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#1 Judge Blocks RFK Jr. From Scaling Back Childhood Vaccine Recommendations - Mike Stobbe for Associated Press/PBS, WQOW 18 News, Robert W. Malone, MD/Grumpy, Independent Medical Alliance, Cypress Reese, and The Washington Times on X
A federal judge on Monday temporarily blocked federal health officials from cutting the number of vaccines recommended for every child, and said U.S. Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. likely violated federal procedures in revamping a key vaccine advisory committee. The decision halts an order by Kennedy — announced in January — to end broad recommendations for all children to be vaccinated against flu, rotavirus, hepatitis A, hepatitis B, some forms of meningitis, and RSV...
#2 Trump Says He’ll Have the ‘Honor of Taking Cuba’ and Can Do ‘Anything I Want With It’ - John Bowden for Independent, Clash Report, Eric Daugherty, Bill Mitchell, and John O'Brennan/Acyn on X
Donald Trump ranted to reporters that he had the right to do “anything” he wanted with Cuba, claiming that the island nation is a failed state and promising that the country was next on his list of adversaries to confront after Iran. His comments came as senior figures in his administration have repeatedly stressed that the war with Iran will end in the coming days, while refusing to outline the president’s specific goals and skirting around the issue of using America’s military as the world’s police force. The president was participating in an executive order signing ceremony on Monday when he was asked about Cuba by a reporter. Trump responded that he could “take” the entire island, and added that he would likely have the “honor” of doing so in some form...
#3 Cuba’s Entire Power Grid Has Collapsed After US Blocked Oil Shipments for 3 Months, Cuban President Says - Carlos Garcia for Blaze Media, Al Jazeera English, CNN (community note), News Force, Derrick Evans, and TribLIVE.com on X
About 11 million people on the island nation of Cuba have lost power after the country's electrical grid completely collapsed on Monday. Cuba relies on oil to run the power grid, and a U.S. embargo has worsened the energy crisis it was already suffering under. The U.S. ended oil deliveries to Cuba from Venezuela and threatened other countries with steep tariffs if they provided oil to the nation. The state-owned power operator said efforts were underway to restore power to the island. In the meantime, energy has been rationed, and many services have shut down...
#4 Israel Says Iran’s Security Chief Ali Larijani Killed in Overnight Attack - Kevin Shalvey and Jon Haworth for ABC News, BRICS News, Iran International English, CNN, Mario Nawfal/Donald J. Trump, and Shanaka Anslem Perera/Ali Larijani | علی لاریجانی (community note) on X
President Donald Trump announced "major combat operations" against Iran on Feb. 28, with massive joint U.S.-Israel strikes attack targeting military and government sites, officials said. Ayatollah Ali Khamenei was among those killed in Tehran on the first day of strikes, and his son Mojtaba Khamenei was chosen to succeed him. Iran is responding with missile and drone attacks targeting Israel, regional U.S. bases, and multiple Gulf nations. Iran is also attempting to block some shipping traffic through the Strait of Hormuz. Israel is also intensifying its long-running strike campaign against the Iran-backed Hezbollah militia in Lebanon...
