By Anita Snow Associated Press PHOENIX (AP) — Another seven heat-associated deaths were confirmed over the last week in America’s hottest big metro, health officials reported Wednesday, amid a blistering […]
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How Many Transgender and Intersex People Live in the US? Anti-LGBTQ+ Laws Will Impact Millions
By Rebecca Boone and Jeff Mcmillan Associated Press New laws targeting LGBTQ+ people are proliferating in GOP-led states, but often absent from policy decisions is a clear understanding of how […]
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UCLA Guards Contribute To US Gold Medal Victory in FIBA U19 Women’s World Cup
LOS ANGELES (CNS) – The U.S. won the gold medal in the FIBA U19 Women’s World Cup with a 69-66 victory over Spain today in Madrid, with UCLA guard Kiki […]
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Phoenix Scorches at 110 For 19th Straight Day, Breaking Big US City Records in Global Heat Wave
By Seth Borenstein and Anita SnowAssociated Press PHOENIX (AP) — A dangerous 19th straight day of scorching heat in Phoenix set a record for U.S. cities Tuesday, confined many residents […]
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Few US Adults Support Full Abortion Bans, Even in States that Have Them, an AP-NORC Poll Finds
By Geoff Mulvihill And Linley Sanders Associated Press The majority of U.S. adults, including those living in states with the strictest limits on abortion, want it to be legal at […]
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Activists Spurred by Affirmative Action Ruling Challenge Legacy Admissions at Harvard
WASHINGTON (AP) — A civil rights group is challenging legacy admissions at Harvard University, saying the practice discriminates against students of color by giving an unfair boost to the mostly […]
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The Next Big Advance in Cancer Treatment Could Be a Vaccine
SEATTLE (AP) — The next big advance in cancer treatment could be a vaccine. After decades of limited success, scientists say research has reached a turning point, with many predicting […]
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EPA Boosts Use of Biofuels but Holds Steady for Corn-Based Ethanol Production
By Matthew DalyAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Biden administration on Wednesday increased the amount of biofuels that must be blended into the nation’s fuel supplies over the next three […]
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Despite Serious Legal Threat, Trump Turns Day In Court into a Campaign Event
By Michelle L. PriceAssociated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Donald Trump’s four years in the White House, even on some of the most consequential days of his presidency, were punctuated […]
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Florida Official Says Migrants Flown to California Went Willingly, Disputes Claims of Coercion
By Trân Nguyễn and Olga R. RodriguezAssociated Press SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis’ administration said Tuesday that three dozen migrants whom the state flew from the U.S. […]