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☆ As Tesla layoffs continue, here are 600 jobs the company cut in California
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-17 | by ( Lora Kolodny | In Lorakolodny | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +4 min

In an aerial view, brand new Tesla cars sit parked in a lot at the Tesla Fremont Factory on April 24, 2024 in Fremont, California. Faced with weakening demand for Tesla EVs and increased competition, the company has been slashing headcount since at least January. Previous filings revealed that Tesla would cut more than 6,300 jobs across California, Austin, Texas and Buffalo, New York. The WARN filing shows that to be the case, with many cut from the team at Tesla's Hanover Street location in Palo Alto. Read the latest WARN filing in California here:

Persons: —, Elon Musk, Tesla, Musk, Kato, CNBC's David Faber Organizations: Fremont Factory, California Employment Development Department, CNBC, Tesla, Tesla's, American, Twitter Locations: Fremont , California, California, Fremont, Palo Alto, Austin , Texas, Buffalo , New York, Tesla's Hanover, China, robotaxis, U.S

☆ Biden Is Talking Directly to Black Voters. This Is What He Wants Them to Know.
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-17 | by ( Katie Rogers | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

President Biden is spending much of his time this week speaking directly to Black voters, a constituency that carried him to the White House in 2020 and whose voters are now threatening to withhold their support as Mr. Biden’s final presidential campaign unfolds. Mr. Biden’s most high-profile event this week is still to come. On Sunday, he will deliver a commencement speech at Morehouse College, a prestigious, historically Black institution. He was speaking to a crowd at the National Museum of African American History and Culture celebrating the 70th anniversary of Brown v. Board of Education, a landmark civil rights ruling that outlawed racially segregated schools. Not even the venue choice seemed like a complete coincidence: As a senator, Mr. Biden was one of the original co-sponsors of legislation establishing the museum, and he attended its opening as vice president in 2016.

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☆ A financial therapist was $19,000 in debt in her 20s. Loud budgeting helped her pay it off in 1 year.
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-17 | by ( Julia Pugachevsky | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Read previewThe average American has $104,215 of debt, and paying it all off is a daunting task. Amanda Clayman, a financial therapist who hosts Fresh Produce Media's Audible series "Emotional Investment," once found herself in the same predicament: she owed $19,000 in credit card debt. AdvertisementClayman told Business Insider that paying off the debt took a little over a year. AdvertisementClayman's reframing not only helped her pay off her debt quickly, but it also brought her closer to her friends. No more smiling through expensive mealsOnce she started engaging with her debt, Clayman realized that she had to change some of her spending habits.

Persons: —, Amanda Clayman, Clayman, Clayman's, Zers Organizations: Service, Business Locations: New York City

☆ PGA Championship: ‘Shaking’ Scottie Scheffler warmed up in a jail cell. Then he climbed the leaderboard
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-17 | by ( Jack Bantock | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +6 min

CNN —His body shaking, Scottie Scheffler sat in a jail cell watching the story of his own arrest unfold on a nearby TV. Once his heart rate had settled, the world’s top-ranked golfer began his warm-up routine for the second round of the PGA Championship in Kentucky. Mere hours after being arrested, charged with felony assault and released from jail, Scheffler eased round Louisville’s Valhalla Golf Club with a five-under 66 to accelerate his pursuit of a second consecutive major title. “I feel like my head is still spinning,” tournament favorite Scheffler told reporters on his return to the clubhouse. Andy Lyons/Getty ImagesAsked about Scheffler, Schauffele added: “You felt like it was sort of a prank or something when you see a mug shot of Scottie.

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The storm also battered New Orleans overnight, with severe thunderstorms and flooding possible again Friday, according to the local branch of the National Weather Service. A home is severely damaged by a fallen tree after heavy winds and rains ripped through the region on May 17, 2024 in Houston, Texas. Across Houston, photos and videos on social media showed intense flooding and downed trees, as well as toppled electrical towers and power lines. Another video showed baseball fans leaving the stadium amid the bad weather. Strong winds appeared to have blown off roof panels at a Hyatt Regency Hotel in Houston, a video posted to X showed.

