## US military service members will no longer be required to get annual flu shot

Authored by theguardian.com

Members of the US armed services will no longer be required to have an annual flu vaccination shot under a new policy announced Tuesday by Pete Hegseth, the US defense secretary.

The policy change applies to active duty, reserve component and civilian personnel, according to a Pentagon memorandum released Tuesday.

Its first widespread use was licensed for the military in 1945 and later for civilians.

An annual flu vaccination has been required for service members for more than 80 years, with some exemption granted for severe allergies or pregnancy, or for administrative reasons including sincere religious beliefs.

Vaccine denialism during the coronavirus pandemic outbreak affected the military: about 8,000 service members were separated from service for refusing to take the Covid-19 vaccine between 2021 and 2022.

The Pentagon rescinded the Covid-19 vaccine mandate in September and Donald Trump signed an executive order last year reinstating service members discharged under the department’s Covid-19 vaccine mandate.

Under the order, separated service members who provide a written and sworn attestation that they voluntarily left the service or allowed their service to lapse according to appropriate procedures, rather than be vaccinated under the vaccine mandate, can return to service with no impact on their service status, rank or pay. »

### Tucker Carlson Apologizes For Endorsing Trump: ‘I’m Sorry For Misleading People’

Authored by ijr.com

Tucker spoke with his brother, Buckley Carlson, who previously wrote speeches for Trump, on “The Tucker Carlson Show” Monday.

I mean, we’re implicated in this, for sure,” Tucker Carlson said to his brother.

Tucker Carlson: “I’ll be tormented for a long time by the fact that I played a role in getting Donald Trump elected. »

### PlayStation's Shuhei Yoshida was fired for not listening to Jim Ryan

Authored by eurogamer.net

Shuhei Yoshida, the former long-tenured leader of Sony's first-party PlayStation Worldwide Studios, has said he was fired from the role by Jim Ryan - the boss of PlayStation - because he didn't listen to him.

"Jim Ryan wanted to remove me from first-party because I didn't listen to him.

As Yoshida later remarked, he and Ryan were part of the same PlayStation generation so they knew each other well. »

### Palantir manifesto described as ‘ramblings of a supervillain’ amid UK contract fears

Authored by theguardian.com

Palantir has built up more than £500m in contracts in Britain, including a £330m contract with the NHS, as well as deals with the police and Ministry of Defence.

It is unclear what inspired Palantir to publish the manifesto, which appears to reprise Karp’s book, The Technological Republic, published last year.

View image in fullscreen Palantir has a £330m contract with the NHS, as well as deals with the police and Ministry of Defence. »

### IDF jails soldiers for damaging Jesus statue in Lebanon: 'Moral failure'

Authored by ynetnews.com

The case occurred in the Christian village of Debel, where a soldier was filmed smashing the statue while another soldier photographed the act.

According to an internal inquiry, six additional soldiers were present but did not intervene or report the incident.

The findings concluded that the soldiers’ conduct “completely deviated” from IDF orders and values. »

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