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White House names Jim O’Neill acting CDC director after Monarez ouster
FOX 5 Atlanta - Georgia
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ATLANTA - The White House has appointed Jim O’Neill, deputy secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services, as the interim director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention following the departure of former CDC head Susan...
White House, RFK backs CDC shake-up, union rep expresses concern
FOX 5 Atlanta - Georgia
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The White House is standing by its decision to remove CDC Director Susan Monarez less than a month into her tenure, describing the move as necessary to align the agency with President Donald Trump’s broader health agenda. ATLANTA - The White House...
White House picks Robert Kennedy Jr’s deputy to replace ousted CDC director
Al Jazeera
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August 29, 2025
The administration of United States President Donald Trump is expected to install Jim O’Neill as acting head of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), replacing a director who clashed with the White House over policies that defy...
White House slams CDC official over 'pregnant people' remark in resignation letter
India Today
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August 28, 2025
The White House has downplayed growing turmoil at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) after the resignation of Dr Demetre Daskalakis, who faced criticism for using the term “pregnant people” in his resignation letter. White House...
White House defends Trump’s firing of CDC director: ‘Not aligned with his mission’
Washington Examiner
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August 28, 2025
Trump’s move followed days of fighting between Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and Monarez, who was just confirmed in July. Reports indicate that Monarez objected to Kennedy’s views on vaccines, specifically his recent...
CDC Turmoil: White House Reportedly Taps New Director Amid Staffer Walkout
Forbes
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Topline The White House selected Health and Human Services Deputy Secretary Jim O’Neill as the next acting director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, according to The Washington Post, tapping the technology investor for the role...
RFK Jr. Says CDC Must Deliver On Trump’s Agenda After White House Fires Director
HuffPost
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August 28, 2025
WASHINGTON, Aug 28 (Reuters) - U.S. Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. on Thursday said the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention needs to deliver on President Donald Trump’s ambitions, a day after the White House fired the health...
White House says Trump has fired CDC Director Susan Monarez, names temporary replacement
CNBC
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August 28, 2025
Susan Monarez, President Donald Trump’s nominee to be the Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), arrives to testify for her confirmation hearing before the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions in...
Georgia Today: ICE arrests in South Georgia; Fulton Election Board fined; AJC will end print edition
Georgia Public Broadcasting
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Orlando Montoya: Hello and welcome to the Georgia Today podcast. Here we bring you the latest reports from the GPB newsroom. On today's episode, Fulton County will face fines for not confirming two election board members accused of being election...
Georgia lawmakers schedule CDC-focused roundtable and press conference for September
DeKalb GA News - Georgia
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August 28, 2025
Jon G. Burns, Georgia State Representative from 159th District | Official U.S. House headshotJon G. Burns, Georgia State Representative from 159th District | Official U.S. House headshot State Representatives Saira Draper and Omari Crawford, both...
Atlanta Dream, Cash App partner with ForgiveCo to eliminate debt for Atlanta residents
The Atlanta Voice - Georgia
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August 29, 2025
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The Latest: Trump fired CDC Director Susan Monarez himself, White House says
Idaho State Journal
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Four other agency leaders resigned on Wednesday. “We knew ... if she leaves, we don’t have scientific leadership anymore, ” one of the officials, Dr. Debra Houry, told The Associated Press on Thursday. “We were going to see if she was able to...
Lisa Cook's lawsuit marks escalation in growing clash between the White House and Fed The Federal Reserve's Lisa Cook alleges the president's move to fire her deprived her of her due process right to respond to claims that she committed mortgage fraud.…
Yahoo News
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Lisa Cook, a governor on the Federal Reserve Board, sued President Trump, the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, and Fed Chair Jerome Powell on Thursday, alleging that the president's move to fire her violated his executive...
Georgia Among Nation’s Top Hotspots for ChatGPT Curiosity
The Georgia Sun
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August 28, 2025
Georgians are helping drive the nation’s artificial intelligence boom, ranking in the top 10 for interest in ChatGPT and AI. What’s Happening: A new study from Lightyear reviewed Google search trends to measure how much residents in each state are...
Georgia Ports reports significant job growth from 2023 to 2024
WALB - Georgia
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August 28, 2025
SAVANNAH, Ga. (WTOC) - According to the Georgia Ports Authority, port activity supports more than 650,900 full-time and part-time jobs across the state. In a recent press release, they credited a University of Georgia’s Terry College of Business...
Atlanta Journal-Constitution ends print newspaper publication, cuts jobs
FOX Business
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Adobe Digital Media business president David Wadhwani details how an A.I.-powered assistant interacts with users of the new Adobe Acrobat Studio in an exclusive interview on The Claman Countdown. The Atlanta Journal-Constitution (AJC) announced...
Georgia Munns Joins Women’s Tennis Coaching Staff
BVM Sports
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August 28, 2025
CHICAGO – Georgia Munns is set to join the DePaul women's tennis coaching staff as a volunteer instructional assistant for the 2025-26 season, the team announced Thursday. Munns spent the last two seasons as an assistant coach at Northwestern. In...
Trump Administration Quietly Rebrands 'One Big Beautiful Bill,' White House Explains Why
Red State
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August 28, 2025
The opinions expressed by contributors are their own and do not necessarily represent the views of RedState.com. The "One Big Beautiful Bill Act," obviously named by President Donald Trump, who has been a "go big or go home" guy since his early...
House committee examining Georgia’s insurance rates holds first meeting Thursday
WSBTV - Georgia
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August 28, 2025
ATLANTA — Georgia lawmakers are examining insurance rates statewide following the enactment of Governor Brian Kemp’s tort reform bill. The tort reform law, signed by Kemp, was intended to reduce frivolous lawsuits and lower insurance rates, but...
SBA Offers Disaster Relief to Georgia Businesses, Private Nonprofits and Residents Affected by Flooding
U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA)
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WASHINGTON–The U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) announced the availability of low interest federal disaster loans for Georgia businesses, private nonprofits, and residents affected by the flooding occurring Aug. 12, 2025. The SBA issued a...