## RFK Jr.'s autism study to amass medical records of many Americans

Authored by cbsnews.com

The new data will allow external researchers picked for Kennedy's autism studies to study "comprehensive" patient data with "broad coverage" of the U.S. population for the first time, NIH Director Dr. Jay Bhattacharya said.

"The idea of the platform is that the existing data resources are often fragmented and difficult to obtain.

Even data resources that are within the federal government are difficult to obtain," he said in a presentation to the agency's advisers.

In addition, a new disease registry is being launched to track Americans with autism, which will be integrated into the data.

Between 10 and 20 outside groups of researchers will be given grant funding and access to the records to produce Kennedy's autism studies.

While the selected researchers will be able to access and study the private medical data, Bhattacharya said they will not be able to download it.

"We will have some of the answers by September, but it's going to be an evolving process," he said, speaking with reporters. »

### "My Dinner with Adolf": Larry David roasts Bill Maher's meeting with Trump in satirical NYT essay

Authored by salon.com

In an essay for the New York Times called "My Dinner With Adolf," David took Maher to task for attempting to soften the image of a fascist strongman.

David's fictional meeting with Adolf Hitler echoes many of the points that Maher has made in the days since he dined with Trump.

“Here I was, prepared to meet Hitler, the one I’d seen and heard—the public Hitler,” David wrote. »

### Czechia independent of Russian oil for first time in history

Authored by kyivindependent.com

Czechia is now completely independent of Russian oil, Czech Prime Minister Petr Fiala and other officials announced on April 17, marking the first time in history no Russian pipeline oil flows to the country.

While the EU banned Russian pipeline oil imports in 2022, Czechia, Slovakia, and Hungary received a waiver from the ban due to the lack of viable alternatives.

Technical work on the project began in May 2024, and the same year, Prague said it would not seek an exemption from the ban on Russian oil. »

### Exclusive: The White House is looking to replace Pete Hegseth as defense secretary

Authored by npr.org

Exclusive: The White House is looking to replace Pete Hegseth as defense secretary.

The White House has begun the process of looking for a new leader at the Pentagon to replace Pete Hegseth, according to a U.S. official who was not authorized to speak publicly.

White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt denied that there's an effort to replace Hegseth, posting on X that President Trump "stands strongly" behind him. »

### US YouTuber remains in custody in India after visiting restricted island with a Diet Coke can

Authored by apnews.com

He left a can of Diet Coke and a coconut as offering for the tribe this time after he failed to contact the Sentinelese.

He shot a video of the island on his camera and collected some sand samples before returning to his boat.

The inhabitants use spears and bows and arrows to hunt the animals that roam the small, heavily forested island. »

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