Louisiana's top health official, a critic of the COVID vaccine, will be CDC deputy Louisiana's surgeon general Dr. Ralph Abraham, who has praised Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s tenure as health secretary and called COVID vaccines "dangerous," will become the second-highest ranking official at the CDC.
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New limits for rent algorithm that prosecutors say let landlords drive up prices Landlords could no longer rely on rent-pricing software to quietly track each other's moves and push rents higher using confidential data, under a settlement between RealPage Inc. and federal prosecutors.
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How a 'sweet and shy' tortoise outlived empires and survived two world wars No one knows exactly when Gramma was born. But if the estimated birth year of 1884 is accurate, Chester Arthur occupied the Oval Office and there were only 39 states at the time.
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Sen. Mark Kelly: Trump and Hegseth don't 'understand the Constitution' Sen. Mark Kelly, D-Ariz., and other congressional Democrats released a video last week letting service members know they can refuse illegal orders. Kelly is now being investigated for misconduct.
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When private equity invests in youth sports facilities NPR's Juana Summers speaks with Luke Goldstein of The Lever, who wrote about the rise of private equity control of youth hockey facilities.
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The case against Comey failed because of Trump's prosecutor. Who is she? A federal judge dismissed the Justice Department's cases against James Comey and Letitia James, saying the prosecutor who led them was unlawfully appointed. Here's what to know about her.
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A former U.S. attorney offers 'A Manual for Keeping a Democracy' Joyce Vance, author of Giving Up Is Unforgivable, discusses recent impactful decisions by courts and the Justice Department, and how her son helped her understand Gen Z's view of defending democracy.
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Syrians displaced by war are returning to find homes occupied by foreign fighters Fighters have settled across northern Syria, surprising displaced Syrians who've tried to return to their homes. Nearly a year after the war's end, sorting out property ownership remains a pressing issue.
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Democrats plan a new investment in winning rural voters, who've fled the party Democrats are announcing a new investment to win over voters in rural areas — where the party has suffered deep losses in recent elections — by leaning on an economic message.
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U.S. plans to cut ties with Boy Scouts. And, Comey and James' criminal cases dismissed Documents show the U.S. Military plans to cut support to the Boy Scouts. And, a judge dismissed the indictments against former FBI Director James Comey and N.Y. Attorney General Letitia James.
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