FDA to pull common but ineffective cold medicine from market

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Politics - The Hill - November 10

1959 cold case of boy's murder in Wisconsin solved through DNA testing

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Health - The New York Times - November 9

Coups, colonialism and all that jazz: the film that unravels extraordinary cold war truths

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New FDA rules for TV drug ads: Simpler language and no distractions

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Health - ABC News - November 14

FDA employees consider how to handle RFK Jr., including leaving

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Hologram used in bid to solve sex worker's cold case murder

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'Multi-hazard' Storm Bert causing disruption across UK

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30% of federal student loan borrowers have gone without food or medicine, CFPB finds

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