Kennedy says he vetted CDC nominee Schwartz on vaccines

2026-04-21 15:20:02 UTC / Reuters

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WASHINGTON, April 21 (Reuters) – U.S. Health Secretary ​Robert F. ‌Kennedy Jr. said on Tuesday ​he vetted ​Erica Schwartz’s position ⁠on vaccines ​before she was ​nominated to run the Centers for ​Disease Control & ​Prevention.

Kennedy, testifying before the ‌House ⁠Energy and Commerce Committee’s Health Subcommittee, ​said ​he ⁠had not spoken to ​Trump directly ​before ⁠the president nominated Schwartz.

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U.S. to ask states to revalidate “high-risk” Medicaid providers

2026-04-21 14:03:57 UTC / Reuters

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April 21 (Reuters) – Mehmet Oz, who heads the ​agency that runs the U.S. Medicare and ‌Medicaid healthcare programs, said on Tuesday the Trump administration plans to ask all 50 states to revalidate Medicaid ​providers in what he called “high-risk” areas as part of ​an effort to reduce fraud.

Oz, speaking at ⁠Politico’s Health Care Summit in Washington D.C., said ​that the audit will be announced this week ​and that the states will be asked to give the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services a plan to revalidate the ​providers over the next 30 days.

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CMS is ​asking states “to make sure that legitimate providers are providing services ‌that ⁠you’re paying for, and doing it the right way,” Oz said. “These are non licensed individuals – often in unsupervised settings. You have to provide some additional ​level of ​audit to ⁠make sure that this is legitimately a valuable effort.”

He did not provide a ​definition of what he meant by ​high-risk areas.

Earlier ⁠this year, the U.S. paused the payment of $259 million of deferred Medicaid payments to Minnesota following an ⁠audit, ​saying the state allowed the theft of ​federal funds intended for social-welfare programs in the state.

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瑞典研究：严重不育男性患结直肠癌风险更高

2026年4月21日 23:28 / 联合早报

瑞典研究：严重不育男性患结直肠癌风险更高

研究发现，与自然受孕成为父亲的男性相比，通过辅助生殖技术成为父亲的男性患结直肠癌的风险约为两倍，而患甲状腺癌的风险约为三倍。 （示意图/Pixabay）

瑞典隆德大学一项新研究发现，男性生育能力严重下降与结直肠癌、甲状腺癌患病风险升高之间存在关联。这提示，男性生育能力或可作为反映整体健康状况的早期信号之一。

新华社报道，据隆德大学发布的新闻公报介绍，此前研究显示，男性生育力下降与糖尿病、心血管疾病、代谢紊乱、生殖系统癌症以及预期寿命缩短等存在明显关联。

此次研究人员分析了1994年至2014年间首次生育的110多万名瑞典男性的信息。其中，14540人借助第二代试管婴儿技术（通常用于治疗严重男性不育症的辅助生殖技术）成为父亲。研究人员随后交叉比对这些男性的健康数据与瑞典国家癌症登记系统数据。

结果发现，与自然受孕成为父亲的男性相比，通过这一辅助生殖技术成为父亲的男性患结直肠癌的风险约为两倍，而患甲状腺癌的风险约为三倍。

研究人员强调，并不是辅助生殖技术本身导致了癌症。这种关联背后可能同时涉及基因构成、表观遗传和生活方式等多方面因素。

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研究人员表示，接受生育能力检测或相关治疗的男性大多集中在30岁至35岁之间，通常在完成生育诊疗后缺乏后续健康随访。未来若能结合生物标记物、基因突变、表观遗传特征以及环境因素等进一步识别高风险人群，将有助于推动相关癌症的早期筛查和预防。

相关研究成果已发表在《欧洲流行病学杂志》上。

Trump says Anthropic is ‘shaping up,’ open to deal with Pentagon

2026-04-21T13:12:07.198Z / Reuters

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April 21, 2026 1:12 PM UTC Updated 1 hour ago

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WASHINGTON, April 21 (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump said on Tuesday Anthropic was “shaping up” in the eyes of his administration, opening the door ​for the AI company to reverse its blacklisting at the Pentagon.

Trump directed ‌the government in February to stop working with Anthropic. The Pentagon followed up by declaring the firm a supply-chain risk, dealing a major blow to the artificial intelligence lab after a showdown ​over guardrails for how the military could use its AI tools.

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The company disputes ​that characterization and filed suit against the Defense Department in March ⁠over the determination.

Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei met with White House officials last week to ​attempt to repair the relationship. The White House called the meeting productive and constructive.

“They ​came to the White House a few days ago, and we had some very good talks with them,” Trump told CNBC’s “Squawk Box” on Tuesday. “And I think they’re shaping up. They’re very smart, and ​I think they can be of great use. I like smart people … I think ​we’ll get along with them just fine.”

When asked if a deal was on the horizon with ‌the ⁠Pentagon, Trump said, “It’s possible. We want the smartest people.”

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Anthropic, asked for comment, referred to its Friday statement describing its White House meeting as productive and focused on how the two “can work together on key shared priorities such as cybersecurity, America’s lead in the ​AI race, and AI ​safety.”

The apparent rapprochement ⁠comes weeks after Anthropic unveiled Mythos, its most advanced AI tool, with a potentially unprecedented ability to identify cybersecurity vulnerabilities and devise ​ways to exploit them, experts have said.

Anthropic has said Claude Mythos ​Preview will ⁠not be made generally available. Instead, the company announced Project Glasswing, in which it invited major tech companies, cybersecurity vendors and U.S. bank JPMorgan Chase, along with several dozen ⁠other organizations, ​to privately evaluate the model and prepare defenses ​accordingly.

Anthropic Co-founder Jack Clark said last week the firm was discussing its frontier AI model Mythos with the Trump ​administration without providing details.

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美国和伊朗是否会再度谈判目前仍不确定，但斡旋方巴基斯坦已开始准备会场，在首都伊斯兰堡部署了近2万名安保人员。在当地安全核心地带的红区（图），塞雷纳酒店周围更是保安森严。 （法新社）

（德黑兰／华盛顿综合讯）美国和伊朗之间的两周停火进入倒计时，但双方是否会展开第二轮谈判仍不明朗。双方在这一片混沌之中强硬放话，宣称已做好恢复作战的准备。

美伊同意从美东时间4月7日傍晚6时开始停火两周，换言之停火协议在当地星期二（21日）傍晚到期。不过，美国总统特朗普星期一（20日）告诉媒体，停火将于美东时间星期三（22日）晚上8时（新加坡23日早上8时）结束，似乎是在争取更多磋商时间。

美国新闻网站Axios报道，副总统万斯将于美东时间星期二上午率团启程到伊斯兰堡，准备进行新一轮和平谈判。不过，伊朗尚未派出代表团。

特朗普星期二接受美国消费者新闻与商业频道（CNBC）访问时指出，他不希望延长美伊的停火期限。他说：“我不想那样做。我们没有那么多时间。”

他称，美国目前处于有利的谈判位置，最终必可达成“一项很好的协议”。

特朗普前一天在社媒发文称，美国同伊朗达成的协议将远胜于前总统奥巴马时期达成的“联合全面行动计划”（JCPOA，简称伊朗核协议）。他在首个任期时退出这个协议，还称这是“史上最糟糕的协议”。

他警告伊朗，若不尽快达成协议，美国将恢复对伊朗的军事打击。“我预计会进行轰炸。我认为带着这种态度进入谈判更好……但我们已经准备好了，军方也做好充分准备。”

他还强调，在达成协议之前，美国不会解除对伊朗港口的封锁。“封锁正在彻底摧毁伊朗。他们每天损失5亿美元（约6亿3600万新元），即使是短期，这也是一个无法承受的数字。”

伊朗：即使参与谈判也会保持战备状态

据伊朗学生通讯社报道，伊朗议会主席团成员纳德里指出，在霍尔木兹海峡封锁问题解决前，“我们不会举行第二轮谈判”。

伊朗政府发言人莫哈杰拉尼星期二则告诉伊朗国家通讯社伊通社（IRNA），即使德黑兰参与新一轮谈判，也将保持“手握扳机”的战备状态。

她指出，伊朗当前同时推进军事与外交双线策略，谈判代表团不会在涉及国家利益的问题上作出任何让步。不过，对于伊朗是否会继续参与谈判，她不置可否。

伊朗外长阿拉格齐前一天说，伊朗还在综合考量各方面因素，尚未决定下一步怎么做。他指美国“持续违反停火协议”是阻碍外交进程的主因。

率团参与第一轮谈判的伊朗议长卡利巴夫也在社媒发文，指特朗普意图逼迫伊朗投降。“通过实施封锁并违反停火，特朗普试图把谈判桌变成投降桌，或为恢复敌对行动寻找借口。”

