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A US panel of vaccine advisers has voted to end a longstanding recommendation for vaccinations against the hepatitis B virus (HBV) right after birth. The Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (Acip) voted 8-3 to back “individual-based decision-making” on whether to vaccinate babies born to mothers who have tested negative for the liver infection. In June
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[This article was coauthored with Emily Evans, a Managing Director in charge of health policy research at Hedgeye Risk Management.] Their record isn’t just spotty; it is downright awful. The Emergency Medical Treatment and Active Labor Act of 1986 was designed to prevent “patient dumping” by hospitals of emergent patients without insurance. The unintended consequences
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Democrat Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro has called out former Vice President Kamala Harris over her campaign memoir’s characterization of him, which he says are “blatant lies.” In Harris’ book titled “107 Days,” which recounts her failed presidential campaign, the former vice president explained why Shapiro was snubbed as her running mate. She alleged that Shapiro
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A lawsuit filed by Texas state officials against Pfizer alleging the vaccine maker violated the state’s consumer protection laws by misleading the public about its COVID-19 vaccine should be allowed to proceed, Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton told a Texas appeals court this week. In an appellant brief filed Wednesday in the U.S. Court of
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The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) and federal lawmakers are pushing to make it easy for telecom companies to erect cell towers in communities without residents’ consent — even if the tower isn’t really needed to close a coverage gap in cell service. If either the agency or Congress succeeds, communities will lose the right to
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President Donald Trump’s administration has warned that Europe faces “civilisational erasure” and questioned whether certain nations can remain reliable allies, in a new strategy document that puts a particular focus on the continent. The 33-page National Security Strategy sees the US leader outline his vision for the world and how he will wield US military
Read MoreAuthored by Andrew Korybko via Substack, This could make it easier for Saudi Arabia to normalize relations with Israel even in the absence of Palestinian independence and thus restore the political viability of this geo-economic megaproject. The announcement that the US will sell F-35s to Saudi Arabia is a monumental development. Israel is the only
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Subchapter V filings intended for small businesses have risen 8% annually to 2,221 bankruptcies as of November 2025. Bloomberg and other various sources are blaming Trump’s tariffs, but they are missing the mark entirely. “High borrowing costs, cautious consumers and the Trump administration’s trade war are weighing on earnings for the smallest businesses,” Bloomberg reported.
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Import the third world, become the third world—no exceptions. Donald Trump has permanently halted migration from 19 third-world nations after a recent shooting of National Guard members. The left calls the ban racist, but logic deems it an economic necessity. The US Census tracked the foreign-born population at 53 million, but the actual number is
Read MoreBy Ethan Howland of UtilityDive While there don’t appear to be any specific, imminent cyber or physical threats to the U.S. power grid, China has been seeking vulnerabilities in network systems to be used in future attacks, panelists said during a U.S. House of Representatives hearing Tuesday on threats to the U.S. energy system. Volt
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