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RACHEL REEVES, the UK's Labour Chancellor, has implemented historic changes that are expanding the British state and increasing taxation. This shift is expected to continue, with taxes projected to rise to 38% of national income by the end of the decade, up from 33% in 2020. The government&
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The Public Sector Pension Investment Board (PSP Investments), a Canadian pension fund manager, has shifted its investment strategy in response to market swings and trade tensions. Despite earning 12.6% in the last fiscal year, PSP is re-examining its portfolio, particularly its significant investments in the United States, where more
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In a move that is widely regarded as a politically motivated and misguided decision, U.S. Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has dismissed all members of the Center for Disease Control and Prevention's Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP). This unprecedented action has been
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My late father's decision to let me pursue employment in Lagos was met with skepticism, but a conversation with my friend Jide Johnson Esan ultimately led me to an opportunity at Vanguard newspaper. Under the guidance of esteemed publisher Mr. Sam Amuka-Pemu, I spent 11 years, from 1988
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On May 28, 2025, Potomac Electric Power Company experienced a manhole event at 9th and E Street, SE in Washington, D.C. The incident involved a smoking manhole due to 3-phase secondary mains burning, affecting 121 customers and resulting in a 9-hour and 47-minute outage. This report details the events
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Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has announced the replacement of all 17 members of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's (CDC) vaccine advisory panel, sparking concerns among experts. The new members, who have been handpicked by Kennedy, are expected to bring a fresh
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U.S. Senators Tammy Baldwin (D-WI) and Jack Reed (D-RI) are pressing Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. for written answers regarding the Trump Administration's firing of childhood lead experts. The CDC's Childhood Lead Poisoning Prevention Program has played a crucial role in
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The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) is rehiring more than 450 previously fired employees belonging to multiple divisions within the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). This move follows the Trump administration's efforts to reorganize HHS and its sub-agencies, which resulted in up to 10,
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The Department of Health and Human Services has rehired more than 450 employees at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) following a major workforce reduction effort in early April. The rehired workers come from several operational divisions within the CDC, including the National Center for HIV, Viral Hepatitis,
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The American Nurses Association (ANA) has expressed concerns over the Department of Health and Human Services' (HHS) recent restructuring of the Advisory Committee for Immunization Practices (ACIP), which risks further eroding public confidence in vaccine science. ANA emphasizes the importance of transparency, consistency, and representation of frontline perspectives in
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In a decision issued by the United States Court of Federal Claims, Chief Special Master Brian H. Corcoran awarded attorney's fees and costs to John Sproul, a petitioner under the National Vaccine Injury Compensation Program. Sproul had filed a petition for compensation after suffering a Table shoulder injury
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U.S. Congressman Juan Ciscomani has reintroduced the Maternal and Infant Syphilis Prevention Act, a bipartisan, bicameral effort to address the syphilis epidemic and ensure that mothers, pregnant women, and infants are as healthy as possible. The bill would require the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to issue