他强调，伊朗绝不屈服于美国的威胁，一旦冲突再起，伊朗已“准备好在战场上打出新牌”。

巴基斯坦持续努力斡旋，要促成双方再度谈判。巴基斯坦副总理兼外交部长达尔星期二敦促美伊考虑延长停火，为对话和外交努力提供机会。

尽管美伊是否继续谈判仍不确定，巴基斯坦已为会场做准备，在首都伊斯兰堡部署了近2万名安保人员。

美国总统特朗普4月18日在白宫椭圆形办公室出席活动。 （路透社）

美国总统特朗普星期二（4月21日）在社交媒体发文，指责伊朗已多次违反停火协议。

特朗普接受美国消费者新闻与商业频道（CNBC）电话采访时说，他不希望延长美国与伊朗之间的停火期限，称美国目前在谈判中处于有利位置，最终将达成“一项很好的协议”。

当被问及是否可能延长停火期限时，特朗普说：“我不想这么做。我们没有那么多时间。”

特朗普还说，如果美国与伊朗未能尽快达成协议，美国将恢复对伊朗的军事打击。

“我预计会进行轰炸，因为我认为带着这种态度进入谈判更好……但我们已经准备好了，军方已做好充分准备。”

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此前，美方消息人士称，美国代表团将“很快”前往巴基斯坦进行新一轮和平谈判，但截至目前，伊方代表团尚未启程赴会，两国和谈前景不明。

伊朗政府发言人莫哈杰拉尼（Fatemeh Mohajerani）周二指出，德黑兰即使参与新一轮谈判，也将保持“手握扳机”的战备状态。她指出，伊朗当前同时推进军事与外交两套策略，并明确表示，谈判代表团不会在国家利益问题上作出任何让步。

莫哈杰拉尼表明，尚未确认伊朗是否将参加在伊斯兰堡举行的下一轮会谈。

不过，伊朗议会主席团成员纳德里则直言，在海上封锁问题解决前，“我们不会举行第二轮谈判”。

巴基斯坦副总理兼外交部长达尔敦促美伊两国考虑延长停火，为对话和外交尝试提供机会。

特朗普：若和谈破裂 将继续轰炸伊朗

2026年4月21日 / 联合早报

美国总统特朗普4月18日在白宫椭圆形办公室出席活动。 （路透社）

美国总统特朗普星期二（4月21日）在社交媒体发文，指责伊朗已多次违反停火协议。

特朗普接受美国消费者新闻与商业频道（CNBC）电话采访时说，他不希望延长美国与伊朗之间的停火期限，称美国目前在谈判中处于有利位置，最终将达成“一项很好的协议”。

当被问及是否可能延长停火期限时，特朗普说：“我不想这么做。我们没有那么多时间。”

特朗普还说，如果美国与伊朗未能尽快达成协议，美国将恢复对伊朗的军事打击。

“我预计会进行轰炸，因为我认为带着这种态度进入谈判更好……但我们已经准备好了，军方已做好充分准备。”

此前，美方消息人士称，美国代表团将“很快”前往巴基斯坦进行新一轮和平谈判，但截至目前，伊方代表团尚未启程赴会，两国和谈前景不明。

伊朗政府发言人莫哈杰拉尼（Fatemeh Mohajerani）周二指出，德黑兰即使参与新一轮谈判，也将保持“手握扳机”的战备状态。她指出，伊朗当前同时推进军事与外交两套策略，并明确表示，谈判代表团不会在国家利益问题上作出任何让步。

莫哈杰拉尼表明，尚未确认伊朗是否将参加在伊斯兰堡举行的下一轮会谈。

不过，伊朗议会主席团成员纳德里则直言，在海上封锁问题解决前，“我们不会举行第二轮谈判”。

巴基斯坦副总理兼外交部长达尔敦促美伊两国考虑延长停火，为对话和外交尝试提供机会。

Iran war shows “era of fossil fuel security is over,” says U.K. official, defying Trump calls for North Sea drilling

April 21, 2026 / 11:54 AM EDT / CBS News

Britain is doubling down on its commitment to net-zero emissions targets in light of energy volatility caused by the U.S.-Iran war, the government announced Tuesday, in spite of President Trump’s insistence that they should drill for North Sea oil.

“As we face the second fossil fuel shock in less than 5 years, the lesson for our country is clear,” said U.K. energy secretary Ed Miliband, referring to energy price spikes resulting from Russia’s invasion of Ukraine in 2022 and the ongoing U.S.-Israeli campaign against Iran. “The era of fossil fuel security is over, and the era of clean energy security must come of age.”

