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    Press Play with Madeleine Brand

    The dispute over whether moderate alcohol can be good for you

    Surgeon General Vivek Murthy wants cancer warning labels on all bottles of booze, but there are conflicting reports about the health impacts of alcohol.

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    By Madeleine Brand • Jan 7, 2025 • 1 min read

    Surgeon General Vivek Murthy wants cancer warning labels on all bottles of booze, but there are conflicting reports about the health impacts of alcohol.

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    Windstorm-driven fires in LA, Jimmy O. Yang on ‘Interior Chinatown’
    1. 0:00Mountain waves plus Santa Anas: Dangerous wind combo for SoCal fires
    2. 8:41Changes to Facebook and Instagram signal a ‘Meta MAGA Makeover’
    3. 20:09Jimmy O. Yang on fighting for roles, ‘Interior Chinatown’
    4. 36:42The dispute over whether moderate alcohol can be good for youYou’re reading this
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