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Robert F. Kennedy Jr.: What Ozempic, COVID vaccines, and Americans’ health tell us about Trump’s cabinet pick.
3 weeks ago

Robert F. Kennedy Jr.: What Ozempic, COVID vaccines, and Americans’ health tell us about Trump’s cabinet pick.

Slate  

It’s difficult to fully comprehend the degree to which so many Americans seem to have gone down conspiratorial rabbit holes over the last decade, and the degree to which conspiracy theories have become mainstreamed into American politics thanks to Donald Trump and his MAGA movement. We can see that our communities are saturated with fast food and fast-casual chains, that …

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Donald Trump Cabinet: From vaccine sceptic Robert F. Kennedy Jr to Elon Musk
1 month, 1 week ago

Donald Trump Cabinet: From vaccine sceptic Robert F. Kennedy Jr to Elon Musk

The Hindu  

After being elected as the 47th President of the United States Donald Trump is filling key posts in his second administration, putting an emphasis so far on aides and allies who were his strongest backers during the 2024 campaign President-elect Mr. Trump has turned to a head-spinning mix of candidates, many of whom are his personal friends. Tom Homan: U.S. …

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Why Robert Kennedy’s Anti-Vaccine Position Is So Worrying
1 month, 1 week ago

Why Robert Kennedy’s Anti-Vaccine Position Is So Worrying

Bloomberg  

Of the many unorthodox positions taken by Robert F. Kennedy Jr., US President-elect Donald Trump ’s nominee to head the Department of Health and Human Services, none worries US public-health experts more than his embrace of the anti-vaccine movement. If he assumes the position, he could influence the leadership of agencies in charge of approving, recommending and distributing vaccines in …

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What to know about Robert F. Kennedy Jr., Trump’s pick for health secretary
1 month, 1 week ago

What to know about Robert F. Kennedy Jr., Trump’s pick for health secretary

Associated Press  

President-elect Donald Trump ‘s plan to appoint Robert F. Kennedy Jr., to lead the Health and Human Services Department will put a prominent vaccine skeptic at the helm of the nation’s sprawling public health apparatus. In a post last month to the social media platform X, Kennedy vowed to end FDA’s “aggressive suppression” of a host of unsubstantiated therapies, including …

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Trump chooses anti-vaccine activist Robert F. Kennedy Jr. as health secretary
1 month, 1 week ago

Trump chooses anti-vaccine activist Robert F. Kennedy Jr. as health secretary

Associated Press  

NEW YORK — President-elect Donald Trump announced Thursday he will nominate anti-vaccine activist Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to lead the Department of Health and Human Services, putting a man whose views public health officials have decried as dangerous in charge of a massive agency that oversees everything from drug, vaccine and food safety to medical research, Medicare and Medicaid. Kennedy, …

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How vaccine sceptic Robert F Kennedy Jr wants to 'Make America Healthy Again'
1 month, 2 weeks ago

How vaccine sceptic Robert F Kennedy Jr wants to 'Make America Healthy Again'

Firstpost  

During the final stretch of campaigning, Donald Trump announced that RFK Jr would ‘have a big role in health care’ if he won. Here’s why this is concerning US President-elect Donald Trump earlier announced Robert F Kennedy Jr, a long-time conspiracy theorist and vaccination critic, would have a “big role in health care” if he won. RFK Jr would “have …

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Robert F. Kennedy Jr. Says Entire Departments Of The FDA 'Have To Go'
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. Says Entire Departments Of The FDA 'Have To Go'

Huff Post  

Former presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. speaks ahead of Donald Trump at a campaign rally Nov. 1 at the Fiserv Forum in Milwaukee. KAMIL KRZACZYNSKI via Getty Images Onetime presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr., who is now vying for a spot in President-elect Donald Trump’s Cabinet, said Wednesday the nutrition departments of the Food and Drug Administration “have …

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Ethel Kennedy, Social Activist And Widow Of Robert F. Kennedy, Has Died
2 months, 1 week ago

