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Federal employees in mental health and disease control were among targets in weekend firings

Federal employees in mental health and disease control were among targets in weekend firings

By Swedan Margen

Culture

Hundreds of federal employees working on mental health services, disease outbreaks and disaster preparedness were among those hit by the Trump administration's mass firings over the weekend, current and laid-off workers said Monday, as the administration aimed to pressure Democratic lawmakers to give in and end the nearly two-week-long government shutdown.

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