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Tennessee House OKs narrow abortion exemption bill

Tennessee House OKs narrow abortion exemption bill

NASHVILLE, Tenn.

Alberta government says specially ordered child fever medicine at pharmacies

EDMONTON — Alberta Premier Danielle Smith says a first shipment of specially ordered children’s pain and fever medication is available in pharmacies.
Missouri to restrict gender-affirming care for minors

Missouri to restrict gender-affirming care for minors

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — Missouri’s Republican attorney general on Monday said he will limit access to gender-affirming care for minors, sidestepping the GOP-led Senate as it struggles to pass a law banning the practice for children completely.
Biden signs bill on COVID origins declassification

Biden signs bill on COVID origins declassification

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden signed a bipartisan bill Monday that directs the federal government to declassify as much intelligence as possible about the origins of COVID-19 more than three years after the start of the pandemic.
N.S. offering nurses up to $20,000 to keep them from leaving public health system

N.S. offering nurses up to $20,000 to keep them from leaving public health system

HALIFAX — Nova Scotia is offering nurses up to $20,000 in bonuses to keep them in the province’s public health system — or to encourage them to return.
Alberta program trains rural health-care workers in supporting sex assault victims

Alberta program trains rural health-care workers in supporting sex assault victims

EDMONTON — The Alberta government says $1 million in funding is to be used to train rural health-care providers to better support victims of sexual assault.
Anthony Fauci documentary on PBS covers a career of crises

Anthony Fauci documentary on PBS covers a career of crises

NEW YORK (AP) — There's a moment in the new PBS documentary about Dr. Anthony Fauci when a protestor holds up a handmade sign reading, “Dr. Fauci, You Are Killing Us.
With overdoses up, states look at harsher fentanyl penalties

With overdoses up, states look at harsher fentanyl penalties

RENO, Nev. (AP) — State lawmakers nationwide are responding to the deadliest overdose crisis in U.S. history by pushing harsher penalties for possessing fentanyl and other powerful lab-made opioids that are connected to about 70,000 deaths a year.
Trump silent on abortion as 2024 campaign pushes forward

Trump silent on abortion as 2024 campaign pushes forward

DAVENPORT, Iowa (AP) — No elected Republican has done more to restrict abortion rights in the U.S. than Donald Trump .
Biden's appeals court nominee faces rare Democratic scrutiny

Biden's appeals court nominee faces rare Democratic scrutiny

WASHINGTON (AP) — One of President Joe Biden's nominees to a federal appeals court has generated rare concern from some Democrats and outside groups over his signature on a legal brief defending a parental notification law in New Hampshire, injecting