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Progress by Presidents: Obama–Biden vs. Trump – A Comparison – 2025
Editor’s Note: I wanted to compare our recent “Democratic Party” Presidents with the two Trump terms, one in just under a year in office. The goals, achievements, and actions are striking in terms of serving American citizens and American Democracy. I was aided in my comparison project by Perplexity Pro, my right-hand AI for deep…
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Former surgeons general condemn Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s health policies – The Hill
Health Care Former surgeons general: RFK Jr. actions ‘endangering the health of the nation’ by Max Rego – 10/08/25 3:57 PM ET Six former surgeons general criticized Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. in a Tuesday op-ed in The Washington Post. Editor’s Note: I recommend reading also the WP article: https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2025/10/07/surgeons-general-rfk-jr-robert-kennedy/…
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Exclusive: ex-CDC director talks about why she was fired – Nature
“I would never do that, as a scientist,” Susan Monarez says of being asked to approve changes to vaccine recommendations without knowing the details. When Susan Monarez took the helm of the beleaguered US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) in late July, she had her work cut out for her. Public trust in…
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COVID-19 – Global Situation
Editor’s Note: You can keep up with World Health, but do not rely on Trump Administration to keep you aware. They are America First, remember: He does not care about the World Health, period…. Since mid-February 2025, according to data available from sentinel sites, global SARS-CoV-2 activity has been increasing, with the test positivity rate…
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Stephen King Knows Anti-Vaxxers Are Going to Hate His Latest Book: ‘Knock Yourself Out’ | Rolling Stone
The horror writer talks Holly and why he chose not to erase Covid from the detective’s world By Brenna Ehrlich, September 5, 2023 THIS POST CONTAINS spoilers for Stephen King’s new book Holly, which comes out today. Stephen King is readying himself for a flood of hate when his next book, Holly, drops on Sept. 5.…
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Three Shots for Fall: What You Need to Know | The New York Times
The F.D.A. approved a new shot to protect infants from a deadly respiratory virus. And here’s what we know about who should get the flu, Covid and R.S.V. vaccines, and when. By Apoorva Mandavilli, Sept. 6, 2023 Most Americans have had one or more shots of the flu and Covid vaccines. New this year is…
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Life Advice for Book Lovers: Finding Joy in Retirement ‹ Literary Hub
Book Recommendations for the Troubled Soul By Dorothea, January 19, 2023 Dear Dorothea, I’m sixty. I just took my pension after having worked in the Quebec health system for forty-two years. Yes, I survived COVID. I saw a lot of my old patients die, and I had to work under less than ideal conditions. We were…
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Where do French people travel in France? Cote d’Azur Burgundy Brittany | CNBC Travel
By Monica Buchanan Pitrelli @MonicaPitrelli, Published Fri, Jul 1 20221:59 AM EDT International travelers may prioritize visits to the Eiffel Tower and the Louvre when they visit France. But French residents have other ideas. Border restrictions during the pandemic largely gave locals the chance to explore their country without foreign tourists, which in 2019 numbered…
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On Books: Read Dangerously, In the Margins, Write for Your Life : NPR
By Sharmila Mukherjee, May 13, 2022 What does this perilous time of disease and destruction ask of us as readers and writers? Three new books spotlight the power of the written word to foster creative responses to confinement and oppression — and to inspire deep change within us. Azar Nafisi’s Read Dangerously: The Subversive Power…
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The Collapse Of American Teaching
Teachers all over the country describe problems that touch every aspect of our culture and society, from technology dependence to stats-obsessed bureaucracy to a post-COVID behavior crisis. By Rosie Gray, BuzzFeed News Reporter, Updated on April 1, 2022, 6:29 am, Posted on March 31, 2022, 3:38 pm Paige worked in corporate America for several years…
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Who should get a second Covid-19 vaccine booster shot — and when? – Vox
There is no right or wrong answer on getting another booster shot. Here’s what to consider. By Dylan Scott@dylanlscott dylan.scott@vox.com, Mar 31, 2022, 2:30pm EDT The Biden administration has approved a fourth Covid-19 vaccine shot for all Americans over age 50 and for all adults who are immunocompromised. But does that mean everybody who is…
