Hepatitis B Vaccine, Once a Public Health Win, Is Under Threat From RFK Jr.

Rates of the disease have fallen since 1991, when a vaccine committee recommended all newborns receive the shot.

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Can Pilates Really Make My Muscles ‘Long and Lean’?

Here’s what the workout can and can’t do for your fitness.

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RFK Jr.’s Vaccine Committee Likely to Target Hepatitis B Shot for Newborns

Committee members, some of whom are vaccine skeptics, are likely to recommend restricting the use of the shots at birth or delaying them until later in childhood.

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New Research Helps Explain Gas Craters in Siberia

Spontaneous gas explosions appear to be increasing in northern Russia because of climate change and some specific local conditions.

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Which Living Democrat Does Cuomo Admire? He Can’t Name One.

In an interview with The New York Times, former Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo, a lifelong Democrat, said the party “is not meeting the moment.”

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Israel Launches Gaza City Ground Offensive, Officials Say

The long-planned take over of the city began early Tuesday, according to officials, despite hundreds of thousands of people still sheltering there.

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Trump Leaves Tense America Behind for Royal Retreat on U.K. State Visit

President Trump’s trip to Britain will involve horse-drawn carriages and a stay in an ancient castle. For British officials, the visit may feel less like a fairy tale.

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Lina Hidalgo Will Not Run for Re-election in Texas

Lina Hidalgo, the top elected official in Harris County, which includes Houston, says she will not run for re-election or any other office in 2026.

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With a Hashtag, Young Chinese Are Mourning the ‘Beauty of the Boom Years’

Nostalgia for the fashion and culture of the years after the millennium, when the future held promise for many, is a commentary on today’s mood.

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