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Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s handpicked vaccine committee voted Friday to repeal the long-standing universal recommendation that all infants receive hepatitis B vaccination at birth, with weaker guidance for certain infants. The group, called the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP), recommended that parents, in consultation with their health care providers, make individual decisions about whether or not to give birth doses of hepatitis B to babies whose mothers have tested negative for the virus. The committee recommended that infants who have not received the birth dose wait until they are at least 2 months old…
Tegucigalpa Reuters — Honduran presidential candidate Salvador Nasralla said US President Donald Trump’s last-minute interference in the country’s close election hurt his chances of victory and left him at a disadvantage as vote counting dragged on. Mr. Nasrallah, a three-time presidential candidate who describes himself as a center-right candidate, said in an interview with Reuters that Mr. Trump’s sudden endorsement of conservative candidate Nasri Asfullah last week turned the race around. “I was hurt because I was winning by a huge margin,” Nasrallah said at a hotel in downtown Tegucigalpa, rejecting Trump’s label of him as a “marginal communist.” The…
US President Donald Trump made the announcement on December 3, 2025, in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, DC. Andrew Caballero-Reynolds | AFP | Getty ImagesPresident Donald Trump is free to fire members of the National Labor Relations Board and the Merit System Protection Board, a federal appeals court ruled Friday.The 2-1 ruling by a panel of judges in Washington, D.C., overturns a lower court ruling that blocked President Trump’s attempt to fire members of key labor and employment committees.“Congress cannot limit the president’s ability to remove key officers exercising substantive executive powers,” the two-judge majority wrote,…
Germany’s Bundestag on Friday voted in favor of a bill that would allow for a shift to conscription, as tensions with Russia push Europe to become more independent from the U.S. security umbrella. The controversial bill was ultimately passed by a relatively solid majority, with 323 MPs voting in favor, 272 voting against, and one abstaining. This expansion of military service sparked youth protests in more than 80 German cities, including Berlin, Cologne and Kassel. The move aims to increase the number of soldiers in the German army from the current 180,000 to about 260,000 by 2035, and add 200,000…
With less than six months left until the 2026 FIFA World Cup, the schedule for the 39-day tournament, co-hosted by Canada, Mexico and the United States, has been announced.Widely regarded as the world’s most famous sporting event, the 2026 FIFA World Cup will be the biggest in history, with 48 countries participating instead of the usual 32, and 104 matches played across 16 venues across the three host countries.Recommended stories list of 3 itemsend of listArgentina will aim to defend the trophy they lifted under iconic captain Lionel Messi at Qatar 2022, while Cape Verde, Curaçao, Jordan and Uzbekistan will…
Check out the companies that are trending in intraday trading: Netflix , Warner Bros. Discovery — Netflix stock fell nearly 3%, while Warner Bros. Discovery rose nearly 4% in intraday trading after the streaming giant announced Friday that it had reached an agreement to acquire WBD for $27.75 per share. But trading has been volatile as investors debate whether Netflix will be able to muster regulatory support. A senior Trump administration official told CNBC he expressed skepticism about the proposed combination. Paramount Skydance — Shares of the media company fell 7% after losing out to Netflix in its bid to…
The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) says a protective shield built around the Chernobyl disaster site in Ukraine is no longer able to contain radioactive waste after a drone attack earlier this year. Chernobyl’s New Security Confinement Facility (NSC), which was “severely damaged” in a drone attack in February, “has lost its key safety features, including its containment capabilities,” the IAEA said in a statement on Friday. Ukraine has accused Russia of carrying out the Feb. 14 Chernobyl attack, a charge the Kremlin denied. The attack hit the NSC, causing a fire and damaging the surrounding protective covering, the IAEA…
A man walks past a movie poster at the AMC Theater on May 5, 2025 in Montebello, California. Frederick J. Brown | AFP | Getty ImagesMovie theater owners woke up Friday to the possibility of a new world order.Netflix and warner bros discovery The streaming giant announced a deal to acquire WBD’s movie studio and streaming service, ending a months-long bidding process in which Paramount Skydance and Comcast also competed for the asset.Exhibitors are panicking now that Netflix has emerged as the winner. Unlike traditional movie studios, the streamer is not wedded to traditional theatrical distribution, raising concerns about major…
India won the third ODI of the series with nine wickets and 10 overs to spare, earning Kohli the Player of the Series award.Virat Kohli said he has rediscovered his peak level of batting for the first time in three years after leading India to a series decisive victory over South Africa in the three-match One Day International (ODI) series.The 37-year-old former captain left with his players winning the series trophy after India won the series 2-1 on Saturday in a remarkable turnaround from their recent struggles.Kohli scored 302 runs, including a double ton, at an average of 151 with…
Tokenized stocks are becoming popular as a way for the general public to access investment opportunities that have long been reserved for wealthy individuals and other accredited investors. But while retail traders’ interest in the emerging asset class is accelerating, some experts are warning against a breakout. Tokenization refers to the process of creating digital versions of real-world assets, such as stocks, bonds, and real estate certificates, on a blockchain or decentralized network. And as the tokenization of real-world assets booms, blockchain-based stocks are starting to gain traction. However, experts are divided on tokenized stocks. These products are popular with…