Links to four reports, from National Public Radio and the Associated Press; others are accessible by clicking on their initials below. (GAZA, UKRAINE and SYRIA entries for this date and a MEDIA entry are HERE, HERE, HERE and HERE.) — MCM

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Many in the medical community oppose RFK Jr.’s confirmation as head of the HHS. Reported by Will Stone and Ayesha Rascoe | NPR  Many doctors and public health workers have come out against the confirmation of Robert F. Kennedy Jr. as head of the Department of Health and Human Services. A look at his supporters and detractors. Click HERE to listen and, later, read.

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FROM JAN. 25  The CIA believes COVID most likely originated from a lab but has low confidence in its own finding, by David Klepper | AP  WASHINGTON — The CIA now believes the virus responsible for the COVID-19 pandemic most likely originated from a laboratory, according to an assessment released Saturday that points the finger at China even while . . . READ MORE . . .

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FROM JAN. 24  Trump ends Fauci’s security detail and says he’d feel no responsibility if harm befell him, by Will Weissert and Zeke Miller | AP  FLETCHER, N.C. — President Donald Trump has ended the federal security detail for Dr. Anthony Fauci, the infectious disease expert who advised him on the COVID-19 pandemic, a person familiar with the matter said Friday. READ MORE . . . Click HERE for Jan. 20 report from AP.