In this task, you will be presented with a passage and have to answer a question based on your understanding of the events inferred from the passage. Try to find the best answer that is most likely to fill in "_". Note that the URLs in the text have been replaced with [Link].
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Question: (CNN) After a slow start in October, flu season in the United States is gaining speed, particularly in the South. Flu activity, which has been increasing since the start of November, is now higher than usual for this time of year, according to a report published Thursday by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Flu is a contagious, viral illness that causes mild to severe symptoms that, in rare cases, can lead to death. Seven children have died, and an additional 856 flu-related hospitalizations have occurred as of December 2, according to the CDC's weekly surveillance report. "Flu is increasing. We're seeing a pretty steep increase in influenza activity across the US but especially in the South," said Brendan Flannery, a co-author of the new report and an epidemiologist in the CDC's flu division.Flu activity is higher than usual for this time of year, CDC saysLouisiana, Mississippi and South Carolina report the highest activitySeven children have died, and there have been 856 hospitalizations 
 Question:Her advice includes the _ recommendation to get a flu shot, but she also adheres to low-tech techniques of contagious disease prevention: "good hand-washing techniques, teaching kids not to share their germs, staying home when you're sick and disinfecting common surfaces," she said.

Answer: CDC


Question: She is the wife of a billionaire who is still top of the polls among Republican contenders for the White House. Last night Melania Trump went center stage as she accompanied her husband Donald at the party's debate in Colorado - and where despite a muted performance, he remained front-runner in the polls. To be in such a position would be unusual of itself. But, Daily Mail Online can disclose, it is extraordinary. For Melania Trump is also the daughter of a card-carrying Communist and was brought up in a Soviet-era apartment in a country which fell apart in a bloody frenzy of inter-ethnic violence.Melania Trump, 45, was born and raised in Sevnica, Slovenia to parents Viktor and Amalija KnavsDocument from the Slovenian State Archives that her father was a listed member of the League of CommunistsMelania and her sister Ines took part in fashion shows alongside the children of their parents' fellow factory workers'She would talk about becoming a model. It was her only dream,' said a former friend and classmateMelania met renowned fashion photographer Stane Jerko in 1987 at a modeling contestMarried Donald Trump in 2005 and they share one son, Barron, who is nine, and is Trump's fifth childSeen at Wednesday night's presidential debate as her husband remains front-runner in Republican pollsSee our full coverage on Donald Trump, his wife Melania and his Presidential campaign 
 Question:'_ and I always sat next to each other in school.

Answer: Melania Trump


Question: Hillary Clinton's media tour continued with an interview from a very friendly face. The former secretary of state, who has been combating sinking poll numbers due to her email scandal, sat down with 29-year-old Girls creator Lena Dunham to help debut Dunham's new feminist newsletter, Lenny Letter. This chat followed a breezy appearance on Ellen, a segment on The Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon and a sit-down with fashion and beauty site Refinery29, all in an effort to make the presidential hopeful seem more approachable and fun. Dunham released a sneak preview of the interview on Instagram today, in which she asks Hillary: 'Do you consider yourself a feminist?'The 2016 Democratic presidential candidate sat down with Girls' Lena Dunham for a friendly interview about feminismDunham shared a preview of the chat on Instagram todayHillary Clinton is doing a tour of friendly media as the campaign hopes to make her look more approachable and fun 
 Question:Now that she's interviewed _, Dunham walked away even more smitten.

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Hillary Clinton