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Sep 21, 2018

The US Department of Health and Human Services is transferring millions of dollars from other programs — including at the National Institute of Health and Centers for Disease Control and Prevention — to pay for the housing of detained undocumented immigrant children, Yahoo News reports.

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The Scan

Yep, Couple of Concerns There

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