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Robert F. Kennedy

Robert F. Kennedy
Robert F. Kennedy
The latest news on Robert F. Kennedy, American politician, lawyer and former US attorney general, including US politics news.
Kennedy has long claimed, against scientific evidence, that childhood vaccines are harmful, raising concerns about increased preventable diseases. Photo: EPA
United States

Medical groups win right to challenge RFK Jnr’s Covid-19 vaccine policies

Judge lets medical groups challenge Kennedy’s CDC vaccine changes, citing health risks to public health and unlawful panel influence.

Obituaries

Tatiana Schlossberg, journalist and JFK’s granddaughter, dead at 35

Donald Trump

World-famous Kennedy Centre renamed to honour Trump

United States

Opinion | Venezuela? Trump’s real aim could be laying claim to the western hemisphere

In the aftermath of American exceptionalism, Trump and Xi could form respective ‘greater areas’, each ordered by their own nation’s political and legal norms.

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A T-shirt worn by a Maduro supporter at a rally against US military activity in the Caribbean, in the Venezuelan capital of Caracas on October 30. Photo: AFP via Getty Images/TNS
United States

Joan Bennett Kennedy, wife of late US Senator Ted Kennedy, dies at 89

Her marriage tied her to an American political dynasty that includes slain US president John F. Kennedy and Trump health chief RFK Jnr.

Drugs

Former CDC heads say Kennedy Jnr ‘endangering’ all Americans

Nine ex-leaders pen essay with warning that the US health secretary’s actions are unprecedented and alarming.

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United States

Fired US CDC director clashed with Kennedy on vaccine policy

Susan Monarez told a close associate that she had been asked to do things that were illegal or flew in the face of science.

Susan Monarez, US President Donald Trump’s nominee to be director of the Centres for Disease Control and Prevention, arrives to testify before a Senate committee in Washington in June. Photo: AP
United States

US CDC chief fired, senior officials resign amid tensions over health directives

CDC director Monarez challenges her dismissal after less than a month on the job.

Donald Trump

RFK Jnr disavows US presidential run, pledges loyalty to Trump

The declaration follows speculation stoked by right-wing commentator Laura Loomer that the health chief has his sights on the White House.

Gun violence in the US

US CDC shooter believed Covid vaccine made him suicidal, father says

Patrick Joseph White was armed with five guns and tried to get into the health agency headquarters before being stopped by guards.

Police block a road near Emory University and the US Centres for Disease Control and Prevention after a shooting incident on Friday. Photo: Reuters
Argentina

US moves to lift visa restrictions for Argentina in boost to right-wing ally

Homeland Security chief Kristi Noem said the US would put Argentina on an ‘expedited path’ to enrolment in the Visa Waiver Program.

Argentina’s President Javier Milei, left, and US Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem at the Casa Rosada government palace in Buenos Aires, Argentina on Monday. Photo: Argentinian Presidency / AFP / Handout
Donald Trump

Trump says Coca-Cola agrees to use cane sugar for coke in US

The company’s original soda contains high-fructose corn syrup, though the US president famously drinks Diet Coke, sweetened with aspartame.

United States

Death to dyes: US ice cream giants to ditch artificial colouring by 2027

Makers of over 40 top ice cream brands have pledged to stop using petroleum-derived synthetic colourings in two years’ time.

United States

Iran-linked hacker group ‘Robert’ threatens to release Trump aides’ emails

Hackers claim 100 gigabytes of emails from Trump associates, including chief of staff and lawyer.

Iran-linked hackers have threatened to disclose more emails stolen from Donald Trump’s circle. Photo illustration: Reuters
US Politics

RFK Jnr ousts entire CDC vaccine advisory committee

Long-time vaccine skeptic Kennedy says a ‘clean sweep is needed to re-establish public confidence in vaccine science’.

US Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jnr in the Oval Office. File photo: TNS
Icons and Influencers

Meet Trump-friendly TikTok influencer Link Lauren, aka ‘Maga Malfoy’

The 26-year-old started out discussing pop culture topics, but his comments to CNN viewers to ‘calm down’ about Trump’s 2023 appearance on the network led his career in a different direction.

United States

US limits Covid-19 boosters to over-65s or those at high risk

The FDA will require vaccine makers to run fresh clinical trials before offering shots to younger and healthier individuals.

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Fame and celebrity

Meet record producer Damon Dash’s model daughter, Ava Dash

The eldest daughter of record executive Damon Dash and designer Rachel Roy, Ava Dash has modelled nude for Peta, and once dated RFK Jr’s son Conor Kennedy

Ava Dash is the daughter of record executive Damon Dash and designer Rachel Roy. Photo: @ava_dash/Instagram
United States

US at tipping point for return of endemic measles

Low vaccination rates mean the disease, which was declared eradicated in the US, could go back to spreading at high levels, researchers warn.

United States

Trump health chief RFK Jnr says US will know cause of autism ‘epidemic’ soon

Kennedy has long promoted a debunked link between vaccines and autism despite scientific evidence to the contrary.

United States

Trump health cuts to axe 10,000 jobs, strip union rights, amid measles outbreak

The US Department of Health and Human Services aims to lay off up to 10,000 employees through agency consolidation, raising public health concerns.

People march in protest against Tesla CEO Elon Musk and the Trump administration on March 29. Photo: AFP
United States

Top US vaccine official quits, slams Trump health chief for ‘misinformation’

The Food and Drug Administration’s Peter Marks oversaw the agency’s rapid review and approval of Covid-19 jabs during the pandemic.

Peter Marks, Director of the Centre for Biologics Evaluation and Research at the US Food and Drug Administration answers a question during a hearing in Washington in May 2021. Photo: AFP
United States

Utah bans fluoride in drinking water, becoming first US state to do so

The move is opposed by dentists and health organisations, who warn it will lead to medical problems.

Donald Trump

Trump drops vaccine critic Dave Weldon as nominee to head CDC

The surprise move came hours before his confirmation hearing, making Weldon the first Trump pick to be withdrawn from consideration.

United States

Unvaccinated Texas child dies in measles outbreak, first US fatality in years

Robert F. Kennedy Jnr, the top US health official and a vaccine critic, dismissed the Texas outbreak as ‘not unusual’.

A sign for measles testing is seen in Seminole, Texas, on Friday. Photo: AP
Fame and celebrity

SNL50: who is Caroline Kennedy’s artist husband of 39 years, Edwin Schlossberg?

The already legendary SNL50 Anniversary Special on February 16 drew movers and shakers from New York and beyond – including Caroline Kennedy and her rarely seen husband, Edwin Schlossberg.

Artist Edwin Schlossberg and his wife Caroline Kennedy made a rare appearance for Saturday Night Live’s 50th anniversary event in New York, on February 16. Photo: NBC via Getty Images
Donald Trump

Vaccine sceptic RFK Jnr confirmed as Trump’s health secretary

The Republican-controlled Senate backed his nomination 52-48 despite concern over his promotion of medical misinformation.

Celebrity Families

Meet Kerry Kennedy, RFK Jr’s sister, who isn’t afraid to oppose him and Trump

The Democrat and Kamala Harris supporter has spoken out against her brother’s nomination for US Health Secretary, citing concerns about his stance on vaccines and other health issues.

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