## HHS employees demand RFK Jr. resign for ‘compromising the health of this nation’

Authored by cnn.com

Monarez was ousted after refusing to bend to pressure from top HHS officials to sign off on potential new vaccine restrictions, according to people familiar with the matter.

In a statement Wednesday, HHS Communications Director Andrew Nixon told CNN, “Secretary Kennedy has been clear: the CDC has been broken for a long time.

Restoring it as the world’s most trusted guardian of public health will take sustained reform and more personnel changes.

“From his first day in office, he pledged to check his assumptions at the door—and he asked every HHS colleague to do the same,” Nixon continued.

He then called for the September 18 scheduled meeting of the CDC’s Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices to be postponed indefinitely.

“These decisions directly impact children’s health and the meeting should not occur until significant oversight has been conducted.

Separately, Kennedy is scheduled to testify before the Senate Committee on Finance on Thursday morning in a hearing titled “the president’s 2026 health care agenda.”. »

### AEW Star Jeff Jarrett Says Taylor Swift Performed a Private Three-Hour Concert For His Family Shortly Before His Wife Died of Breast Cancer: ‘An Amazing Experience’

Authored by variety.com

Jarrett explained his wife was “really ill” at the time and “passed away about five months after” the private performance.

The AEW star said a friend of Swift’s suggested she stop by Jarrett’s home after his wife’s diagnosis.

What started as a small family gathering quickly grew to a party of about 45 people after Swift began to play, according to Jarrett. »

### Xi and Putin overheard talking about organ transplants and immortality

Authored by abc.net.au

Mr Xi was heard laughing at Mr Putin's human organ transplant and longevity comment.

It was a rare occasion where the trio walked together in public, giving the media and public unusually close access.

Feng Chongyi, a China studies expert at the University of Technology Sydney, said it was "no surprise" that Mr Xi, Mr Putin and Mr Kim were caught privately discussing life extension and immortality. »

### Houston 'ding-dong-ditch' shooting suspect 'waited' for children to return; charges to be upgraded, D.A. says

Authored by fox26houston.com

The Brief Prosecutors plan to charge a shooting suspect accused of killing an 11-year-old with capital murder.

Records say Guzman's cousin recalls seeing Leon come out from a gate by the house and step out to the street before he began shooting.

Records show Leon is a father himself, with a young child inside the home at the time of the shooting. »

### Xi Jinping says world faces ‘peace or war’, as Putin and Kim join him for military parade

Authored by theguardian.com

Xi Jinping said the world was facing a choice between peace or war as he held China’s largest-ever military parade, joined by Vladimir Putin and Kim Jong-un in a show of defiance to the west.

View image in fullscreen Vladimir Putin arriving for the military parade.

“Please give my warmest regards to Vladimir Putin, and Kim Jong-un, as you conspire against the United States of America.”. »

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