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‘Sean Dummy’: Why is Elon Musk attacking the acting NASA chief?

‘Sean Dummy’: Why is Elon Musk attacking the acting NASA chief?

Elon Musk is not a fan of NASA Acting Administrator Sean Duffy. The SpaceX founder and CEO has hammered Duffy repeatedly on social media over the past few days, calling him “Sean Dummy” (which he later amended to “Sean ‘Dangerously Stupid’ Dummy”) and claiming that Duffy “is trying to kill NASA.” Musk also posted the following poll question on X: …

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Elon Musk just declared war on NASA’s acting administrator, apparently

Elon Musk just declared war on NASA’s acting administrator, apparently

So Musk channeled his inner Trump and called out “Sean Dummy.” It’s crass language, but will it be effective? We really don’t know the extent to which Musk and Trump are on speaking terms at this point, but certainly Musk is a huge Republican donor, and there will be plenty of people in Congress who do not want to see …

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How “Surface Acting” Drains Leaders—and How to Break the Cycle

How “Surface Acting” Drains Leaders—and How to Break the Cycle

It’s Wednesday afternoon and you’re halfway through another exhausting day of putting out fires, slogging through endless meetings, and handling personnel issues you wish you didn’t have to deal with. The time comes for your next team meeting, where you are expected to introduce a new company cost-cutting initiative. You have your own doubts but need to deliver the missive …

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Daniel Day-Lewis Rejects Method Acting Criticism, ‘Cult’ Misconception

Daniel Day-Lewis Rejects Method Acting Criticism, ‘Cult’ Misconception

Daniel Day-Lewis rejected misconceptions about Method acting during a wide-ranging conversation at the BFI London Film Festival on Wednesday, saying that criticism surrounding it comes from those who simply don’t understand. The accomplished actor — a three-time best actor Oscar winner for “My Left Foot” (1989), “There Will Be Blood” (2007) and “Lincoln” (2012) — is known for his immersive …

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Office of the Governor | Acting Governor Way Declares State of Emergency Ahead of Dangerous Nor’easter Storm

Office of the Governor | Acting Governor Way Declares State of Emergency Ahead of Dangerous Nor’easter Storm

Major Coastal Flooding, Dangerous Surf Conditions, and High Winds ExpectedState of Emergency Declared Across All 21 Counties TRENTON – Acting Governor Tahesha Way today declared that New Jersey will enter a State of Emergency at 10:00 p.m. on Saturday, October 11, 2025 in preparation for a dangerous nor’easter storm expected to hit the state on Sunday, October 12 and continue into …

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Office of the Governor | Acting Governor Way Declares State of Emergency Ahead of Dangerous Nor’easter Storm

Office of the Governor | Acting Governor Way Declares State of Emergency Ahead of Dangerous Nor’easter Storm

Major Coastal Flooding, Dangerous Surf Conditions, and High Winds ExpectedState of Emergency Declared Across All 21 Counties TRENTON – Acting Governor Tahesha Way today declared that New Jersey will enter a State of Emergency at 10:00 p.m. on Saturday, October 11, 2025 in preparation for a dangerous nor’easter storm expected to hit the state on Sunday, October 12 and continue into …

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Acting CDC director says to break up MMR shot – The Hill

Acting CDC director says to break up MMR shot  The Hill Acting CDC director calls for MMR vaccine to be broken up into three shots  statnews.com Acting CDC director calls to ‘break up’ the measles, mumps and rubella vaccine into three shots  NBC News US health official calls for separating measles combination shots  Reuters Acting CDC director, citing Trump directive, calls for MMR shot …

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Acting CDC director calls to ‘break up’ the measles, mumps and rubella vaccine into three shots

Acting CDC director calls to ‘break up’ the measles, mumps and rubella vaccine into three shots

Acting CDC Director Jim O’Neill on Monday called on vaccine manufacturers to develop separate shots for measles, mumps and rubella instead of the current vaccine, which combines the three. O’Neill wrote in a post on X that manufacturers should replace the MMR vaccine with “safe monovalent vaccines,” which only target one virus. His statement referenced a recent comment from President …

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Acting CDC director O’Neill calls on vaccine makers to separate combined MMR shot

Acting CDC director O’Neill calls on vaccine makers to separate combined MMR shot

(Reuters) -The acting director of the CDC, Jim O’Neill, in an X post on Monday called on vaccine manufacturers to develop three separate monovalent vaccines to replace the combined measles-mumps-rubella vaccine. This comes hours after O’Neill signed off on a vaccine advisory panel’s recommendation against the use of a combined measles-mumps-rubella-varicella vaccine before the age of 4 years. Instead, shots …

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