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California becomes latest state to restrict student smartphone use at school
SACRAMENTO, Calif. — School districts in California will have to create rules restricting student smartphone use under a new law…
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Youth activists plan protests to demand action on climate as big events open in NYC
NEW YORK — Activists geared up Friday for protests around the world to demand action on climate change just as…
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Senate to vote again on IVF protections in election-year push
WASHINGTON — The Senate will vote for the second time this year on legislation that would establish a nationwide right…
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Scientists show how pregnancy changes the brain in innumerable ways
Neuroscientist Liz Chrastil got the unique chance to see how her brain changed while she was pregnant and share what…
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Police: 4 killed after multi-vehicle crash in southeast Dallas
DALLAS — A vehicle crossed into oncoming traffic on a Dallas interstate and collided with two other vehicles in a…
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This city is hailed as a vaccination success. Can it be sustained?
LOUISVILLE, Ky. — On his first day of school at Newcomer Academy, Maikel Tejeda was whisked to the school library.…
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Arizona’s 1864 abortion ban is officially off the books
PHOENIX — Arizona’s Civil War-era ban on nearly all abortions officially is being repealed Saturday. The western swing state has…
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WHO grants first mpox vaccine approval to ramp up response to disease
The World Health Organization says it has granted its first authorization for use of a vaccine against mpox in adults,…
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Missouri bird flu case is a ‘one-off’ and the public risk is still low, officials say
NEW YORK — Health officials on Thursday said they don’t know how a Missouri person caught bird flu but believe…
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Alaska governor vetoes bill requiring insurance cover a year of birth control at a time
JUNEAU, Alaska — Alaska Gov. Mike Dunleavy on Wednesday vetoed a bipartisan bill that would have forced insurance companies to…
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