CDC officials resign en masse over RFK Jr's policies

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CDC officials resign en masse over RFK Jr's policies, the dad of Parkland shooting victim pleads for gun reform after Minnesota tragedy, and the Powerball nears $1 billion prize right before Labor Day weekend

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1 | CDC officials resign en masse over RFK Jr's policies

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2 |Trump wants to hire 'any attorney' to replace dozens of immigration judges he fired 

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3 | 'The Apprentice' movie producer indicted over $12M investment fraud

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4 | Dad of Parkland shooting victim pleads for gun reform after Minnesota

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5 | Powerball nears $1 billion prize right before the holiday weekend

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Hours after the deadly shooting unfolded inside a Catholic school in Minnesota, police identified Robin Westman as the suspected shooter.

The first gunshots rang out at about 8.30 a.m. at a church adjacent to the Annunciation Catholic School in a south side suburb of Minneapolis as school kids and teachers gathered for the first Mass of the school year, authorities said.

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