Trump promotes unproven ties between Tylenol, vaccines and autism without new evidence

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President Donald Trump on Monday used the platform of the presidency to promote unproven and in some cases discredited ties between Tylenol, vaccines and autism as his administration announced a wide-ranging effort to study the causes of the complex brain disorder.

President Donald Trump on Monday promoted unproven ties between Tylenol, vaccines and autism without offering new medical evidence.

“Don’t take Tylenol,” Trump instructed pregnant women around a dozen times during the unwieldy White House news conference, also urging mothers not to give their infants the drug, known by the generic name acetaminophen. He also repeated long-debunked claims that ingredients in vaccines or timing shots close together could contribute to rising rates of autism in the U.S., without providing medical evidence.

The rambling announcement, which appeared to rely on existing studies rather than significant new research, comes as the Make America Healthy Again movement has been pushing for answers on the causes of autism.

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Offshore wind deal: A federal judge ruled Monday that a nearly complete offshore wind project halted by the administration can resume, dealing Trump a setback in his ongoing effort to restrict the industry. Work on the nearly completed Revolution Wind project for Rhode Island and Connecticut has been paused since Aug. 22, when the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management issued a stop-work order for what it said were national security concerns.
TikTok deal: Tech giant Oracle will receive a copy of TikTok’s algorithm to operate for U.S. users, according to a senior official in Trump’s administration on Monday. The Trump administration official, who insisted on anonymity to discuss the emerging deal, said they believe the plan will satisfy national security concerns over a Chinese company potentially manipulating what is being shown to platform users.
The Pentagon’s media restrictions: The Pentagon says it will require credentialed journalists at the military headquarters to sign a pledge to refrain from reporting information that has not been authorized for release — including unclassified information. Journalists who don’t abide by the policy risk losing access to the office building.