(March 25, 2025)
Chris Merrill fills in for Bill this week. The parents of the one person in Texas who has died during the current measles outbreak are standing by their decision not to vaccinate their late daughter or her four siblings. In an interview posted on the website of the Children’s Health Defense, the un-named mother and father insisted that measles is “good for the body” by reinforcing its defenses. President Donald Trump kicked off the process of dismantling the Department of Education by signing an executive order on Thursday. Under the proposal, initiated by council President Marqueece Harris-Dawson, audience members could be removed from meetings — or banned from attending future ones — for repeatedly uttering the racial slur known as the N-word or the sexist vulgarity known as the C-word. Buy-now-pay-later loans are often used to spread out interest-free payments for expensive purchases such as smartphones, furniture or appliances. Now hungry consumers can add another option to that list: food.

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