Wolf replaces Kevin McAleenan, who assumed the acting chief role at the Department of Homeland Security when President Trump removed Kirstjen Nielsen in April.
Drug-resistant bacteria and fungi and related infections sicken about 3 million people and kill about 48,000 every year in the United States, the study found. The new estimates show that previous figures missed about half of the illnesses and deaths.
President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s visit came amid tensions over Turkey’s military offensive after President Trump agreed to withdraw U.S. troops from the region last month.
Exiled former president Evo Morales, who resigned Sunday, pushed back against the self-proclaimed presidency of opposition senator Jeanine Añez, but police barred lawmakers backing Morales from entering the legislature to undo it.
For months, Nuro’s robotically piloted vehicles have been quietly delivering groceries to restaurants and homes, with the vehicles’ sensors mapping the city as they go.
An Aeroflot passenger whose cat was over the weight limit for in-cabin flying used a feline body double to get his pet on board. But after boasting of his exploits on Facebook, the man got a slap from the Russian airline.
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