Shutdown Virtually Halts CDC Flu Surveillance

Shutdown virtually halts CDC flu surveillance

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ATLANTA » As the government shutdown moves into its second week, there's virtually no activity in the federal labs in Atlanta where, each fall, researchers test thousands of samples of flu virus. As the season of coughs, sneezes and sniffles kicks into …
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The human costs of the Iran sanctions

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In June of last year, an American college student walked into the Apple store in Alpharetta, Georgia, to buy an iPad, chatting with her uncle in Farsi. The store clerk asked what language they were speaking, then refused to sell the young woman an iPad …
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How the Kochs and their Friends Engineered the Federal Shutdown, Part One

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On 9 August 2009, Media Matters headlined "FreedomWorks Board Member Has Vested Interest In Private Health Care Industry," and reported that board member Richard J. Stephenson had founded and now headed Cancer Treatment Centers of America, … Then, he …
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