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Black, Hispanic and American Indian residents were missed at higher rates than a decade ago during the 2020 census, according to a report released Thursday that evaluated how well the once-a-decade …
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By MIKE SCHNEIDER
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3/10/22
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People placing trust in institutions — and each other — is critical to our society flourishing. When people are filled with mistrust, they spend money differently (or not at all), facts are doubted, and anxiety is high. And, worryingly, there has been a decline in trust over the past five decades.
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By Eva Chiang, George W. Bush Institute
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3/9/22
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BRAZZAVILLE, Republic of Congo (AP) — People stand when Dr. Matshidiso Moeti enters a room at the World Health Organization’s Africa headquarters in Republic of Congo. Small in stature, big in …
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By CARLEY PETESCH
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3/9/22
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BRAZZAVILLE, Republic of Congo (AP) — People stand when Dr. Matshidiso Moeti enters a room at the World Health Organization's Africa headquarters in the Republic of Congo and they listen intently …
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By CARLEY PETESCH
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3/9/22
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Russian Orthodox Patriarch Kirill, leader of Russia’s dominant religious group, has sent his strongest signal yet justifying his country's invasion of Ukraine — describing the conflict as part of …
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By PETER SMITH
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3/8/22
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Today (March 8) marks International Women’s Day, a global celebration of female contributions to modern society. But today’s feminists would be remiss not to celebrate liberalism’s pivotal role in advancing women’s rights.
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By Antonella Marty, Atlas Network
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3/8/22
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Minor progress has been made on establishing safe corridors to allow civilians to escape the fighting. A top Ukranian official says both sides agreed to a 12-hour-long cease-fire Tuesday for the …
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By The Associated Press
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3/8/22
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Jarred by discriminatory treatment and left to evacuate themselves from Ukraine, people from African, Asian and Latin American countries who succeed in getting out are forming impromptu networks to …
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By CHINEDU ASADU and CARA ANNA
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3/6/22
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SARAJEVO, Bosnia-Herzegovina (AP) — News reports from Kyiv and other Ukrainian cities under unrelenting bombardment by the Russian Army have been triggering painful memories among the survivors of …
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By SABINA NIKSIC
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3/6/22
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Fish make sound in many ways. Some, like the toadfish, have evolved organs or other structures in their bodies that produce sounds ...
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By Samantha Murray
UF/IFAS | 3/4/22 |
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A group of theologically conservative United Methodists plans to launch a new worldwide denomination on May 1, impatient to get started after yet another pandemic-related delay to a formalized …
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By PETER SMITH
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3/4/22
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The federal No Surprises Act went into effect in January and enacts new medical billing regulations aimed at curbing surprise billing in certain settings.
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By Heather Macre, Fennemore
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3/3/22
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Although Africa has contributed relatively little to the planet's greenhouse gas emissions, the continent has suffered some of the world's heaviest impacts of climate change, from famine to …
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By WANJOHI KABUKURU
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3/2/22
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Two years of pandemic disruptions have put a spotlight on shortcomings in the U.S. housing market. Some of these shortcomings have their origins in federal and local policy decisions made decades ago. But there are also positive examples of cities making zoning decisions that work to create affordable housing.
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By Emily Hamilton, George Mason University
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3/1/22
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Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine gave children 5 and older strong protection against hospitalization and death even during the omicron surge that hit youngsters especially hard, U.S. health officials …
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By LAURAN NEERGAARD
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3/1/22
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The Centers for Disease Control (CDC) website now provides county level COVID-19 risk assessments.
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By Katrina Elsken
Lake Okeechobee News | 2/28/22 |
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New cases of COVID-19 continued to decline last week ...
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By Katrina Elsken
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Deadly with extreme weather now, climate change is about to get so much worse. It is likely going to make the world sicker, hungrier, poorer, gloomier and way more dangerous in the next 18 years with …
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By SETH BORENSTEIN
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2/28/22
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Ukraine’s tangled political history with Russia has its counterpart in the religious landscape, with Ukraine’s majority Orthodox Christian population divided between an independent-minded group …
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By PETER SMITH
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2/27/22
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Ukrainians awoke Sunday after a third night of Russia's massive assault to street fighting in the country’s second largest city, while Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy rejected Russian …
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By The Associated Press
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2/27/22
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