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Number of children killed and injured in e-scooter collisions revealed
“There is a need for greater public awareness, clear public health messaging and review of government legislation to prevent further injuries and deaths”
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Government won’t support Arctic climate report
{beacon} Energy & Environment Energy & Environment The Big Story NOAA pulls support from Arctic Report Card The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) is pulling its support from an Arctic climate and environment report it has helped with in the past. © AP Photo/Mark Thiessen Rick Thoman, lead editor for the 2026 Arctic…
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Trump withdraws Medicaid coverage for minors’ transition surgeries
President Donald Trump has moved to end Medicaid funding for gender-transition surgeries for minors, presenting the policy as an effort to protect children. The decision further restricts access to gender-related medical care for under-18s and is likely to intensify political and legal debate over transgender healthcare in the United States. The change applies specifically to…
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Air Force One swap calls into question Trump’s safety abroad
A newly reported Secret Service ruse to fly President Trump out of the NATO summit last month in Turkey amid an assassination threat from Iran is raising questions about the president’s security while traveling abroad. Trump left Ankara on an alternate aircraft because of the threat, The Washington Post first reported Monday. After announcing he…
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NOAA pulls support from Arctic climate report
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) is pulling its support from an Arctic climate and environment report it has helped with in the past. Rick Thoman, lead editor for the 2026 Arctic Report Card, said that participants were informed Monday that they would no longer receive assistance from the government agency. “We were informed…
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A judge expands a block on U.S. Postal Service work on Trump’s mail-in voting order
A federal judge expanded a block on a key part of President Trump’s order to restrict mail-in voting for this fall’s midterms, banning the Postal Service from carrying out directives in every state.
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Cornyn posts data on vaccines preventing deaths after Trump executive order
Sen. John Cornyn (R-Texas) shared a post on Tuesday touting the effectiveness of vaccines following President Trump’s executive order seeking to decrease childhood vaccines and buck the standard order of shots by dividing immunizations for mumps, measles and rubella (MMR). “Since 1974, vaccination has averted 154 million deaths, including 146 million among children younger than…
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Live results: Minnesota holds gubernatorial primary to succeed Walz
Voters in Minnesota are at the polls Tuesday to weigh in on primaries to decide the state’s next governor. Sen. Amy Klobuchar (D) holds a commanding lead in the Democratic primary to replace Gov. Tim Walz (D), while President Trump has backed MyPillow CEO Mike Lindell on the other side of the aisle. Polls close…
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Live results: Alabama votes in special House primaries after redistricting fight
Alabamans in a handful of congressional districts are at the polls Tuesday for a series of postponed primary contests. Republican Gov. Kay Ivey called for special primaries in the 1st, 2nd, 6th and 7th Congressional Districts after the landmark Supreme Court decision weakening part of the Voting Rights Act allowed the state to use a…