Trump and Kennedy claim it’s unsafe to give young children Tylenol. What does the science say?
20 Oct
Science & Technology

Trump and Kennedy claim it’s unsafe to give young children Tylenol. What does the science say?

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It started with an unsubstantiated warning that taking Tylenol during pregnancy could raise a child’s risk of autism. But the message from President Donald Trump and Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. seems to have quickly expanded to suggest that babies and young children should avoid the common painkiller.“Don’t give it to the baby when the baby’s born,” Trump said of Tylenol at a Cabinet meeting on Thursday.Kennedy jumped in to suggest that children who are circumcised have higher autism rates, “likely because they’re given Tylenol.”As the administration’s stance on the medication has broadened over the last few weeks, researchers say the notion that young children may develop autism as a result of taking Tylenol is particularly far-fetched.“There’s even less evidence that there’s a link between Tylenol in early childhood and autism than there is...
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Comedian Julius Agwu heartbroken as he loses mother, pens emotional message
20 Oct
Breaking News

Comedian Julius Agwu heartbroken as he loses mother, pens emotional message

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Popular Nigerian stand-up comedian and actor Julius DGenius Agwu is mourning the loss of his beloved mother, Mrs. Victoria Agwu, who passed away earlier this week. The entertainer confirmed the heartbreaking news in an emotional post shared on his official X page on Thursday, where he paid tribute to her life, love, and sacrifices. Julius Agwu expressed his profound grief at the passing of his mother, whom he lovingly referred to as “Mama Gee,” and prayed for her soul to rest in peace in his post shared on social media. READ ALSO:Julius Agwu discharged from hospital, in great shape manager says My dearest mother has gone to be with the Lord. Mama Gee, you will be dearly missed. Rest in peace. He wrote. The news has drawn an outpouring of condolences from fans, colleagues, and fellow entertainers, who praised the...
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‘It’s kind of surreal that it happened to us’: Rural West Texas woman witnesses NASA space junk as it lands in her neighbor’s yard
20 Oct
Science & Technology

‘It’s kind of surreal that it happened to us’: Rural West Texas woman witnesses NASA space junk as it lands in her neighbor’s yard

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When Ann Walter looked outside her rural West Texas home, she didn’t know what to make of the bulky object slowly drifting across the sky.She was even more surprised to see what actually landed in her neighbor’s wheat field: a boxy piece of scientific equipment about the size of a sport-utility vehicle, attached to a massive parachute, adorned with NASA stickers. She called the local sheriff’s office and learned that NASA, indeed, was looking for a piece of equipment that had gone lost. “It’s crazy, because when you’re standing on the ground and see something in the air, you don’t realize how big it is,” she said. “It was probably a 30-foot parachute. It was huge.” Walter said she soon got a call from NASA’s Columbia Scientific Balloon Facility, which launches large unmanned, high altitude research balloons more...
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