Trump nominates Erica Schwartz, ex-deputy surgeon general, as CDC director

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Schwartz was deputy surgeon general under Trump’s first administration and is a rear admiral in the US Coast Guard

Donald Trump has selected Erica Schwartz to lead the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), bringing to an end a months-long search for a permanent head of the troubled public health agency.

Trump revealed his choice on Truth Social, saying: “I am pleased to announce the new leadership of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). It is my Honor to nominate the incredibly talented Dr Erica Schwartz, MD, JD, MPH, as my Director of the CDC,” he wrote. “She is a STAR!”

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School shootings a new trauma for Turkey as nation mourns – BBC

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  1. School shootings a new trauma for Turkey as nation mourns  BBC
  2. Student kills 9 in Turkey’s second school shooting in 2 days  AP News
  3. Turkish school shooter used image referencing 2014 U.S. mass killer, police say  Reuters
  4. ‘Endless grief’: Turkiye mourns victims of second school shooting in a week  Al Jazeera
  5. Turkey orders mass arrests over online praise for recent school shootings  France 24
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A Critical Ocean Current System May Be Unraveling Faster Than We Thought – Gizmodo

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  1. A Critical Ocean Current System May Be Unraveling Faster Than We Thought  Gizmodo
  2. Critical Atlantic current significantly more likely to collapse than thought  The Guardian
  3. A vital system of Atlantic Ocean currents is weakening and closer to collapse than thought, new studies find  CNN
  4. Vital Atlantic current likely to collapse with catastrophic consequences, scientists warn  The Independent
  5. Collapse of key ocean current may release billions of tonnes of carbon  New Scientist
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Trump announces Isreal and Lebanon ceasefire – investingLive

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  1. Trump announces Isreal and Lebanon ceasefire  investingLive
  2. Iran War Live News Updates: Trump Says Blockade to Remain After Iran Declares Strait Open  WSJ
  3. Live updates: Trump and Iran say the Strait of Hormuz is now fully open, but US naval blockade will stay  AP News
  4. Lebanon Cease-Fire Leaves Netanyahu in an Uncomfortable Spot  The New York Times
  5. Netanyahu: Long ‘road to peace’ begins, as Trump says Israel ‘PROHIBITED’ from bombing Lebanon  The Times of Israel
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France, Germany split on potential US role in European plans to help secure Hormuz – politico.eu

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  1. France, Germany split on potential US role in European plans to help secure Hormuz  politico.eu
  2. Europe Looks to Contain Trump’s Fury as It Hosts Hormuz Summit  Bloomberg.com
  3. Dangerous mission: Germany could send minehunting boats to secure Strait of Hormuz  Euronews.com
  4. Macron, Starmer rally allies to mull Hormuz mission  France 24
  5. Starmer and Macron to cut Trump out of Hormuz patrols  The Telegraph
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Mandelson, a Friend of Epstein’s, Became U.S. Ambassador Despite Failing Security Vetting – The New York Times

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  1. Mandelson, a Friend of Epstein’s, Became U.S. Ambassador Despite Failing Security Vetting  The New York Times
  2. 'Starmer in peril' and 'Gunners hero dead'  BBC
  3. Starmer faces calls to resign as UK government admits ambassador to US failed vetting process  Yahoo
  4. Foreign Office’s top civil servant Olly Robbins forced out over Mandelson vetting row  The Guardian
  5. Britain’s PM Starmer was not ‘aware’ security vetting for former UK ambassador to US was overruled  CNN
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Denis Sassou N’Guesso sworn in for another term in Republic of Congo, extending 42-year rule – AP News

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  1. Denis Sassou N’Guesso sworn in for another term in Republic of Congo, extending 42-year rule  AP News
  2. Congo's Sassou-N'Guesso sworn in to fifth presidential term  africanews.com
  3. Iran Congratulates New Nepalese PM, Reelection of Congolese President  تسنیم
  4. Brazzaville: Congo President inauguration ceremony #Gallery  Social News XYZ
  5. On behalf of UAE President, Shakhboot bin Nahyan attends inauguration ceremony of President of Republic of the Congo  Big News Network.com
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UK transfers about 1 billion dollars in frozen Russian assets to Ukraine – The Kyiv Independent

