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Hopeful Beginnings for Grizzly Cub as He Remains at Large
1 month, 4 weeks ago

Hopeful Beginnings for Grizzly Cub as He Remains at Large

Associated Press  

The world's most famous grizzly bear cub, No. 399, has been sighted in Wyoming, but its fate is uncertain. Despite the tragic death of its mother, the cub appears to have a high chance of survival due to its age and the season. The cub's presence is a reminder of the importance of protecting wildlife and the delicate balance of …

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Brazilian moms are leading the charge to secure CBD for sick kids
3 months, 3 weeks ago

Brazilian moms are leading the charge to secure CBD for sick kids

Associated Press  

SAO PAULO — The 4-year-old boy struggled to balance while walking through the living room. To lessen and shorten his seizures, Murillo takes a steady dose of liquid cannabidiol or CBD, that Silva acquires for free through Sao Paulo state’s public health system. To lessen and shorten his seizures, Murillo takes a steady dose of CBD, that Silva acquires for …

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Incumbents beat DeSantis-backed candidates in Florida school board races
4 months ago

Incumbents beat DeSantis-backed candidates in Florida school board races

Associated Press  

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — School board candidates in Florida backed by Gov. Incumbent school board members in one of Florida’s largest swing counties appear to have held off a challenge from candidates backed by DeSantis, according to preliminary results. In the third race for the board, Stacy Geier garnered 37% of the vote compared to Katie Blaxberg’s 34%, with a third …

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Three moms win rowing medals at Paris Olympics and celebrate their victories with their kids
4 months, 3 weeks ago

Three moms win rowing medals at Paris Olympics and celebrate their victories with their kids

Associated Press  

VAIRES-SUR-MARNE, France — A trio of moms won rowing medals at the Paris Olympics on Thursday, including veteran Helen Glover of Britain and New Zealanders Lucy Spoors and Brooke Francis, who rowed together to victory less than two years after giving birth a few months apart. “I think they are looking forward to getting their mums back.” The New Zealanders …

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Days before a Biden rule against anti-LGBTQ+ bias takes effect, judges are narrowing its reach
4 months, 4 weeks ago

Days before a Biden rule against anti-LGBTQ+ bias takes effect, judges are narrowing its reach

Associated Press  

TOPEKA, Kan. — New federal court rulings are narrowing the Biden administration’s enforcement of a rule for protecting LGBTQ+ students from discrimination and allowing critics to limit it even further school by school. Sipple’s ruling followed one last week by U.S. District Judge John Broomes in Kansas, who blocked enforcement in that state, Alaska, Utah and Wyoming but also in …

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A 7-month-old tree kangaroo peeked out of its mom’s pouch at the Bronx Zoo and here are the photos
5 months ago

A 7-month-old tree kangaroo peeked out of its mom’s pouch at the Bronx Zoo and here are the photos

Associated Press  

NEW YORK — The second baby of a tree-dwelling kangaroo made its public debut this week in New York, poking its pink head head out of its mom’s furry white pouch. AP Audio: Tree Kangaroo Bronx Zoo-baby AP correspondent Julie Walker reports a baby tree kangaroo is being celebrated at the Bronx Zoo. The tree kangaroo species only gestate for …

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An order blocking a rule to help LGBTQ+ kids applies to hundreds of schools. Some want to block more
5 months, 1 week ago

An order blocking a rule to help LGBTQ+ kids applies to hundreds of schools. Some want to block more

Associated Press  

TOPEKA, Kan. — A federal judge’s order blocking a Biden administration rule for protecting LGBTQ+ students from discrimination applies to hundreds of schools and colleges across the U.S., and a group challenging it hopes to extend it further to many major American cities. U.S. District Judge John Broomes’ decision touched off a new legal dispute between the Biden administration and …

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8 homeless moms in San Francisco struggled for help. Now, they’re learning to advocate for others
5 months, 3 weeks ago

8 homeless moms in San Francisco struggled for help. Now, they’re learning to advocate for others

Associated Press  

SAN FRANCISCO — They know chronic back pain from couch surfing while pregnant. “Then after being in the group, I started realizing that all these ladies have a strong voice,” she said, “and maybe our voices put together could be strong enough to make a difference in someone else’s life.” The women are on the Family Advisory Committee, a program …

