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California lawmakers reject bills to ban trans athletes' participation in girls sports

California lawmakers reject bills to ban trans athletes' participation in girls sports

SACRAMENTO, Calif.
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Nevada can enforce dormant 1985 law requiring parental notification of abortion, judge rules

Nevada can enforce dormant 1985 law requiring parental notification of abortion, judge rules

LAS VEGAS (AP) — A long-dormant 1985 state law in Nevada — requiring parents or guardians to be notified before a minor undergoes an abortion — can be enforced, a federal judge ruled Monday. U.S.
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Alberta Health Services halts plan to reduce patient food, drinks after pushback

Alberta Health Services halts plan to reduce patient food, drinks after pushback

EDMONTON — The head of Alberta Health Services says the agency is halting a proposed food-reduction policy after public outcry over patients potentially being cut off from snacks and drinks.
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Mass layoffs are underway at the nation's public health agencies

Mass layoffs are underway at the nation's public health agencies

Employees across the massive U.S.
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Pettersson out with upper-body injury as Vancovuer Canucks prep for final push

Pettersson out with upper-body injury as Vancovuer Canucks prep for final push

VANCOUVER — The Vancouver Canucks could be without Elias Pettersson as they make a final, desperate push for a playoff spot.
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Trump administration pauses some family planning grants as it investigates compliance with laws

Trump administration pauses some family planning grants as it investigates compliance with laws

The federal government has paused $27.5 million for organizations that provide family planning, contraception, cancer screenings and sexually transmitted infection services as it investigates whether they're complying with the law.
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States sue Trump administration for rescinding billions in health funding

States sue Trump administration for rescinding billions in health funding

A coalition of states sued the Trump administration on Tuesday over its decision to cut $11 billion in federal funds that go toward COVID-19 initiatives and various public health projects across the country.
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There's a new push to put whole milk back in school meals. Here's what you should know

There's a new push to put whole milk back in school meals. Here's what you should know

More than a dozen years after higher-fat milk was stripped from school meals to slow obesity in American kids and boost their health, momentum is growing to put it back.
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Here's where jobs and programs are being cut at the nation's top health agencies

Here's where jobs and programs are being cut at the nation's top health agencies

Thousands of people responsible for tracking health trends and disease outbreaks, conducting and funding medical research, monitoring the safety of food and medicine, and administering health insurance programs for nearly half of the country were lai
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With tears and tail wags, San Quentin inmates reunite with puppies they raised into service dogs

With tears and tail wags, San Quentin inmates reunite with puppies they raised into service dogs

SAN QUENTIN, Calif. (AP) — Hugs, tears, barking and tail wagging abounded at San Quentin’s prison when two black Labradors reunited with the incarcerated men who helped raise them to be service dogs.
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