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Here’s what you need to know: ImageA researcher developing coronavirus testing kits at a lab in Nutley, N.J., last week.Credit…Kena Betancur/Getty Images All federal limits on testing will be lifted, Pence says. Vice President Mike Pence said the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention was lifting all restrictions on testing for coronavirus, and would be…

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Chemical Industry Executive Nominated to Lead Consumer Watchdog Agency

WASHINGTON — President Trump has tapped Nancy B. Beck, a former chemical industry executive, to lead the Consumer Product Safety Commission, an independent federal agency charged with protecting the public against dangers like toxic substances in products. Dr. Beck previously led the Environmental Protection Agency’s office of chemical safety, a position she came to after…

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