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newsweek.com | Mandy Taheri
🎙️ Voice is AI-generated. Inconsistencies may occur. Maryland Democratic Senator Chris Van Hollen said Wednesday that his request to meet Kilmar Armando Abrego Garcia was rejected by El Salvador's vice president Félix Ulloa. Speaking to reporters after his meeting with Ulloa, Van Hollen said he was told "you need to make earlier provisions to go visit CECOT," the mega-prison where Abrego Garcia is being held.
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heraldonline.com | Mandy Taheri
Housing and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. addressed reporters Wednesday morning, insisting on several occasions that autism in the United States is caused by environmental factors and not genetics. The appearance follows his recent pledge to identify the root cause of the disorder by September. Kennedy, who says there is an autism "epidemic" in the U.S. insisted Wednesday, "This is a preventable disease. We know it's environmental exposure. It has to be.
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1 week ago | 
newsweek.com | Mandy Taheri
🎙️ Voice is AI-generated. Inconsistencies may occur. Spotify appeared to be facing widespread technical difficulties Wednesday morning, with tens of thousands of users reporting issues with the popular music and audio streaming platform. A Spotify spokesperson told Newsweek via email on Wednesday morning, "We are aware of the outage and working to resolve it as soon as possible. The reports of this being a security hack are completely inaccurate.
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1 week ago | 
newsweek.com | Mandy Taheri
A dozen House Republicans sent a letter to Speaker Mike Johnson as other top GOP leaders outwardly stated they "cannot and will not support" a final reconciliation bill that includes Medicaid cuts. Newsweek has reached out to Speaker Johnson's press team for comment via email on Wednesday. Why It Matters The GOP holds a narrow 220-213 majority in the House, meaning Johnson, a Louisiana Republican, has little wiggle room to lose members on party line votes.
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autism.einnews.com | David Faris |Jim Banks |Arick Wierson |Mandy Taheri
Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. told reporters Wednesday morning that the rise in recorded autism rates is partially driven by environmental factors, not genetics. The appearance follows his recent pledge to identify the root cause of the developmental disability by September.
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1 week ago | 
newsweek.com | Mandy Taheri
Counties in Arizona, a state that flipped to President Donald Trump in last year's election after narrowly supporting former President Joe Biden in 2020, have agreed to work with the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to review their voter rolls and verify the citizenship status of voters, according to court documents reviewed by Newsweek. Newsweek has reached out to a legal representative for the plaintiff and defendant as well as the DHS press team for comment via email on Sunday.
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1 week ago | 
newsweek.com | Mandy Taheri
Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer, a Democrat who drew criticism for meeting with President Donald Trump earlier this week, is being accused of hiding from cameras during the visit, after a photo showing her covering her face with folders in the Oval Office has garnered millions of views on social media. Newsweek has reached out to Governor Whitmer's press team for comment via email on Sunday.
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1 week ago | 
newsweek.com | Mandy Taheri
President Donald Trump's top trade adviser Peter Navarro said on Sunday that the updated list of products spared from "reciprocal" tariffs, including smartphones, computers and electronic chips, is "not an exclusion," during an interview with NBC News' Kristen Welker, despite official government language characterizing it as such. Newsweek has reached out to the trade division of the U.S. Customs and Border (CPB) Protection via email for comment and clarification on Sunday.
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1 week ago | 
newsweek.com | Mandy Taheri
The New York Police Department (NYPD) is still searching for two people accused of misconduct involving a corpse on a Manhattan subway train late Tuesday into early Wednesday, a department spokesperson confirmed to Newsweek on Sunday. Newsweek has reached out to the office of the chief medical examiner for comment via email on Sunday. Why It Matters Several recent incidents have raised public concerns about subway safety.
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1 week ago | 
newsweek.com | Mandy Taheri
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement ( ICE) arrested Gilberto Avila-Jara, an Ecuadorian man without valid documentation who has been charged with more than 20 counts of sex crimes against a minor, outside of Boston in the sanctuary city of Lawrence, Massachusetts, earlier this month. Newsweek has reached out to the Boston mayor's office and Lawrence's mayor for comment via email on Saturday.
