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They found the urine albumin level was 55% lower in those taking baxdrostat than in those taking a placebo, comparable to the reduction seen with medications that delay the progression of kidney disease.

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O’Keefe delayed service “for several hundred other riders for six minutes,” police alleged, and was handcuffed and removed from the train.

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The report cited a delay in communicating evacuation orders, which resulted in spontaneous evacuations without structured traffic control, causing people to block routes to the fire, the report said.

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She announced she would delay six concerts at Caesars Palace scheduled for December, but did not share additional information about her condition at the time.

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Johnson has delayed swearing her in, most recently citing his colleagues’ absence amid the government shutdown as a justification.

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