Persons: Melissa Phillips, Ike, Houston Mayor John Whitmire, Logan Riely, Harris, Lina Hidalgo, Hidalgo, Samuel Peña, Whitmire, Greg Abbott, Abbott, Brett Coomer, Jon Shapley Organizations: Hearst Newspapers, Getty, Houston Mayor, National Weather Service, Houston Independent School District, Houston Fire, Texas Gov, Texans, Facebook, Houston Astros, Hyatt Regency Locations: Parkway, West, Cypress, Texas, Houston, Romayor, New Orleans, Houston , Texas, Southeast Texas, Sowden, Houston's Harris County, Fargo Plaza

☆ 'The Pillowcase Murders': What happened to Billy Chemirmir? Authorities say he killed 22 older women in 2 years.
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-17 | by ( Eammon Jacobs | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Read preview"The Pillowcase Murders" puts the convicted murderer Billy Chemirmir in the spotlight. The Paramount Plus docuseries details how authorities accused him of killing 22 older women between 2016 and 2018, though he was only found guilty of two murders. Chemirmir attacked women living in nursing homes and senior living communities in Texas, prosecutors alleged. AdvertisementHe posed as a maintenance man to gain entry into the building and then used pillows to smother his victims, prosecutors said. AdvertisementAccording to press releases from prosecutors, Chemirmir was ultimately accused of killing 13 women in Dallas County and 9 in Collin County.

Persons: —, Billy Chemirmir, Chemirmir, Mary Bartel, Lu Thi Harris, Mary Brooks Billy Chemirmir, Tom Fox, Mary Brooks, Prosecutors, Wyatt Busby, Shannon Dion Organizations: Service, Paramount, Netflix, Business, NBC, Dallas, Dallas Morning News, Coffield Unit, Associated Press, Guardian, Texas, Fox Locations: Texas, Fort Worth, Dallas County, Collin County, Anderson County, Dallas

☆ Supreme Court's Alito blames his wife for displaying pro-Trump symbol at their house
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-17 | by ( Geoff Weiss | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +1 min

Justice Alito and his wife had an upside-down American flag flying on their lawn in January 2021. Inverted flags were a symbol of the pro-Trump "Stop the Steal" movement. Justice Alito told The New York Times his wife put it there and blamed a dispute with neighbors. download the app Email address Sign up By clicking “Sign Up”, you accept our Terms of Service and Privacy Policy . AdvertisementSupreme Court Justice Samuel Alito had an explanation for the pro-Trump symbol hanging outside his Virginia home in the weeks following the Capitol Riot: his wife put it there.

Persons: Alito, Justice Alito, —, Samuel Alito, Joe Biden didn't Organizations: Trump, New York Times, Service, Capitol Riot, Times, Business Locations: Virginia

☆ Frontier Airlines does away with change fees in budget airline pricing overhaul
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-17 | by ( Leslie Josephs | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +1 min

Frontier Airlines said it will stop charging customers a fee to change their flights, taking a page from larger competitors as the Biden administration issues stricter rules targeting so-called "junk fees." Frontier currently charges up to $99 to change flights if the change is made within a week of the trip, according to the airline's website. Larger rivals Delta , American and United scrapped change fees during the Covid-19 pandemic for travelers who were booked in standard economy class and above. "The truth is the big four all have no change fees on the majority of their products, so we were not as desirable," Biffle said. He said change fees were a "top complaint" of travelers.

Persons: Biden, Barry Biffle, Biffle Organizations: Frontier Airlines, CNBC, U.S . Department of Transportation, Frontier, Delta, United, Southwest Airlines

☆ Some vacationers expect to carry summer travel debt, report finds. Here's how to avoid that
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-17 | by ( Ana Teresa Solá | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

About 86.6% of Hopper users expect to travel this summer, but 72.5% have not booked their trips yet, according to the outlook. "Leaving a balance in your credit card is not necessarily good for your credit score." Plus you're adding to the expense of that purchase, with average credit card interest rates topping 20%. Book summer travel plans soon: The sooner you book your travel plans, the lower the upfront cost will tend to be. You might still have time to book late summer, early fall trips, she explained.

