Health stocks hit after Trump taps RFK Jr for top job
Investors are “spooked” by plan to name a vaccine-sceptic as US health secretary, analysts say.
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There have been many highlights. In a group of islands off Norway, I saw a total solar eclipse, which was surreal I’ve always been adventurous. That’s why, in 2013, I set myself a goal to travel to every country in the world. I grew up in Louisiana, and my family went on road trips across the…
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‘Blame Mike’ – absurdity and appeal of Tyson v Paul
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US hacker sentenced over Bitcoin heist worth billions
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Trump picks vaccine sceptic RFK Jr for health secretary
Robert F Kennedy Jr has a history of spreading health information scientists say is false.
Trump’s pledge to axe the Department of Education explained
In order to scrap the agency, the incoming Republican president would need congressional approval.