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Dr. Nicole Saphier, Trump's nominee for surgeon general.
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Senators question Trump's picks for top health positions, including surgeon general
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FILE - Former Kosovo president Hashim Thaci, top left, appears before the Kosovo Tribunal as he defends himself against charges including murder, torture and persecution allegedly committed during his country's war for independence from Serbia in the Hague, on April 3, 2023.
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Kosovo's ex-President Thaci convicted of war crimes, sentenced to 25 years in prison
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A displaced person walks through a camp in Taiz province, Yemen, Tuesday, Sept. 15, 2026.
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