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WASHINGTON (AP) — Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has said vaccines are not safe. His support for abortion access has made conservatives uncomfortable. And farmers across the Midwest are nervous over his talk of banning corn syrup and pesticides from America’s food supply. The 71-year-old, whose famous name and family tragedies have put him in the national spotlight since he was a child, has spent years airing his populist — and […]

HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — Vaccination bills are popping up in more than 15 states as lawmakers aim to potentially resurrect or create new religious exemptions from immunization mandates, establish state-level vaccine injury databases or dictate what providers must tell patients about the shots. Many see a political opportunity to rewrite policies in their states after President Donald Trump’s return to the White House and anti-vaccine activist Robert F. Kennedy Jr. […]

LOS ANGELES (AP) — More rain fell Monday on parts of Southern California after causing mudflows over the weekend, helping firefighters but boosting the risk of toxic ash runoff in areas scorched by Los Angeles-area wildfires. Flood watches were in effect for burn areas from recent fires that broke out around the Pacific Palisades neighborhood in Los Angeles, Altadena and Castaic Lake, said Joe Sirard, a meteorologist for the National […]

GAZA (Reuters) – The Palestinian Islamist group Hamas has handed over to mediators a list showing that 25 Israeli hostages are still alive, out of 33 scheduled for release, an official of the group told Reuters on Monday. He said Israel had received the list from the mediators of the Gaza ceasefire agreement. (Reporting by Nidal al-Mughrabi; Editing by Gareth Jones) Brought to you by www.srnnews.com

SAO PAULO (Reuters) – Brazilian meatpacker JBS has agreed to buy a stake in Mantiqueira Alimentos, it said on Monday, marking the food giant’s entry into the egg sector in a deal that valued Mantiqueira at 1.9 billion reais ($321 million). JBS said in a securities filing it had agreed to purchase shares representing 48.5% of the total capital stock and 50% of the voting shares of Mantiqueira, meaning it […]

BEIJING (AP) — The top diplomats of China and India called for their nations to provide further mutual support, but avoided publicly mentioning a long-standing border dispute in the Himalayas when they met Monday in Beijing. Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi told top Indian foreign affairs official Vikram Misri that the sides “should seize the opportunity, meet each other halfway, explore more substantive measures, and strive to understand, support and […]

BEIJING (AP) — Chinese authorities have detained a key suspect in human trafficking cases linked to online scam networks near the borders of Myanmar and Thailand, China’s Ministry of Public Security said, weeks after the high-profile disappearance of an actor sparked safety concerns. The suspect, surnamed Yan, was captured through the joint efforts of the ministry, the Chinese Embassy in Thailand and Thai law enforcement officers, it said. Yan had […]

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — A car hit and injured three pedestrians in a crowd of people that was leaving the Philadelphia Eagles playoff game on Sunday night, police said. A driver is in custody and the collision did not immediately appear to be intentional, the Philadelphia Police Department said in a social media post. The victims suffered nonlifethreatening injuries, according to news reports citing the Philadelphia police. The car stuck the […]

(Reuters) – A look at the day ahead in U.S. and global markets by Amanda Cooper, Finance and Markets Breaking News Editor, Europe. Stocks are getting hammered on Monday, with hefty declines in the technology sector as artificial intelligence big guns like Nvidia, Qualcomm and Intel took a dive. The trigger was a burst of hype around the launch last week of Chinese startup DeepSeek’s AI rival to ChatGPT. Not […]