In a statement explaining the British government’s raft of new policies to “break the link” between volatile global gas prices and the price of electricity for Brits, Prime Minister Keir Starmer said, “We need to get off the fossil fuel rollercoaster.”

U.K. energy prices have skyrocketed since the war on Iran began, prompting calls from opposition parties on the right to reverse a 2025 ban on drilling for oil and gas in the North Sea.

Mr. Trump has thrown his weight behind that argument, posting on Truth Social last Tuesday that the U.K. should “DRILL, BABY, DRILL!!! It is absolutely crazy that they don’t.”

“Europe is desperate for Energy, and yet the United Kingdom refuses to open North Sea Oil, one of the greatest fields in the World. Tragic!!”

“AND, NO MORE WINDMILLS!” he added, a reference to wind turbines, which he has long opposed.

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The North Sea is a “mature basin,” which means much of its natural resources have already been extracted – around 90%, according to the Energy & Climate Intelligence Unit, a nonprofit.

Analysts say that if production were to begin again, the oil would not immediately materialize, as it takes years to find the oil, build a new oil field and start production.

Oil prices dropped Friday as rumors spread that the Strait of Hormuz was to be reopened, but those hopes were dashed over the weekend. Market uncertainty continues with the ceasefire between the U.S. and Iran due to soon expire.

Voting rights groups sue over US demand for state voter rolls

2026-04-21 13:30:01 UTC / Reuters

By Luc Cohen

April 21, 2026 1:30 PM UTC Updated 2 hours ago

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• Summary

• Lawsuit seeks deletion of voter data already obtained by Justice Department
• Eighteen states have complied or plan to comply with DOJ voter roll requests
• Plaintiffs argue DOJ’s methods could disenfranchise eligible voters

April 21 (Reuters) – Voting rights activists accused ​the Trump administration in a lawsuit on Tuesday of laying the groundwork for voter purges that ‌could illegally remove eligible voters ahead of tightly contested U.S. midterm elections in November.

The lawsuit asks a Washington, D.C., federal judge to bar the Department of Justice from accessing or using states’ lists of registered voters and to delete data it had already obtained.

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It was filed ​by lawyers with the American Civil Liberties Union, Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington and the ​Protect Democracy Project.

REPUBLICANS IN BATTLE TO RETAIN CONTROL OF CONGRESS

The lawsuit challenges President Donald Trump’s ⁠effort to expand the government’s role in elections ahead of midterms when his Republican Party is locked in a tight ​battle to maintain control of both houses of Congress.

The U.S. Constitution says elections must be administered by individual states, ​and 18 states have already agreed, or signaled plans, to share voter data with the department.

Critics say Republicans’ push to control voter rolls is driven less by election security than by false fraud claims and an effort to gain political advantage by narrowing the ​electorate, risking the disenfranchisement of eligible, often Democratic‑leaning, voters.

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“The U.S. Department of Justice has launched an illegal and ​unprecedented quest to stockpile millions of Americans’ confidential voter data,” the complaint reads, alleging the agency was building “a sprawling new voter surveillance ‌and ⁠purging apparatus” without congressional authorization.

The Justice Department did not immediately respond to a request for comment. Its lawyers have said the agency has authority to ensure states are doing enough to keep ineligible people off the rolls.

JUSTICE DEPARTMENT SUES DOZENS OF STATES

Beginning last year, the Justice Department asked states to provide unredacted copies of their voter rolls, ​including drivers’ license numbers ​and partial Social Security numbers.

In ⁠an interview with Fox News’ “Sunday Morning Futures” program, Assistant Attorney General Harmeet Dhillon said that the department had reviewed 60 million voter records so far and found the names ​of 350,000 dead persons and 25,000 people who lacked proof of citizenship.

Dhillon, who leads ​the Justice Department’s ⁠Civil Rights Division, did not provide any evidence that votes were cast for those names.

The Justice Department has sued 30 states which have resisted handing over their rolls, as well as Washington, D.C. Federal judges in five states have dismissed ⁠those ​lawsuits, finding the department failed to justify its demands.

Tuesday’s lawsuit is separate ​from those cases.

The new lawsuit argues DOJ plans to use the data to direct states to remove voters based on flawed verification methods, risking “false ​positives” that would wrongly purge eligible citizens.

