Author: James Anderson

Jay Bhattacharya, a health economist, gained prominence during the Covid pandemic when he argued against lockdowns. President Donald Trump’s nomination of Dr. Jay Bhattacharya to lead the National Institutes of Health (NIH) has ignited a fervent debate, reflecting the nation’s broader discourse on public health policy, scientific freedom, and pandemic management. As the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee convenes to assess his suitability for this pivotal role, senators from both sides of the aisle are poised to scrutinize his past positions, professional qualifications, and vision for the agency’s future. Dr. Jay Bhattacharya: A Brief Overview Dr. Bhattacharya…

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The Philadelphia Union take on FC Cincinnati Saturday in the team’s regular season home opener after a 4-2 victory over Orlando City last week. Plenty of changes happened during the offseason, after Philly’s Major League Soccer team limped into a 12th place finish in the 15-team Eastern Conference last season and missed out on the playoffs for the first time since 2017. So here’s a quick recap on what’s changed this year with the team and what to look out for at Subaru Park tomorrow. Carnell in charge The biggest overhaul in the winter was the team parting ways with…

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The move comes just weeks after the chief of Sudan’s state army announced plans to establish a “wartime” administration The Sudanese paramilitary group, Rapid Support Forces (RSF), which is involved in a brutal and ongoing civil war with the national army, has signed a charter with allied political and armed groups to establish a “government of peace and unity.” The army-aligned Sudanese foreign affairs ministry has accused the Kenyan government of hosting the “event of signing a so-called political agreement between the terrorist Janjaweed militia—responsible for ongoing acts of genocide in Sudan—and its affiliated individuals and groups.” “This move promotes…

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