Joe Biden’s New Hampshire Trip Had Some Very Joe Biden Moments
Joe Biden had fun on his second campaign trip to New Hampshire. The same could not be said for his campaign staff, nervously watching from the sidelines. On several occasions, the former vice president signaled that he was going to ignore the advice of his large and experienced staff, make needlessly risky jokes and go on conversational detours far away from the message...
6m Jun 05, 2019
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Sudanese Protestors Say 60 People Have Died in This Week’s Military Crackdown
(KHARTOUM, Sudan) — Organizers of the pro-democracy protests in Sudan say the death toll across the country since the violent dispersal of their sit-in in Khartoum earlier this week has increased to 60. The previously reported death toll stood at 40. The Sudan Doctors' Committee says security forces killed at least 10 people on Wednesday in the capital, Khartoum, and...
1m Jun 05, 2019
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Author: How True-Crime Stories Reveal the Overlooked History of Violence Against Queer People
In a 1954 newspaper article about the murder of a man named Anthony Lankford, two sentences had been underlined: The sailor charged with the crime “had admitted meeting Lankford at a bar on Friday night.” It continued, “He said the two had several drinks and then went to Lankford’s apartment.
8m Jun 05, 2019
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Apple’s Big iPad Update Reveals Something Huge About How it Sees the Future
iPad fans got a pleasant surprise Monday during Apple's WWDC keynote in the form of a brand new operating system, dubbed iPadOS. While iOS still lies at the heart of the rebranded operating system, the new platform includes a slew of major changes designed to take advantage of the iPad's screen size, computing power, ports and so on. Apple's introduction of iPadOS is mo...
5m Jun 05, 2019
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What Does the ‘D’ in ‘D-Day’ Stand For? Experts Disagree With Eisenhower’s Answer
The D-Day landing — when, on June 6, 1944, more than 160,000 Allied troops landed on the beaches of Normandy, France, to begin the operation that would liberate Western Europe from Nazi Germany’s control — was one of the most complicated military feats in history. And even 75 years later, thanks in part to none other than Gen.
5m Jun 05, 2019
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Google Celebrates 50 Years of LGBTQ Pride with ‘Living Monument’ to the Stonewall Riots
To celebrate 50 years of LGBTQ Pride, Google is debuting a “living monument” to the Stonewall Riots. In conjunction with the The Center, a New York City LGBT community center, and the National Park Service, Google has announced the project, "Stonewall Forever," ahead of the fiftieth anniversary of Stonewall on June 28th, which marked a turning point for LGBTQ rights. ...
3m Jun 05, 2019
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‘The Arc of History Is Bending Back.’ New Study Shows How Girls Around the World View Female Leaders
A new report published Tuesday reveals that 9 out of 10 girls around the world believe that female leaders suffer widespread discrimination and sexual harassment.
3m Jun 05, 2019
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Elizabeth Warren Just Joined a Longtime Republican Cause
Republicans have long sought to scrap the U.S. Department of Commerce. Texas Sen. Ted Cruz, former Ohio Gov. John Kasich, longtime Rep. Ron Paul and former Texas Gov. Rick Perry have all called for cutting or eliminating it, as have the conservative Heritage Foundation and the libertarian-oriented Cato Institute. You can now add Sen. Elizabeth Warren to the list. ...
5m Jun 05, 2019
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‘Genocide’ Was Committed Against Canada’s Indigenous Women, an Inquiry Found
The disappearance of indigenous women and girls in Canada was determined to be genocide by a three-year national inquiry, the findings of which were released at a ceremony in Quebec Monday. The investigation began after the acquittal of the main suspect in the murder of a 15-year-old girl in 2014 sparked outrage and protests, reports the New York Times.
2m Jun 05, 2019
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Remembering Leah Chase, Who Transformed New Orleans and Its Food
When she made roux for her shrimp-and-sausage gumbo (one cup peanut oil and eight tablespoons flour) in her joyfully elegant restaurant in the Tremé neighborhood of New Orleans, Leah Chase, who died on June 1 at age 96, stirred very slowly with her wooden spoon until it blended to the color of café au lait and could bind together all the diverse ingredients. So, too, did t...
