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Missouri judge again blocks many of the state's anti-abortion laws

Missouri judge again blocks many of the state's anti-abortion laws

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — A Missouri judge blocked many of the state's abortion restrictions Thursday, reimposing a preliminary injunction against them just a little over a month after the state's highest court had lifted a previous hold.
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EPA puts on leave 139 employees who spoke out against policies under Trump

EPA puts on leave 139 employees who spoke out against policies under Trump

The Environmental Protection Agency on Thursday put on administrative leave 139 employees who signed a “declaration of dissent” with its policies, accusing them of “unlawfully undermining” the Trump administration's agenda.
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Latin America’s top human rights court says states have duty to act on climate crisis

Latin America’s top human rights court says states have duty to act on climate crisis

BOGOTA, Colombia (AP) — The Inter-American Court of Human Rights on Thursday issued a landmark advisory opinion linking governments’ human rights obligations to their responsibility to address the threat of climate change — a move expected to shape p
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Fewer new measles cases in Ontario, public health data shows

Fewer new measles cases in Ontario, public health data shows

TORONTO — A Public Health Ontario report released Thursday suggests a continuing downward trend in new measles cases. The health agency reported 12 new cases in the province, down from 33 additions last week and 96 the week before that.
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Medicaid, food aid recipients worry about safety net cuts in bill sent to Trump

Medicaid, food aid recipients worry about safety net cuts in bill sent to Trump

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Supreme Court rejects Montana's bid to revive parental consent law for minors' abortions

Supreme Court rejects Montana's bid to revive parental consent law for minors' abortions

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court said Thursday it will not hear a case involving a push to revive a law that minors must have their parents’ permission for an abortion in Montana, where voters have enshrined the right to abortion in the state's co
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North Carolina governor vetoes anti-DEI and transgender rights bills, calling them 'mean-spirited'

North Carolina governor vetoes anti-DEI and transgender rights bills, calling them 'mean-spirited'

RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — North Carolina Democratic Gov. Josh Stein vetoed on Thursday three anti-DEI bills and another measure that in part would target transgender rights .
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A look at what will happen to food assistance under Trump's big tax cut bill, by the numbers

A look at what will happen to food assistance under Trump's big tax cut bill, by the numbers

President Donald Trump ’s big tax cut bill will overhaul a common food assistance program for lower-income people by forcing states to pick up some of the costs and requiring more people to work to receive benefits.
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Fears in Massachusetts that Trump's bill could unravel health safety net

Fears in Massachusetts that Trump's bill could unravel health safety net

BOSTON (AP) — In the state that served as the model for Obamacare , advocates and health care workers fear the Trump administration is dismantling piece-by-piece a popular program that has provided insurance, preventive care and life-saving medicatio
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Joe Giordano, surgeon who helped save President Reagan's life after assassination attempt, has died

Joe Giordano, surgeon who helped save President Reagan's life after assassination attempt, has died

WASHINGTON (AP) — Dr. Joseph Giordano, a surgeon who played a central role in saving President Ronald Reagan’s life after an assassination attempt in 1981, has died. He was 84. He died on June 24 at a hospital in Washington, D.C.
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