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US revises childhood vaccine schedule to recommend fewer shots

Monday, January 5 by SRN News

By Ahmed Aboulenein and Michael Erman WASHINGTON, Jan 5 (Reuters) - The United States on Monday said it was revising its childhood immunization schedule to recommend four fewer vaccines, a move it said aligns the country with other developed nations while also advancing one of... Read More.

After judge’s ruling, HHS authorized to resume sharing some Medicaid data with deportation officers

Monday, January 5 by SRN News

NEW YORK (AP) - The nation's health department starting Monday can resume sharing the personal data of certain Medicaid enrollees with deportation officials, according to a federal judge's ruling, in a blow to states that had sued the administration over privacy concerns. But the judge's... Read More.

US allies and adversaries use UN meeting to blast Venezuela intervention as America defends action

Monday, January 5 by SRN News

UNITED NATIONS (AP) - The U.N. Security Council held an emergency meeting Monday after an audacious U.S. military operation in Venezuela over the weekend to capture leader Nicolás Maduro, with the United Nations' top official warning that America may have violated international law. Before... Read More.

US CDC says 2025-26 flu season ‘moderately severe’ as cases hit 11 million

Monday, January 5 by SRN News

Jan 5 (Reuters) - Seasonal influenza activity remained elevated and rose in the final week of December, U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention data showed on Monday, as the agency for the first time classified the 2025-26 season as "moderately severe." CDC estimates the... Read More.

Trump administration has not consulted US oil majors about Venezuela, oil execs say

Monday, January 5 by SRN News

By Jarrett Renshaw and Sheila Dang WASHINGTON/HOUSTON, Jan 5 (Reuters) - The Trump administration did not consult with oil companies Exxon Mobil, ConocoPhillips, or Chevron Corp about Venezuela before or after U.S. forces captured the South American country's president Nicolas Maduro Jan. 3, according to... Read More.

Flu season surged in the US over the holiday and already rivals last winter’s harsh epidemic

Monday, January 5 by SRN News

NEW YORK (AP) - U.S. flu infections surged over the holidays, and health officials are calling it a severe season that is likely to get worse. New government data posted Monday - for flu activity through the week of Christmas - showed that by some... Read More.

US expands list of countries whose citizens must pay up to $15,000 bonds to apply for visas

Monday, January 5 by SRN News

WASHINGTON (AP) - The Trump administration has added seven countries, including five in Africa, to the list of nations whose passport holders are required to post bonds of up to $15,000 to apply to enter the United States. Thirteen countries, all but two of... Read More.

Edith Renfrow Smith, who witnessed more than a century of Black American history, dies at 111

Monday, January 5 by SRN News

By Donna Bryson Jan 5 (Reuters) - Edith Renfrow Smith grew up in the 1910s hearing her grandparents' stories of surviving slavery, including a grandfather who escaped bondage with a group led by abolitionist John Brown. She was still alive more than a century later,... Read More.

Chevron resumes exports of Venezuelan oil to US after four-day pause, data shows

Monday, January 5 by SRN News

HOUSTON, Jan 5 (Reuters) - An oil tanker chartered by U.S. Chevron carrying some 300,000 barrels of Venezuelan heavy crude bound for the U.S. Gulf Coast departed on Monday from the OPEC country's waters, shipping data showed, after a four-day pause in the company's... Read More.

Hegseth censures Sen. Kelly after warning about following illegal orders

Monday, January 5 by SRN News

WASHINGTON (AP) - Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth on Monday announced that he is issuing a letter of censure to Democratic Sen. Mark Kelly of Arizona over the lawmaker's participation in a video that called on troops to resist unlawful orders. Hegseth said that the censure... Read More.

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US allies and adversaries use UN meeting to blast Venezuela intervention as America defends action

US CDC says 2025-26 flu season ‘moderately severe’ as cases hit 11 million

Trump administration has not consulted US oil majors about Venezuela, oil execs say

Flu season surged in the US over the holiday and already rivals last winter’s harsh epidemic

Edith Renfrow Smith, who witnessed more than a century of Black American history, dies at 111

Chevron resumes exports of Venezuelan oil to US after four-day pause, data shows

Hegseth censures Sen. Kelly after warning about following illegal orders

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