1m Jun 04, 2019
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Rhode Island Bishop Faces Significant Backlash for Anti-Pride Tweet
A Rhode Island bishop is facing a sharp backlash after advising Catholics not to attend LGBTQ Pride Month events, claiming they don't align with Catholic values and can be harmful to children. "A reminder that Catholics should not support or attend LGBTQ 'Pride Month' events held in June," Providence, R.I., Bishop Thomas Tobin tweeted on Saturday. "They promote a cultur...
3m Jun 04, 2019
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No, That ‘Hadestown’ Song About ‘The Wall’ Isn’t Really About Donald Trump
(NEW YORK) — It's one of the most striking and memorable moments in "Hadestown," Anais Mitchell's multi-Tony Award-nominated retelling of the myth of Orpheus and Eurydice, when Hades sings: "Why do we build the wall, my children?" "We build the wall to keep us free," respond his followers in the underworld. "How does the wall keep us free?" he asks. "The wall keeps out ...
5m Jun 04, 2019
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I Love Being a Mom. So I Donated My Uterus to Help Someone Else Become One
This spring, 31-year-old Heather Bankos donated her uterus through a research program at Baylor University Medical Center in Dallas, becoming about the 70th woman to do so worldwide. Bankos does not know the identity of her recipient, but most women in Baylor’s program have Mayer-Rokitansky-Küster-Hauser syndrome, a congenital condition that occurs in females, leading to a...
4m Jun 04, 2019
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Trump Had a Key Role in the Central Park Five Case. Here’s the Real History Behind When They See Us
The newspaper ad shows up in the second episode of Ava DuVernay's new Netflix drama When They See Us. It's a full-page proclamation, headlined in capital letters: "BRING BACK THE DEATH PENALTY.
7m Jun 04, 2019
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Column: Tiananmen Shaped China’s History. But Chinese Millennials Have Mixed Views About Its Legacy
It has become tradition around anniversaries of the 1989 Beijing massacre to contrast youth of that era with young Chinese of today. The former, these comparisons suggest, clamored for political change, while the latter show little hint of that revolutionary zeal — in fact they suffer from “amnesia” and “apathy” toward the events. In June of 1989, the blood on Beijing’s...
8m Jun 04, 2019
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It's Still Unclear If Mueller Will Testify, But Lawmakers Are Moving Ahead Anyway
The House Judiciary Committee will hold a series of hearings on former Special Counsel Robert Mueller's report on Russian interference in the 2016 presidential election — even though it is still unclear if Mueller himself will appear. Rep. Jerrold Nadler, who chairs the committee, announced the series of hearings on Monday. The first hearing, scheduled for June 10, will...
3m Jun 04, 2019
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House Panel Moves to Hold Attorney General and Commerce Secretary in Contempt Over Census Question
(WASHINGTON) — The House Oversight Committee is moving to hold Attorney General William Barr and Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross in contempt of Congress for failing to comply with subpoenas for documents related to the Trump administration's decision to add a citizenship question to the 2020 census. Rep. Elijah Cummings of Maryland, the panel's Democratic chairman, said ...
1m Jun 04, 2019
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George Nader, Businessman Named in Mueller Probe, Faces Child Pornography Charges
(ALEXANDRIA, Va.) — A Lebanese-American businessman who worked to advance Saudi Arabia's agenda to the Trump administration and who later provided grand jury testimony to special counsel Robert Mueller about his efforts to connect a Russian banker to members of Trump's transition team has been arrested on charges of transporting a dozen images of child pornography and best...
3m Jun 04, 2019
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Even People Who Were There Still Don’t Agree on How Stonewall Started. Here’s What We Do Know
A lot has changed for LGBTQ Americans in the 50 years since June 28, 1969, when an uprising in response to a police raid at the Stonewall Inn, a gay bar in Manhattan's West Village neighborhood, kicked off a new chapter of grassroots activism. The U.S. Supreme Court has struck down state bans on same-sex marriage; the "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" policy has come and gone; one o...
7m Jun 04, 2019
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Jeopardy! Champion James Holzhauer Lost Before He Could Break the Show’s Biggest Record
James Holzhauer's historic run on Jeopardy! has come to an end. The Jeopardy! champion, who gained national fame for winning through a specific money strategy, lost in the Final Jeopardy round in the latest episode of the quiz show, which aired Monday. Holzhauer set multiple records on Jeopardy!, including for the most money won in a single episode. And he was set to...
