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CDC staff clap out senior officials who resigned after Monarez firing – video

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She pushed to overturn Trump’s loss in 2020. Now she’ll help oversee US election security

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Blended Families, Disclaimers and Hulk Hogan’s Estate

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RFK Jr. taps allies, COVID vaccine critics for CDC advisory panel

Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. announced Wednesday he’s naming new advisers to serve on the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s vaccine recommendations committee, after firing the…

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