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Homes near St. Louis County creek are being tested after radioactive contamination found in yards
9 months, 2 weeks ago

Homes near St. Louis County creek are being tested after radioactive contamination found in yards

Associated Press  

ST. LOUIS — A federal agency is examining soil beneath homes in a small suburban St. Louis subdivision to determine if residents are living atop Cold War era nuclear contamination. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is taking soil samples at six properties in Florissant, Missouri, that sit near Coldwater Creek, a meandering waterway contaminated after nuclear waste was dumped …

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A blender from the 1960s, a restored 1936 piano. What I learned from clearing out my childhood home
9 months, 3 weeks ago

A blender from the 1960s, a restored 1936 piano. What I learned from clearing out my childhood home

Associated Press  

NEW YORK — It’s been eight months since I closed the door for the last time to my childhood home in suburban New Jersey and said goodbye to more than a half century of memories. Anne D’Innocenzio scrolls through a family album inside her kitchen, surrounded by mementos from her childhood home, including a working blender from the 1960s and …

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Tired of diesel fumes, these moms are pushing for electric school buses
9 months, 4 weeks ago

Tired of diesel fumes, these moms are pushing for electric school buses

Associated Press  

Areli Sanchez’s daughter, Aida, used to be one of 20 million American kids who ride a diesel bus to school each day. In hard-hit, or environmental justice neighborhoods, he said, “you’re removing at least some of that by putting electric school buses in the rotation.” Some school districts have switched to newer versions of diesel buses, which are more efficient …

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Liberal and moderate candidates take control of school boards in contentious races across US
1 year, 1 month ago

Liberal and moderate candidates take control of school boards in contentious races across US

Associated Press  

HARRISBURG, Pa. — Voters in some of the highest-profile school board elections across the U.S. rebuked conservative candidates in local school board elections who want to ban books and restrict classroom conversations on race and gender. “They don’t want to engage in this banning of books or censoring of honest history or undermining who kids are,” Randi Weingarten, the teachers …

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Candidate who wouldn’t denounce Moms for Liberty chapter after Hitler quote wins Indiana mayor race
1 year, 1 month ago

Candidate who wouldn’t denounce Moms for Liberty chapter after Hitler quote wins Indiana mayor race

Associated Press  

— A Republican candidate who refused to denounce a local chapter of Moms for Liberty that used a quote by Adolf Hitler in a newsletter has won her election as mayor of Carmel, Indiana, a wealthy suburb of Indianapolis. City Councilwoman Sue Finkam defeated Democratic candidate and fellow city councilman Miles Nelson in Tuesday’s municipal election, according to unofficial returns …

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Moms for Liberty unexpectedly finds itself at the center of a heated suburban Indiana mayoral race
1 year, 1 month ago

Moms for Liberty unexpectedly finds itself at the center of a heated suburban Indiana mayoral race

Associated Press  

— An Indiana Moms for Liberty chapter has followed the conservative group’s national playbook, challenging diversity, equity and inclusion efforts in school districts as part of its “parental rights” mission. The Hamilton County chapter of Moms for Liberty told The Associated Press it can only endorse candidates for school board, but also accused Nelson of campaigning on “silencing parents.” Florida-based …

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‘Mama bears’ may be the 2024 race’s soccer moms. But where the GOP seeks votes, some see extremism
1 year, 5 months ago

‘Mama bears’ may be the 2024 race’s soccer moms. But where the GOP seeks votes, some see extremism

Associated Press  

In many election cycles, there’s a snappy shorthand used to describe the type of voters who may help decide the winner. Donald Trump praised their work, saying organizations such as Moms for Liberty had taught the liberal left a lesson: “Don’t mess with America’s moms.” Ron DeSantis said “woke” policies had “awakened the most powerful political force in the country: …

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French Montana chronicles mom’s sacrifice after emigrating from Morocco in doc film ‘For Khadija’
1 year, 5 months ago

French Montana chronicles mom’s sacrifice after emigrating from Morocco in doc film ‘For Khadija’

