Sebastian Murdock

4 days ago | huffpost.com | Sebastian Murdock

Cases of measles in the U.S. surpassed 1,000 for just the second time in 30 years this week. Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. still isn’t taking it seriously. The deadly and fast-spreading outbreak that first started in western Texas in January has spread to at least 31 states, with 1,001 cases in total reported, according to Friday data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Texas currently has the most cases at 709.

6 days ago | yahoo.com | Sebastian Murdock

New details have emerged in a golf cart crash that killed the friend and longtime agent of former Denver Broncos quarterback John Elway. Jeff Sperbeck, 62, died last week after he fell from a golf cart that was reportedly being driven by Elway. A new report from Denver’s NBC affiliate 9News puts together a timeline of the tragic events, and sources told the station that Elway was not impaired when he was driving.

1 week ago | huffpost.com | Sebastian Murdock

Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese emerged victorious in the country‚Äôs elections Saturday after support for the right-wing opposition dropped amid U.S. President Donald Trump‚Äôs tariff war. Albanese was up against the Liberal Party‚Äôs Peter Dutton, an ex-police officer. ‚ÄúWe didn‚Äôt do well enough during this campaign, that much is obvious tonight, and I accept full responsibility for that,‚ÄĚ Dutton said as he conceded defeat.

1 week ago | huffpost.com | Sebastian Murdock

Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., a longtime anti-vaccine conspiracy theorist, will now require placebo testing for “all new vaccines.”“All new vaccines will undergo safety testing in placebo-controlled trials prior to licensure — a radical departure from past practices,” an HHS spokesperson said in a statement first reported by The Washington Post on Thursday. A placebo is an inert substance that does not contain the vaccine.

1 week ago | huffpost.com | Sebastian Murdock

Microsoft announced massive price hikes on its Xbox consoles and accessories for U.S. consumers, thanks to economic uncertainty caused by President Donald Trump’s continued trade war. Prices posted Thursday by Microsoft show the spikes for the aging gaming systems. The Xbox Series X, for instance ― which was released in 2020 ― has been raised from $499 to $599. And the Xbox Series S consoles have seen a price increase of $80.