Donald Trump Conducts Massive Purge of Critical Employees at CDC Despite Measles Outbreaks [View all]
Aaron Parnas
Good morning, everyone. Todays update may be shorter, but its packed with major stories you need to know. From a mass shooting in Mississippi to a sweeping purge of senior CDC scientists, and U.S. service members being told to rely on local food banks, these headlines speak volumes about the moment were living in.
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With that, heres what you missed:
In a Friday night massacre, the Trump administration abruptly laid off dozens of CDC employees, including top scientists, epidemic experts, and the agencys entire Washington office, in a late-night purge that eliminated 70 disease detectives and staff from key health divisions such as global health and the Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report.
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