2m Jun 04, 2019
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German Government Sways After Social Democrat Leader Quits
BERLIN — German Chancellor Angela Merkel vowed Sunday to continue with her government after the leader of the center-left Social Democrats, a junior partner in the coalition, resigned following a series of disappointing election results. In a surprise announcement hours earlier, Andrea Nahles had announced she planned to quit, saying she wanted "clarity" after questions...
5m Jun 04, 2019
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How the U.K. Will Jeer (and Cheer) Trump During State Visit
When U.S. President Donald Trump and First Lady Melania Trump travel through central London to Buckingham Palace on Monday, they will be greeted by more than one hundred thousand protestors, activists say. Trump arrives in London on Monday for his first official state visit to the U.K.
10m Jun 03, 2019
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I Was Raised Muslim By an Ex-Catholic and a Former Jew. Here’s What Ramadan Teaches Me
As a pasty white child raised Muslim in America, I have distant memories of sitting in the school cafeteria with my non-Muslim friends, and just watching them eat. As I fasted from sunup to sundown during the month of Ramadan — not even allowed to drink water — the smells of french fries and grilled cheese would tempt me, over and over, to abandon God and just eat. ...
8m Jun 03, 2019
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After Tiananmen, the U.S. Protected Chinese Students. Now, Uighurs Ask the Same for Them
After the crackdown on student protesters in Beijing’s Tiananmen Square 30 years ago, many Chinese students studying in the U.S. were fearful of returning home as authorities continued to arrest supporters of the uprising. Jian Tang, a graduate student at the University of Wisconsin, described to the New York Times in January 1990 what he believed his fate would be if ...
13m Jun 03, 2019
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Apple’s Biggest Event of the Year Starts Monday. Here’s What to Expect
Apple is planning to unleash a slew of new apps, features and development tools at its annual software conference. To improve its devices and strengthen its connection to customers, the consumer technology giant will continue to walk a fine line between wooing outside app makers while also competing against them. The Worldwide Developers Conference, or WWDC, starts June...
13m Jun 03, 2019
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Lyricist Bernie Taupin on Rocketman‘s Depiction of His 50-Year Bond With Elton John
For the past 50 years, Bernie Taupin has served as the primary translator of Elton John’s memories, moods and fantasies. John’s longtime lyricist and musical partner captured his peak sassiness on “The Bitch Is Back,” his drug-fueled nadir on “Too Low For Zero” and his hard-won salvation on “Someone Saved My Life Tonight.
7m Jun 03, 2019
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President Trump Denies Meghan Markle ‘Nasty’ Comment Despite Recording
Amid a growing online outcry, President Donald Trump responded to claims he called Meghan Markle, the Duchess of Sussex, "nasty" by tweeting that it was "made up by the Fake News Media" on Sunday. https://twitter.com/realDonaldTrump/status/1135165268261519361 His remarks came after an interview with the President was published by British newspaper The Sun on Saturday...
2m Jun 03, 2019
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They Survived Mass Shootings. Years Later, The Bullets Are Still Trying to Kill Them
Colin Goddard lay in a pool of his own blood, hoping his racing heart would not tip off the approaching gunman that he was still alive. The shooter hovered over Goddard, paused and fired two more bullets into him anyway. Goddard survived the April 16, 2007 massacre at Virginia Tech, which killed 32 people and was the worst school shooting in U.S. history.
16m Jun 02, 2019
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Asian American Chefs Are Embracing Spam. But How Did the Canned Meat Make Its Way Into Their Cultures?
From a food truck peddling Hawaiian-Korean fusion dishes in Seattle to an underground Japanese speakeasy in D.C. to a Korean barbecue restaurant that focuses on home cooking in New York City, one ingredient is surprisingly constant: Spam. In recent years, a growing number of Asian American and Pacific Islander chefs are working against anti-Spam stigma to bring the meat...
