Trump signs order calling for spacing out childhood vaccines, Iran demands war reparations, 7.4 earthquake devastates Colombia
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Welcome back. In the news today: Trump signs an executive order calling for spacing out childhood vaccines; Iran demands war reparations; and Colombia searches for its missing after a deadly earthquake. Also, the world preps for a spectacular total solar eclipse.
President Donald Trump holds up an image taken from his Truth Social account as Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. watches during a meeting to sign an executive order about vaccines, Monday, Aug. 10, 2026, in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)
President Donald Trump holds up an image taken from his Truth Social account as Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. watches during a meeting to sign an executive order about vaccines, Monday, Aug. 10, 2026, in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)
Trump signs order calling for spacing out childhood vaccines, against medical groups’ guidance
The order advocates separating the measles, mumps and rubella (MMR) vaccine into three different single-disease shots and administering all childhood immunizations at separate appointments whenever possible. Read more.
Why this matters:
- President Donald Trump called the announcement a “major victory for parents rights, religious and constitutional rights, and for the gold standard science.” Speaking about the order at the Oval Office on Monday, Trump repeatedly suggested the number or timing of vaccines could play a role in rising rates of autism spectrum disorder, even as scientific consensus and decades of studies have firmly concluded there is no link.
- Public health experts have raised concerns that spacing out shots as Trump suggests can lead to an increased risk that children become infected with a vaccine-preventable disease before returning for another visit.
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Trump scoffs at Iran’s demand for war reparations
Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesperson Esmail Baghaei stressed that Iran will not reopen the Strait of Hormuz until the U.S. meets its conditions. This includes compensation for war damage, a demand President Donald Trump said Tehran’s negotiators hadn’t raised until now. Read more.
What to know:
- Trump responded that he is now demanding “compensation from Iran, for all of the people that they have killed and gravely wounded with their roadside bombs and many conflicts.” The U.S. government has blamed Iran-backed militants for the deaths and injuries of hundreds of Americans over several decades, including more than 600 U.S. troops killed in Iraq between 2003 and 2011.
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Powerful 7.4 earthquake devastates Colombia
Search and rescue efforts were underway early Tuesday in dozens of cities and towns in western Colombia after an earthquake struck the region, killing at least 111 people and leaving many trapped under the debris of damaged and destroyed buildings. Read more.
What to know:
- The U.S. State Department announced it would provide $15.5 million for emergency shelter, food and other aid. Governments across Latin America also lined up to help. The earthquake left many in the region unnerved after two back-to-back quakes struck Venezuela in late June, destroying hundreds of buildings and killing more than 6,300 people.
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The partial solar eclipse is framed by youngsters jumping on a trampoline in the outskirts of Lahore, Pakistan, Oct. 25, 2022. (AP Photo/K.M. Chaudary, File)
The partial solar eclipse is framed by youngsters jumping on a trampoline in the outskirts of Lahore, Pakistan, Oct. 25, 2022. (AP Photo/K.M. Chaudary, File)
Europe prepares to glimpse dazzling total solar eclipse
Millions of people in Europe will get to experience the event tomorrow. Spain will have the best seats in the house. Parts of Greenland, and a corner of Portugal are also in the shadow’s path. In Iceland, hotels have been booked for months. Much of the rest of the northern hemisphere will see a partial eclipse, which will delight as far away as Alaska and Siberia. Read our tips for how to take a good photo from your phone. The spectacle also coincides with the Perseid meteor shower we mentioned the other day.
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