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Senate confirms Dr. Erica Schwartz as CDC director, bringing new leadership to troubled agency
Dr. Erica Schwartz has been confirmed by the U.S. Senate as director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
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Iran and the US say a Strait of Hormuz deal is close, but one or both would have to back down
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Three people charged with threatening judge, witness and officials tied to Nolan Wells investigation
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No evidence? No problem. Trump pushes ahead on false claims that Reflecting Pool was vandalized
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WHO chief says Ebola outbreak is outpacing response as aid workers strike over pay
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Immigration
ICE presence once again growing on LI, as arrests rise nationwide
Advocates say they are seeing signs that U.S. Customs and Immigration Enforcement agents are becoming more active on Long Island.
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Masked ICE agents allowed in NY, federal judge rules
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Hochul warns Nassau and other counties to end ICE pacts
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ICE is arresting immigrants on LI by surveilling parking lots, running license plates
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Nanny says Lindsay Clancy appeared to be a loving mother before killing her 3 children
4 stabbed in central London in what police believe was a mental health incident
How Abdul El-Sayed went from political oblivion to progressive breakthrough in Michigan Senate race
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Russian drone factory director badly injured in car explosion
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AP Exclusive: Trump's immigration crackdown has detained more than 50 military spouses and parents
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Texas judge rules that law regulating firearm suppressors and some guns can't be enforced
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GOP Rep. Max Miller resists pressure to drop reelection bid as party anxiety grows over abuse claims
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US moves to shut a Kentucky organ donation group, citing safety failures
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A $150M contract for migrant kids' lawyers goes to a Trump-linked Texas firm, raising concerns
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Detroit could regain Black voice in Congress with Thanedar's tumble in 13th District race
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15 states now linked to iceberg lettuce cyclospora outbreak, CDC says
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Canada's Carney says he has no confidence in FIFA's Infantino
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Firefighters get a handle on Spokane wildfires as tens of thousands remain evacuated
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A gunman kills a Mexican social media influencer during a livestream
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Federal judge won't make disgraced clerk pay Alex Murdaugh's $600,000 in legal fees for 1st trial
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Fuego volcano activity that triggered evacuations in Guatemala is decreasing, but risks remain
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Crews remove the granite seal on the White House helipad, signaling potential project delays
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Why Russia's ballistic missiles are increasingly getting through Ukrainian defenses
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Flávio Bolsonaro announces his running mate for Brazil's October election in a bid against Lula
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State of New Mexico sues Justice Department and Todd Blanche, saying they blocked its Epstein probe
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Man arrested at Trump's California golf course faces illegal weapons charges
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California judge holds Homeland Security in contempt in case over LA immigration sweeps
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US offers $25 million reward targeting US citizen who reportedly leads Mexico's most powerful cartel
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Wildfire near Athens leaves rescuers scrambling to reunite hundreds of animals
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