Ethel Kennedy, Social Activist And Widow Of Robert F. Kennedy, Has Died

Huff Post  

In this June 5, 2018 file photograph, Ethel Kennedy, widow of Senator Robert F. Kennedy who was assassinated during his 1968 presidential campaign, watches a video about her late husband during the Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights awards ceremony on Capitol Hill in Washington. via Associated Press Sen. Robert Kennedy poses with his wife Ethel outside the Senate Chamber on …

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RFK Jr. says he left a dead bear in Central Park as a prank
4 months, 2 weeks ago

RFK Jr. says he left a dead bear in Central Park as a prank

Associated Press  

Follow live: Updates from AP’s coverage of the presidential election. — Independent presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. once retrieved a bear that was killed by a motorist and left it in New York’s Central Park with a bicycle on top, sparking a mystery that consumed the city a decade ago. At the time, bicycle accidents were getting significant media …

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50 years of US presidential assassinations and attempts
5 months, 1 week ago

50 years of US presidential assassinations and attempts

The Hindu  

Published : Jul 15, 2024 13:19 IST - 5 MINS READ On July 13, gunshots rang out at a campaign rally for Donald Trump in Butler, Pennsylvania. I stand for peace now.” The shooting was the last time a current or former president was wounded in an assassination attempt until the July 13 attack on Trump. 1968: Robert Kennedy While …

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Robert F. Kennedy Jr's sister Kerry insists BIDEN is the only candidate to carry on the dynasty's legacy... and says you 'don't have to like' everyone in your family
8 months ago

Robert F. Kennedy Jr's sister Kerry insists BIDEN is the only candidate to carry on the dynasty's legacy... and says you 'don't have to like' everyone in your family

Daily Mail  

Kerry Kennedy, who will led the famous political family's endorsement of President Joe Biden on Thursday, said there is no competition when it comes to carrying on the Kennedy legacy. 'Nobody competes with President Biden when it comes to carrying on the legacies of John Kennedy and Robert Kennedy and Ted Kennedy,' she said on ABC's Good Morning America. 'Nobody …

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Who is Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and why is he running for president?
9 months ago

Who is Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and why is he running for president?

Associated Press  

The lack of excitement many Americans feel about a presidential rematch has heightened interest in alternatives to the major-party candidates, none more so than Robert F. Kennedy Jr., whose famous name has helped him build buzz for his independent bid. Dozens of his family members posed with President Joe Biden at a St. Patrick’s Day reception at the White House …

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Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to announce vice presidential running mate March 26 in California
9 months, 1 week ago

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to announce vice presidential running mate March 26 in California

Associated Press  

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. plans to announce a running mate for his independent presidential campaign on March 26 in Oakland, California, his campaign said Tuesday. The campaign did not say whom Kennedy will pick, but he told The New York Times this week that NFL quarterback Aaron Rodgers and former Minnesota Gov. Kennedy is making an unusually early announcement because …

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From Barbie’s unexpected wisdom to dissent among Kennedys, these are the top quotes of 2023
1 year ago

From Barbie’s unexpected wisdom to dissent among Kennedys, these are the top quotes of 2023

Associated Press  

HARTFORD, Conn. — From dissent within the Kennedy family to the unexpected wisdom of Barbie, Yale’s 2023 list of notable quotations have something for just about everyone. “We denounce his candidacy.” Their father was Robert F. Kennedy, the U.S. attorney general, New York senator and President John F. Kennedy’s brother. “He’s clearly losing the war in Iraq.” — President Joe …

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60 years after JFK’s death, today’s Kennedys choose other paths to public service
1 year, 1 month ago

60 years after JFK’s death, today’s Kennedys choose other paths to public service

Associated Press  

NEW YORK — Patrick Kennedy, son of Sen. Ted Kennedy and nephew of President John F. Kennedy, remembers being a young state legislator in Rhode Island some 30 years ago and hearing encouraging words from the opposition leader at the time. “In the past,” Clarke says, “they were very reluctant to attack each other.” A LONG TRADITION IN THE PUBLIC …

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RFK Jr ends Democratic bid for White House and will run as independent
1 year, 2 months ago

RFK Jr ends Democratic bid for White House and will run as independent

The Independent  

Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox Get our free Inside Washington email Get our free Inside Washington email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. “We declare independence from the corporations that have hijacked our government.” Mr Kennedy originally …

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Decrying ‘smug elite,’ Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to run for president as independent
1 year, 2 months ago

