On March 14, 1879, Albert Einstein, who would revolutionize physics and the human understanding of the universe, was born in Ulm, Germany.
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U.S. Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. faced tough bipartisan questioning about his COVID-19 policies in a Senate committee hearing. On Thursday, Democratic senators clashed with Kennedy over his changes to vaccine recommendations, while some Republican senators also expressed concerns. Kennedy praised President Donald Trump for the Operation Warp Speed initiative but criticized the safety of mRNA vaccines. He defended the firing of the CDC director, claiming she was dishonest. Kennedy's actions, including replacing a vaccine advisory panel with skeptics, have drawn criticism from medical groups. They warn his policies could increase vaccine-preventable diseases and have called for his resignation.
On July 13, 1985, the "Live Aid" benefit rock concerts were held simultaneously in London and Philadelphia, raising millions for famine relief in Ethiopia.
The CIA has released 1,500 pages of previously classified documents relating to the assassination of New York Sen. Robert F. Kennedy. The documents released Thursday reveal Kennedy met with the CIA to share his observations following a 1955 trip to the Soviet Union. The Democrat shared details of economic and political life in the USSR, information of high value to the agency during the Cold War. The material shows the CIA's efforts to investigate whether Kennedy's killer had ties to a foreign power and how his death was received overseas. Kennedy was shot June 5, 1968, at a Los Angeles hotel after a speech celebrating his victory in California's presidential primary.
U.S. Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. says COVID-19 vaccines are no longer recommended for healthy children and pregnant women. In a 58-second video posted on the social media site X, Kennedy said he removed COVID-19 shots from Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's recommendations for those groups. No one from the CDC was in the video. U.S. health officials, following recommendations by infectious disease experts, have been urging annual COVID-19 boosters for all Americans ages 6 months and older. A CDC scientific advisory panel is set to meets in June and will consider recommending vaccination for high-risk groups but still giving lower-risk people the choice in getting a shot. But Kennedy decided not to wait.
About 10,000 pages of records related to the 1968 assassination of Sen. Robert F. Kennedy have been released, including a handwritten note by the gunman that said the Democrat "must be disposed of." The release continued the disclosure of national secrets ordered by President Donald Trump. Kennedy was fatally shot on June 5, 1968, at the Ambassador Hotel in Los Angeles moments after giving a speech celebrating his victory in California's Democratic presidential primary. His assassin, Sirhan Sirhan, was convicted of first-degree murder and is serving life in prison. The files included pictures of handwritten notes by Sirhan.
A Democratic senator says she's worried about the fallout from a major overhaul and layoffs at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. Democratic Sen. Patty Murray of Washington says it doesn't take a genius to understand "pushing out 20,000 workers at our preeminent health agencies won't make Americans healthier." Murray says there will be fewer health services, more opportunities for disease to spread and longer waits for treatments. Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. said Thursday the department he oversees is inefficient. Republican Sen. Mike Rounds of South Dakota says the ramifications of Kennedy's plans for HHS are unclear and if something gets broken "we'll go back and try to fix" it.
