One panelist accused the F.D.A. of withholding data on potential harms. The advisers also are reviewing research on vaccines given to pregnant women.

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The bombing, during Friday Prayers, was the second major attack in recent months in Islamabad, where large-scale violence had been relatively rare.

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The company, which owns Chrysler, Fiat, Jeep and Peugeot, is changing its strategy to gasoline and hybrid vehicles in an effort to revive weak sales.

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Neighbor reports suspicious white van before Savannah Guthrie's mother Nancy allegedly taken from Tucson home. Sheriff confirms crime is suspected in case.

After the relaunch of former Vice President Kamala Harris' 2024 campaign account on X under the handle "@headquarters_67," the handle was quickly changed following social media mockery.

Treasury Secretary nominee Scott Bessent faced explosive confirmation hearings as Democratic lawmakers erupted into shouting matches on Capitol Hill.

Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., and congressional Democrats unveiled their revamped list of demands for DHS funding, but Senate Republicans aren't taking many of the asks seriously.

HexClad’s winter sale features pot and pan sets, knife assortments and other cookware bundles. Score deals now while they last.

"Zubayr Al-Bakoush landed at Andrews Air Force Base at 3 a.m. this morning," Bondi said.

The cause of the crash remains under investigation.

From keeping whites white to preventing ‘bacon neck’, keep your clothes looking better for longer with these expert hacks

First, be sure to buy the best quality you can. Layla Sargent, founder of The Seam, which connects people with skilled menders, cleaners and restorers, advises going for “a slightly higher denier, a good amount of elastane/Lycra, and reinforced toes and gussets”. Brands such as Falke, Heist and Swedish Stockings should last longer than a supermarket three-pack.

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Government plans to protect species by increasing woodland and removing greys, but campaigners say it needs to go further

When Sam Beaumont sees a flash of red up a tree on his Lake District farm, he feels a swell of pride. He’s one of the few people in England who gets to see red squirrels in his back garden.

“I feel very lucky to have them on the farm. It’s an important thing to try and keep a healthy population of them. They are absolutely beautiful,” he said.

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Police investigating whether blast that injured at least 169 others at Friday prayers in Islamabad was suicide attack

An explosion ripped through a Shia mosque on the outskirts of Pakistan’s capital during Friday prayers, killing 31 people and injuring at least 169 others, according to officials. Police said they were investigating whether the attack was carried out by a suicide bomber.

There were fears the death toll from the blast at the Khadija al-Kubra mosque in Islamabad could rise as some of the injured were reported to be in critical condition. Television footage and social media images showed police and residents transporting the injured to nearby hospitals.

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From minting coins featuring his own face to covering buildings with gold, the president’s proposals for marking America’s semiquincentennial say a lot about the country’s backwards outlook

When the United States celebrated its bicentennial on 4 July 1976, it marked the occasion with the opening of the National Air and Space Museum’s exhibition hall on Washington DC’s National Mall. Designed in a boldly modernist style by the blue-chip firm Hellmuth, Obata + Kassabaum (now HOK), it stood as a testament to American aeronautical derring-do, from the Wright brothers to the moon landings.

At the time, even though the stench of Republican political shenanigans was never far off, with Gerald Ford replacing the disgraced Richard Nixon in 1974, there was a sense of a nation embracing progress, looking forward, not back. For all the historical re-enactments of Washington crossing the Delaware, the US chose to see itself through the prism of modernity and technological puissance.

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• US star clocks successful practice run a week after injury

• Olympic medal race is set for Sunday at Cortina

Lindsey Vonn moved a step closer to one of the most improbable Olympic starts in Alpine skiing history on Friday, producing an aggressive and largely clean downhill training run on the Olimpia delle Tofane course less than a week after fully rupturing the ACL in her left knee and being airlifted off a mountain in Switzerland.

The 41-year-old American clocked 1min 40.33sec in a fog-delayed session, but the time itself was secondary to what the run represented: proof that she can still attack a course at speed – and survive it – as she targets Sunday’s medal race.

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"I hope that the opening ceremony is seen by everyone ⁠as an opportunity ‍to be respectful of each other," IOC President Kirsty Coventry told reporters.

From a £149 John Lewis version to LA’s gorpcore take, the ‘good intention’ bag is intended to look good but hold more

It’s not a multi-thousand pound handbag from Hermès that best captures the new era of It bags, but a £149 tote from John Lewis.

Launched this season, it’s deeper (45cm) and taller (33cm) than your average handbag, and comes loaded with good intentions. It’s able to hold your packed lunch, flask and book, as well – at a push – as your gym kit. The high street retailer is calling it the Intentional tote bag.

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Singer says articles about his health and birth of son ‘outside even the most basic standards of human decency’

Elton John has said articles about his health and the birth of his son by the publisher of the Daily Mail were an “abhorrent” invasion, as he described its behaviour as “outside even the most basic standards of human decency”.

Appearing briefly at the high court via video link, John said he was “incensed” when he was told about allegations that private investigators working for Associated Newspapers Ltd (ANL) had tapped phone calls and accessed private medical information.

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While most analysts went blue in the face assessing if the $7 million “Melania” opening was good for a documentary (yes), bad for a movie with a $40 million budget and a $35 million marketing spend (also yes), or whether it was a worthwhile film at all (I’m not a critic — you decide), YouTube...

During a news conference, the artist was asked if he'll have any surprises during the show, to which he fired back, “You know that’s something I’m not going to tell you. I don’t know why you ask that." 

Sergei Lavrov blames shooting of Vladimir Alekseyev on Ukraine but does not back up Kremlin claim with evidence

Hundreds of protesters gathered in Milan on Friday to oppose the presence of US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents and the closure of schools and streets in the city ahead of the opening ceremony of the Milano Cortina Winter Games.

Reuters reported that protesters – mostly students with signs reading “ICE out” – assembled in Piazzale Leonardo da Vinci, in front of a building of the Politecnico University in the eastern part of the city.

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The reality star and West were together from 2012 to 2021. The "Can't Tell Me Nothing" rapper subsequently got married to Bianca Censori.

The FBI initially believed a mystery orange shape spotted near Jeffrey Epstein’s jail cell the night before he died was possibly an "inmate," newly released records show.

There is a huge buzz for the Games that are the pinnacle for the athletes but competing through illness and injury is all part of the test

One of the great joys of being an Olympian is arriving at the athletes’ village and, with it, the shift in your identity from just being a skeleton athlete to being a part of Team GB. There is a real belonging in putting on the T-shirt or jacket with your country’s flag on, and of course with the Olympic rings – a symbol of hope and peace and togetherness.

When I arrived in Sochi, my first Winter Olympics in 2014, I went into my room and I remember collapsing on to the bed with huge pride but also an overwhelming initial feeling of loneliness. I remember being emotional, crying. There was the relief that I had finally made it to the Games, but also a question of “what do I do now?” Fortunately, I didn’t dwell on that for long and dragged myself to the Team GB food hall.

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