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RFK Jr and CNN’s Dana Bash clash over vaccine claims
Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and CNN anchor Dana Bash clashed publicly during a State of the Union interview, in an exchange that turned heated as the pair discussed COVID-19 policy, vaccines and unproven claims linking vaccines to autism. The confrontation escalated when Kennedy dismissed Bash’s questioning, suggesting she lacked the…
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RFK Jr. Clashes With CNN’s Dana Bash About Covid, Fauci, Vaccines & Autism
Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. clashed publicly with CNN’s Dana Bash on State of the Union, growing testy when she pressed him on childhood vaccines, Covid and Anthony Fauci. The exchange, which turned personal when Kennedy told Bash she “wouldn’t understand” the science, comes as the United States faces its worst…
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Massive Attack respond after Singapore ban over Palestine display
Massive Attack have said they were “surprised and disappointed” after Singapore banned them from performing in or returning to the country, following a pro-Palestine display at their 29 July concert there. Band members Robert Del Naja and Grant Marshall held up a Palestinian flag and shouted “Free Palestine” during the show, in apparent breach of…
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Kidneys failing, family called in as Phil Collins nearly died in 2024
Phil Collins has revealed he came close to dying in 2024 due to health complications caused by alcohol abuse, in an account he first gave to The Times of London and later expanded on with BBC Breakfast. The Genesis frontman said he was admitted to a Swiss hospital for alcohol addiction in late 2023, discharged,…
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Born 69 Years Ago Today in New York, the Grammy-Winning Bluegrass Guitarist Who Toured With Earl Scruggs and Collaborated With Vince Gill
ATLANTA, GA – FEBRUARY 20: (EDITORS NOTE: Image has digital treatments) Jerry Douglas, Jeff White, Johnny Warren and Shawn Camp of Earls of Leicester perform at City Winery on February 20, 2018 in Atlanta, Georgia. (Photo by R. Diamond/Getty Images) Renowned bluegrass guitarist/mandolinist Jeff White, who has performed with Alison Krauss, and Vince Gill, turns…
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Longest-serving congresswoman, 80, taken to hospital after hit-and-run accident while on her way to church
Marcy Kaptur, the longest-serving woman in US congressional history, was hospitalised after being hit by a vehicle in a hit-and-run incident in Toledo, Ohio, while travelling to church. The 80-year-old Democratic representative’s injury has raised concern among colleagues and constituents given her age and decades-long tenure representing Ohio’s 9th district, though details of her condition…
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Man, 21, is ‘crushed to death’ in workplace accident at his family’s firm
A 21-year-old man died after being crushed in an accident at an industrial yard in Falkirk, Scotland, run by his own family’s business. Steven Dougall was seriously injured at the site on Castle Drive on 21 July 2026 and later died in hospital, prompting an outpouring of tributes and a large community memorial in his…
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Congresswoman Marcy Kaptur hurt in hit-and-run near Toledo
Democratic Representative Marcy Kaptur of Ohio was injured in a hit-and-run collision on Sunday morning while travelling to a church service near Toledo. Police launched an investigation into the crash, which drew significant attention given Kaptur’s standing as one of the longest-serving members of the US House of Representatives, though the driver responsible has not…
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RFK Jr. says Trump ‘certainly’ wants him to investigate any link between autism and vaccines
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. said that Donald Trump “certainly” wants him to investigate any possible link between autism and vaccines. The remarks matter because the alleged connection has long been rejected by extensive scientific research, while Kennedy has been a prominent critic of vaccine policy. The article’s full text was unavailable, so no further details…
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Irish boxer Reeves ‘critical but stable’ in hospital
Irish boxer Lee Reeves is in a “critical but stable” condition in hospital after being stretchered out of the ring following a knockout defeat in Dublin on Saturday. The 31-year-old from Limerick was knocked out in the 10th round by Gary Cully in a bout for the vacant BUI Celtic super-lightweight title, prompting messages of…