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Health P.E.I. says masks must be worn at all health facilities amid overcrowding

Health P.E.I. says masks must be worn at all health facilities amid overcrowding

CHARLOTTETOWN — Masks must be worn at all Prince Edward Island health facilities starting Monday. Health P.E.I. says the new rule is in response to overcrowding within the health-care system.
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Trump ends Fauci's security detail and says he'd feel no responsibility if harm befell him

FLETCHER, N.C. (AP) — President Donald Trump has ended the federal security detail for Dr. Anthony Fauci , the infectious disease expert who advised him on the COVID-19 pandemic, a person familiar with the matter said Friday.
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Trump ends Fauci's security detail and says he'd feel no responsibility if harm befell him

FLETCHER, N.C. (AP) — President Donald Trump has ended the federal security detail for Dr. Anthony Fauci , the infectious disease expert who advised him on the COVID-19 pandemic, a person familiar with the matter said Friday.
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Emergency contraception pill could be an alternative to mifepristone for abortions, study suggests

A new study suggests that a pill used for emergency contraception could be repurposed at a higher dose as an abortion drug, providing a possible alternative to mifepristone , one of the two drugs used in the most common type of abortion in the United
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March for Life returns to Washington: What to look for when anti-abortion activists gather

March for Life returns to Washington: What to look for when anti-abortion activists gather

Thousands of anti-abortion activists are coming to Washington Friday for the annual March for Life, seeking to build momentum after a string of victories and maintain pressure on legislators. After decades of fighting to overturn Roe v.
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Trump pardons anti-abortion activists who blockaded clinic entrances

Trump pardons anti-abortion activists who blockaded clinic entrances

CHICAGO (AP) — President Donald Trump announced Thursday he would pardon anti-abortion activists convicted of blockading abortion clinic entrances. Trump called it “a great honor to sign this.
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What to know about President Donald Trump's order targeting the rights of transgender people

What to know about President Donald Trump's order targeting the rights of transgender people

An executive order President Donald Trump signed on his first day back in office offers a new federal government definition of the sexes that could have a major impact on transgender people nationwide.
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Trump pardons anti-abortion activists who blockaded clinic entrances

Trump pardons anti-abortion activists who blockaded clinic entrances

CHICAGO (AP) — President Donald Trump announced Thursday he would pardon anti-abortion activists convicted of blockading abortion clinic entrances. Trump called it “a great honor to sign this.
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Purdue Pharma and owners to pay $7.4 billion in settlement of lawsuits over the toll of OxyContin

Purdue Pharma and owners to pay $7.4 billion in settlement of lawsuits over the toll of OxyContin

Members of the family who own OxyContin maker Purdue Pharma, and the company itself, agreed to pay up to $7.
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Residents ordered to pay $850,000 bond to appeal Ohio derailment settlement vow not to give up

Residents ordered to pay $850,000 bond to appeal Ohio derailment settlement vow not to give up

Residents challenging Norfolk Southern's $600 million settlement for the disastrous East Palestine train crash have asked a court to reject a judge's order requiring them to put up an $850,000 bond to continue their appeal for higher compensation and
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