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Title X advocates worry that birth control may go the same way as abortion

Title X advocates worry that birth control may go the same way as abortion

A Supreme Court ruling overturned Roe v. Wade. Now there's a big push to increase funding for Title X, a federal program that offers birth control and other reproductive care to low-income patients.
by Ben Paviour

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More Black NFL retirees win dementia cases in rescored tests

More Black NFL retirees win dementia cases in rescored tests

The 2020 lawsuit unearthed the fact the dementia tests were being “race-normed” — adjusted due to assumptions that Black people have a lower cognitive baseline score.
by The Associated Press

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CDC raises COVID risk ratings in Minnesota, eases national guidance

CDC raises COVID risk ratings in Minnesota, eases national guidance

On Thursday the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention issued new guidance on “minimizing the impact of COVID-19.” As widely reported, the new guidance eased recommended restrictions by lifting quarantine requirements for those who have been exposed to COVID-19 without feeling symptoms. This week’s CDC map for Minnesota shows many more counties at high risk — 22 up from nine the previous week. But case and wastewater data shows that the increasing rates seen in the last few weeks may be slowing.
by Elisabeth Gawthrop and Craig Helmstetter

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Iron Range Sen. Tomassoni, diagnosed with ALS, dies at 69

Iron Range Sen. Tomassoni, diagnosed with ALS, dies at 69

Accolades poured in from across the political spectrum Friday for longtime state Sen. David Tomassoni of Chisholm, Minn., who died Thursday night after more than a year of battling ALS, also known as Lou Gehrig's disease.
by Brian Bakst

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What is the legacy of burn pits? For some Iraqis, it's a lifetime of problems

What is the legacy of burn pits? For some Iraqis, it's a lifetime of problems

The PACT Act provides new access to services for American veterans struggling with the health effects of exposure to burn pits. But in Iraq, civilians who were exposed are still on their own.
by Simone Popperl, Jeevika Verma and Leila Fadel

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