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  1. UK transfers about 1 billion dollars in frozen Russian assets to Ukraine  The Kyiv Independent
  2. Ukraine's military to get biggest-ever shipment of UK drones  BBC
  3. UK announces biggest ever drone package for Ukraine to push back Putin  GOV.UK
  4. Allies rush thousands of drones to Ukraine as Russia unleashes deadly missile barrages  Yahoo
  5. Ukraine can play useful role in Strait of Hormuz, Britain says  Reuters
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Three arrested after attempted arson at dissident Iranian news station in London – The Times of Israel

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  1. Three arrested after attempted arson at dissident Iranian news station in London  The Times of Israel
  2. Three charged with arson on Persian media offices  BBC
  3. Iran International says it won’t be silenced after London arson attack  ایران اینترنشنال
  4. Counter-terror police investigate London arson attacks on Iranian and Jewish targets  The Guardian
  5. UK police charge 3 in arson attack at Persian-language media organization  AP News
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RFK Jr accused of ‘dangerous conspiracy theories’ at heated budget hearing

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Trump ally grilled by lawmakers over ‘terrible decisions’ on vaccines, public health and funding cuts to key programs

Vaccines and public health dominated a frequently contentious hearing with Robert F Kennedy Jr on Thursday before the US House ways and means committee.

Kennedy, the health secretary and a longtime vaccine opponent, has overseen sweeping changes to routine vaccination recommendations and has promoted misinformation even amid the biggest measles outbreak in decades.

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‘A sentence for the next massacre’: Northern Israelis slam ceasefire, accuse government – ynetnews

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  1. 'A sentence for the next massacre': Northern Israelis slam ceasefire, accuse government  ynetnews
  2. Trump's Lebanon ceasefire takes Israel by surprise  BBC
  3. Life at the Israel-Lebanon border and Sen. Thom Tillis critiques Trump's Cabinet: Morning Rundown  NBC News
  4. Opposition, northern mayors decry imposed ceasefires as Lebanon truce declared  The Times of Israel
  5. 'Betrayal': Israeli Opposition, Local Leaders Slam U.S.-brokered Cease-fire in Lebanon  Haaretz
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Ukraine scrambles to supply air defenses as large-scale Russia attacks kill 16 – AP News

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  1. Ukraine scrambles to supply air defenses as large-scale Russia attacks kill 16  AP News
  2. Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, April 15, 2026  Institute for the Study of War
  3. Russia launches deadliest aerial attack in months, killing 18 in Ukraine  BBC
  4. Russian strikes kill 17 across Ukraine in worst attack this year  Reuters
  5. Russia launches one of its largest drone attacks on Ukraine this year, killing 18  CNN
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Rescuers to use air cushions in latest effort to save stranded whale – BBC

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  1. Rescuers to use air cushions in latest effort to save stranded whale  BBC
  2. German rescuers plan to use air cushions to save Timmy the stranded whale  AP News
  3. Millionaires fund last-ditch attempt to save humpback whale stranded in Germany  The Guardian
  4. It's still here: Yet another try to free whale stranded off Germany  Yahoo
  5. AP Strange SummaryBrief at 9:08 a.m. EDT  NonStop Local Billings
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Counter-terror police investigate London arson attacks on Iranian and Jewish targets

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Officers looking into attacks on Iran International media offices, synagogue and Jewish charity ambulances

Counter-terrorism investigators are examining three separate arson attacks in London against an Iranian dissident and Jewish targets amid fears the Iranian state may be behind them.

The latest attack happened at about 8.30pm on Wednesday, outside the offices of Iran International, a Persian-language news channel that opposes the regime in Tehran.

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