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Duvall Dies; Baby Stabbed; Navalny Murder Confirmed

Robert Duvall, the Academy Award-winning actor known for his roles in iconic films like "The Godfather" and "Apocalypse Now," died at his home in Middleburg, Virginia, at the age of 95, according to a statement from his wife, Luciana, posted on his official Facebook page. The actor's death was confirmed by his representative.

Duvall's wife described her husband as "my beloved husband, cherished friend, and one of the greatest actors of our time," adding that he "passed away peacefully at home, surrounded by love and comfort." Duvall won an Oscar for his performance in 1983's "Tender Mercies."

In other news, the mother of the late Russian opposition figure Alexei Navalny stated that the assessment her son died of poisoning validated her belief that he was murdered. Navalny died in 2024. Lyudmila Navalnaya said, while visiting her son's grave in Moscow, "We knew that our son did not simply die." The UK and European allies released a statement saying Navalny was killed using a poison developed from a dart frog toxin, and that "only the Russian state had the means, motive and opportunity to deploy this lethal toxin."

Meanwhile, in Pennsylvania, a 44-year-old father was arrested and charged with attempted homicide, aggravated assault, and other charges after allegedly stabbing his 3-month-old infant in the abdomen. The arrest was announced by the City of Coatesville Police Department and the Chester County District Attorney's Office. An affidavit by City of Coatesville Police Department Detective Corporal Kirt Guyer indicated the child's injuries.

In the realm of vaccine development, several companies are curtailing research and cutting jobs. According to executives and investors, the emerging consequences of the Trump administration's policies are beginning to be felt. Moderna is pulling back on vaccine studies in Massachusetts, while a small company in Texas canceled plans to build a factory. Another manufacturing company in San Diego laid off workers. Public health experts worried that the appointment of Robert F. Kennedy Jr. as the next health secretary would negatively impact vaccine development.

Finally, the ties between Jeffrey Epstein and academics have come to light, revealing the seedy side of college fund-raising. Epstein, who died by suicide in jail in 2019 while awaiting trial on sex trafficking charges, provided or dangled the prospect of money before people on campuses including Harvard, M.I.T., Stanford, Bard College and Columbia. Some schools have spent years trying to distance themselves from Epstein.

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