Mattis seeking to ban cell phones from Pentagon

Secretary of Defense James Mattis is actively considering banning US military and civilian personnel from bringing their personal cell phones into the Pentagon, the world's largest office building, according to three US defense officials familiar with an ongoing review of the issue.

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SC governor says 'Stand for the flag' on Super Bowl Sunday

What, you thought just because the NFL season is almost over that the controversy over National Anthem protests was dying down as well?

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Tech Tip: Getting a Fresh Start With Windows 10

A recently added feature in Windows 10 tries to simplify the process of performing a clean installation of the operating system.

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Uber’s New Training Wheels: Testing Bike Sharing in San Francisco

The company will start a pilot program that allows targeted users to rent bikes throughout the hilly city.

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Top US health official quits after 'tobacco shares' revealed

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention chief bought shares after her appointment, media say.

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She ran the agency for less than seven months

Brenda Fitzgerald, the director of the Center for Disease Control and Prevention, has resigned after a Politico report discovered that she purchased shares of a tobacco company shortly after taking office.

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Why Democrats say the memo undermines Mueller's probe

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Dr. Brenda Fitzgerald stepped down a day after a news report that she bought tobacco stock after she assumed role running the nation's public health agency

Dr. Brenda Fitzgerald, director of the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention resigned from her position on Wednesday. The move comes one day after POLITICO reported Fitzgerald's purchase of tobacco stock after she assumed the position of the nation's public health agency. Such an investment is an obvious conflict with the mission of the CDC.

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Director steps down in the middle of a deadly flu season

This year's seemingly unyielding flu season continues to ravage the entire continental United States, as health authorities track additional deaths and hospitalizations -- and there's more of the season left.

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FEMA ending food and water shipments to Puerto Rico, official says

More than four months after Hurricane Maria battered Puerto Rico, the Federal Emergency Management Agency is halting new shipments of food and water to the island, an agency official with direct knowledge of the plan told CNN on Tuesday.

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Stormy Daniels talks (and doesn't talk) Trump with Jimmy Kimmel

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Stocks poised to rebound from worst slump of Trump era

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