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Halloween: The Game is banned in Australia because incentivized drug use is bad but incentivized ultra-violence isn’t
A game titled Halloween: The Game has reportedly been refused classification in Australia, with the ban attributed to the title incentivising drug use — a category the Australian Classification Board treats strictly, regardless of a game’s other violent content. The case highlights a long-standing inconsistency in Australia’s classification system, where depictions of drug use that…
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Florida woman faked cancer diagnosis for years to scam hundreds of people out of nearly $40,000, police say
A Florida woman named Maribeth Jones has been accused by police of faking a cancer diagnosis for several years in order to defraud hundreds of people out of nearly $40,000. The case, reported in the Naples area, highlights how fabricated illness claims can be used to solicit sympathy and money from acquaintances, community members and…
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Two police officers are rushed to hospital after their unmarked car collided with an HGV
Two police officers have been taken to hospital following a collision between their unmarked police car and a heavy goods vehicle (HGV). The incident highlights the risks faced by police personnel while on duty, though the circumstances of the crash have not been detailed in the available report. No further specifics regarding the location, time,…
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What he told me made my blood run cold – Michael Sheen investigates Wales’ toxic legacy
Actor Michael Sheen has made a new BBC iPlayer documentary investigating claims that chemical giant Monsanto dumped huge quantities of toxic industrial waste, including PCBs, at sites across Wales decades ago, allegedly contributing to rare cancers among people who lived nearby. The investigation was prompted by whistleblower Douglas Gowan, a former farming consultant who spent…
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American Academy of Pediatrics calls Trump vaccine order ‘dangerous’
The president of the American Academy of Pediatrics blasted President Trump’s Monday executive order calling for fewer childhood vaccines. “As measles cases reach a 35-year high in the U.S. and with cold and flu season quickly approaching, today’s executive order on vaccines is not only disheartening but dangerous,” Dr. Andrew Racine said in a release. …
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White House thrusts vaccines back into headlines
Click in for more news from The Hill {beacon} Healthcare Healthcare The Big Story White House thrusts vaccines back into headlines The Trump administration appeared to be backing away from making moves on changing vaccine policy in recent months, perhaps wary of political backlash ahead of the midterm elections. But it all came roaring…
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Fauci in the hot seat as GOP senator tears into ‘truly sick’ vaccine texts: ‘Tip of the iceberg’
Senator Ron Johnson (R-Wis.) has escalated his scrutiny of Dr Anthony Fauci after texts released from the former COVID-19 response coordinator’s government phone showed Fauci privately raising concerns that mRNA vaccines administered during the first trimester of pregnancy could potentially cause miscarriages. Johnson, who is leading the investigation, described the disclosure as “just the tip…
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Trump signs bonkers order that cuts vaccines, promotes ones that don’t exist
President Trump signed an executive order significantly overhauling federal childhood vaccine recommendations, cutting the number of recommended jabs from 18 to 11 and requiring several to be split into separate doses spread across more medical appointments. The move is not grounded in new scientific evidence but reflects long-debunked anti-vaccine claims, including that vaccines cause autism…
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Cassidy blasts vaccine order, saying Trump has no ‘expertise to make these changes’
Sen. Bill Cassidy (R-La.) blasted an executive order President Trump signed Monday that splits the measles, mumps and rubella (MMR) shot across three separate visits. “I’m a doctor. This executive order is wrong. The President does not have the expertise to make these changes. Vaccines are overwhelmingly safe. Vaccines are effective. Vaccines DO NOT cause…
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Child vaccine schedule reduced as Trump moves to dramatically shift medical power to parents
President Donald Trump has signed an executive order overhauling the childhood vaccination schedule recommended by the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, in a move his administration says restores greater medical decision-making power to parents. The White House has branded the initiative the “Gold Standard Childhood Vaccine Recommendations”, arguing that the changes bring the…