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WASHINGTON (AP) — House Republicans on Wednesday began their promised aggressive oversight of the Biden administration, focusing on what watchdogs described as “indications of widespread fraud” in federal coronavirus aid programs initiated under President Donald Trump.
GOP lawmakers complained that too little...
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Tennessee Gov. Lee proposes $100M for pro-life centers
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Brushing aside calls to tweak one of the strictest abortion bans in the United States, Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee on Monday unveiled plans to funnel tens of millions of taxpayer dollars to pro-life centers as he declared the state had a “moral...
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NYC ending COVID-19 vaccination mandate for city employees
NEW YORK (AP) — New York City, which once had the nation’s strictest workplace vaccination rules for COVID-19, is ending one of its last such mandates, saying it will no longer require the shots for municipal employees including police officers, firefighters and...
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- Jackson water system a step closer to getting new owners
- North Carolina Senate OKs limits on LGBTQ school instruction
- Shooting at Nebraska Target highlights gaps in gun laws
- Nigerian politician in UK court over organ-harvesting claims
- Florida hospital taking expectant moms, delaying surgeries
- Funeral home finds woman breathing hours after declared dead
- Hong Kong transgender men win appeal over status change
- ‘Loophole’ excuses WHO officials accused of misconduct
- US states take control of abortion debate with funding focus
- ‘Died suddenly’ posts twist tragedies to push vaccine lies
- Why a new Alzheimer’s drug is having a slow US debut
- Biden makes progress on ‘unity agenda’ outlined in 2022
- California won’t require COVID vaccine to attend schools
- California public health department says state no longer pursuing coronavirus vaccine mandate for K-12 schools
- Feds say cyberattack caused suicide helpline’s outage
- Major Florida hospital hit by possible ransomware attack
- New rules would limit sugar in school meals for first time
- New Mexico legislators may block local abortion ordinances
- NFL will offer free CPR training during Super Bowl week
- Doctor, GOP governor clash over private Medicaid discussion
- Interior: $580M headed to 15 tribes to fulfill water rights
- Crowds decry gender-affirming treatment ban in West Virginia
- Eye drops linked to US drug-resistant bacteria outbreak
- Psychedelic churches in US pushing boundaries of religion
- African countries lack ‘immediate access’ to cholera vaccine
- Joe Biden, Bill Clinton mark 3 decades of family leave act
- Lawsuit: WVa abortion ban irrational, unconstitutional
- Atlantic City casino smoking ban bill to get Feb. 13 hearing
- Tenn. GOP lawmakers block questions on cuts to HIV funding
- FTC fines GoodRx for unauthorized sharing of health data
- 2nd ex-NC State athlete sues school in sexual abuse case
- 20 attorneys general warn Walgreens, CVS over abortion pills
- Finland approves changes to transgender laws, cuts red tape
- Government reports 1 case of mad cow disease on Dutch farm
- Top US official urges WHO to address sexual misconduct
Pro-life activists aim to sway GOP White House hopefuls- The Media Line: Israel Has ‘a Lot of Work’ To Do Before Coveted Visa-Free Travel to US
- Vermont lawmakers mull bills to protect abortion providers
- Minnesota governor signs broad abortion rights bill into law
- Jitoboh’s recovery coming into focus year after eye injury
- FDA revamping foods program to move past ‘constant turmoil’
- Indiana justices won’t hear 2nd abortion case for now
- Thousands of care sector workers protest in Brussels
- Feds expect to collect $4.7B in insurance fraud penalties
- President Biden to end COVID-19 emergencies on May 11
- White House: President Biden to end COVID-19 emergency declarations on May 11 as US adjusts to living with virus
- Doctor gets nearly 17 years in prison for vast opioid scheme
- WHO: COVID still an emergency but nearing ‘inflection’ point
- Russian embassy says North Korea lifted lockdown in capital
