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HuffPostAs The Government Shutdown Drags On, Food Assistance For Millions Could Run Out
SNAP, which helps 38 million people and is one of America's biggest safety net programs, could stop providing benefits if the government shutdown continues.
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Junk Food Companies Spend Billions Of Dollars On Ads Targeting Black Children
Black teens saw more than twice as many television ads for fast food, candy, sugary drinks and unhealthy snacks compared with white teens in 2017, according to a new study.
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Trump’s Shutdown Could Spark Corruption In Prisons, Airports, Border Crossings
Some experts said working without pay could exacerbate corruption and morale problems.
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Election Chaos Is Making History’s Second-Largest Ebola Outbreak Worse
The Democratic Republic of Congo government cut the internet. People attacked medical facilities. NGOs relocated their staff.
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Hepatitis A Infections Tripled In The U.S. In 2018. Here's Why.
Over 10,000 people in the U.S. have contracted the preventable disease this year.
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Yes, You Should Definitely Get Your Kids A Flu Shot. No, It's Not Too Late.
Last year, a record number of children died from influenza. As the flu begins to ramp up this month, experts stress the importance of getting the vaccine.
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The Ebola Outbreak In Congo Just Became The Second Largest Ever
Patient numbers are rising as health responders struggle to fight Ebola in a Democratic Republic of Congo war zone.
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Series of War Zone Attacks Puts DRC Ebola Outbreak On 'Edge of Crisis'
It's now the third-largest outbreak ever of the deadly hemorrhagic fever, with 215 deaths.
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Prison Where Whitey Bulger Died Is Known As One Of America's Most Dangerous
"Sending him there is like a death sentence," a Bureau of Prisons employee said after the mobster was killed in Hazelton penitentiary.
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Latest Ebola Outbreak Not An International Emergency, WHO Says
The outbreak of the deadly hemorrhagic fever has already killed 139 people in the Democratic Republic of Congo.
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Experts Said A War Zone Ebola Outbreak Would Be A Nightmare. It’s Been Even Worse.
A surge in patients. Attacks against health workers. Money running out. What the outbreak has been like in the Democratic Republic of Congo.
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Federal Prison In California Faces Multiple Investigations Over Dangerous Conditions
At the Mendota prison, whistleblowers say no air conditioning during record heat and toxic mold imperiled inmates and staff.
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Tuberculosis Became The Fifth Health Issue To Get A High-Level UN Meeting. It Didn’t Go Very Well.
The world's top infectious killer finally got a spot on the world's stage, but experts say more political will and accountability are needed to make a dent in fighting the disease.
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Political Violence In DRC May Cause Ebola Outbreak To Spin Out Of Control
Health care workers are sidelined as growing misinformation and community resistance hampers response efforts against the deadly hemorrhagic fever in the Democratic Republic of Congo.
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Hurricane Maria's Effect On The Health Care Industry Is Threatening Lives Across The U.S.
A year after the storm hit Puerto Rico, IV saline bags -- a bedrock of medical care -- are still hard to find.
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Tuberculosis Remains World’s Top Infectious Killer, But A Turning Point May Be Near
A high-level U.N. meeting next week may jolt efforts to fight the treatable, curable disease.
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World Health Organization: Following Ebola Death In Urban Area, ‘No One Should Be Sleeping Well Tonight’
Experts worry the outbreak could escalate after a patient died in Butembo, a city of about 1 million people in the Democratic Republic of Congo.
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State Department Team Fighting Russia Election Interference Still Waits For Funds
The money Congress allocated hasn’t reached the unit and the end of the fiscal year is only a month away.
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Over $3 Billion In Foreign Aid Is Safe… For Now
The decision follows a Tuesday meeting between Trump, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and OMB head Mick Mulvaney.
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America Can Blame Its Sky-High STD Rates On A Crumbling Health System
Health experts say we know how to stop sexually transmitted diseases. “We just don’t necessarily want to pay for it.”
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