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Casey Means, Surgeon General Nominee, Sidesteps Questions on Vaccines at Senate Hearing

Dr. Casey Means, a wellness influencer, author and supporter of Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., said that “anti-vaccine rhetoric has never been part” of her message.

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“Our nation is angry, exhausted and hurting from preventable diseases,” Dr. Casey Means told the Senate Health Committee on Wednesday.
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Maduro’s Lawyer Says U.S. is Blocking Venezuela From Paying Legal Fees

The Treasury Department is interfering with Nicolás Maduro’s constitutional right to counsel, his lawyer argued. Mr. Maduro, the Venezuelan leader, faces federal charges.

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Barry Pollack, carrying a folder, is representing the Venezuelan president, Nicolás Maduro, who is charged with federal crimes.
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U.S. Will Offer Embassy Services in a West Bank Settlement for the First Time

Palestinians and Israelis on the right and left all say that the move is a step toward legitimizing the Israeli settlements, which most of the world considers illegal.

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The Israeli settlement of Efrat in the Israeli-occupied West Bank in 2020. The U.S. Embassy in Jerusalem says it will provide passport assistance in Efrat on Friday.
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Brazil’s Supreme Court Convicts Four Men in Murder of Marielle Franco

Two politicians and two former police officers were found guilty in the assassination of a rival, Marielle Franco, a Rio de Janeiro city councilwoman who fought corruption and violence.

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Marielle Franco, a member of Rio de Janeiro’s City Council, leading a session in 2017 at the municipal chamber in Rio de Janeiro.
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BBC and BAFTA Say They Are Investigating After Broadcast of Racist Slur

The awards organization and the broadcaster have ordered separate investigations into what led to airing the slur, which was shouted involuntarily during Sunday’s ceremony.

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The actors Michael B. Jordan and Delroy Lindo were onstage at the BAFTA Awards when a racist slur was involuntarily shouted by a man with Tourette’s syndrome.
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