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Euphemisms distort thought, and no entities are more adept at producing euphemisms than governments. President Donald Trump’s rebranding of the Department of Defense as the Department of War is a worthy blow against government euphemism. Perhaps it can be followed by clearer thinking about the military’s role at home and abroad.
The police officer held an AR-style rifle as he stood against a streetlight pole on the busy sidewalk. He quietly watched people walk past him during a heavily crowded festival Saturday in my Indiana city.
My sister and her guy just returned from Portugal after their second big travel venture of the year. I asked, naturally, "How was it?"
In a series of votes, advisers to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said people could make individual decisions.
Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and his deputies are targeting a chemical that is a mainstay of dental care.
Tatiana Schlossberg said policies pushed by her cousin, the U.S. Health and Human Services secretary, could hurt cancer patients like her.
The states argue that the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention put children's lives at risk.
Trump told pregnant women not to take Tylenol as he promoted unproven ties to autism, and touted a generic drug to treat the condition.
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