Persons: Klaus Vedfelt, Hopper, Berg, " Berg, Sally French, Cardholders Organizations: Digitalvision, Getty, United Airlines, American Airlines, JetBlue Airways, Federal Reserve Bank of New, Labor Locations: Federal Reserve Bank of New York, U.S

☆ The US secretly sent communist-friendly Coca-Cola to a Soviet general in a bid to maintain good ties across the Iron Curtain
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-17 | by ( Benjamin Brimelow | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

Read previewAs World War II ended and the Iron Curtain fell over Eastern Europe, relations deteriorated between the Soviet Union and its Western allies. Zhukov had developed an intense liking for Coca-Cola, a drink now illegal in the Soviet Union. PH/Sherman Montrose ACMECoca-Cola's steadfast support for the Allied war effort helped make it both distinctly American and recognizable worldwide. CORBIS/Corbis via Getty ImagesAt Zhukov's request, the new beverage wasn't put in the usual Coke bottles but instead in unmarked, straight-edged bottles. Its rival Pepsi eventually gained a virtual monopoly in the Soviet Union, which the Soviets maintained — once trading several warships for $3 billion worth of Pepsi — until 1985.

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☆ Tiwa Savage makes her acting debut with ‘Water & Garri’ on Prime Video, and emerges with a new sound
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-17 | by ( Lauren Lee | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +4 min

CNN —Despite her extraordinary success in Afrobeats music, Tiwa Savage has long harbored a secret aspiration: to pursue a career in acting. On May 10, her much-anticipated debut film, “Water & Garri,” hit Prime Video, marking her leap into acting. Executive produced by Savage and directed by her long-time music video director Meji Alabi, “Water & Garri” is a collaboration between Everything Savage, Unbound Studios, and JM Films. “It was just to break me out of my shell, to break me out of Tiwa Savage and just empty me out – and then just allow me to be or embody like a whole different character,” she added. “I feel like I’ve been boxed to a certain sound because I’ve done it for over 10 years,” Savage said.

Persons: Tiwa Savage, “, ”, CNN’s Larry Madowo, Savage, Meji Alabi, ” Savage, Comfort Emmanuel, Aisha, –, King Charles, Leon Neal, Asa, Zacardi Cortez, Richard Bona, “ I’m Organizations: CNN, Studios, JM Films, Getty Locations: Lagos, Cape Coast, Ghana, London, French Nigerian, American

☆ Mercedes-Benz workers in Alabama vote against UAW union membership
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-17 | by ( Michael Wayland | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +4 min

United Auto Workers (UAW) members and supporters on a picket line outside the ZF Chassis Systems plant in Tuscaloosa, Alabama, US, on Wednesday, Sept. 20, 2023. Andi Rice | Bloomberg | Getty ImagesMercedes-Benz workers in Alabama have voted against union representation by the United Auto Workers, the National Labor Relations Board said Friday. Union organizing failed with 56% of the vote, or 2,642 workers, casting ballots against the UAW, according to the NLRB, which oversaw the election. More than 90% of the 5,075 eligible Mercedes-Benz workers voted in the election, according to the results. If no objections are filed, the election result will be certified, and the union will have to wait one year to file for a union election for a similar bargaining unit.

