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Month: December 2024

What’s behind rising autism rates: A broader definition of autism and better screening

AP Medical Writer President-elect Donald Trump seemed to entertain the discredited theory that vaccines cause autism as he answered questions from journalists Monday at his Mar-a-Lago club. Trump said that Robert F. Kennedy Jr., his choice to lead the Department of Health and Human Services who has been an anti-vaccine advocate, would look into the

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Former TV host Carlos Watson gets nearly 10 years in prison in case about failed startup Ozy Media

Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Former talk show host Carlos Watson was sentenced Monday to nearly 10 years in prison in a federal financial conspiracy case that cast his once-buzzy Ozy Media as an extreme of fake-it-’til-you-make-it startup culture. In one example, another Ozy executive impersonated a YouTube executive to hype Ozy to investment

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US to require passenger vehicles to sound alarms if rear passengers don’t fasten their seat belts

DETROIT (AP) — Starting in September of 2027, all new passenger vehicles in the U.S. will have to sound a warning if rear-seat passengers don’t buckle up. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration said Monday that it has finalized the rule. It also requires longer warnings when front seat belts aren’t fastened. Front seat changes

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North Macedonia investigates former top officials for alleged financial misconduct

SKOPJE, North Macedonia (AP) — Eight former senior officials in North Macedonia, including a former prime minister, are under investigation for alleged financial misconduct regarding gambling licences of a state lottery company approved under the previous government. Authorities did not name the officials but state-run television reported that they include former Dimitar Kovachevski – who

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Supreme Court declines appeal from Peter Navarro; Trump White House aide to return after prison term

Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court has turned back an appeal from Peter Navarro, the former Trump White House official who is set to return in his second term after serving prison time on contempt of Congress charges. The appeal comes after the Justice Department sued Navarro, saying he had presidential records on

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Judge denies ex-prosecutor’s motion to halt her misconduct trial in Ahmaud Arbery investigation

Associated Press SAVANNAH, Ga. (AP) — A Georgia judge has denied a former prosecutor’s legal motion to halt her upcoming trial on charges that she interfered with police investigating the 2020 killing of Ahmaud Arbery. A senior judge on Monday rejected former District Attorney Jackie Johnson’s argument that the Georgia attorney general’s office should be

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