3 d. ago RFK Jr ally chosen to lead CDC as departing officials hit out at vaccine messaging – live

Deputy health secretary Jim O’Neill will become interim CDC director as staffers rally for officials who quitBorder czar Tom Homan said that there will be a “ramp up” of Immigration and Customs Enforcement (Ice) operations in Chicago, and other Democratic-led cities, after Labor Day.He added:You’re going to see a ramp up of operations continue in New York, operations continuing in LA...Portland, Seattle, all these sanctuary cities that refuse to work with ICE, where we know public safety threats are being released every day into this country. Continue reading...

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3 d. ago RFK Jr ally reportedly chosen to lead CDC as departing officials hit out at vaccine messaging – live

Report says deputy health secretary Jim O’Neill to become interim CDC director as staffers rally for officials who quitBorder czar Tom Homan said that there will be a “ramp up” of Immigration and Customs Enforcement (Ice) operations in Chicago, and other Democratic-led cities, after Labor Day.He added:You’re going to see a ramp up of operations continue in New York, operations continuing in LA...Portland, Seattle, all these sanctuary cities that refuse to work with ICE, where we know public safety threats are being released every day into this country. Continue reading...

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3 d. ago Departures roil the CDC leadership. What's next for the agency?

Operations at the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention are in jeopardy after the ousting of the CDC director and the resignation of several high-profile agency leaders

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3 d. ago Fired CDC chief Susan Monarez refuses to step down, defying White House

Susan Monarez says only Trump can remove her as four other senior CDC leaders quit over political interferenceUS politics live – latest updatesA standoff over the firing of the Susan Monarez, director of the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has deepened, with Monarez’s lawyers claiming she will not depart unless Donald Trump himself removes her.Monarez, an infectious disease specialist who was confirmed as CDC chief just a month ago, was fired on Wednesday, according to a statement from the Department of Health and Human Services, which gave no reason for the departure. Continue reading...

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4 d. ago CDC erupts in chaos after ousted chief Susan Monarez refuses to resign

Lawyers for Monarez say she was ‘targeted’ for ‘protecting the public’ by not endorsing ‘unscientific’ ordersThe US’s top public health agency was plunged into chaos on Wednesday after the Trump administration moved to oust its leader Susan Monarez, appointed less than a month ago, as her lawyers said she would not resign and that she was being “targeted” for her pro-science stance.Monarez, the director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), was ousted on Wednesday evening, according to a statement from Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) that offered no explanation its decision. Continue reading...

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4 d. ago Ousted CDC director targeted for ‘protecting the public over serving a political agenda’ lawyer claims

Susan Monarez was weeks into her job as CDC director when the Health and Human Services Department announced her removal

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4 d. ago CDC director Susan Monarez ousted after less than one month in the job

Shortly after nation’s top public health agency announced Monarez’s departure, three senior CDC officials resignedTop CDC officials resign as director pushed – US politics liveUS officials announced the departure of the director of the nation’s top public health agency, after less than one month in the job, in a move that prompted a wave of other high-profile resignations at the agency on Wednesday.“Susan Monarez is no longer director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. We thank her for her dedicated service to the American people,” the US Department of Health and Human Services wrote in a statement posted on social media. Continue reading...

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6 d. ago Israel bombed Gaza hospital a second time, killing rescuers, say health officials

At least 20 people, including five journalists, died as they rushed to help those wounded in the first strikeIsrael bombed the main hospital in southern Gaza on Monday and then struck the same spot again as rescuers and journalists rushed to help the wounded, killing at least 20 people including five journalists, health officials said.The first strike hit the top floor of a building at the Nasser hospital, killing Reuters journalist Hussam al-Masri and others. Journalists and rescuers then rushed to the scene to help the wounded, when a second bomb struck the same spot fifteen minutes later. Continue reading...

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1 week ago EastEnders icon returns 20 years after official exit but is hit with bombshell confession

Walford will welcome a familiar face 20 years after his official exit, but they are instantly dealt a crushing blow

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2 w. ago Hundreds hit with food poisoning in Indonesia after eating free meals from president’s flagship program

Since its launch in January, Prabowo Subianto’s signature policy has been marred by mass food poisoning cases affecting over 1,000 peopleMore than 360 people fell ill in the Indonesian town of Sragen in Central Java after consuming school lunches, according to officials, in the largest food poisoning case to hit president Prabowo Subianto’s flagship free meals programme to date.Since its launch in January, the free school meals programme has been marred by mass food poisoning cases across the archipelago, affecting over 1,000 people. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Israel's chilling warning to Iranian leader as Tehran publishes IDF 'hit list'

Israeli officials have responded to a 'hit list' of assassination targets including many members of the country's top brass who helped orchestrate the 'Red Wedding' attack

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3 w. ago Met Office issues official heatwave verdict as UK hit with heat health warnings

Health warnings have been issued ahead of the fourth official heatwave of 2025

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3 w. ago Health officials issue warning as alert announced with UK temperatures to hit 30C

Brits have been urged to 'take sensible precautions' ahead of the UK's next hot spell

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3 w. ago Russian influencers pose for social media video in front of burning oil depot hit by Ukraine strike... and are made to pay the price by Putin's officials

Two Russian young women and a man were ordered to make a humbling public apology for a video posing with a burning oil depot after a major Ukrainian oil strike

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