Persons: Andi Rice, Shawn Fain, Margaret Mock, Stellantis, Michael Wayland, Stephen Silvia, Southern, Mercedes, Silvia Organizations: United Auto Workers, UAW, ZF, Systems, Bloomberg, Getty, Mercedes, Benz, National Labor Relations Board, Detroit, Union, NLRB, Team, Detroit automakers Ford Motor, General Motors, Volkswagen, Southern Gamble, Workers, Foreign, American University Locations: Tuscaloosa , Alabama, Alabama, Tennessee, Sterling Heights , Michigan, U.S, Washington ,

☆ Justice Samuel Alito blames upside-down American flag on his wife and a flap with neighbors
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-17 | by ( John Fritze | Holmes Lybrand | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +7 min

Alito said that a neighbor had posted a sign saying “F**k Trump” near a school bus stop and then a sign attacking his wife, Martha-Ann Alito. The upside-down flag was a symbol for former President Donald Trump’s supporters who falsely claimed widespread fraud in the presidential election. A spokeswoman for the Supreme Court has not respond to CNN’s requests for comment. “Flying an upside-down American flag — a symbol of the so-called ‘Stop the Steal’ movement — clearly creates the appearance of bias,” Durbin said in a statement. Renewed calls for ethics reformThe Supreme Court is weighing major cases this term tied to the 2020 election and the attack on the Capitol.

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☆ A-League: Soccer players in Australia charged over alleged transnational betting plot
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-17 | by ( Chris Lau | Angus Watson | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +2 min

Sydney CNN —Three players from Australia’s top soccer league have been arrested and charged over an alleged betting scam, accused of deliberately getting yellow cards and giving away penalties at the behest of a South American criminal. A senior A-League player allegedly took instructions from the mastermind and arranged the infractions with teammates in designated games last year, according to New South Wales Police. Investigators have not disclosed the players’ team, but said they are attached to a club in Sydney’s south-west. Nor did they find evidence that players from other teams may have been complicit, he said. He said the bets were placed offshore, predominantly in South America, with no trace that betting has come from Australia.

Persons: Michael Fitzgerald, ”, Peter Faux Organizations: Sydney CNN —, League, New South Wales Police, Junior, ”, Macarthur FC, NSW Police Locations: American, New, Sydney’s, Sydney, Macarthur, South America, Australia

CNN —The Women’s World Cup will be held in South America for the first time after Brazil won the right to host the 2027 tournament, soccer’s governing body FIFA announced on Thursday. Brazil’s bid won 119 votes, FIFA said, while a joint bid from Belgium, the Netherlands and Germany (‘BNG’) received 78. “Congratulations to Brazil,” FIFA president Gianni Infantino said. “We will have the best World Cup in Brazil.”Brazil has hosted the men’s World Cup in 1950 and 2014. “You can be sure, with no vanity, we will accomplish the best World Cup for women.”The 2027 World Cup will be the 10th edition of the tournament.

Persons: Brazil’s, “, Gianni Infantino, ”, Ednaldo Rodrigues, Catherine Ivill, Marta Organizations: CNN, Brazil, FIFA, FIFA Congress, ” FIFA, South, Brazilian Football Confederation, Spain, England, Spanish, Force Locations: South America, Bangkok, Thailand, Belgium, Netherlands, Germany, United States, Mexico, Brazil, ” Brazil, –, States, Australia, New Zealand

The question for some of us is, why some people want to keep working decades beyond retirement age? CNN Opinion editor Stephanie Griffith asked seven people who are past the conventional retirement age why they are still at the job and got as many responses as there were respondents. They continue to work happily and productively, and were happy to explain to us how and why they do it. Over the years I’ve had to adapt frequently to the changing technology, which isn’t always easy for someone my age. That may be the secret of working well past the time society tells us we’re supposed to retire.

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☆ Biden team consulted prominent Morehouse alumni to craft commencement speech that’s expected to praise student voices
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-17 | by ( Kayla Tausche | Arlette Saenz | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +5 min

“The voices of students have grown even more clear, particularly in the last few years,” Allen told CNN in an interview, pointing to the protests following George Floyd’s murder and the Black Lives Matter movement. Among those issues, according to people familiar with the discussions, was student worry that their achievements would be overshadowed by a stump speech. On this day, he’s a commencement speaker for these young men, and that’s what he plans to do – be a commencement speaker,” Benjamin told CNN in an interview. At Morehouse, Biden’s broader economic message touting the expansion of the middle class is likely to hit home, according to Allen. HBCUs “continue to be the number one engine for promoting African Americans into the middle class,” Allen told CNN.

