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Trump says U.S. is “looking strongly” at alleged Russian plague case

A 28-year-old lab technician's could be a highly fatal disease but a cause of death has yet to be released

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Salon· Oct 5, 11:21 PMTrump says U.S. is “looking strongly” at alleged Russian plague case

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