9m Jun 02, 2019
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‘I Didn’t Know That She Was Nasty.’ Trump Responds to Meghan Markle Criticizing His 2016 Presidential Run
President Donald Trump has responded to negative comments that Meghan Markle, Duchess of Sussex, made about him during his 2016 presidential run. In an interview with the British newspaper The Sun that was published on Saturday, Trump was asked how he felt about Markle calling him “misogynistic” and “divisive” during a 2016 appearance she made on The Nightly Show with L...
1m Jun 02, 2019
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Taylor Swift Urges GOP Senator to Support LGBTQ Equality Act
Taylor Swift is imploring Republican Sen. Lamar Alexander of Tennessee to defend LGBTQ rights by supporting the Equality Act. The legislation, which prevents discrimination based on sexual orientation and gender identity, was passed by the House in May and has now moved to the Senate. Swift shared the request in an open letter on her Instagram on Saturday, the first day...
2m Jun 02, 2019
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Review: Always Be My Maybe Is Maybe Almost Good. Is That Good Enough?
It’s ridiculous that Hollywood can go for 25 years without making a single movie featuring a predominantly Asian cast: That’s the number of years stretching between 1993’s The Joy Luck Club and last year’s Crazy Rich Asians, and there’s no excuse for it. But while movies need more representation of all kinds of people, we should also be demanding that those movies aspire t...
4m Jun 02, 2019
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5 Songs You Need to Listen to This Weekend
This week, the music gods are blessing us with an overload of new, fresh pop from a range of genre favorites. From the return of Katy Perry and Miley Cyrus to new offerings from the likes of Camila Cabello, Rosalía, King Princess, Kim Petras, MIKA and Tove Lo, there's more than enough to satisfy pop fans. In particular, it's worth paying attention Perry's latest, "Never Re...
5m Jun 01, 2019
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There’s a Simple Reason Why So Many People Seem to Have the Same Freckle
Earlier this week, women on Twitter were shocked to discover a new thing in common: a single, standout freckle on the center of the wrist. More than 12,000 people responded to the original Twitter post identifying this phenomenon, sharing their own photos of their matching freckle. But why do so many people seem to have this same mark — and why there, on the center of t...
2m Jun 01, 2019
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New Sex-Assault Charges Could Lead to Stricter Penalty, Jail Time for R Kelly if Convicted
(CHICAGO) — Prosecutors aren't saying much about why they charged R. Kelly with 11 new sex-related felony counts but one thing is clear: Things are much more serious for the Grammy-winning R&B singer.
4m Jun 01, 2019
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Is Our Obsession with Health Data Making Us Crazy?
When Bri Cawsey started wearing a Fitbit, she thought it was simply a "really cool tool" for charting her runs. Slowly but surely, however, the British Columbia-based strength and conditioning coach began tracking everything—calories, macronutrients, fertility—and noticed the habit spiraling out of control. "It became a little bit of an obsessive habit, especially aroun...
6m Jun 01, 2019
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Yes, This Year’s Scripps National Spelling Bee Was Too Easy for Its Winners — All Eight of Them
(OXON HILL, Md.) — There were warning signs throughout a marathon day of spelling that this Scripps National Spelling Bee would not conclude like any other in the event's 94-year history. Rishik Gandharsi sensed it as he stepped to the microphone for the ninth round of Thursday night's prime-time finals, when he was one of eight spellers remaining onstage. "Just out of ...
6m Jun 01, 2019
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Government Watchdog Report Outlines Overcrowding at Texas Border Facility
The Department of Homeland Security's Office of Inspector General (OIG) found an El Paso Border Patrol processing center was so overcrowded that detainees were wearing "soiled clothing for days or weeks" and standing on toilets "to make room and gain breathing space.
3m Jun 01, 2019
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12 Dead, Including Suspect, and 6 Wounded in Shooting at Virginia Beach Municipal Center
(VIRGINIA BEACH, Va.) — A longtime, disgruntled city employee opened fire at a municipal building in Virginia Beach on Friday, killing 11 people before police fatally shot him, authorities said. Six other people were wounding in the shooting, including a police officer whose bulletproof vest saved his life, said Virginia Beach Police Chief James Cervera.
