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US President Trump-appointed Health Secretary and vaccine sceptic will replace panel with his own selections.United States Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Robert Kennedy Jr has purged a 17-member panel at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) that provides expertise on vaccines. Kennedy, who before taking a position in the administration of President Donald Trump was a vocal anti-vaccine activist, has said he will replace the panel with his own picks. “Today, we are prioritising the restoration of public trust above any specific pro- or anti-vaccine agenda,” Kennedy said. “The public must know that unbiased science – evaluated…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! The Department of Health and Human Services dismissed all the members of the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) on Monday.The committee’s job was to decide and “make recommendations” related to the necessity and use of vaccines, according to an HHS news release.All the current members of the committee were brought in under the Biden administration, and 13 of them were put on the committee last year. HHS said it would take until 2028 for most of the members to be replaced if they served their full term.RFK JR’S HHS TO END…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! A national from the People’s Republic of China (PRC) has been arrested after allegedly smuggling biological materials into the U.S. and making false statements to U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officers about the contents of her packages.The Department of Justice said Chengxuan Han is charged with smuggling goods into the U.S. and making false statements.According to the complaint, Han is a citizen of the PRC who is working on her Ph.D. at the College of Life Science and Technology in the Huazhong University of Science and Technology in Wuhan.Han allegedly sent…

A government push to steer Canada Post and the union representing 55,000 mail workers toward common ground hit a big pothole Monday. As an increasingly acrimonious impasse drags on, Canada Post rejected a framework put forward by the union for a binding arbitration process, which Jobs Minister Patty Hajdu asked the parties to work toward just five days earlier.Canada Post spokeswoman Lisa Liu said the Canadian Union of Postal Workers has effectively refused to take heed of a federally commissioned report that called for major reforms to the 158-year-old institution, including more flexible routes and part-time weekend positions with similar…

As Australian selectors mull another opening combination on the eve of the World Test Championship final, one of the best to do it, Matthew Hayden, was among seven cricket greats inducted into the ICC Hall of Fame.Hayden opened for Australia for 16 years across Test and ODI cricket, once holding the record for the highest Test score after blasting 380 against Zimbabwe in Perth.He finished his epic career with 30 Test hundreds, and his three centuries during the 2007 ODI World Cup also propelled Australia to victory.Hayden formed a formidable partnership with Justin Langer during a period of Australian Test…

CHALLENGING MARKET CONDITIONS ACROSS ASIA Geopolitical issues, trade tensions and economic uncertainty are clouding the overall outlook for the global aviation industry. Airline profitability remains low, making the industry vulnerable to shocks. IATA expects airlines will generate US$36 billion in profits on US$979 billion in revenues in 2025, which equates to only a 3.7 per cent net margin or a profit of just US$7.20 per passenger. In 2024, the net profit margin was 3.4 per cent despite relatively buoyant demand and significantly higher air fares compared to pre-COVID levels. In Asia, market conditions remain challenging, despite the growth expectations. Asia…

The Pentagon will send a Marine battalion to Los Angeles in a major escalation of US President Donald Trump’s response to anti-immigration enforcement protests, the United States military has said. The statement on Monday confirmed the “activation” of 700 Marines to help protect federal personnel and property in the California city, where Trump had deployed the US National Guard a day earlier. The update came despite opposition from state officials, including California’s Governor Gavin Newsom, who had earlier mounted a legal challenge to the deployment of the National Guard troops. In a statement, the military said the “activation of the…

Washington — House Homeland Security Committee Chairman Mark Green, a Tennessee Republican, announced Monday that he plans to resign after Congress passes President Trump’s budget bill. “Recently, I was offered an opportunity in the private sector that was too exciting to pass up. As a result, today I notified the Speaker and the House of Representatives that I will resign from Congress as soon as the House votes once again on the reconciliation package,” Green said in a statement.  His forthcoming resignation was first reported by Punchbowl News. As the chairman of the Homeland Security Committee, Green led an effort last year…

Stay informed with free updatesSimply sign up to the Financial services myFT Digest — delivered directly to your inbox.BlackRock asked a US judge on Monday to dismiss a lawsuit by Texas and other Republican-led states claiming asset managers conspired to suppress coal production, calling it an “unprecedented” case that could upend how the finance industry approaches corporate governance. Lawyers for BlackRock and other asset managers argued in a Texas courtroom that there was no evidence they directly sought to limit coal output or work together to advance policies to reduce carbon emissions. “The antitrust claims in this case are unprecedented,…

Unlock the Editor’s Digest for freeRoula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter.Chancellor Rachel Reeves has drawn up plans for a “housing bank”, to be announced as early as Wednesday’s spending review, alongside a potential long-term funding settlement for affordable homes of up to £25bn.The plans would enable Homes England, the government’s housing agency, to more easily deliver cheaper financing to housebuilders by redesignating it as a ‘public financial institution’, according to two people familiar with the matter.One of the people said the plan was akin to a “British housing bank”.The planned change comes…