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Health & Safety

Trump's freezing of foreign aid halts distribution of AIDS meds to clinics worldwide

4:18am January 29, 2025

by Michel Martin

The Trump administration's order to stop all foreign aid has immediately affected people with HIV/AIDS. Clinics around the world rely on U.S. funds to provide treatments to those battling the disease.

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Here's how climate change fueled the Los Angeles fires

4:00am January 29, 2025

Extreme conditions helped fuel the fast-moving fires that destroyed thousands of homes. Scientists are working to figure out how climate change played a role in the disaster.

Why members of two of EPA's influential science advisory committees were let go

12:24am January 29, 2025

Acting EPA Administrator James Payne sent an email to members of the agency's Science Advisory Board and the Clean Air Scientific Advisory Committee informing them that both are being "reset."

Trump asks SpaceX to 'go get' two stranded ISS astronauts. They're not stranded

11:10pm January 28, 2025

Two NASA astronauts flew to the International Space Station in June on Boeing's Starliner capsule. The test flight was planned for eight days but technical troubles forced the capsule to return empty.

Nearly 400 USAID contract employees laid off in wake of Trump's 'stop work' order

7:03pm January 28, 2025

All departments were affected, including offices that address HIV and AIDS, infectious disease and child health.

Trump's 'stop-work' order for PEPFAR cuts off anti-HIV drugs for patients

6:25pm January 28, 2025

As a result of the new administration's actions, health centers funded by PEPFAR, the U.S. President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief, are closing their doors and no longer dispersing medication.

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Caroline Kennedy calls her cousin, RFK Jr., a 'predator' ahead of his confirmation hearings

6:12pm January 28, 2025

In a letter, Kennedy said RFK Jr. was "unqualified" to be the new U.S. Department of Health and Human Services secretary just hours before he was scheduled to appear for confirmation hearings.

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How can RFK Jr. reform food? Here's the power he'd have if confirmed as HHS secretary

4:52pm January 28, 2025

by Allison Aubrey

The HHS Secretary nominee has said he'd like to end subsidies for junk food and sugary drinks via federal programs such as SNAP, which, at $100 billion a year, is the U.S.'s top anti-hunger program.

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Senate Armed Services Committee Holds Confirmation Hearing For Pete Hegseth

Trump issues order to ban transgender troops from serving openly in the military

2:28pm January 28, 2025

The executive order speaks of transgender identity in sweeping and dismissive terms and sets the stage for a policy that is more restrictive and punitive than the ban from Trump's first term.

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7 things about RFK Jr. you should know ahead of his Senate hearings

12:34pm January 28, 2025

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has built his fortune and reputation on disparaging the government scientists and institutions he's now in line to lead as HHS secretary.