RFK Jr tells US families to vaccinate children against measles amid outbreak

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Health secretary, longtime vaccination skeptic, spent years boosting misinformation about vaccines including MMR

Robert F Kennedy Jr, the US health secretary, on Sunday told American parents that they should get their children vaccinated against measles, as the surge in infections has reached numbers not seen in the past 35 years.

Kennedy, a leading vaccination skeptic who has spent years amplifying misinformation about vaccines, including the shot that protects against measles, mumps and rubella (MMR), made his call in the course of a contentious interview with CNN’s State of the Union on Sunday morning.

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US representative Marcy Kaptur taken to hospital after car crash

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Toledo police say Ohio Democrat is active and alert after two-vehicle hit-and-run collision on Sunday

Marcy Kaptur is being treated ⁠for non-life-threatening injuries after a car crash in Toledo, ⁠Ohio, on Sunday, ⁠the ​Democratic US representative’s office said.

Kaptur, 80, was a passenger ⁠in the vehicle and on her way to church, her office ⁠said. Toledo police did not ​respond to ‌a request from Reuters for ‌comment.

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Suicide bomber kills 14 outside police station in Pakistan’s Swat – Al Jazeera

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  1. Suicide bomber kills 14 outside police station in Pakistan’s Swat  Al Jazeera
  2. Pakistan Police Station Bombing Kills at Least 14  The New York Times
  3. Suicide bomber strikes antimilitant rally in northwestern Pakistan, killing at least 14  CNN
  4. Suicide bombing kills at least 14 people in Pakistan’s Swat Valley  Al Jazeera
  5. 'Double tap': How terrorists are trapping Pakistan's security personnel  The Times of India
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A suicide bomber strikes an antimilitant rally in northwestern Pakistan, killing at least 14 – AP News

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  1. A suicide bomber strikes an antimilitant rally in northwestern Pakistan, killing at least 14  AP News
  2. Suicide bomber strikes antimilitant rally in northwestern Pakistan, killing at least 14  CNN
  3. Pakistan Police Station Bombing Kills at Least 14  The New York Times
  4. 'Double tap': How terrorists are trapping Pakistan's security personnel  The Times of India
  5. Suspected suicide bombing at police station kills 17 in Pakistan, officials say  Reuters
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Plane carrying European tourists crashes in Peru, killing 13 people on Nazca Lines viewing flight – AP News

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  1. Plane carrying European tourists crashes in Peru, killing 13 people on Nazca Lines viewing flight  AP News
  2. What we know so far about the plane crash that killed 11 European tourists near one of Peru’s most popular sites  CNN
  3. Artist’s ‘Don of Dung’ Trump Portrait Sells in One Day  The Daily Beast
  4. Peruvian plane crash kills 13, including European tourists  Al Jazeera
  5. Thirteen die in tourist plane crash over Peru's Nazca Lines  Reuters
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Man arrested after Scottish woman found dead inside suitcase in Athens

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Greek police say 26-year-old Afghan national is believed to have left Elisabeth-Jane Ross’s body in derelict building

Greek authorities have arrested an Afghan national in connection with the death of a Scottish woman whose body was found in a suitcase in an abandoned building in central Athens.

Elisabeth-Jane Ross, 38, a charity worker described as an “angel full of innocence and goodness” by friends, had been in Greece for almost three weeks when she is believed to have died.

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