Decrying ‘smug elite,’ Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to run for president as independent

LA Times  

Lawyer and anti-vaccine activist Robert F. Kennedy Jr., announced his third-party candidacy for president on Monday at Independence Mall in Philadelphia. “Americans are angry at being left out, left behind, swindled, cheated and belittled by a smug elite that has rigged the system in its favor.” Kennedy’s announcement caps months of friction with the Democratic National Committee, which has not …

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Woody Harrelson appears to endorse conspiracy theorist Robert F Kennedy Jr in bid to unseat Biden
1 year, 4 months ago

Woody Harrelson appears to endorse conspiracy theorist Robert F Kennedy Jr in bid to unseat Biden

The Independent  

Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox Get our free Inside Washington email Get our free Inside Washington email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Woody Harrelson appears to have endorsed Robert F Kennedy Jr’s …

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Author Who Debunked Robert F. Kennedy Jr. Speaks Out
1 year, 4 months ago

Author Who Debunked Robert F. Kennedy Jr. Speaks Out

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING Two decades before he was a candidate for the 2024 Democratic presidential nomination, Robert F. Kennedy Jr. was just starting to make a name for himself as an anti-vaccine activist. In June, as part of a response to another critic of his claims, he told the editors of National Review that Mnookin’s book is “a lengthy recitation …

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Jake Tapper: RFK Jr.’s falsehoods are more dangerous than Trump’s
1 year, 5 months ago

Jake Tapper: RFK Jr.’s falsehoods are more dangerous than Trump’s

Raw Story  

CNN anchor Jake Tapper said Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s falsehoods are more dangerous than Donald Trump’s, New York Magazine reports. “Well, just to touch on the Robert Kennedy Jr. thing, one thing I’ll say is: his entire being and prominence, his entire public position, is based on lies about childhood vaccines that have saved the lives of tens, if not …

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Who is Robert F. Kennedy Jr? Democratic presidential candidate trends as he repeats claim ‘vaccination causes autism’
1 year, 6 months ago

Who is Robert F. Kennedy Jr? Democratic presidential candidate trends as he repeats claim ‘vaccination causes autism’

Hindustan Times  

Democratic presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr has been trending again for his views on vaccination. Robert Kennedy, Jr., 2024 Presidential hopeful, meets with people at the New Hampshire State House Visitor Center, in Concord, New Hampshire, on June 1, 2023 The anti-vaxxer said on the show that he had friends whose children suffered severe consequences because of vaccines. Among …

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MSNBC host takes down 'Bannon-backed, Tucker-platformed' RFK Jr.
1 year, 6 months ago

MSNBC host takes down 'Bannon-backed, Tucker-platformed' RFK Jr.

Raw Story  

MSNBC host Mehdi Hasan began his show by reminding voters who Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is and why they shouldn't be fooled by the far-right Republicans desperate to promote him. He showed a clip of Robert F. Kennedy Jr. talking about the wealth discrepancy that continues to increase and a candidate "willing to condemn the consolidation of corporate power, the …

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Paul Schrade dies; union leader survived bullet to the head when Robert F. Kennedy was killed
2 years, 1 month ago

Paul Schrade dies; union leader survived bullet to the head when Robert F. Kennedy was killed

LA Times  

Paul Schrade, hit by one of the bullets fired the night Sen. Robert Kennedy was assassinated, holds a news conference in 1968. Paul Schrade soaked up the excitement as the crowd roared and Robert Kennedy smiled and leaned into the microphone: “So my thanks to all of you, and on to Chicago and let’s win there.” Kennedy had just won …

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Sirhan Sirhan, convicted of killing Robert F. Kennedy, challenges his parole denial
2 years, 2 months ago

Sirhan Sirhan, convicted of killing Robert F. Kennedy, challenges his parole denial

LA Times  

Sirhan Sirhan at a parole hearing at the Richard J. Donovan Correctional Facility in San Diego in February 2016. Sirhan shot Kennedy moments after the U.S. senator from New York claimed victory in California’s pivotal Democratic presidential primary. Berry said she is challenging the governor’s reversal as an “abuse of discretion,” a denial of Sirhan’s constitutional right to due process …

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