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Trump pick Dave Weldon has faced scrutiny over anti-vaccine views and says RFK Jr is ‘very upset’ by withdrawalUS politics live – latest updatesThe Trump administration withdrew its nomination to lead the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) on Tuesday, the day he was due to face a confirmation hearing.Axios broke the news that Dave Weldon, a 71-year-old doctor and former Republican Florida congressman, would not face a hearing as planned. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/mar/13/dave-weldon-cdc-nomination-withdrawn Author : Martin Pengelly Publish date : 2025-03-13 14:40:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.

Cash reward at staff-owned group ruled out for third year in a row, with focus on £600m plans to transform businessBusiness live – latest updatesThe owner of John Lewis and Waitrose has tripled its annual profits but workers at the staff-owned retail group have missed out on a bonus for a third year in a row.The John Lewis Partnership said group sales rose 3% to £12.8bn in the 12 months to 25 January 2025, as underlying profit rose from £42m to £126m. However, the company said it was prioritising investment over the bonus with plans to spend £600m on transforming

PM says he is ‘bringing management of the NHS back into democratic control by abolishing the arms length body NHS England’Starmer is now talking about regulatation, and giving examples of where he thinks it has gone too far.l give you an example. There’s a office conversion in Bingley, which, as you know, is in Yorkshire. That is an office conversion that will create 139 homes.But now the future of that is uncertain because the regulator was not properly consulted on the power of cricket balls. That’s 139 homes. Now just think of the people, the families, the individuals who want