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As the government began to figure out why people were getting sick, the messaging got only worse.
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The federal government announced that iceberg lettuce at Taco Bell was to blame for the outbreak. But it still hasn’t answered some crucial questions.
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The chances of getting stuck for hours in a grounded plane are soaring.
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A weight-loss medication eased Serena Williams’s comeback. Experts can’t agree on whether that counts as doping.
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Americans may be drinking less. But a lot of them are getting drunk faster.
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A new cigarette ban in the U.K. might yield its most dramatic results decades from now, if it sticks around that long.
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The senator from Louisiana offered an olive branch to MAHA and got nothing in return.
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