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US cuts broad recommendation for four childhood vaccines including flu

By Ahmed Aboulenein and Michael Erman WASHINGTON, Jan 5 (Reuters) - The United States ended on Monday its longstanding guidance that all children receive vaccines against flu and three other diseases, a sweeping change that advances one of Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s long-term ...
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A third of Americans support US strike on Venezuela, Reuters/Ipsos poll finds

WASHINGTON, Jan 5 (Reuters) - One in three Americans approves of the U.S. military strike on Venezuela that toppled the country's president and 72% worry the U.S. will become too involved in the South American country, according to a Reuters/Ipsos poll that concluded on ...
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Minnesota Governor Walz will not seek third term, to focus on welfare fraud scandal

By Jonathan Allen Jan 5 (Reuters) - Minnesota Governor Tim Walz will not seek a third term in office, he announced on Monday, saying he would instead focus on allegations of fraud in the state's welfare system that have become a crisis after mounting pressure ...
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Pentagon to cut Senator Kelly’s military retirement pay, alleging ‘reckless misconduct’

By Phil Stewart WASHINGTON, Jan 5 (Reuters) - President Donald Trump's Pentagon chief announced plans on Monday to demote U.S. Senator Mark Kelly from his rank as a retired Navy captain for alleged "reckless misconduct" after he and other Democratic lawmakers urged troops to refuse ...
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Walz, Democrats’ 2024 VP pick, drops bid for third term as Minnesota governor; Klobuchar considers

ST PAUL, Minn. (AP) - Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz, Democrats' 2024 candidate for vice president, is ending his bid for a third term amid President Donald Trump's relentless focus on a fraud investigation into the state's child care programs and its Somali community. Less than ...
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This Jan. 6 plaque was made to honor law enforcement. It’s nowhere to be found at the Capitol

WASHINGTON (AP) - Approaching the fifth anniversary of the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the Capitol, the official plaque honoring the police who defended democracy that day is nowhere to be found. It's not on display at the Capitol, as is required by law. Its ...
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Questions swirl about who is going to ‘run’ Venezuela after Maduro’s ouster

(NEW YORK) -- In the wake of the dramatic capture of Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro and his wife, and the "large scale strike" by the U.S. on the country, questions abound about how the U.S. might run a country of 31 million people.President Donald ...
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‘It’s a violation of the law’: Schumer criticizes Trump’s decision to strike Venezuela

(NEW YORK) -- Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer addressed on Sunday the stunning U.S. strike on Venezuela, saying the capture of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro was unlawful."Maduro is a horrible, horrible person, but you don't treat lawlessness with other lawlessness, and that's what's happened ...
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Trump’s vow to ‘run’ Venezuela, sell oil, part of plan to dominate Western Hemisphere

(NEW YORK) - At a Mar-a-Lago news conference Saturday morning, hours after he ordered a military strike in Venezuela and the capture of the country's president, Nicolas Maduro, and his wife, President Donald Trump started off calling it an anti-drug law enforcement operation.His Secretary ...
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‘What he ate’: Inside the meticulously planned operation to capture Maduro

(NEW YORK) -- Gen. Dan Caine, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, provided a very detailed account of how the U.S. military's mission to apprehend Nicholas Maduro and his wife took place early Saturday morning.Here are highlights:The mission was called Operation "Absolute Resolve"Caine ...
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Republicans largely back Trump on Venezuela action, Democrats decry it as unjustified

(WASHINGTON) -- Top congressional leaders -- comprising the "Gang of 8" -- did not receive a briefing from the administration before the U.S. strike in Venezuela began, multiple sources told ABC News Saturday morning.Per one source, the Department of Defense notified congressional staff after ...
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Why Venezuela? Trump’s shifting explanations about military buildup

(NEW YORK) -- Amid the news that the U.S. carried out a "large scale strike" on Venezuela overnight Saturday and captured the country's leader, Nicolas Maduro, Americans may be wondering why Trump, who promised voters no more wars, would launch a risky ground operation ...
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