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Ian Morton/NPRThe teacher “testified that, consistent with his training in natural sciences, he believes it is very important to ask questions and not blindly obey, or go along with, mandates,” and disputed the effectiveness of masks. -
Rick Bowmer/APThe accelerated release was only possible because officials are stretching the nation’s limited supply by administering one-fifth the usual dose, injected just under the skin.
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The company says diluted cleaning solution used to clean food processing equipment in its factories got into the Capri Sun pouches.
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A divided Congress gave final passage to Democrats’ flagship climate and health care bill.
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Although the current surge seems to be waning, the number of deaths in Florida related to the virus has passed 78,500 residents.
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Inflation hasn’t hit Americans like this in decades. And families living with chronic diseases have little choice but to pay more for the medicine, supplies and food they need to stay healthy.
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Under the rule, which goes into effect Aug. 21, Medicaid would not cover puberty-blocking meds, hormones and hormone “antagonists,” gender-affirmation surgeries and “other procedures that alter primary or secondary sexual characteristics.”
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Nonprofit RIP Medical Debt buys up unpaid hospital bills plaguing low-income patients and frees them from having to pay.
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Studies have long shown that Western parents speak a singsongy high-pitched language to babies. Now researchers have gone to the Amazon, to the Hadza people and more to see if it's a global thing.
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A woman was cited by the state in 2017 for getting paid to provide dietary advice without being a licensed dietitian or nutritionist. She claims it's a violation of her First Amendment rights.
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Students who are exposed to COVID-19 no longer need to quarantine or get repeatedly tested to stay in class. But masks are still recommended for nearly half the country.
