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According to a Centers for Disease Control and Prevention study released Thursday, the U.S. obesity rate increased from 30.5% to 42.4% from from 1999-2000 to 2017-18. (ASSOCIATED PRESS)

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Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Bernie Sanders' ascension shows voters' dissastifcation with his party rivals. (Associated Press)

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Illustration on Canadian drug importation by Alexander Hunter/The Washington Times

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In this Jan. 20, 2010, file photo, a subject's waist is measured during an obesity prevention study in Chicago. (AP Photo/M. Spencer Green, File)

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In Bernie's defense ... (Illustration by Michael Ramirez for Creators Syndicate)

It wasn't until the 1970s that the use of temporary physicians evolved from "limited, ad hoc assignments" to a broader, "systematic component of medical staffing," the Staff Care report says. (Associated Press file photo)

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Presidential candidate Sen. Bernard Sanders is running away with the Democratic nomination. (Associated Press)

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Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Bernard Sanders greets his fans at a recent election rally in New Hampshire. (ASSOCIATED PRESS)

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FILE — This Jan. 23, 2020 file photo shows a patient receiving a flu vaccination in Mesquite, Texas. On Thursday, Feb. 20, 2020, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said the vaccine has been more than 50% effective in preventing flu illness severe enough to send a child to the doctor's office. Health experts consider that pretty good. (AP Photo/LM Otero, File)

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Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Bernie Sanders has his say at a campaign event in Tacoma, Washington, earlier this week. (Associated Press)

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Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Bernard Sanders greets his fans during a recent campaign rally in Texas. (Associated Press)

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'Saving Israel' (book cover)

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Illustration on veterans and suicide by Linas Garsys/The Washington Times

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Former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee (Associated Press)

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In 2004, then-Democratic presidential candidate Sen. John Kerry was determined to connect with the NASCAR demographic that he went goose hunting. (Associated Press) ** FILE **

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Talk radio host and author Michael Savage pauses before boarding Air Force One in 2019 — which included lunch with President Trump. (Michael Savage)

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Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Bernard Sanders is the front-runner for the nomination, but the underlying numbers suggest he's lost support. (Associated Press)