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Mar 2025
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Hegseth feels the heat, state bans fluor...

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Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth is in the Philippines today as scrutiny over his role in the Signal group chat intensifies. We'll tell you which state has become the first to officially ban fluoride from drinking water. Call center jobs at the Department of Veteran Affairs are being slashed. A bid to stop the government from immediately deporting a Cornell University student has been denied. Plus, why Duke University is criticizing HBO series "The White Lotus".

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