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    Press Play with Madeleine Brand

    Trump administration policies may increase risks of measles, tuberculosis, bird flu

    The Trump administration is dismantling public health infrastructure in the U.S. and abroad. How ready are we for the next public health crisis?

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    By Madeleine Brand • Mar 12, 2025 • 1 min read

    The Trump administration is dismantling public health infrastructure in the U.S. and abroad. How ready are we for the next public health crisis?

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    4. 39:25Right-wing media’s obsession with Blake Lively-Justin Baldoni legal dispute
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    2 of 4
    Environmental justice cuts, figure skating among Harlem’s Black girls
    1. 0:00EPA cites DEI as it preps to shutter environmental justice offices
    2. 10:29Trump administration policies may increase risks of measles, tuberculosis, bird fluYou’re reading this
    3. 23:14Black girls learn to figure skate — and be bold — via Harlem program
    4. 39:25Right-wing media’s obsession with Blake Lively-Justin Baldoni legal dispute
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