As marijuana has gone mainstream in America, lawmakers in states that legalized it are now grappling with a new question: Should high-potency pot products be regulated differently?
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Oprah Winfrey, pictured in January, said she will donate her stake in WeightWatchers and proceeds from any future stock options to the National Museum of African American History and Culture …
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The CDC has overhauled its COVID-19 isolation guidelines, saying the virus no longer represents the same threat to public health as it did several years ago. Markus Schreiber/AP hide caption …
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'Excess deaths' in Gaza for next 6 months projected in first-of-its-kind effort
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesA team of researchers tried something that’s never been done as a conflict rages. Instead of trying to calculate the toll of war in the moment, they looked forward. What’s …
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Wendy Williams’ guardianship is in the spotlight. Here’s what to know : NPR
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesHost Wendy Williams appears at the Soul Train Awards in Las Vegas on Nov. 7, 2014. Chris Pizzello/Invision/AP hide caption toggle caption Chris Pizzello/Invision/AP Host Wendy Williams appears at the …
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Boxes of the drug mifepristone sit on a shelf at the West Alabama Women’s Center in Tuscaloosa, Ala., on March 16, 2022. Allen G. Breed/AP hide caption toggle caption Allen …
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Why the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau is tackling medical debt : Shots
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesRohit Chopra, director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, is working toward regulation to remove medical bills from consumer credit reports. Michael A. McCoy/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Michael …
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Doctors in South Korea walk out in strike of work conditions : NPR
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesA walk-out by South Korean doctors has hobbled the country’s medical system. Most of them have defied a government ultimatum to return to work by Thursday. MARY LOUISE KELLY, HOST: …
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This online learning program is teaching preschoolers in crisis situations
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesNPR’s Mary Louise Kelly talks with reporter Anya Kamenetz about an Arabic-language remote learning program called “Ahlan Simsim.” It’s a show by the Sesame Workshop, created for Syrian refugees.
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New York sues beef producer for ‘fraudulent’ climate marketing : NPR
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesNew York state prosecutors are trying to stop JBS from making “fraudulent and illegal” marketing claims about its climate efforts. Matthew Stockman/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Matthew Stockman/Getty Images …