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Decades of trust-building in Vietnam, coming undone by Trump

2 weeks ago | washingtonpost.com | Elana Gordon |Lucy Perkins |Maggie Penman |Sam Bair |Emma Talkoff |Peter Finn

On April 30, 1975, the Vietnam War came to an end, as North Vietnamese closed in on the South Vietnamese capital and thousands of American personnel frantically evacuated. The war left a devastating legacy: More than 3 million Vietnamese died and more than 58,000 U.S. troops were killed. The remains of more than 300,000 Vietnamese soldiers and 1,200 U.S. service members are still missing.
Dr. Oz goes to Washington - The Washington Post

2 months ago | washingtonpost.com | Elana Gordon |Peter Bresnan |Maggie Penman |Lynh Bui |Drea Cornejo |Caitlin Gilbert | +1 more

Mehmet Oz is President Donald Trump’s pick to lead the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, a massive agency that oversees health coverage for more than 100 million Americans, including older adults, those with low incomes and children. Oz is a cardiothoracic surgeon and former professor at Columbia University who became a household name when he started appearing on “The Oprah Winfrey Show” in 2004 and then hosted his own show, “The Dr. Oz Show,” from 2009 to 2022.
The rise of the conservative wellness influencer

2 months ago | washingtonpost.com | Elana Gordon |Reena Flores |Sam Bair

Alex Clark stands out on mic and on camera. The 31-year-old wellness influencer and podcaster has nearly half a million followers on YouTube and ranks among the top 10 wellness podcasts on Apple. While wellness has long been associated with liberal hippies, Clark hails from a conservative background. She’s part of the new “Make America Healthy Again” movement questioning modern medicine, backing President Donald Trump and supporting anti-vaccine activist Robert F.
Measles, polio, HPV: Uncovering RFK Jr.'s false vaccine claims

Jan 28, 2025 | washingtonpost.com | Elana Gordon |Reena Flores |Stephen Smith |Caitlin Gilbert |Sam Bair

Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s selection has raised red flags among medical experts and public health officials, especially because of his stance on vaccines. Health reporter Lauren Weber and data reporter Caitlin Gilbert examined hundreds of appearances that RFK Jr. has made to understand the extent of his disparaging claims about vaccines. Today on “Post Reports,” Weber discusses what they exclusively unearthed and what it all means for the contentious confirmation battle ahead.
How ISIS became 'the easiest club' to join

Jan 6, 2025 | washingtonpost.com | Monica Campbell |Elana Gordon |Ariel Plotnick |Rennie Svirnovskiy |Reena Flores |Sam Bair
Why some disabled workers make $1 an hour - The Washington Post

Sep 3, 2024 | washingtonpost.com | Martine Powers |Elana Gordon |Reena Flores |Sabby Robinson |Ariel Plotnick |Sam Bair | +3 more

Across the country thousands of disabled workers are making less than a dollar an hour. Today, an investigation into the federal program that allows workers to earn subminimum wages, its lack of oversight and why so many families still support it.
Letter: Nonsense protest bill

Mar 29, 2024 | adn.com | Sam Bair

I read a recent article about a proposed transportation bill that would criminalize protests that obstruct traffic. Am I missing something? I read about a lawmaker talking about people locking arms to block the Glenn Highway. I scanned the internet for articles: ‘Alaska protest Glenn Highway’ — nothing. Car crashes, snow piled up... I don’t recall any sort of event fitting this description. I don’t recall many (if any) protests happening in or around the Municipality of Anchorage at all.
The global stakes of Taiwan’s election

Jan 11, 2024 | washingtonpost.com | Elana Gordon |Monica Campbell |Lucy Perkins |Vic Chiang |Pei-Lin Wu |Anna Fifield | +1 more

With Beijing military planes at times looming, Taiwan’s ruling party’s candidate, Lai Ching-te, contends democracy itself is on the ballot this weekend. Opposition candidate Hou Yu-ih warns that voters face a choice between war and peace. And a new third party candidate, Ko Wen-je, has been drawing a younger, anti-establishment base.