For now, links to reports from National Public Radio and the Associated Press; others are accessible by clicking on its initials below. (GAZA and UKRAINE entry for this date, so far, are HERE and HERE.) — MCM

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Trump’s health secretary pick, Robert F. Kennedy Jr., faces confirmation hearing. Reported by Selena Simmons-Duffin and Will Stone | NPR  Kennedy’s confirmation hearings for the Cabinet position Secretary of Health and Human Services will be live-streamed by NPR beginning at 10 a.m. today EST. The first is before the Senate Finance Committee. Click HERE to watch them.

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From anti-vaccine advocacy to raw milk, many of RFK Jr.’s views fall outside the mainstream, by Linley Sanders | AP  WASHINGTON — Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s anti-vaccine advocacy is outside the mainstream. His previous statements on abortion could alienate Republicans. But a new poll finds that not all of his controversial health goals are unpopular — in fact, at least one . . . READ MORE . . .

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FROM JAN. 28  How can RFK Jr. reform food? Here’s the power he’d have if confirmed as HHS secretary. Reported by Allison Aubrey | NPR  The HHS Secretary nominee has said he’d like to end subsidies for junk food and sugary drinks via federal programs such as SNAP, which, at $100 billion a year, is the U.S.’s top anti-hunger program. Click HERE to listen and read.

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