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Lawmakers’ Health Care, Government Shutdown Claims

Lawmakers’ Health Care, Government Shutdown Claims

Democrats and Republicans have sparred over Democratic demands to address health care issues in a government funding bill, with the standoff leading to the first government shutdown since 2019. We’ll provide the facts on two talking points each side is using to blame the other for the shutdown. Democrats have repeatedly said that health care premiums will rise 75% without …

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Trump Claims White House Has Struck Deal With Harvard – The Harvard Crimson

Trump Claims White House Has Struck Deal With Harvard  The Harvard Crimson Trump says $500m deal reached with Harvard to settle dispute  The Guardian Federal government formally recommends barring Harvard from receiving federal funds  The Boston Globe Harvard Blasts Administration Over ‘Distorted’ Civil Rights Investigation  The New York Times Trump admin renews effort to exclude Harvard from billions in federal research grants  Fox News Source …

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Pakistani parents rebuff HPV vaccine over false ‘infertility’ claims

Pakistani parents rebuff HPV vaccine over false ‘infertility’ claims

Misinformation plagued the first rollout of a vaccine to protect Pakistani girls against cervical cancer, with parents slamming their doors on healthcare workers and some schools shutting for days over false claims it causes infertility. The country’s first HPV vaccine campaign aimed to administer jabs to 11 million girls — but by the time it ended on Saturday, only around …

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Portland Mayor Keith Wilson condemns federal intervention, claims videos of anti-ICE riots were from years ago

Portland Mayor Keith Wilson condemns federal intervention, claims videos of anti-ICE riots were from years ago

Portland Mayor Keith Wilson on Saturday dismissed President Donald Trump’s plan to send federal troops to Oregon’s largest city, claiming there is no lawlessness or violence there. Trump announced Saturday morning he plans to send troops to Portland at the request of Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem. The president said he directed War Secretary Pete Hegseth to provide …

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Arizona flooding claims 4 lives as residents seek safety on rooftops

Arizona flooding claims 4 lives as residents seek safety on rooftops

GLOBE, Ariz. (AP) — Four people died after heavy rain caused flooding in Arizona, including three in a rural 19th-century mining town where floodwaters on Friday forced people to seek safety on rooftops and washed out a propane distributorship, scattering about 1,000 tanks downtown. About 2.5 inches (6.4 centimeters) of rain fell in Globe, a city of about 7,250 people …

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Trump Falsely Claims FBI Agents Among Jan. 6 Protestors

Trump Falsely Claims FBI Agents Among Jan. 6 Protestors

Topline President Donald Trump on Saturday falsely claimed FBI agents were among instigators during protests at the Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, despite an earlier probe finding no federal agents were undercover among the crowds. An earlier probe found “no evidence” the FBI had undercover agents in protests at the Capitol. Copyright 2021 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. Key …

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Fact checking Trump’s recent claims about the economy

Fact checking Trump’s recent claims about the economy

Washington — President Trump frequently touts a U.S. economy that’s on the rise under his stewardship: he talks about energy and grocery prices that are falling, lower mortgage rates and claims he’s vanquished inflation. He argues things have never been better for the American consumer, especially after predecessor Joe Biden’s administration.     This month, there were mixed messages on the …

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Kansas’ Roger Marshall, a doctor, weighs in on Trump’s Tylenol & autism claims – Kansas City Star

Kansas’ Roger Marshall, a doctor, weighs in on Trump’s Tylenol & autism claims  Kansas City Star ‘Long history of blaming mothers’: Trump’s Tylenol warning echoes past misconceptions  NPR Trump Warns About Tylenol Risks Again, With Focus on Young Kids  Bloomberg.com In doctors’ offices, the consequences of Trump’s comments on Tylenol and vaccines are immediately clear  CNN Doctor challenges Trump administration’s claims about acetaminophen and …

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