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News Wrap: Senate confirms Kevin Warsh as new chair of Federal Reserve

In our news wrap Wednesday, the Senate voted to confirm Kevin Warsh as the new chair of the Federal Reserve, the Trump administration is freezing some new Medicare enrollments and health officials in Spain and Italy say at least 17 people have tested negative for possible hantavirus infection.

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According to PBS News’s source item, News Wrap: Senate confirms Kevin Warsh as new chair of Federal Reserve, In our news wrap Wednesday, the Senate voted to confirm Kevin Warsh as the new chair of the Federal Reserve, the Trump administration is freezing some new Medicare enrollments and health officials in Spain and Italy say at least 17 people have tested negative for possible hantavirus infection.

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