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New York City outlaws discrimination on the basis of weight, height
NEW YORK (AP) — New York City Mayor Eric Adams signed legislation Friday that will ban discrimination based on body size by adding weight and height to the list of protected categories such as race, sex and religion.
May 26, 2023 5:48 PM
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Oregon, awash in treatment funds after decriminalizing drugs, now must follow the money
Funding for drug treatment centers in Oregon, financed by the state's pioneering drug decriminalization policy, stood at over a quarter-billion dollars Friday as officials called for closer monitoring of where the money goes.
May 26, 2023 2:39 PM
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Judge halts South Carolina’s new stricter abortion law until state Supreme Court review
COLUMBIA, S.C.
May 26, 2023 2:37 PM
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N.B. government expands review of province's policy on sexual orientation in schools
FREDERICTON — The New Brunswick government has expanded a review of the province's policy on sexual orientation in schools to include access to washroom facilities on the basis of gender identity.
May 26, 2023 2:20 PM
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After yearslong delay, DEA revokes license of drug distributor over opioid crisis failures
The U.S.
May 26, 2023 1:42 PM
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Oregon man died waiting for an ambulance, highlighting lack of emergency responders
PORTLAND, Ore.
May 26, 2023 12:57 PM
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Doctor's supporters, hospital at odds with Indiana penalty for talking about 10-year-old's abortion
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Supporters of an Indianapolis doctor voiced frustration Friday with the Indiana medical board’s decision that she violated patient privacy laws when she talked with a newspaper reporter about providing an abortion to a 10-year-old
May 26, 2023 12:45 PM
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Competition Bureau recommends changing THC limits for edibles, easing pot packaging
Canada's competition watchdog is putting its weight behind some longtime cannabis industry asks including easing restrictions on cannabis packaging and adjusting limits on how much of pot’s psychoactive component can be in edible products.
May 26, 2023 12:17 PM
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Central Vancouver Island to get cancer centre at Nanaimo hospital, says B.C. premier
NANAIMO, B.C. — The city of Nanaimo on central Vancouver Island is the latest British Columbia community to receive government approval for a cancer care centre, Premier David Eby said Friday.
May 26, 2023 11:19 AM
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Elon Musk's brain implant company Neuralink says it has US approval to begin trials in people
Elon Musk’s brain implant company Neuralink says it's gotten permission from U.S. regulators to begin testing its device in people.
May 26, 2023 10:59 AM
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