Robert F Kennedy Jr

Florida to scrap all vaccine mandates, West Coast states push back

A TOP health official in Florida on Wednesday vowed to end all vaccine mandates in the state, including school requirements, likening the measure to prevent childhood diseases to “slavery”.

Hit by the withdrawal of its biggest donor, the United States, the WHO trimmed its already smaller 2026-2027 budget from US$5.3 billion to US$4.2 billion.

WHO restructures, cuts budget after US withdrawal

[GENEVA] The World Health Organization tried to stabilise its finances at its annual assembly which ended on Tuesday, but still remains well short of reaching its already reduced target.

Bazooka Ring Pop Lollipops, Del Monte Fruit Cup Snacks, Starburst Fruit By The Foot snacks, Double Bubble Bubble gum, Vigo Saffron Yellow Rice and Baby Bottle Pop candy, all products that use Red Dye No. 3, in a photo, Dec 27, 2024. The US Food and Drug Administration on Jan 15, 2025 announced a ban on Red Dye No. 3, a controversial food colouring long known to cause cancer in animals, decades after scientific evidence first raised alarm.

Kennedy tells US food companies to remove artificial dyes

[NEW YORK] Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. told food companies including PepsiCo and Kraft Heinz in a meeting on Monday that the Trump administration wants artificial dyes out of the food suppl...

Robert F. Kennedy Jr (right), a nephew of assassinated US president John F. Kennedy Jr, made his own White House run earlier this year before throwing his support behind Donald Trump (left).

Dozens of Nobel laureates sign letter opposing Robert F. Kennedy Jr. as Trump’s health secretary

SEVENTY-SEVEN Nobel prize winners on Monday sent an open letter to the US Senate opposing the nomination of Robert F. Kennedy Jr., President-elect Donald Trump’s choice for Secretary of Health and Hum...

Robert F Kennedy,  picked by Donald Trump to be the new US health secretary, has targeted Froot Loops and other processed foods as a potential health danger for consumers.
LIFE & CULTURE

Don’t let RFK Jr distract from the big health threat: Sugar

It’s not the food dye in Froot Loops that Americans should fear; it’s the more than 30 kilograms of sugar they consume a year

Robert F Kennedy Jr campaigns against childhood vaccine mandates at a rally in Albany, New York, May 14, 2019.
THE BOTTOM LINE

The new Republican war on science

Robert F Kennedy Jr’s appointment is characteristic of Donald Trump’s hostility to expertise

Robert F Kennedy Jr abandons his campaign on Friday and joins former President Donald Trump.

Robert F Kennedy Jr ends US presidential campaign, endorses Trump

INDEPENDENT presidential candidate Robert F Kennedy Jr abandoned his campaign on Friday (Aug 23) and endorsed Republican Donald Trump, ending a run that he began as a Democrat trading on one of the mo...

Robert F. Kennedy Jr, the scion of America’s most famous political clan, is an environmental lawyer and long-time vaccine skeptic who has no chance of winning in November, but whose candidacy could potentially sway close contests in key swing states.

Robert F. Kennedy to get Secret Service protection after Trump shooting

US PRESIDENT Joe Biden has ordered Secret Service protection for independent candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. after the attempted assassination of Donald Trump, the homeland security chief said Monday.

A lifelong Democrat, Robert F Kennedy initially sought to challenge Joe Biden for the party’s nomination when he entered the presidential race in April 2023. He later switched to an independent bid.

An American prince wants to be president

THE Kennedys are the closest that comes to an American royal family. One member of the family, John F Kennedy, was US President from 1961-1963, while two of his brothers – Robert and Teddy who both se...