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HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has blamed the addition of fluoride — a common, naturally occurring mineral — for a host of health issues. The CDC says the policy has reduced cavities by some 25%. (Image credit: Mario Tama)

Discovered in Taiwan, the jawbone is believed to have belonged to an enigmatic group of early human ancestors called Denisovans.

Helicopter crashes in Hudson River in New York City, fatalities reported  ABC News NYC helicopter crash: 4 pulled from Hudson River after chopper goes down in NYC  ABC7 New York A helicopter has crashed in the Hudson River off Manhattan, authorities say  Baltimore

An Australian comedian has rethought her scheduled trip to America after being advised she could be detained over jokes that are critical of the Trump administration, according to reporting in The Guardian. Award-winning comedian Alice Fraser told the British paper

Anti-vaccine advocates, including Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., have for years inaccurately claimed that routine childhood shots may cause autism.

The two-page memo, which was obtained by The Associated Press, does not allege any criminal conduct by Khalil, a legal permanent U.S. resident and graduate student who served as spokesperson for campus activists last year during large demonstrations against Israel’s

Khalil’s attorneys say the government’s case against their client largely rests on a single memo from Secretary of State Marco Rubio alleging that Khalil participated in “antisemitic” and “disruptive activities.” (Image credit: Ted Shaffrey)

The United States has long been a center for academic and scientific research. But two phenomena may be changing that and sending talent to Europe instead. The Trump administration has hit many colleges and universities with cuts to federal funding.

White House Says It Shuts Out Journalists Who Put Pronouns in Email Signature  People.com

Michelle Wolf on White House Correspondents’ Dinner Disinviting Amber Ruffin: “They Didn’t Want to Make Trump Mad”  The Hollywood Reporter