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In Michigan, one restriction is setting back efforts to enshrine abortion rights
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesAbortion advocates in Michigan had a major setback this week. Voters enshrined abortion rights in the constitution last November, but figuring out what those rights mean has become a battle.
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Advice for resolving conflicts from real-world peacemakers : Shots
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesShirley Chisholm, the first Black woman elected to U.S. Congress was running for president in 1972 when she had a remarkable interaction with the pro-segregation George Wallace, then governor of …
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Indiana Supreme Court reprimands Rokita over abortion doctor remarks : NPR
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesThe Indiana Supreme Court has found the state’s attorney general, Todd Rokita, violated professional conduct rules in his remarks about an abortion provider. Rokita is seen here speaking in Indianapolis …
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FDA proposes banning brominated vegetable oil as food additive : NPR
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesA sign for the U.S. Food and Drug Administration is displayed outside its offices in Silver Spring, Md., on Dec. 10, 2020. The FDA says it’s considering banning brominated vegetable …
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Melting arctic ice, sea star anatomy and sleep deprived mice : NPR
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesARI SHAPIRO, HOST: Time now for our science news roundup from our friends at NPR’s Short Wave podcast. Aaron Scott and Regina Barber, welcome back. REGINA BARBER, BYLINE: Hi, Ari. …
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Trans teens’ families ask Supreme Court to protect gender affirming care in Tennessee : NPR
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesFamilies of transgender youth in Tennessee are appealing to the U.S. Supreme Court to block a state law that bans gender affirming care. JUANA SUMMERS, HOST: Nearly half of U.S. …
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This picture taken in March 2018 shows a technician working on the clock of the Lukaskirche Church in Dresden, eastern Germany. This weekend, Americans will wind back this clocks as …
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A skin disease caused by sand flies is on the rise in the U.S.
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesThe CDC finds that leishmaniasis, a skin disease spread by sand flies, is spreading at low levels in the southern U.S. It was previously considered a tropical disease only be …
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Nearly half of all health workers want to quit. A campaign aims to reverse that : NPR
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesA new federal campaign is pushing hospital leaders to change policies and practices to reduce burnout in the health care workforce. A MARTÍNEZ, HOST: Nearly half of all health workers …