2m Jun 01, 2019
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Israel Will Hold an Election for Prime Minister in September — Even Though Netanyahu Just Won the Vote
Just seven weeks after he claimed victory in national elections and prepared to embark on a historic fifth term, Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu failed to form a government within the allotted 42-day limit, plunging the country into political turmoil and forcing Israelis to return to the polls for fresh elections this fall. Netanyahu was on track to become th...
7m Jun 01, 2019
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Mitch McConnell Has Always Been Unusually Open About His Playbook
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell has always been straightforward about his playbook, and his admission earlier this week that he would fill a Supreme Court vacancy with a Trump nominee if it became open before the election is just the latest display of the lengths he’s willing to go to advance Republican interests.
3m May 31, 2019
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Experts Say ‘How Much’ Is the Wrong Way to Assess Screen Time
Way back in the late 1990s—not long after home Internet use became widespread in the U.S.—researchers started turning up links between time spent on computers and poor mental health. A 1998 study in the journal CyberPsychology and Behavior found heavy internet use—defined as 38 hours or more of non-work, non-school online activity—was associated with “significant social...
6m May 31, 2019
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‘The Communists Will Never Allow This.’ Photographer Liu Heung Shing on Tiananmen and His Life in China
It may sound strange now, but when Liu Heung Shing went to China to cover the Tiananmen Square protests, he did it so he could have a rest. In 1989, he was a photographer for the Associated Press stationed in Seoul, where his daily grind was photographing South Korea’s own pro-democracy student demonstrators, whose running battles with the police were then far more viciou...
12m May 31, 2019
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In a Historic Finale, 8 Spellers Just Won the 2019 Scripps National Spelling Bee
"We're throwing the dictionary at you, and you're showing the dictionary who's boss," Dr. Jacques Bailly, the Scripps National Spelling Bee's official announcer said Thursday night after 17 rounds of competition — at which point a record-setting eight spellers remained in the running. "We are now in uncharted territory," Bailly continued.
3m May 31, 2019
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‘Baaaaaaaaa Bye.’ Philippines Ships Trash Back to Canada
A cargo ship loaded with 69 containers of garbage left the Philippines Friday for Vancouver, Canada amid an escalating diplomat row over international trash exports, Reuters reports. The refuse return follows Philippines President Rodrigo Duterte's campaign to get Ottawa to agree take back its waste, and makes good on threats he issued last week to return the rubbish an...
2m May 31, 2019
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R. Kelly Charged With 11 New Sex-Related Crimes in Chicago
(CHICAGO) — Prosecutors charged R&B singer R. Kelly on Thursday with 11 new sex-related counts involving one of the women who accused him of sexually abusing her when she was underage, including counts that carry a maximum sentence of 30 years in prison, making them the most serious he faces.
4m May 31, 2019
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Louisiana’s Democratic Governor Signs State’s Abortion Ban Into Law
(BATON ROUGE, La.) — Louisiana's Democratic governor signed a ban on abortion as early as six weeks of pregnancy Thursday, a move that puts him squarely in line with the leaders of other conservative Southern states while provoking anger from members of his own party. With his signature, Gov. John Bel Edwards made Louisiana the fifth state to enact a law prohibiting abo...
4m May 31, 2019
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The Surprising Origins of 'Medicare for All' and What That Means for 2020 Democrats
When Medicare was created in 1965, few Americans were talking about universal health care. Even fewer realized that the bureaucrats behind the program hoped that it would eventually become that. With America at the height of Cold War anti-communist sentiment, the Social Security Administration staffers who set up Medicare did not articulate their goal, instead hoping th...
15m May 31, 2019
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How the Microbiome Might Predict Diabetes, Premature Birth and Gut Diseases
Over the last 10 years, the U.S. National Institutes of Health has invested $170 million to better understand the universe of bacteria that live within us—the so-called microbiome. In the first phase of the project, researchers focused on cataloguing the myriad types of microbes found throughout the body, including in the mouth, nose, gut, and reproductive tract. ...
8m May 31, 2019
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The U.S. Is Experiencing the Highest Number of Measles Cases in 25 Years, CDC Confirms
More people in the U.S. have been infected with measles during the first five months of 2019 than the total for any year since 1994, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) announced Thursday. A total of 971 cases of measles have been reported in the U.S. since the beginning of 2019, compared to 963 cases during the entirety of 1994, according to the agency...
2m May 31, 2019
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