#5 Mobile Internet Blackouts Sweep Moscow, Leaving Residents Feeling ‘Powerless' - Yuliya Talmazan for NBC News, RAAM – op Rusland, Oekraïne en Belarus, TonyTurtle,
PhD Nikolić //др Николић, Psicólogo Celestino González-Fernández ψ, and War and Politics 24 on X
Moscow is in the throes of a major mobile internet blackout as the Russian government tightens restrictions it has touted as necessary to ensure the “security” of its citizens. The Russian capital has been more or less spared from a wave of systematic mobile internet outages that have hit the country since May, which authorities have said are necessary to counter the threat of Ukrainian drones. But since the first week of March, Muscovites have also found themselves without connectivity on their phones. The restrictions have disrupted the daily lives of millions of residents and hit businesses that rely on mobile internet, leading Muscovites to revert to cash, and some are questioning whether their government is doing it deliberately...#6 Susie Wiles Diagnosed With Breast Cancer, Will Stay On as White House Chief of Staff - Caoline Linton for CBS News, Susie Wiles, The Beacon, Kashish Parpiani,
BackupHerb Save The Netherlands, and Fox News/Donald J. Trump on X
White House chief of staff Susie Wiles has been diagnosed with an early stage of breast cancer, she confirmed Monday. "This past week, I was diagnosed with breast cancer," Wiles, 68, said in a statement. "Nearly one in eight women in the United States will face this diagnosis. Every day, these women continue to raise their families, go to work, and serve their communities with strength and determination. I now join their ranks." President Trump and Wiles said she will be staying on in her position during treatment. It's unclear what treatment she will be receiving...
#7 Trump Reveals GOP Congressman Faced ‘Terminal’ Health Condition and Had Months to Live - Sarah Ferris and Adam Cancryn for CNN, Rep. Anna Paulina Luna/
The Patriot Oasis™, CSPAN, Collin Rugg, Politics & Poll Tracker, and POLITICO on X
President Donald Trump on Monday revealed that a US congressman had faced a “terminal” health condition and said he had only months to live before he personally intervened to help the Republican get surgery. Trump, sitting alongside House Speaker Mike Johnson, was touting the fierce determination of Rep. Neal Dunn of Florida, a 73-year-old who he said had been showing up to work despite his health challenges. “He would be dead by June,” Trump said of Dunn, though he did not specify any diagnosis the congressman had received from doctors...
#8 Man Charged With Planting Bombs Near the Capitol Claims He’s Covered by Trump Pardon - Josh Gerstein and Kyle Cheney for POLITICO, Melissa Allen, unumihai Media, WTOP, and Gary Grumbach on X
The man charged with planting pipe bombs at Democratic and Republican party headquarters on the eve of Jan. 6, 2021, says he’s protected from prosecution by the sweeping clemency President Donald Trump decreed for participants in the attack on the Capitol. Lawyers for Brian Cole Jr. filed the provocative motion Monday, arguing that the felony charges he faces of transporting and maliciously using explosives should be dismissed because Trump granted clemency to anyone convicted of or charged with crimes “related to events that occurred at or near the United States Capitol on January 6, 2021.”
#9 Kennedy Center Votes for 2-Year Shutdown, Names New President - NEWSMAX, 7News Boston WHDH, Next Click News, Today in US and World, Dr. Michael Hunt-Hertz, and NBC News/InMyFreeAmerica on X
The Kennedy Center's board of directors voted on Monday to shut down operations for two years following this summer's July 4 celebrations. The widely expected decision comes in the wake of numerous resignations and cancellations during President Donald Trump's second term, although Trump has cited the need for repairs as a reason for the closure. "We're going to ensure it remains the finest performing arts facility of its kind anywhere in the world," Trump told reporters at the White House before the board met Monday...
#10 Schumer: SAVE America Act ‘Despicable,’ Trump Wants to ‘Cheat’ in Midterms - Olivia Rondeau for Breitbart, Next News Network, Gilbert Glaser, Megan Heaton/Mike Lee, vanhoa, and MegaMagaConstitutionalist on x
Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) called the SAVE America Act “one of the most despicable pieces of legislation” he has seen ahead of the bill being brought to the floor for a vote this week .speaking to reporters on a Sunday phone call, Schumer claimed that President Donald Trump and Senate Republicans are attempting to “disenfranchise millions of Americans and undermine democracy by pushing this despicable SAVE Act,” also called the Safeguarding American Voter Eligibility Act. He also called the election integrity bill “one of the most despicable pieces of legislation I’ve come across in the many years I’ve been a legislator.”“Nothing is more important than defeating this dagger to the heart of our democracy,” the Democrat leader told reporters...
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