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Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. listens as President Trump speaks in the Oval Office about an administration healthcare initiative last Friday.
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RFK Jr.'s ethics filing reveals book deals worth millions of dollars
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Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s annual financial disclosure revealed he has received two lucrative book advances and free flights from a friend while in office.
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Mortgage rates have just surpassed 7% for the first time in well over a year
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