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Earthquake Batters Myanmar and Thailand; High Toll Is Feared as Buildings Topple  The New York Times Voices are starting to emerge from quake devastated Myanmar. Here’s what we are hearing  CNN At least 15 still alive under Bangkok skyscraper rubble, rescuers say  BBC.com

Top FDA vaccine official forced out, cites RFK Jr.’s “misinformation and lies.”  NPR Top F.D.A. Vaccine Official Resigns, Citing Kennedy’s ‘Misinformation and Lies’  The New York Times Peter Marks, top US vaccine official, forced to resign, reports say  BBC.com RFK Jr. forces out

Federal judges temporarily block Trump’s executive orders targeting two major law firms  The Hill Trump Suffers Day of Losses in His Retribution Campaign Against Law Firms  The New York Times Five takeaways as Trump’s clash with the legal world intensifies  The Hill The

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An update on the violent earthquake in Myanmar, where the death toll is climbing.

Experts say that the devastating earthquake in Myanmar on Friday was likely the strongest to hit the country in decades, with disaster modelling suggesting thousands could be dead. Automatic assessments from the United States Geological Survey (USGS) said the shallow

Britain’s government is hoping to reach a last-minute post-Brexit trade agreement with Washington to avoid — or at least mitigate — more tariffs set to be announced on Wednesday by US President Donald Trump. – Current position? – Britain has

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As they count the cost of this massive earthquake, the people of Myanmar will be hoping for a silver lining, that the disaster may hasten the fall of their despised dictator.

Denmark says US barbs over Greenland are ‘not how you speak to your close allies’  Financial Times Visiting Greenland, Vance Finds the Weather and the Reception Chilly  The New York Times Danish foreign minister scolds Trump administration for its criticism of Denmark