Associated Press  

LOS ANGELES — If French Montana’s father never abandoned him as a teenager, the rapper believes he would not have grown into a popular figure who has earned three Grammy nominations. The “Pop That’’ rapper is telling that story in the documentary film “For Khadija,” a project named after his mother that recently premiered at the Tribeca Film Festival. But …

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Medicaid expansion for new moms wins approval in Missouri
1 year, 7 months ago

Medicaid expansion for new moms wins approval in Missouri

Associated Press  

— Lower-income new mothers could gain a full year of Medicaid health-care coverage in Missouri under legislation given final approval Friday as part of a national push to improve maternal health. The Alaska Legislature on Friday passed legislation extending postpartum Medicaid coverage for new mothers from 60 days to 12 months. Tate Reeves, a Republican, signed legislation in March expanding …

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Mississippi backs 1 year of postpartum Medicaid for new moms
1 year, 9 months ago

Mississippi backs 1 year of postpartum Medicaid for new moms

Associated Press  

— Low-income new mothers in Mississippi will be eligible for a full year of Medicaid health coverage under a bill passed Tuesday by the state Legislature. The bipartisan move is the culmination of a two-year effort to convince a majority of the Republican-controlled House to provide longer postpartum coverage in one of the poorest states in the U.S. Republican proponents …

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AP PHOTOS: Sidecar ambulances help moms give birth in India
2 years ago

AP PHOTOS: Sidecar ambulances help moms give birth in India

Associated Press  

NARAYANPUR, India — The motorbike roared as it strained to carry the ambulance sidecar up a steep river bank. The bike’s rear tire whirred in place, kicking up water and mud while the sidecar — a hospital bed on wheels, under a white canvas canopy — lolled dangerously. The bike ambulance resumed its nine-mile trek across the forest known as …

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Judge considers barring cameras from Idaho mom’s murder case
2 years, 3 months ago

Judge considers barring cameras from Idaho mom’s murder case

Associated Press  

BOISE, Idaho — A judge told attorneys in a high-profile triple murder case that he’s worried broad news coverage could make it harder to seat a jury when the trial begins months from now. The couple is accused of conspiring together to kill Lori Vallow Daybell’s two youngest children, Joshua “JJ” Vallow and Tylee Ryan, as well as Chad Daybell’s …

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Tennessee, South Carolina extend health care for new moms
2 years, 7 months ago

Tennessee, South Carolina extend health care for new moms

Associated Press  

NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Tennessee and South Carolina are joining five other states in extending health care coverage to women with low-to-modest incomes for a full year after childbirth, U.S. Health and Human Services Secretary Xavier Becerra announced on Friday. The expansion of Medicaid and the Children’s Health Insurance Program comes as the U.S. Supreme Court could be poised to overturn …

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House speaker not budging on Medicaid extension for new moms
2 years, 9 months ago

House speaker not budging on Medicaid extension for new moms

Associated Press  

— Mississippi House Speaker Philip Gunn says he opposes efforts to revive a proposal that would let mothers keep Medicaid coverage for a year after giving birth. Delbert Hosemann said Monday that he wants to revive an effort to extend postpartum coverage, calling it “a good-faith effort to keep our babies healthy and our mothers healthy.” Gunn told The Associated …

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Mississippi could renew push to extend Medicaid for new moms
2 years, 9 months ago

Mississippi could renew push to extend Medicaid for new moms

Associated Press  

— Mississippi’s Republican-led Senate will try to revive a proposal to let mothers keep Medicaid coverage for a year after giving birth, Lt. Gov. Advocates for low-income women say longer coverage by the government health insurance program could reduce Mississippi’s high rate of maternal mortality. Gunn said he is aware Mississippi has a high maternal mortality rate, but he had …

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Russia’s Davis mum on mom’s role in Olympic doping case
2 years, 10 months ago

Russia’s Davis mum on mom’s role in Olympic doping case

Associated Press  

BEIJING — Russian ice dancer Diana Davis mostly remained silent as partner Gleb Smolkin snapped at reporters Saturday night for asking about Davis’ mother, embattled figure skating coach Eteri Tutberidze, and her involvement in 15-year-old Kamila Valieva’s doping case. She’s here with us.” Smolkin and Davis received a score of 71.66 points to their program, set to “Boom Boom Pow” …

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