CDC replaces lab oversight chief after lapses
The CDC moved Robbin Weyant from director of the Division of Select Agents and Toxins to senior adviser after an internal review and a USA TODAY investigation revealed repeated safety gaps at labs handling bioterror pathogens. Lawmakers demand answers on timing and broader program issues as experts warn oversight prioritized paperwork over real safety measures.
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Oversight Subcommittee
Tim Murphy
R-Pa
Biosafety
Lab safety lapses in US labs handling dangerous pathogens
Government, university and private labs have suffered hundreds of safety mishaps with dangerous pathogens. Regulators keep names secret despite more than 100 labs facing enforcement actions. CDC inspectors missed live anthrax shipments by an Army lab for ten years, even after spotting a similar issue in 2007.
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Mara Onlina
Trump voters would back him as independent if he leaves GOP
A USA TODAY/Suffolk poll shows 68 percent of Trump supporters would vote for him if he ran as an independent rather than as a Republican. The survey of 1,000 likely voters also finds Trump Cruz and Rubio gaining strength while Clinton leads Sanders 56 to 29 among Democrats.
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Rise in anti Muslim attacks across the United States
Muslim and Arab American leaders report a spike in anti Muslim sentiment after the San Bernardino massacre and Donald Trump calls for a Muslim ban. Incidents include vandalism at mosques threats and a severed pig head found at a mosque. A store owner in New York says he was assaulted by a customer who vowed to kill Muslims.
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