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Aug 28

Health agencies' credibility at risk after week of blunders

First, the head of the Food and Drug Administration had to walk back exaggerated statements about the benefits of a new plasma therapy for coronavirus. Then the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention triggered a backlash from the medical community…

The highest-ranking Black staffer in the White House said he's seen President Donald Trump's "true conscience" in the aftermath of recent high-profile killings of Black men and boys. Watch Smith's remarks in the player above. Ja'Ron Smith said in a…