Persons: Joe Biden, Tony Allen, Biden’s, ” Allen, George Floyd’s, Stephen Benjamin, Biden, he’s, ” Benjamin, Donald Trump, haven’t, ” Dr, Eddie Glaude Jr, ” Glaude, Jeh Johnson, Randall Woodfin, Steven Reed, Cedric Richmond, ” Richmond, Richmond, Allen, HBCUs “, ” Organizations: CNN, Morehouse College, Delaware State University, White House, Atlanta, Princeton University’s Department of African American Studies, Morehouse, Trustees, White, Homeland, Black, National Museum of, “ Locations: Gaza, Birmingham , Alabama, Montgomery , Alabama, Black

Ukraine has asked the Biden administration to provide more intelligence on the position of Russian forces and military targets inside Russia as Ukrainian troops struggle to hold ground in the war, according to U.S. and Ukrainian officials. A group of Ukrainian Parliament members also met with members of Congress in Washington to press for the United States to allow Kyiv to use American weapons in Russia. Ukraine’s requests have become more urgent in recent weeks as Russia has taken advantage of delays in shipments of American weapons and intensified military operations in the Kharkiv region of northeastern Ukraine. But White House officials said the administration’s longstanding policy remained unchanged: The United States is not encouraging or enabling attacks inside Russia. American officials, seeking to avoid escalating the war, have insisted they do not want U.S. weapons used in cross-border attacks or their intelligence reports used to target sites in Russia.

Persons: Biden Organizations: White Locations: Ukraine, Russia, Washington, United States, Kyiv, Kharkiv, U.S

☆ She flew a record-breaking US flight – but it was kept secret for years
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-16 | by ( Jacopo Prisco | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +13 min

There were no women flying, there were no female airline pilots. A historic moment, kept secretRippelmeyer and Captain Emilie Jones before a flight with Air Illinois, where they became the first all-female crew of a scheduled flight in the United States. So that’s what we did.”It was December 30, 1977, and that was the first scheduled flight in the United States with an all-female crew – but it was kept a secret. At least, “since nobody died,” Lippenmeyer says, the two were no longer intentionally kept apart and flew together many more times. “My first 747 flight was to London and then my last 787 flight was to London,” she says.

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NATO allies are inching closer to sending troops into Ukraine to train Ukrainian forces, a move that would be another blurring of a previous red line and could draw the United States and Europe more directly into the war. As a result, Ukrainian officials have asked their American and NATO counterparts to help train 150,000 new recruits closer to the front line for faster deployment. So far the United States has said no, but Gen. Charles Q. Brown Jr., the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, said on Thursday that a NATO deployment of trainers appeared inevitable. For now, he said, an effort inside Ukraine would put “a bunch of NATO trainers at risk” and would most likely mean deciding whether to use precious air defenses to protect the trainers instead of critical Ukrainian infrastructure near the battlefield.

Persons: Charles Q, Brown Jr, “ We’ll, ”, General Brown Organizations: NATO, Joint Chiefs of Staff Locations: Ukraine, United States, Europe, Russia, Brussels

Blum turned to programs mostly in states where abortion access — and, by extension, abortion training — is likely to remain protected, like California, Colorado, and New Mexico. The AAMC analysis found the number of applicants to OB-GYN residency programs in abortion ban states dropped by 6.7%, compared with a 0.4% increase in states where abortion remains legal. For internal medicine, the drop observed in abortion ban states was over five times as much as in states where abortion is legal. The AAMC analysis notes that even in states with abortion bans, residency programs are filling their positions — mostly because there are more graduating medical students in the U.S. and abroad than there are residency slots. Stulberg and others worry that this self-selection away from states with abortion restrictions will exacerbate the shortages of physicians in rural and underserved areas.

