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NTSB member who responded to D.C. midair crash abruptly departs, says he was fired by the White House

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National Transportation Safety Board member Todd Inman, who was the NTSB’s initial on scene spokesman at the deadly midair collision over Washington, D.C., last January, has abruptly departed the agency two years into what is typically a five-year term. Days after the NTSB added its fifth board member, Inman was fired by the White House Presidential Personnel … Read more

CDC’s second-in-command abruptly steps down

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The principal deputy director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Dr. Ralph Abraham, abruptly stepped down from his position Monday, the agency announced, citing “unforeseen family obligations.” Abraham had been in the high-level position — second in command — for just three months. The departure is effective immediately, the CDC said. “It has … Read more