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ATLANTA (AP) — Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is losing one-tenth of its workforce under probationary employee cuts. Click to toggle navigation menu. Headlines ...

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ATLANTA (AP) — Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is losing one-tenth of its workforce under probationary employee cuts. Got a question? Put a reporter on it. Ever think of a question ...

ATLANTA — Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is losing one-tenth of its workforce under probationary employee cuts.