Figuring out Texas: From guns to immigration, here's how one state's challenges echo the country's
Thirteen people dead in two mass shootings
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U.S. Supreme Court rejects challenge to California humane pig confinement law
The U.S. Supreme Court on Thursday preserved a California law banning the sale of pork in America's most-populous
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Abortion clinics saw an increase in violence and threats in 2022, report says
A new report says there was a "sharp increase" in violence at abortion clinics in 2022, the year when Roe v. Wade was overturned, ending the federal right to an abortion. A disproportionate increase occurred in states that protect abortion rights, according to the National Abortion Federation, a professional association for abortion providers.
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Sleep apnea raises risk of long Covid by up to 75% for some, study says
Having sleep apnea and another chronic condition such as obesity, diabetes and heart disease raises the risk of developing long Covid by up to 75% on average, according to a new study from the National Institutes of Health's RECOVER Initiative.
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Imran Khan: The cricket hero bowled out as Pakistan's PM
Imran Khan was elected on promises to fix corruption and the economy but struggled to deliver.
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California governor responds to recommended reparations payments for Black residents
California's governor responded Wednesday to the reparations payments for some Black state residents that were recommended by a task force looking at how to mitigate injustices and discrimination stemming from slavery.
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Disney board banned X-rated stores and liquor shops from property, overlooking prisons
Before allies of Gov. Ron DeSantis took over, Disney World’s governing district reached an agreement in February with the company to prohibit a long list of businesses from ever being operated on its property
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Mommy blogger Heather Armstrong, known as Dooce to fans, dead at 47
The pioneering mommy blogger Heather Armstrong, known as Dooce to fans, has died at home in Salt Lake City
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FDA advisers vote unanimously in support of over-the-counter birth-control pill
Advisers for the US Food and Drug Administration voted unanimously on Wednesday in support of making a birth control pill named Opill available over-the-counter, saying the benefits outweigh the risks.
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Can you afford to age in place?
Most older adults ages 50 to 80 say it’s important to stay in their homes for as long as they can, according to the 2022 National Poll on Healthy Aging from the University of Michigan
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Jewish groups condemn $150m Nazi-linked jewel sale
The collection belonged to Heidi Horten, whose German husband took over Jewish firms in the 1930s.
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Cyprus murder trial: Killed wife 'might not have been terminally ill'
David Hunter admits killing his wife in Cyprus but says it was assisted suicide, his murder trial hears.
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