RFK Jr., Trump’s pick for HHS, grilled about vaccines again in Day 2 hearing
Robert F. Kennedy, Jr.’s history of stoking anxiety about vaccines was the central topic on Thursday in his second day of Senate confirmation hearings. President Trump’s choice to run the…
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Alsobrooks grills Kennedy on belief that Black Americans should get different vaccine schedules
Sen. Angela Alsobrooks (D-Md.) on Thursday grilled Department of Health and Human Services nominee Robert F. Kennedy, Jr.’s history of claiming Black Americans have a better immune system than white…
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Washington DC plane crash live: flight data and cockpit voice recorders recovered, officials say
Show key events only Please turn on JavaScript to use this feature Show key events only Please turn on JavaScript to use this feature Satellite images of earlier recovery efforts…
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Kyle Goon: Baltimore thought it knew Justin Tucker — that’s why this investigation hurts
I don’t know where else to start. This hurts. It is painful to pore over the details of The Banner’s investigation into Ravens kicker Justin Tucker, someone we thought we…
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Kash Patel distances himself from Trump’s Jan. 6 pardons at FBI director confirmation hearing
WASHINGTON — Kash Patel, President Donald Trump’s nominee for a 10-year term as director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, distanced himself on Thursday from Trump’s sweeping pardon of Jan….
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What We Know About the Victims
The 67 people killed in a midair collision between a passenger jet and an Army helicopter included figure skaters and their families returning from a skating camp, a group of…
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The Rolling Stones Pay Tribute to Marianne Faithfull With Throwback ‘As Tears Go By’ Performance
Following the news of iconic British singer and actress Marianne Faithfull’s death, the Rolling Stones have paid tribute to their longtime friend. The band’s official X account posted a throwback…
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People with intellectual disabilities do lots of jobs–but they don’t direct air traffic
No, the Federal Aviation Administration did not recruit people with intellectual disabilities to work as air traffic controllers. Despite what Pres. Donald Trump said at a press conference Thursday –…
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Tulsi Gabbard Met With Bipartisan Skepticism In Confirmation Hearing
Senators quizzed Trump’s pick for Director of National Intelligence on her past support for leaker Edward Snowden and for meeting with Syrian dictator Basha al-Assad. U.S. Sens. Mark Warner of…
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DC plane crash disaster: Crew chief of doomed Army Black Hawk leaves behind wife and young child
The crew chief of the doomed Army Black Hawk helicopter that collided with an American Airlines passenger jet over Reagan Washington National Airport on Wednesday was identified as Ryan O’Hara….
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