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Pigs are seen in a hog pen in Linquan county in central China's Anhui province in July. The number of pigs in China is falling rapidly due to an epidemic of African Swine Fever. Barcroft Media/Barcroft Media via Getty Images hide caption

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Swine Fever Is Killing Vast Numbers Of Pigs In China

The number of pigs in China is falling rapidly due to an epidemic of African Swine Fever. It's affecting farmers and consumers across the world, because China produces half of the world's pork.

Fans sit atop a painted bus at the Woodstock Music Festival in Bethel, N.Y., in August 1969. Archive Photos/Getty Images hide caption

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How Woodstock Changed The Little Town Of Bethel, N.Y.

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Timely support and treatment for attention deficit hyperactivity disorder can help children focus and thrive, pediatricians say. But it takes close follow-up after diagnosis to tailor that treatment and avoid drug side effects. Weeraya Siankulpatanakij/EyeEm/Getty Images hide caption

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Most Kids On Medicaid Who Are Prescribed ADHD Drugs Don't Get Proper Follow-Up

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Pigs are seen in a hog pen in Linquan county in central China's Anhui province in July. The number of pigs in China is falling rapidly due to an epidemic of African Swine Fever. Barcroft Media/Barcroft Media via Getty Images hide caption

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Swine Fever Is Killing Vast Numbers Of Pigs In China

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More than half of immigrants detained by the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement are housed in remote rural prisons, according to a new NPR analysis, about 52%. That number is increasing. Gary Waters/Ikon/Getty Images hide caption

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Unequal Outcomes: Most ICE Detainees Held In Rural Areas Where Deportation Risks Soar

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