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Town where kids cancer rose blasts deal over polluted site
A proposed settlement between New Jersey and the current owner of a notoriously polluted industrial site is drawing fire from residents of Toms River, where memories of children getting cancer at elevated rates are still a fresh source of pain.
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Alaska USA will change its name to Global Credit Union this spring
The name changes follows the merger last year of Alaska USA and Spokane-based Global Credit Union.
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Maternal deaths and disparities increase in Mississippi
A newly released report from the Mississippi State Department of Health finds that an increasing number of mothers in the state have died in recent years due to pregnancy complications.
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Texas death row inmates sue over solitary confinement
A group of Texas death row inmates have filed a federal lawsuit against the state’s prison system over its policy of mandatory and indefinite solitary confinement for all prisoners who are awaiting execution.
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WA law schools pull out of U.S. News rankings over equity concerns
Seattle University and Gonzaga University law school leaders said this week they won't provide data to U.S. News & World Report.
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FDA’s advisers back plan to simplify COVID-19 vaccinations
The U.S. is poised to make COVID-19 vaccinations more like a yearly flu shot.
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Ranks of quiet quitters climb as layoffs mount, surveys
The discontent, while widespread, was most acute among younger workers, women and those managing multiple teams across remote and on-site schedules.
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California prison inmates to get some Medicaid care
The federal government will allow Medicaid dollars to treat some people in prisons, jails or juvenile detention centers for the first time ever.
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What Seattle police has said about pedestrian killed by cop; what remains unanswered
Seattle police has shared few details about the moments leading to the death of 23-year-old woman, who was struck by a police officer in South Lake Union
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US moves to protect Minnesota wilderness from planned mine
The Biden administration has moved to protect the pristine Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness in northeastern Minnesota from future mining.
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Western WA wildlife park welcomes 3 orphaned moose calves from Alaska
After arriving this summer from Alaska, the three young moose will make their public debut Friday at Northwest Trek Wildlife Park in Eatonville.
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Alaska library board keeps LGBTQ books in youth sections
An advisory board overseeing a public library in Alaska has voted to keep scores of books containing supposed LGBTQ themes in the children’s and young adult sections instead of moving them to a separate location after complaints were made.
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SC abortion ban gets hearing for first time this session
An abortion ban is once more beginning to move through the South Carolina General Assembly.
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FDA declines to regulate CBD; calls on Congress for fix
The Food and Drug Administration says there are too many unknowns about CBD products to regulate them as foods or supplements.
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NASA marks 20 years since space shuttle Columbia disaster
NASA is marking the 20th anniversary of the space shuttle Columbia tragedy with somber ceremonies during its annual tribute to fallen astronauts.
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Missouri Senate GOP backs bills on transgender children
The leader of Missouri's state Senate says Republican senators are unified against letting transgender girls play on girls' sports teams.
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Seattle to resume late fees for unpaid parking, camera and traffic tickets
Seattle Municipal Court will resume charging late fees for unpaid infraction tickets, after suspending them early in the pandemic.
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Missing teenage snowmachiner found dead in northwest Alaska
Alaska State Troopers say a teenager missing in northwest Alaska for nearly 10 days was found dead Wednesday.
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Fake nursing diploma scheme in Florida; 25 arrested
Federal authorities have charged 25 people accused of participating in a wire fraud scheme in Florida that they say created an illegal shortcut for aspiring nurses to get licensed and find employment.
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Man tried to rape Seattle woman after following her home, prosecutors say
The man later groped an EMT as he was being taken from Harborview to jail, according to King County prosecutors.
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