Persons: — Isabella Rosario Blum, Blum, —, “, ”, Atul Grover, ” Jack Resneck Jr, Wade, Resneck, Beverly Gray, Gray, Duke, Rohini Kousalya Siva, Kousalya Siva, “ We’re, Debra Stulberg, Stulberg, Hannah Light, Olson, Dr, Sanjay Gupta Organizations: Health, —, Association of American Medical Colleges, KFF Health, OB, Research, Action Institute, American Medical Association, Duke University School of Medicine, MedStar Washington Hospital Center, Washington , D.C, D.C, American Medical Student Association, Department of Family Medicine, University of Chicago, University of California, CNN, CNN Health, Residents, KFF Locations: Arizona, California , Colorado, New Mexico . Arizona, Seattle, Midwest, U.S, North Carolina, Washington ,, Maryland , New Hampshire , New York, Washington, Virginia, Tennessee, San Francisco, California, New York

☆ E.U. Investigates Meta Over Addictive Social Media Effects on Children
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-16 | by ( Adam Satariano | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

regulators could ultimately fine Meta up to 6 percent of its global revenue, which was $135 billion last year, as well force other product changes. The investigations are part of a growing effort by governments around the world to rein in services like Instagram and TikTok to protect minors. Meta has for years faced criticism that its products and recommendation algorithms are fine-tuned to hook children. In October, three dozen states in the United States sued Meta for using “psychologically manipulative product features” to lure children, in violation of consumer protection laws. People younger than 13 are not supposed to able to sign up for an account, but E.U.

Persons: Meta Organizations: Facebook, European Commission, United, Meta, Digital Services Locations: United States

☆ Opinion | Beware the Pettiness of the Powerful
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-16 | by ( Paul Krugman | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

Donald Trump isn’t exactly Don Quixote, but he does have a thing against windmills. Indeed, Trump’s animus toward wind power is one of the strangest obsessions of a man with many unusual preoccupations (toilets! Over the years, he has asserted, falsely, that wind turbines can cause cancer, that they can cause power outages and that wind energy “kills all the birds” (cats and windows do far more harm). Now he says that if he wins in November, on “Day 1” he’ll issue an executive order putting the brakes on offshore wind farm construction. Over the past 15 or so years we’ve seen revolutionary progress in the technology of renewable energy; the idea of an economy reliant on solar and wind power has gone from hippie fantasy to realistic policy goal.

Persons: Donald Trump isn’t, Don Quixote, Trump, It’s

☆ Biden’s trade chief walks back comments contradicting Biden on tariffs and inflation
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-16 | by ( Matt Egan | Kayla Tausche | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +8 min

Research shows that former President Donald Trump’s tariffs on China did indeed raise prices on consumers and businesses — despite his claims otherwise. The study found tariffs imposed by former President Donald Trump did not meaningfully contribute to inflation. “The new Biden tariffs, like the more extensive ones that Trump has promised, will worsen US inflation. It is fair to debate how much the Biden tariffs will impact inflation because they are not nearly as widespread as what Trump imposed and what Trump is promising if he’s reelected. Trump enacted sweeping tariffs on $300 billion in Chinese imports, setting off a trade war between the world’s two biggest economies.

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☆ What you need to know about skin cancer and how to prevent it, according to a doctor
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-16 | by ( Katia Hetter | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +8 min

CNN —Skin cancer is by far the most common form of cancer in the United States, according to the American Cancer Society. As we head into summer, what do we need to know about the chance of developing skin cancer? In addition, those who are at increased risk for skin cancer should ask a dermatologist if they should receive regular skin exams. These include personal or family history of skin cancer, history of precancerous lesions such as actinic keratoses, certain genetic disorders such as xeroderma pigmentosum and history of immunosuppression. And it’s not only people who are fair-skinned who can have skin cancer; individuals of all colors, including those with brown and Black skin, can develop skin cancer.

Persons: Leana Wen, Wen, Anastasiia Organizations: CNN, American Cancer Society, Northern, George Washington University, Getty, Preventive Services Task Force, immunosuppression Locations: United States

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