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String of outbreaks tests US public health system amid funding cuts, vaccine resistance
WASHINGTON — Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. pledged during his confirmation hearing to do everything in his “power to put the...
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3 Republicans break with Trump in US Senate vote to block war in Iran
WASHINGTON — For the second time in as many weeks, a War Powers Resolution aimed at curbing President Donald Trump’s war with Iran failed to pass the U.S....
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US Senate panel backs Trump’s CDC nominee after tense hearing
WASHINGTON — Dr. Erica Schwartz got a step closer in her bid to lead the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention after a key U.S. Senate panel propelled...
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Small town in southeast Colorado declared abandoned
State officials Wednesday declared a small town in southeast Colorado abandoned after years of turmoil among its residents and local government leaders....
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