Reporting by Luc Cohen in New York; Editing by Noeleen Walder and Howard Goller

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霍尔木兹海峡对峙持续 伊朗军方称助一艘油轮突破美军封锁回国

2026年4月21日 20:39 / 联合早报

美国退伍军人成立的反战团体About Face成员与美军家属，周一在美国众议院坎农办公楼圆形大厅举行抗议活动，要求美国结束对伊朗的战争。 （路透社）

（德黑兰/华盛顿综合电）尽管美国和伊朗可能举行第二轮谈判，双方继续在霍尔木兹海峡紧张对峙。伊朗军方周二称，伊朗一艘油轮受到美国海军多次警告与威胁，但最终突破封锁回国。伊朗坚称，仍牢牢地掌控着霍尔木兹海峡。

同日，美国五角大楼发声明说，美军夜里在印太司令部责任区内，登上一艘受制裁的无国籍油轮，过程中没有发生任何意外。

声明说：“正如我们已经表明的那样，我们将开展全球海上执法行动，以打击为伊朗提供物质支持的非法网络，并拦截参与其中的受制裁船只——无论它们在何处活动。”

伊朗军方周二（4月21日）说，伊朗油轮Sili City号前一晚在伊军支援下，从阿拉伯海驶入伊朗海域，并已在伊朗南部港口停靠。

伊朗塔斯尼姆通讯社同日报道，伊朗伊斯兰革命卫队海军正严密控制霍尔木兹海峡，海峡出入口已被封锁。报道称，在伊朗获得彻底解除海上封锁的必要保证之前，任何船只均无权通过。

此前一天（20日），塔斯尼姆通讯社报道，悬挂伊朗国旗的舒贾2号（Shoja 2）货轮正在通过霍尔木兹海峡。这艘货轮自伊朗南部的沙希德拉贾伊（Shahid Rajaee）港出发，目的地是印度根德拉（Kandla）港。

船舶追踪数据显示，舒贾2号周二穿越海峡进入阿曼湾，已航行至阿联酋豪尔费坎（Khor Fakkan）附近海域。据彭博社报道，周二还有一艘货船与一艘油轮穿越海峡，这两艘船与伊朗并无明显关联。

英媒：至少26艘与伊朗“影子舰队”有关的船只突围

美军自上周起封锁所有进出伊朗港口的海上交通。美国中央司令部周一说，至今已阻止27艘船开往或开离伊朗。但英国航运媒体《劳埃德船舶日报》同日报道，至少有26艘与伊朗“影子舰队”有关的船只突破美军的海上封锁。

美军星期天在阿拉伯海向伊朗货船图斯卡号（Touska）开火，并扣押这艘船，使霍尔木兹海峡局势进一步升级。

伊朗外交部周二发声明，强烈谴责美军星期天（19日）在阿曼湾袭击伊朗货船是海盗行为和恐怖主义行径，并要求美方立即释放这艘船与船上人员。

伊朗称，美国此举违反停火协议，并可能带来非常危险的后果。伊方已正式就此事向联合国秘书长与国际海事组织申诉。

美国总统特朗普周二称，美军昨天拦截了一艘可能载有中国给伊朗“礼物”的船只。他告诉美国消费者新闻与商业频道：“我有点惊讶，因为我和中国国家主席习近平的关系非常好，而且我以为我们已达成共识。”

伊朗军方说，图斯卡号是从中国出发，但不清楚特朗普指的是否为这艘船。他一周前说，习近平向他保证，中国不会向伊朗运送武器。

《纽约时报》引述美军官员的话说，图斯卡号船员很快将返回伊朗。据悉，美国海军陆战队正在搜查货船上多达5000个集装箱，美国将在搜查完成后，决定如何处置这艘船。

伊朗上周五（17日）宣布重新开放霍尔木兹海峡，但因美国拒绝解除对伊朗港口的海上封锁，伊朗隔天再度关闭海峡。目前，海峡交通仍处于近乎停滞的状态。

国际能源署署长比罗尔在法国国际广播电台周二播出的采访中说，美以伊冲突引发全球历史上最严重的能源危机。

联合国秘书长古特雷斯的发言人迪雅里克同日说，古特雷斯对过去48小时围绕霍尔木兹海峡发生的海上事件感到担忧，并强调海峡的航行自由必须得到各方尊重。

据报有骗子冒充伊朗当局骗航运公司付过路费

另外，希腊海事风险管理公司MARISKS警告，有身份不明的诈骗分子冒充伊朗当局，要求一些航运公司用加密货币支付过路费，换取安全通过霍尔木兹海峡的权利。

据信，周六（18日）至少有一艘受骗上当的船只在试图穿越海峡时，遭到炮火袭击。