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West Virginia starts distributing funds from the settlement of opioid lawsuits
CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — West Virginia is issuing the first checks from a fund established by the settlement of opioid lawsuits in the state, which has by far the nation’s highest drug overdose death rate .
Dec 29, 2023 2:17 PM
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Nebraska governor stands firm on rejection of federal money to feed food-insecure children
OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Nebraska's Republican governor on Friday reiterated his rejection of $18 million in federal funding to help feed children who might otherwise go hungry while school is out.
Dec 29, 2023 1:40 PM
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Medical marijuana dispensary licenses blocked in Alabama amid dispute over selection process
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — A judge temporarily blocked Alabama from issuing licenses to medical marijuana dispensaries amid an ongoing legal battle over how the state selected the winning companies.
Dec 29, 2023 1:08 PM
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Mexican president inaugurates centralized 'super pharmacy' to supply medicines to all of Mexico
MEXICO CITY (AP) — Mexico’s president inaugurated a huge “super pharmacy” Friday in a bid to end the woes of patients throughout the country who are often told they need a specific medicine — but the hospital in question doesn’t have it.
Dec 29, 2023 1:02 PM
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Public asked to avoid overcrowded N.B. emergency rooms unless absolutely necessary
Capacity issues forced New Brunswick's francophone health authority to ask the public to avoid two of its emergency rooms on Friday unless they need critical care.
Dec 29, 2023 12:43 PM
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Ohio’s GOP governor vetoes ban on gender-affirming care and transgender athletes in girls' sports
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Republican Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine vetoed a measure Friday that would have banned gender-affirming care for minors, casting the action out of step with many in his own party as thoughtful, limited and “pro-life.
Dec 29, 2023 12:34 PM
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Licence revoked for Saint John, N.B., metal scrapyard where major fire broke out
FREDERICTON — New Brunswick's Public Safety Minister Kris Austin revoked a licence Friday from a Saint John scrapyard where a massive fire broke out earlier this year that released plumes of toxic substances into the air and water.
Dec 29, 2023 11:59 AM
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The Air Force said its nuclear missile capsules were safe. But toxic dangers lurked, documents show
WASHINGTON (AP) — A large pool of dark liquid festering on the floor. No fresh air. Computer displays that would overheat and ooze out a fishy-smelling gel that nauseated the crew.
Dec 29, 2023 6:52 AM
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SmileDirectClub is shutting down. Where does that leave its customers?
NEW YORK (AP) — Just months after filing for bankruptcy, SmileDirectClub announced it was shutting down its global operations and halting its teeth-aligner treatments.
Dec 29, 2023 6:07 AM
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For transgender youth in crisis, hospitals sometimes compound the trauma
CHAPEL HILL, N.C. (AP) — Four days of waiting in UNC Hospitals’ psychiatric emergency room left Callum Bradford desperate for an answer to one key question.
Dec 28, 2023 9:27 PM
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