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Trump Taps Vaccine Skeptic To Lead CDC Trump Taps Vaccine Skeptic To Lead CDC
Trump Taps Vaccine Skeptic To Lead CDC Another vaccine skeptic with New York ties could soon shape public health policy. President-elect Donald Trump nominated former Florida congressman and physician Dave Weldon to serve as director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Weldon was born on Long Island, in Amityville, and graduated from Stony Brook University in 1978 before earning his M.D. degree at the University of Buffalo in 1981. Earlier Report: Trump Selects Vaccine-Skeptic Robert F. Kennedy Jr. As Secretary Of Health, Human Services “In addition to being a medical doctor for 40 years, and an Ar…
Trump Selects Virginia Native, UVA Grad RFK Jr. As Secretary Of Health, Human Services Trump Selects Virginia Native, UVA Grad RFK Jr. As Secretary Of Health, Human Services
Trump Selects Virginia Native, UVA Grad RFK Jr. As Secretary Of Health, Human Services President-elect Donald Trump tapped a controversial New Yorker to oversee public health. Robert F Kennedy Jr. is his choice for secretary of health and human services, Trump announced Thursday, Nov. 14.  "For too long, Americans have been crushed by the industrial food complex and drug companies who have engaged in deception, misinformation, and disinformation when it comes to Public Health," Trump said on Truth Social. Earlier Report: Robert F. Kennedy Jr. Suspends Presidential Bid, Backs Donald Trump "The Safety and Health of all Americans is the most important role of any A…
Catherine Fannon, Fairfax County Teacher, Dies Unexpectedly, 27 Catherine Fannon, Fairfax County Teacher, Dies Unexpectedly, 27
Catherine Fannon, Fairfax County Teacher, Dies Unexpectedly, 27 Mary Catherine Fannon of Alexandria died on Monday, Oct. 30 in her sleep, according to her obituary. She was 27 years old. Catherine played basketball and lacrosse at West Potomac High School and went to to earn her bachelor's degree in sociology from East Carolina University, her obituary reads. She had been working as an enhanced autism teacher at Belle View Elementary School in Fairfax County, simultaneously working toward her Masters in Special Education from George Mason University. Catherine is survived by her parents, Jack and Kelly; siblings Kristen Fannon, Matthew Fannon, Jak…
Mom Killed During Ex's VA Abduction Was Trying To Start New Life With Son, Boyfriend Says Mom Killed During Ex's VA Abduction Was Trying To Start New Life With Son, Boyfriend Says
Mom Killed During Ex's VA Abduction Was Trying To Start New Life With Son, Boyfriend Says After years of suffering, 34-year-old Tatiana David was on the path to happiness. The mom had set out to start a new life with her 4-year-old son, Xavier, according to her boyfriend, Alex Wyche. David's dreams, though, never came to fruition: On her 34th birthday Wednesday, April 5, the Ithaca, NY mom was was abducted allegedly by her ex-boyfriend, Michael Davis, of Richmond. During Davis' trail of terror — which included a shootout with police on a Virginia highway — Davis died. David's current boyfriend, Wyche, is hoping happiness is still in the cards for her young son. More than $800 h…
Missing Teen With Autism Found Dead After Kidnapping, Beating: Police Missing Teen With Autism Found Dead After Kidnapping, Beating: Police
Missing Teen With Autism Found Dead After Kidnapping, Beating: Police Eight people have been charged including a 14-year-old girl and at least one family member in the kidnapping, beating and killing of a 19-year-old man with autism, authorities said. Hayden Robert Garreffa, of Dilltown, PA, was found dead by state troopers in a wooded area of Brush Valley Township on Saturday, Oct. 22 around 4 a.m., according to a state police briefing on Tuesday, Oct. 25. His death was believed to be a homicide, according to state police citing the Indiana County coroner's office. The police think he was kidnapped, and beaten on the same day that he was kille…
VA Boy Is 2nd 6-Year-Old Boy With Autism To Drown On East Coast In 24 Hour Span VA Boy Is 2nd 6-Year-Old Boy With Autism To Drown On East Coast In 24 Hour Span
VA Boy Is 2nd 6-Year-Old Boy With Autism To Drown On East Coast In 24 Hour Span Two 6-year-old boys with autism — one from Virginia the other from New York — drowned near their homes over 600 miles away from each other just days apart. Landon “Waldy” Raber, who is non-verbal and has Down syndrome, was found dead in a pond around 5:30 a.m. Monday, July 11 after he wandered away from his home in Buckingham County Sunday evening, authorities said. Onnex Thompson-Hall, a 6-year-old boy with autism, was also found dead in a pond the day before not too far from his home in upstate New York. He was reported missing from the Washington County Fairgrounds at around 10:40 a.m.…