Help keep Salon independent

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Still life of a face mask on red background (Getty Images)

Across the country, public health officials are getting fired in throes of pandemic

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Doctors treat a homeless person suffering from an ear infection on July 25, 2019 in Caracas, Venezuela. Panabus is a network of assistance for homeless people, which seeks to enhance the dignity of those who care for, offering through mobile units the basic services of: personal hygiene, primary medical care and community kitchen. (Carolina Cabral/Getty Images)

Hollowed-out public health system faces more cuts amid coronavirus crisis

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AP PHOTOS: 4 heroes of the Boston Marathon bombing

Charles Krupa, Michelle R. Smith

Family to claim Boston bombing suspect’s body

Eric Tucker, Michelle R. Smith

A man looks out his door as a SWAT team member knocks on his neighbor's door as they search for the remaining suspect in the Boston Marathon bombings in Watertown, Mass., April 19, 2013. (Reuters)

FBI hopes to speak with bombing suspect’s wife

Michelle R. Smith

Northeast trying to get back on track after storm

Michelle R. Smith, Jay Lindsay