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NEW YORK AP 鈥?Dr. Mandy Cohen, a former North Carolina official, will be the new director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the White House announced Friday.Unlike the last two people to serve as head of the nations top federal public health agency, Cohen has prior experience running a government agency: She was secretary of the North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services from 2017 until last year. Before that, she held health-related jobs at two federal agencies. Dr. Cohen is one of the nations top physicians and health leaders with experience leading large and complex organizations, and a proven track-record protecting Americans health and safety, President Joe Biden said in a statement.She succeeds Dr. Rochelle Walensky, 54, who last month announced she was leaving at the end of June. Cohen starting date has not been announced. Her appointme
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NEW YORK AP 鈥?A driver fleeing police in Manhattan early Monday morning sped onto a sidewalk and injured seven pedestrians, including a woman who was pinned under a food truck struck by the sedan, according to police.The 39-year-old woman trapped under the food truck in midtown Manhattan and six other pedestrians were taken to hospitals and were in stable condition. The vehicle driver and a police officer also were taken to hospitals after the crash, which occurred just after 1:30 a.m., according to the New York Police Department.None of the injuries appeared life-threatening.The crash happened less than two hours after thousands of New Year Eve revelers packed into Times Square, about a dozen blocks north in Manhattan.Police said officers were responding to a possibl
nike dunk e crime at the intersection of West 33rd St. and 7th Ave., near Penn Station, and were trying to intervene in a dispute in a vehicle. The unidentified 44-year-old driver struck multiple vehicles before speeding off on a sidewalk and hitting the food truck. The driver was caught several blocks away.The investigation was continuing, police said.
yeezy Left: The crash happened less than two hours after thousands of New Year s Eve revelers packed into Times Square, about a dozen blocks north in Manhattan.
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