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Robert F. Kennedy Jr., the nationβs Health secretary and a longtime vaccine skeptic, struck a defiant tone Thursday as he faced bipartisan criticism over changes he has made to reorganize federal health agencies and vaccine policies, telling senators that he is determined to βeliminate politics from science.β In the testy appearance before the Senate Finance…
Hereβs a surprise: Season 2 of βWith Love, Meghan,β Meghan Markleβs lifestyle show, did not crack the Netflix Top 10 after its premiere last week. I admit to being part of the problem. Season 1 was such an apoplectic-fit-inducing experience β Meghan, sweetheart, you did not invent the frittata, no one likes dried flowers as…
Ministers are being urged not to meet the Israeli president during an expected visit next week, as the government continues to condemn his country’s expanded military offensive in Gaza. Isaac Herzog will be in Britain on Wednesday and Thursday, Sky News understands. Downing Street has declined to comment, only saying it would set out any…
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Retail sales rose a surprising amount in July, as good weather and the Women’s Euros led people to part with their cash, official figures show. The amount of spending rose 0.6% in July, according to figures from the Office for National Statistics (ONS), far above the 0.2% rise anticipated by economists polled by Reuters. In…
Lonely Island member Jorma Taccone shattered his pelvis and detached his sacrum after a recent fall from a 20-foot ladder at his farmhouse in Connecticut. The βSaturday Night Liveβ alum recounted the incident from his hospital bed during Tuesdayβs episode of the βLonely Island & Seth Meyersβ podcast. βThereβs a barn, and the back half…
Sir Keir Starmer could be forced into a decision over Angela Rayner’s future as early as today, as the prime minister’s ethics adviser prepares his verdict on the Labour deputy’s tax affairs. Ms Rayner, who is also the housing secretary, has been under mounting pressure since she admitted not paying the correct amount of stamp…
Protests in Indonesia sparked by economic hardship have elicited a heavy-handed response from police, triggering concerns that the Southeast Asian nation could be returning to its authoritarian past. As police trucks have been spray-painted with anti-law enforcement slogans, President Prabowo Subianto has denounced the demonstrations as βtreason and terrorismβ while seeking to assuage wide-ranging discontent….
At the heart of the uproar over allegations that Kawhi Leonard of the Los Angeles Clippers received millions in undisclosed payments from a tree-planting startup is a National Basketball Association rule that caps the the total annual payroll for teams. According to a report by Pablo Torre of the Athletic, bankruptcy documents show that the…
A company which collects royalties on behalf of Hollywood studios including The Walt Disney Company and Amazon-owned MGM is being put up for sale in an auction expected to fetch hundreds of millions of pounds. Sky News has learnt that Motion Picture Licensing Company (MPLC), which is backed by private equity investors, is working with…
