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Deborah Birx

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Deborah Leah Birx (born April 4, 1956) is an American physician and diplomat who served as the White House Coronavirus Response Coordinator under President Donald Trump from 2020 to 2021. Birx specializes in HIV/AIDS immunology, vaccine research, and global health. Starting in 2014, she oversaw the implementation of the President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR) program to support HIV/AIDS treatment and prevention programs in 65 countries. From 2014-2020, Birx was the United States global AIDS coordinator for presidents Barack Obama and Donald Trump and served as the United States special representative...

Maud Newton

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Maud Newton is a writer and critic. Her first book, (Random House) , is a best book of 2022, according to , and . It was a selection and Roxane Gay Book Club selection, and a finalist for the National Book Critics Circle's 2023 John Leonard Prize for Best First Book. has been called "a literary feat" by the and a "brilliant mix of personal memoir and cultural observation" by the It was praised by , NPR, the , the , and many other publications. Her work has appeared in the , the , the , the , the , the , the , the and many other publications and anthologies, including and the bestseller,...