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C.D.C. Pauses Testing for Rabies and Mpox

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Apoorva Mandavilli
The diseases were removed from a list of tests the agency conducts for state and local health departments. Experts worry that with drastic staff reductions, the testing may not resume.

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A swab that tested positive for the mpox virus in a laboratory at the University of Washington in Seattle in 2022.

Placing U.S. Troops in Middle East Hotels May Violate Laws of War

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Thomas Gibbons-Neff
U.S. commanders have kept many troops away from bases in the region to protect them from Iran’s ballistic missile attacks.

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A drone attack hit a fuel tank near the Dubai International Airport amid the U.S.-Israel conflict with Iran. U.S. commanders have relocated many of their troops because bases did not have adequate defenses to protect from Iranian ballistic missiles and drones.

He Won Birthright Citizenship for All. His Own Family Never Knew.

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Amy Qin
Wong Kim Ark brought his case to the Supreme Court in 1898. But some of his descendants didn’t even know his name until about 15 years ago.

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Sandra and Norman Wong, the grandchildren of Wong Kim Ark, whose victory in the 1898 Supreme Court case affirmed automatic citizenship for nearly all children born in the United States.

U.S. Plans Military Expansion in Greenland

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Jeffrey Gettleman， Maya Tekeli and Eric Schmitt
The Pentagon is in talks with Denmark for access to three more areas on the Arctic island. Several Greenlanders said they didn’t like the idea.

© Pool photo by Jim Watson

Vice President JD Vance and his wife, Usha, meeting with members of the U.S. military at Pituffik Space Base in Greenland last year. The missile defense installation is the only active American base on the island.

A ‘Traffic Jam’ of Trials Poses Headache for Mangione’s Lawyers

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Benjamin Weiser and Hurubie Meko
Luigi Mangione’s lawyers could be in and out of court in Manhattan through the end of the year. A judge could decide as early as Wednesday on whether to delay his federal case.

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Lawyers for Luigi Mangione have argued that his two trials, one in federal court and the other in state, should be delayed so he can prepare for the cases.
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