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Senate confirms Mehmet Oz to take lead of Medicare and Medicaid agency
Apr 03, 2025 9:56 pm - WASHINGTON — Former heart surgeon and TV pitchman Dr. Mehmet Oz was confirmed Thursday to lead the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services. Oz became the agency's adm...
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HHS is looking for some laid-off employees to keep working
Apr 03, 2025 9:54 pm - On Tuesday, thousands of Food and Drug Administration workers were laid off. They were shut out from the government offices where they had worked and placed on administra...
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South Korea's President Yoon Suk Yeol removed from office over ill-fated declaration of martial law
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Economists say the way Trump calculated tariffs makes no sense
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Polar bear-inhabited islands affected by Trump tariffs
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‘His passion was for Woodridge’: Village mourns longtime mayorApr 03, 2025 6:39 pm - Among DuPage County’s fraternity of past mayors, few had as long and as fruitful a career as Bill Murphy.
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‘What’s not to like about a healthy lake?’: Pilot monitoring program launched in Lake CountyApr 03, 2025 6:39 pm - A volunteer group’s passion enters a new phase this weekend with the start of a pilot program to monitor and hopefully improve conditions at 12 lakes throughout Lake County.
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Wheeling High School hosts more than 500 students at regional science fairApr 03, 2025 5:40 pm - Wheeling High School recently hosted the Illinois Junior Academy of Science Region 6 Science Fair. The event drew in more than 1,000 attendees and showcased innovations of more than 500 students from 35 schools across the region.
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The senior assassins game is back. Here’s why police are concernedApr 03, 2025 4:56 pm - A year after it led to a serious rollover crash in one suburb and a near shooting tragedy in another, police and school leaders are warning their communities about the “senior assassins” game that’s become a staple of graduation season.
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Federal judge says she will temporarily block billions in health funding cuts to states