Tag: after-initially
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De Niro’s Tribeca festival pulls anti-vaccination film
NEW YORK (AP) — Robert De Niro is removing the anti-vaccination documentary “Vaxxed” from the lineup of his Tribeca Film Festival, after initially defending its inclusion.
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De Niro’s Tribeca festival pulls anti-vaccination film
NEW YORK (AP) — Robert De Niro is removing the anti-vaccination documentary “Vaxxed” from the lineup of his Tribeca Film Festival, after initially defending its inclusion.
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Disgraced celebrity surgeon’s spoiled dreams of fame
Dreams of fame and fortune turned into a nightmare for a once-renowned Italian surgeon who compared himself to Doctor Frankenstein and now stands accused of using patients as guinea pigs. Sweden's Karolinska Institute (KI), which awards the Nobel Prize for Medicine, fired Paolo Macchiarini this week after years of controversy. A pioneer in regenerative medicine,…
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Chile reports first case of sexually transmitted Zika
Authorities Saturday reported the first sexually transmitted case of Zika in mainland Chile, where there is no known presence of the mosquito generally blamed for passing on the virus suspected of causing birth defects. The Health Ministry said a 46-year-old woman contracted the virus from a man who had become infected in Haiti. “This is…