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US Health Department Hit by Cyber-Attack Amid Coronavirus
The US Department of Health and Human Services, a key part of the federal response to the fast-spreading coronavirus outbreak, was hit by an unspecified "cyber incident" on Sunday, officials said on Monday.
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Donald Trump Administration Sued Over Detention Of Immigrant Children
A New York civil rights group on Tuesday sued Trump administration officials over what it called prolonged detention of immigrant children, blaming recent shifts in U.S. government policy for keeping children locked up without cause.
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Surgeon General Is Removed By Trump Administration, Replaced By Deputy For Now
U.S. Surgeon General Vivek H. Murthy has been removed by the Trump administration and replaced temporarily by his deputy, Rear Adm. Sylvia Trent-Adams.
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US Ships Safe Blood To Zika-Hit Puerto Rico
The US Department of Health and Human Services said it was arranging and funding shipments of blood products to Puerto Rico to ensure an adequate supply of safe blood as the US territory struggles with an outbreak of the mosquito-borne Zika virus.
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PETA Sues US Government Over Information About Elephants With Tuberculosis
Animal rights activists have sued the US Department of Health and Human Services, seeking the release of data about elephants and tuberculosis because of the risk that the animals could spread the potentially deadly disease to other elephants as well as humans.
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President Obama Proposes New Agency to Make Food Safer
President Barack Obama is proposing a new government agency dedicated to keeping the nation's food safe.
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US Emergency Labs Ready to Work on Ebola Drugs if Asked
All three US facilities established to quickly make vaccines and therapeutics in the event of a major public health threat say they are standing by to support any U.S. government effort to scale up a treatment for Ebola.
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No Arrests Yet in Scam Targeting Migrant Kids: FBI
Scammers have been preying on the relatives of unaccompanied young migrants being held at two US military bases by conning them into paying nonexistent fees to be reunited with their loved ones, officials said.
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US Health Department Hit by Cyber-Attack Amid Coronavirus
The US Department of Health and Human Services, a key part of the federal response to the fast-spreading coronavirus outbreak, was hit by an unspecified "cyber incident" on Sunday, officials said on Monday.
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Donald Trump Administration Sued Over Detention Of Immigrant Children
A New York civil rights group on Tuesday sued Trump administration officials over what it called prolonged detention of immigrant children, blaming recent shifts in U.S. government policy for keeping children locked up without cause.
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Surgeon General Is Removed By Trump Administration, Replaced By Deputy For Now
U.S. Surgeon General Vivek H. Murthy has been removed by the Trump administration and replaced temporarily by his deputy, Rear Adm. Sylvia Trent-Adams.
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US Ships Safe Blood To Zika-Hit Puerto Rico
The US Department of Health and Human Services said it was arranging and funding shipments of blood products to Puerto Rico to ensure an adequate supply of safe blood as the US territory struggles with an outbreak of the mosquito-borne Zika virus.
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PETA Sues US Government Over Information About Elephants With Tuberculosis
Animal rights activists have sued the US Department of Health and Human Services, seeking the release of data about elephants and tuberculosis because of the risk that the animals could spread the potentially deadly disease to other elephants as well as humans.
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President Obama Proposes New Agency to Make Food Safer
President Barack Obama is proposing a new government agency dedicated to keeping the nation's food safe.
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US Emergency Labs Ready to Work on Ebola Drugs if Asked
All three US facilities established to quickly make vaccines and therapeutics in the event of a major public health threat say they are standing by to support any U.S. government effort to scale up a treatment for Ebola.
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No Arrests Yet in Scam Targeting Migrant Kids: FBI
Scammers have been preying on the relatives of unaccompanied young migrants being held at two US military bases by conning them into paying nonexistent fees to be reunited with their loved ones, officials said.
