FDA Staffed Up to Review AI and Food Safety. Those Hires Are Now Gone.
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FDA Staffed Up to Review AI and Food Safety. Those Hires Are Now Gone.

Teams evaluating high-tech surgical robots and insulin-delivery systems were gutted by Trump layoffs even though industry fees, not taxpayers, financed the employee salaries.
Top N.I.H. Official Abruptly Resigns as Trump Orders Deep Cuts
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Top N.I.H. Official Abruptly Resigns as Trump Orders Deep Cuts

Dr. Lawrence Tabak, the No. 2 official at the National Institutes of Health, did not give a reason for his departure.
Young Aides Emerge as Enforcers in Musk’s Broadside Against Government
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Young Aides Emerge as Enforcers in Musk’s Broadside Against Government

Much of the billionaire’s handiwork — gaining access to internal systems and asking employees to justify their jobs — is being driven by a group of engineers operating in secrecy.
Kennedy Says He Will Give HPV Vaccine Lawsuit Proceeds to His Son
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Kennedy Says He Will Give HPV Vaccine Lawsuit Proceeds to His Son

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. also disclosed that he had reached at least one settlement agreement with a company or individual that has accused him of “misconduct or inappropriate behavior.”