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Top FDA vaccine official forced out, cites RFK Jr.’s “misinformation and lies.”
Rob Stein The top vaccine official at the Food and Drug Administration who was forced out of the agency announced his resignation Friday, and sharply criticized his boss at the Health and Human Services Department: Robert F. Kennedy Jr. Marks, wrote in his resignation letter “it has become clear that truth and transparency are not…
Israeli strike at Gaza hospital kills Hamas official and aide
An Israeli air strike on a hospital in Gaza killed a senior Hamas leader and an aide on Sunday evening, a Hamas official told the BBC. Ismail Barhoum, the head of the group’s financial affairs, was killed in the strike on Nasser Hospital, the main medical facility in Khan Younis. He was receiving treatment at…
Trump signs executive order making English the official language of the U.S.
Elena Moore President Trump has signed an executive order designating English as the official language of the U.S., the first such designation in the country’s history. The order, which Trump signed on Saturday, rescinds a policy issued by former President Bill Clinton requiring agencies to provide assistance programs for people with limited English proficiency, according…
Ukraine official says minerals deal agreed with US
Ukraine has agreed the terms of a major minerals deal with the US, a senior official in Kyiv has told the BBC. “We have indeed agreed it with a number of good amendments and see it as a positive outcome,” the official said, without providing any further details. Media reports say Washington has dropped initial…
Government Accountability official says fraud does exist, but it’s not widespread
Luke Garrett President Trump and Elon Musk have vowed to uncover and eliminate fraud in the federal government, and the White House has pointed to a recent Government Accountability Office (GAO) report as evidence and justification for their ongoing efforts to take over and dismantle federal agencies. The GAO is an agency under Congress that…
Christina Haack’s Ex Josh Hall Goes IG Official With New Girlfriend
Amid his ongoing divorce with Flip Off costar Christina Haack, Josh Hall made his new relationship with model Stephanie Gabrys Instagram official. Josh Hall officially hard-launched his new relationship. Amid his ongoing divorce with ex Christina Haack, the 44-year-old made his new romance with girlfriend Stephanie Gabrys Instagram official with a short birthday tribute.…
Gaza ceasefire deal being finalised, Palestinian official tells BBC
The terms of a deal between Israel and Hamas for a ceasefire in Gaza and the release of hostages are being finalised, a Palestinian official familiar with the negotiations has told the BBC. It comes as US President Joe Biden said a deal was “on the brink” of coming to fruition, and that his administration…
Gaza death toll 40% higher than official number, Lancet study finds
Analysis estimates death toll by end of June was 64,260, with 59% being women, children and people over 65 Research published in the Lancet medical journal estimates that the death toll in Gaza during the first nine months of the Israel-Hamas war was about 40% higher than numbers recorded by the Palestinian territory’s health ministry.…
‘Traitors’ Season 3: Shop Official Merch Now
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Israeli Strike in West Bank Kills 3, Including Children, Official Says
Middle East Crisis Violence has escalated in the occupied territory over the last year and a half, as Israel conducts raids targeting armed fighters with Hamas and Palestinian Islamic Jihad. By Aaron Boxerman An Israeli drone strike killed three cousins, including two children, in the West Bank on Wednesday, according to the local Palestinian governor…
Social order in Gaza will collapse if Israel ends cooperation with UN aid agency, official says
Unrwa senior officer describes 60,000 people sheltering in school buildings sharing 12 bathrooms, but says without aid things will get worse Social order in Gaza is likely to collapse further if Israel goes ahead with its threat this month to end all cooperation with the UN refugee agency for Palestinians, Louise Wateridge, its senior emergency…
Referee makes history as first openly gay official
A referee has spoken of his pride at becoming the first openly gay referee to officiate a PDC World Darts Championship final. Huw Ware, from Cardiff, took charge of the second half of the match as Luke Littler demolished Michael Van Gerwen to become the youngest ever PDC World Championship winner. Huw hopes his success…
Investigators arrive at official residence of South Korean president Yoon Suk Yeol to arrest him
Yoon, whose supporters are trying to deny access to his home, is under investigation for attempting to impose martial law Investigators in South Korea were reportedly involved in a standoff with a military unit inside the presidential residence as they attempted to arrest the country’s suspended leader Yoon Suk Yeol, weeks after his botched attempt…
Houthis vow to continue attacking Israel despite strikes on Yemen
A Houthi political official says the group will continue attacking Israel in solidarity with the Palestinians despite the escalating Israeli air strikes in Yemen. Mohammed al-Bukhaiti told the BBC that the Houthis would “escalate our military targeting of Israel” until it stopped what he described as “the genocide in Gaza”. On Thursday, Israeli warplanes struck…