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FILE - A portrait of President Donald Trump hangs on the Labor Department headquarters near the Capitol in Washington, Aug. 25, 2025. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, file)

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Departing CDC officials say Monarez’s firing was the final …

FILE - Dr. Demetre Daskalakis, White House Monkeypox response deputy coordinator, speaks alongside Bob Fenton, White House Monkeypox Response Coordinator, during a press briefing at the White House, Sept. 7, 2022, in Washington. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky, File)

Cyclist Chris Froome ‘stable’ but having surgery after …

Chris Froome of Israel - Premier Tech takes the Cablecar after finishing the eigth stage, a 10.1 km Mountain time trial from Beckenried to Stockhuette, at the 88th Tour de Suisse UCI World Tour cycling race, Sunday, June 22, 2025. (Urs Flueeler/Keystone via AP)

CDC director Susan Monarez is fired and other agency leaders …

FILE - Susan Monarez, President Donald Trump's nominee to be director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, arrives to testify before the Senate HELP Committee, at the Capitol in Washington, Wednesday, June 25, 2025. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, file)

FDA approves updated COVID-19 shots with limits for some …

This photo provided by Pfizer in August 2025 shows a vial of the updated COVID-19 vaccine Comirnaty. (Pfizer via AP)

Nonalcoholic beer and mocktails can help people stay sober …

Bartender Shelby Campos mixes a non-alcoholic beverage - or mocktail - at the non-alcoholic Good News Bar, Monday, Aug. 25, 2025, in San Diego. (AP Photo/Gregory Bull)

CDC dramatically scales back program that tracks food …

FILE - The campus of Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is seen in Atlanta, on Wednesday, June 25, 2025. (AP Photo/Mike Stewart, File)

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Denmark and Greenland apologize for painful legacy …

FILE - Denmark's Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen, right, and Greenland's Prime Minister Jens-Frederik Nielsen, right, during a statement at Marienborg, Denmark, April 27, 2025. (Mads Claus Rasmussen/Ritzau Scanpix via AP, file)

These colleges are welcoming pets in dorms to reduce …

Student Molly Cheer's pet comfort cat, Louie, peers out of his shelter in her dorm room at the University of Northern Colorado in Greeley, Colo., on Monday, Aug. 25, 2025. (AP Photo/Thomas Peipert)

Study says AI chatbots need to fix suicide response, …

Dr. Ateev Mehrotra, a professor at Brown University's school of public health, and co-author of a study on how popular artificial intelligence chatbots respond to questions about suicide is photographed in his office on Monday, August. 25, 2025 in Providence, R.I. (AP Photo/Matt O'Brien)

Maine clinics denied Medicaid funds during lawsuit …

FILE - Vanessa Shields-Haas, a nurse practitioner, walks from the lobby toward the examination rooms at the Maine Family Planning healthcare facility, July 15, 2025, in Thomaston, Maine. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa)

Maryland resident is diagnosed with New World screwworm. …

An adult New World screwworm fly sits at rest in this undated photo. (Denise Bonilla/U.S. Department of Agriculture via AP)

To get that perfect ear of corn, weather has to cooperate. …

Nicolle Ritchie, an extension agent with Michigan State University, inspects an ear of corn for pollination issues Monday, Aug. 18, 2025, in Paw Paw, Mich. (AP Photo/Joshua A. Bickel)

Indonesia launches a measles vaccination campaign …

A health worker gives a shot of measles vaccine to a child during a measles vaccination campaign following an outbreak, in Sumenep, East Java, Indonesia, Monday, Aug. 25, 2025. (AP Photo/Trisnadi)

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