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Oct 08 2014
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Thomas Eric Duncan Dead, Dallas Ebola Patient Had Been Critically Ill
Thomas Eric Duncan, the Liberian man who had been diagnosed with Ebola in Dallas, Texas, died on Wednesday.
He was 42.
Duncan was the first person to have been diagnosed with the virus in the United States. He had been receiving the experimental drug brincidofovir since Saturday. The latest update on his condition, released yesterday afternoon by Texas Health Presbyterian
HuffPostMar 25 2020
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With Trump’s coronavirus briefings, an old debate takes on fresh urgency
LAST TUESDAY, CNN’s Dana Bash sang Donald Trump’s praises on air after he gave a coronavirus briefing at the White House. “This was remarkable from the president of the United States,” Bash said. “This is an important thing to note and to applaud from an American standpoint, and from a human standpoint—he is being the kind of leader that people need, at least in tone.” Since then, Trump’s tone
Columbia Journalism ReviewJul 25 2013
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Boehner calls out Rep. King on immigration insult
House Speaker John Boehner says it was "deeply offensive and wrong" for fellow Republican Rep. Steve King to suggest many younger unauthorized immigrants are drug runners. Boehner already had issued a written statement earlier in the week condemning King's comments, but at his weekly news conference Thursday he elevated his criticism and took the unusual step of calling King out by name.
Fox News DigitalMay 11 2015
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HHS re-writes Obamacare rules: Orders free birth control for all
The Obama administration on Monday ordered all insurers to provide IUDs, the contraceptive patch and other birth control free of out-of-pocket charge to all women, rewriting the rules after reports that some insurance carriers were refusing to cover all types of contraceptives.
Insurers must cover at least one brand of contraception in each of 18 different methods outlined by the Food
Washington TimesMay 06 2015
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Bill Clinton concedes role in mass incarceration
President Bill Clinton on Wednesday conceded that over-incarceration in the United States stems in part from policies passed under his administration.
Clinton signed into law an omnibus crime bill in 1994 that included the federal "three strikes" provision, mandating life sentences for criminals convicted of a violent felony after two or more prior convictions, including drug crimes. On
CNN (Online News)Dec 14 2020
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US administers first COVID-19 vaccine to front-line workers
The first COVID-19 vaccine approved for use in the United States was administered to a front-line worker in Queens, New York, on Monday morning.
The vaccine, which was produced by Pfizer and BioNTech, was shipped across the country over the weekend after the Food and Drug Administration granted an emergency use authorization for the vaccine on Friday. The Pfizer vaccine is the fastest
Washington ExaminerNov 12 2013
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Rand Paul Accuses Feds of Waging War on Doughnuts
Watch out America! The federal government is trying to take away your doughnuts, Sen. Rand Paul, R-Ky., warned in a speech in South Carolina this week. “They’re coming after your doughnuts! Did you hear they’re coming after the trans fat in your doughnuts?” Paul is seen saying in this video, referring to the Food and Drug Administration’s decision last week to phase out trans fats.
ABC News (Online)Apr 09 2015
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Walgreens to close 200 stores, boost cost cuttin
Drugstore chain Walgreens Boots Alliance (WBA) announced plans to close about 200 U.S. stores as part of its first earnings report since it merged with European drug retailer Alliance Boots last year.
Walgreens, the largest U.S. drugstore chain, said it will close the stores amid plans to boost its previously announced cost-cutting initiative by $500 million.
Walgreens now
USA TODAYApr 07 2015
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Can Libertarian Rand Paul Win A Republican Primary?
Rand Paul is not like other potential presidential candidates.
The Kentucky senator, who announced his candidacy for the White House on Tuesday morning, doesn't fit neatly into the molds of either party.
Socially liberal on issues of crime and punishment — especially when it comes to drug sentencing — against a federal ban on same-sex marriage, and no foreign policy hawk, he's
NPR (Online News)Nov 17 2021
Headline Roundup
Yearly US Overdose Deaths Top 100,000 for the First Time
An estimated 100,306 Americans died of drug overdoses from April 2020 to April 2021, the CDC reported Wednesday.
The CDC previously said there were 78,056 overdose deaths from April 2019 to April 2020 and 93,000 overdose deaths in 2020. Health officials attributed the deaths to the COVID-19 pandemic and the prevalence of synthetic opioids like fentanyl. According to data from The
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