Biden administration to end COVID-19 vaccine requirements
The Biden administration says it plans to end COVID-19 vaccine requirements for federal employees, contractors, head start educators and health-care…
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Takeaways about heat deaths and vulnerable older people
Heat waves fueled by climate change are arriving earlier, growing more intense and lasting longer, creating higher risks of illness and death for…
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Cigarette smoking at a historic low, CDC reports
The data shows only 11% of adults say they smoked cigarettes last year, that’s down from 12.5% in 2021. However, E-Cigarette use rose to nearly 6%…
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ACLU sends letter to CBP amid new evidence of mistreating pregnant people
In the letter, sent Tuesday, April 25, the ACLU readdresses their demands for CBP to strictly limit detention of pregnant, postpartum, nursing…
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AIDS quilt displayed at a California Methodist church
Ten sections of the historic aids memorial quilt were on display at the Hollywood United Methodist Church over the…
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California beach closed due to sewage dump
250,000 gallons of sewage flowed into the Los Angeles River Thursday, prompting beaches in Long Beach to close, according the CBS News Los…
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Buffalo Bills clear Damar Hamlin to return to the field
Good news for Buffalo Bills fans and football fans everywhere as doctors cleared Damar Hamlin to resume his NFL…
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Kamala Harris rallies as high court eyes abortion pill rules
Harris made a surprise stop in Los Angeles at one of the rallies, where she called the latest upheaval over abortion rights a further incursion by…
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SCOTUS temporarily blocks Texas abortion pill ruling
The Supreme Court has put a temporary hold on a ruling that limits access to abortion…
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Governor Newsom to stockpile abortion pills
Newsom says the state has secured an emergency supply of up to two million…
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California man dies from flesh-eating bacteria
A San Diego man is dead after succumbing to flesh eating bacteria, which he obtained after chasing his dog into a…
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Families Against Fentanyl launches billboard campaign
A nonprofit fighting against the opioid crisis has launched a billboard campaign in Los Angeles And Orange Counties in the hopes of raising awareness…
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Georgia mom uses her basketball skills for a good cause
With an impressive 85% free throw average, one Georgia mom is using her basketball skills to raise awareness for her son’s rare genetic…
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Abortion rights protest occurring in U.S. after Texas judge’s ruling
A federal judge in Texas issued a ruling Friday that would halt the use of a commonly used abortion pill sparking protests across the…
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US judge issues order in Arizona prison health care case
A U.S. District Court judge has made permanent an order that aims to improve the way Arizona delivers health care to incarcerated people in state-run…
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Federal judge suspends FDA approved abortion pill
A ruling by a federal judge has suspended the Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA) longtime approval of an abortion…
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Avian flu kills three California condors in northern Arizona
Three California condors have died from avian flu in northern Arizona and authorities are trying to determine what killed five others in the flock,…
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Senator Fetterman released from Walter Reed
Pennsylvania Senator John Fetterman has been discharged from Walter Reed National Military Medical Center where he was treated for clinical…
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Arizona and California releases their weekly COVID updates
Arizona and California, as well as Yuma and Imperial Counties, have released their weekly COVID updates for their respective states and…
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California looks to spend some Medicaid money on housing
Gov. Gavin Newsom has proposed spending more than $100 million per year in the state’s Medicaid program to pay for up to six months of housing for…
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