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President-elect Donald Trump’s nomination of Robert F. Kennedy Jr., a vaccine skeptic who spreads medical disinformation and conspiracy theories, to head the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) alarmed public health experts who say that Kennedy’s potential confirmation could have dire consequences for the state of health and science in America. [time-brightcove not-tgx=”true”] “I can’t think of a darker day for public health and science itself than the election of Donald Trump and the nomination of Robert F.

Ben & Jerry’s has sued its parent company Unilever accusing it of silencing the ice cream maker from making statements in support of Palestinians in the Gaza war. The complaint, filed Wednesday in federal court in New York, says the multinational conglomerate has failed to adhere to its contractural obligations with Ben & Jerry’s by threatening to dismantle the company’s independent board, sue board members, intimidate personnel and censor the company “from publicly voicing support for peace and refugee rights,” the lawsuit states. [time-brightcove not-tgx=”true”] London-based Unilever said in a statement that it rejects the claims made by Ben & Jerry’s social mission board.

For immigrant advocates, legal services, and rights groups, the threat of anti-immigrant rhetoric and legislation is not new. Earlier this year, the Biden Administration was sued by several groups, including the National Immigrant Justice Center and the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) over an executive order which severely restricted asylum claims at the U.

Which foldable keyboard is best? Maybe you want to work on your next great novel on your iPad and don’t like the touch keyboard taking up so much of the screen. Maybe you want to type up long messages on your gaming console and hate using a game controller to do so.

The fourth and final supermoon of 2024—known as the “beaver moon”— will hit this month. The moment of the full moon will be visible on Friday, Nov. 15th, but the sight will also appear full one to two days prior. This supermoon will be slightly closer and brighter than the first supermoon of the year, which took place in mid-August. [time-brightcove not-tgx=”true”] The supermoon will also occur at the same time as the Leonid meteor shower, which will reach its peak on Saturday night.

Viruses don’t often come with silver linings, and infections don’t generally lead to positive health effects. But during the pandemic, some doctors anecdotally began noticing that some people with cancer who got very sick with COVID-19 saw their tumors shrink or grow more slowly. “We didn’t know if it was real, because these patients were so sick,” says Dr.