13 h. ago Bush, Obama and Bono bid farewell to USAID as researchers warn agency’s closure means 14m extra deaths

Departing staff thanked by two former presidents and a rock legend as new study reveals human cost of Trump administration’s decision to axe global humanitarian agency

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14 h. ago Obama and Bush call Trump’s USAID closure a ‘travesty’ as report warns of 14 million extra deaths

Former presidents Barack Obama and George W Bush and singer Bono send emotional message to staff as organisation closesBarack Obama and George W Bush have criticised the closure of the US Agency for International Development (USAID), as a study warned it could result in “a staggering number” of avoidable deaths – more than 14 million over five years.The former US presidents made rare public criticisms of the Trump administration as they took part in a video farewell for USAID staffers on Monday on its last day as an independent organisation. Continue reading...

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18 h. ago Obama calls Trump’s USAID closure a ‘travesty’ as report warns of extra 14 million deaths by 2030

Former presidents Obama and George W Bush and singer Bono send emotional message to staff as organisation closesBarack Obama and George W Bush have criticised the closure of the US Agency for International Development (USAID), as a study warned it would result in “a staggering number” of avoidable deaths.The former US presidents made rare public criticisms of the Trump administration as they took part in a video farewell for USAID staffers on its last day as an independent organisation. Continue reading...

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18 h. ago Obama and Bush call Trump’s USAID closure a ‘travesty’ as report warns of millions of extra deaths

Former presidents Barack Obama and George W Bush and singer Bono send emotional message to staff as organisation closesBarack Obama and George W Bush have criticised the closure of the US Agency for International Development (USAID), as a study warned it would result in “a staggering number” of avoidable deaths.The former US presidents made rare public criticisms of the Trump administration as they took part in a video farewell for USAID staffers on its last day as an independent organisation. Continue reading...

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5 d. ago Researchers warn one in five foods in the US have synthetic dyes 

The dyes have been associated with hyperactivity and behavior issues in children

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6 d. ago Researchers warn of ANOTHER fatal 'old people' disease that's rising in under 50s...and a food favourite could be partly to blame

Figures show deaths from the condition-where the heart stops pumping as well as it should-have almost tripled in the US over the last 50 years.

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2 w. ago Sleep apnoea cases may double this century due to global warming, researchers warn

Researchers collected data over several years and found hotter temperatures were associated with 45% increase in sleep apnea

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3 w. ago Rachel Reeves forced ‘to make £5bn cuts’ to balance books after spending review

Exclusive: Chancellor set to unveil Labour’s spending plans Wednesday but researchers warn she will need to make £5bn of cuts by 2028/29 — even before finding the cash to restore winter fuel payments to pensioners

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3 w. ago ‘Poop transplants’ have been happening for decades. Now researchers have identified some unintended consequences

Researchers warn against widespread use of the transplants due to potential for long-lasting, unintended health consequences

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