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Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s handpicked vaccine committee voted on Friday to do away with the long-standing, universal recommendation that all babies receive a hepatitis B shot at birth, issuing weaker guidance for certain infants. The group, called the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices, or ACIP, recommended that parents use individual decision-making in consultation with a health-care provider to determine when or if to give the hepatitis B birth dose to a baby whose mother tested negative for the virus. For babies who don’t receive the birth dose, the committee recommended that they wait to receive…

Parenting is full of love and joy, but it also comes with a few hard truths we’d rather not face.In my 10 years as a pediatrician, I’ve seen the same patterns again and again: Parents who want the best for their kids but sometimes miss what actually helps them thrive.Some of these truths might sting a little, but they’re not meant to shame. They’re meant to help us reflect and hopefully, raise happier, healthier kids.1. If you’re not modeling an action, behavior, or value, don’t expect them to do the same.Kids copy what they see more than what they’re told.…

Oil prices fell for a second day on Wednesday as investors waited to see if peace talks in the Russia-Ukraine war could open up more supply. Sharply_done | E+ | Getty ImagesOil prices were steady on Friday, supported by stalled Ukraine peace talks, though gains were offset by expectations of a supply glut.Brent crude rose 49 cents, or 0.77%, to close at $63.75 per barrel. U.S. West Texas Intermediate rose 41 cents, or 0.69%, to settle at $60.08 a barrel.”It is quite flat today and this week had a narrow trading range,” said Tamas Vargas, an oil market analyst at…

Prominent Palestinian political prisoner Marwan Barghouti has been “brutally” assaulted by Israeli prison guards, according to information relayed to his family. The account passed to them claimed that part of Barghouti’s ear had been cut off, and that his ribs, fingers and teeth were broken during repeated rounds of beatings. Arab Barghouti, Marwan’s son, told Middle East Eye that the family learnt of the assault through a phone call from a man who identified himself as a recently released Palestinian prisoner.  He said his father’s condition was described as “extremely difficult and very dangerous”. The Palestinian Authority’s Commission of Detainees’…

A key inflation measure was lower than expected in September, the Commerce Department said Friday in a report delayed by the government shutdown that gives a further green light for the Federal Reserve to lower interest rates.The core personal consumption expenditures price index, which excludes volatile food and energy prices, indicated a 0.2% monthly rise while the annual rate was 2.8%. The monthly rate was in line with the Dow Jones consensus, but the annual level was 0.1 percentage point lower. The core annual rate edged down from 2.9% in August.In addition, headline PCE increased 0.3% for the month, putting…

Davide Bonaldo | Lightrocket | Getty ImagesThe New York Times on Friday filed a lawsuit against Perplexity, alleging the artificial intelligence startup has illegally copied and distributed its copyrighted content. The suit, filed in the Southern District of New York, accuses Perplexity of unlawfully scraping The Times’ stories, videos, podcasts and other content to formulate responses to user queries. The startup also generates outputs that are “identical or substantially similar to” The Times’ content, according to the complaint.”While we believe in the ethical and responsible use and development of AI, we firmly object to Perplexity’s unlicensed use of our content…

ISLAMABAD (AP) — Pakistani troops and Afghan forces exchanged fire late on Friday along the two countries’ tense border but no casualties or damage were reported. Each side blamed the other for triggering the clash in violation of a fragile ceasefire in place for the past two months.Negotiations between Kabul and Islamabad aimed at easing border tensions and upholding the truce broke down in November but the cesefire — brokered by Qatar in October — has mostly held. The exchange came a day after Pakistan said it would allow the United Nations to send relief supplies into Afghanistan through the…

WASHINGTON (AP) — Florida’s Republican-dominated congressional delegation is urging the Trump administration to drop a plan that would allow new oil drilling for the first time in decades off the state’s coast.A letter signed by Republican Sens. Rick Scott and Ashley Moody — as well as by all 28 House members from Florida — says the Interior Department plan would put the state’s thriving tourism industry at risk and disrupt military operations in a key training area.“In 2020, you made the right decision to use executive action to extend the moratorium on oil and gas leasing off Florida’s Gulf and…

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Frank Gehry, who designed some of the most imaginative buildings ever constructed and achieved a level of worldwide acclaim seldom afforded any architect, has died. He was 96.Gehry died Friday in his home in Santa Monica after a brief respiratory illness, said Meaghan Lloyd, chief of staff at Gehry Partners LLP.Gehry’s fascination with modern pop art led to the creation of distinctive, striking buildings. Among his many masterpieces are the Guggenheim Museum in Bilbao, Spain; The Walt Disney Concert Hall in Los Angeles and Berlin’s DZ Bank Building.He also designed an expansion of Facebook’s Northern California…

NEW YORK (AP) — Netflix’s $72 billion deal to acquire Warner Bros. studio and its film and television operations drew quick reactions Friday.Film and television industry entities including guilds and the lobbying group for movie theater owners criticized the deal, warning it would harm consumers and cinema owners.In announcing the deal, Warner Bros. and Netflix executives touted the deal’s benefits. Warner Bros. Discovery CEO David Zaslav said the deal “will ensure people everywhere will continue to enjoy the world’s most resonant stories for generations to come,” while Netflix co-CEO Ted Sarandos said it would “give audiences more of what they…