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Topic: Upstate New York

This undated image made available by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Feb. 4, 2015 shows an electron microscope image of a measles virus particle, center. Measles is considered one of the most infectious diseases known. The virus is spread through the air when someone infected coughs or sneezes. (AP Photo/Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Cynthia Goldsmith) (AP)

Why measles broke out in N.Y.

Michelle Andrews - KFF Health News
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GOP dog-whistles Rhodes scholar

Igor Derysh
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NY fair hearts Rebel flag

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Lindsay Abrams
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Michael Hill, John Kekis