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Robert Kennedy Jr. already has a job with Trump, as announced by the Republican candidate
The Republican candidate for the U.S. presidency, Donald Trump, announced in Arizona that former independent candidate Robert Kennedy Jr. will be in charge of a working team that will create, if he wins the November elections, to investigate what is causing the increase in chronic health problems for decades in the country and childhood diseases.
He will also create a commission, in honor of ´Bobby´, as he called the lawyer and environmentalist of whom he said he is “proud”, to investigate and publish the remaining documents related to the assassination of former President John F. Kennedy, uncle of the now former White House candidate.
The presence of Kennedy Jr. in Trump’s act occurs only hours after he announced that he abandoned his career for the White House and made the leap to support the Republican and said that he made the decision after the real estate tycoon promised him that if he reaches the presidency he would let him fight to end the chronic diseases.
“Tonight I am very pleased to welcome a man who has been an incredible advocate of many of the values that we all share, and we have shared them for a long time,” Trump said a few minutes after entering the stage of the Desert Diamond Arena in Glendale, full of followers.
“I don’t think many of you have heard of him, he is very discreet, but very respected. He is a great person, I have known him for a long time,” Trump also said, who in front of the delirious applause of the crowd assured that “it is what he (Kennedy) deserves.”
Trump also assured the crowd that Kennedy carried out an “extraordinary” campaign and that he had defeated President Joe Biden, who initially sought re-election before handing over the baton to vice president Kamala Harris, that if the Democrats had allowed him to participate in primaries, he would have defeated Biden.
In his turn on the podium, Kennedy, who recognized his ideological differences with the candidate he now supports, said that his values overlap in “having safe food and ending the epidemic of chronic diseases.”
“Don’t you want food without chemicals? Don’t you want a president to get us out of wars and rebuild the middle class?” said Kenendy Jr., son of the prosecutor killed in the 1960s, Robert Francis Kennedy.
At the time of leaving the presidential race, Kennedy Jr. had a voting intention of 4.7%, according to the average of polls prepared by Five Thirty Eight, which this Friday reflects a support of 47% to Harris and 43.7% to Trump.
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Winter storm disrupts holiday travel, forcing 1,500 flight cancellations in the U.S.
Airlines canceled around 1,500 flights across the United States during the peak Christmas travel season after warnings of a severe winter storm and forecasts of heavy snowfall in the Midwest and Northeast. An additional 5,900 flights were delayed due to adverse weather conditions.
More than 40 million Americans were under snowstorm warnings or weather advisories one day after Christmas. Meanwhile, another 30 million people faced flood or storm alerts in California, where an atmospheric river triggered intense rainfall.
New York City was bracing for up to 25 centimeters (10 inches) of snow overnight, which would mark its heaviest snowfall in four years. Cold weather was expected to persist through the weekend in the nation’s largest city. According to flight-tracking website FlightAware, airports in the New York area recorded about 850 flight cancellations.
International
At Least Eight Dead and 19 Injured in Deadly Bus Crash in Veracruz, Mexico
A tragic bus accident in the eastern state of Veracruz left at least eight people dead and 19 others injured on Wednesday afternoon, according to local authorities.
The vehicle was traveling through the town of Zontecomatlán when it crashed near a ravine, state Civil Protection officials reported late Wednesday night. “Regrettably, the prosecutor’s office has confirmed eight fatalities,” the agency stated in an official release.
Emergency Response and Medical Care Rescue teams worked into the night to assist the survivors. The 19 injured passengers were stabilized at the scene before being transported to hospitals in the nearby municipalities of Chicontepec and Huayacocotla. While the identities of the victims have not yet been released, Mexican press reports indicate the bus was en route from Mexico City to Chicontepec.
A Recurring Issue on Mexican Highways Road accidents involving long-haul passenger buses and freight transport are a frequent occurrence in Mexico. Experts often cite excessive speed, mechanical failure, or driver fatigue as the primary catalysts for these tragedies.
This latest incident follows another major disaster in late November, where 10 people were killed and 20 injured in a similar bus crash in the western state of Michoacán. The recurring nature of these accidents continues to spark national debate regarding the enforcement of stricter safety regulations for commercial transport units.
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Jair Bolsonaro Hospitalized for Inguinal Hernia Surgery While Serving Sentence for Attempted Coup
Former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro, currently serving a 27-year prison sentence for an attempted coup, underwent surgery this Thursday for an inguinal hernia. The procedure took place at the DF Star Hospital in Brasilia, according to his wife, Michelle Bolsonaro.
The 70-year-old former leader left prison on Wednesday for the first time since his incarceration in late November to prepare for the operation. “My love has just gone to the surgical center,” Michelle Bolsonaro posted on Instagram, where she has been documenting her accompaniment during his hospitalization.
Surgical Expectations and Health History Medical professionals treating the far-right ex-president (2019-2022) anticipate the operation will last approximately four hours. His recovery period in the hospital is expected to extend between five and seven days.
Dr. Claudio Birolini explained on Wednesday that while the surgery is standardized, it remains complex due to the patient’s history. Bolsonaro continues to suffer from the long-term effects of a 2018 campaign rally stabbing, an injury that required several major abdominal surgeries in the years following the attack.
“There is no such thing as a simple surgery. However, this is a scheduled and standardized procedure, so we expect it to be carried out without major complications,” Dr. Birolini stated.
Potential Additional Procedures Following the hernia repair, the medical team will evaluate whether Bolsonaro can undergo a second procedure: an anesthetic block of the phrenic nerve. This nerve controls the diaphragm, and the intervention would aim to resolve a chronic case of recurrent hiccups that has plagued the former president for years.
Bolsonaro remains under heavy security at the medical facility as he serves his lengthy sentence related to the events surrounding the January 2023 institutional crisis in Brazil.
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