel

Why Canada is now directly confronting Israel Submitted by Yasmine El-Sabawi on Thu, 05/22/2025 - 18:42 Statements condemning Israel's actions in Gaza and the occupied West Bank may signal a shift for the new government Canada's Prime Minister Mark Carney attends a cabinet shuffle at Rideau Hall, in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, on 13 May 2025 (Blair Gable/Reuters) Off In a joint statement with its G7 allies, the UK and...

Published on: May 22, 2025 | Source: Middle East Eye favicon Middle East Eye

Trump administration bars Harvard University from enrolling foreign students

The Trump administration has revoked Harvard University's ability to enrol international students in its escalating battle with the Ivy League school, saying thousands of current students must transfer to other schools or leave the country.

Published on: May 22, 2025 | Source: ABC Australia favicon ABC Australia

With his โ€˜historicโ€™ tour, Trump puts US power back in the Middle East

In reasserting the US in the centre of the Middle Eastโ€™s strategic calculus, Trump also weakens the leverage and influence of Russia and China.

Published on: May 22, 2025 | Source: South China Morning Post favicon South China Morning Post

Democrats rip Trump ahead of meme coin dinner: 'Orgy of corruption'

President Trump is set to host a private dinner Thursday night with the top investors in his meme coin, who spent millions of dollars to secure a spot at the exclusive event,fueling Democratic accusations of corruption. More than 200 investors in $TRUMP will dine with the president at his golf club outside of Washington, D.C.,...

Published on: May 22, 2025 | Source: The Hill favicon The Hill