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Nebraska lawmakers pass 12-week abortion ban, restrictions on gender-affirming care for minors

Nebraska lawmakers pass 12-week abortion ban, restrictions on gender-affirming care for minors

LINCOLN, Neb.
Atomic bomb survivors look to G7 summit in Hiroshima as a 'sliver of hope' for nuclear disarmament

Atomic bomb survivors look to G7 summit in Hiroshima as a 'sliver of hope' for nuclear disarmament

HIROSHIMA, Japan (AP) — This weekend's summit of the Group of Seven leading industrial nations in Hiroshima provides a rare — and possibly final — chance for survivors of the atomic bomb attacks on Hiroshima and Nagasaki to push for nuclear disarmame
California lawmakers block bill making oil companies liable for some health problems

California lawmakers block bill making oil companies liable for some health problems

SACRAMENTO, Calif.
Here are the restrictions on transgender people that are moving forward in US statehouses

Here are the restrictions on transgender people that are moving forward in US statehouses

A federal judge is considering whether to block Florida's ban on gender-affirming medical care for transgender youth, as bills targeting the rights of trans people are being embraced by Republican governors and statehouses across the country.
4th death, more vision loss cases linked to tainted eyedrops

4th death, more vision loss cases linked to tainted eyedrops

NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. health officials reported another death and several more cases of vision loss from illnesses linked to eyedrops tainted with a drug-resistant bacteria.
How one North Carolina lawmaker's defection from the Democratic Party upended abortion protections

How one North Carolina lawmaker's defection from the Democratic Party upended abortion protections

RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — Mere weeks before North Carolina's GOP-controlled legislature enacted a 12-week abortion limit over the Democratic governor's opposition this week, state Republican lawmakers appeared just one vote shy of an override.
Soleiman Faqiri's family hopes November inquest into his death will offer answers

Soleiman Faqiri's family hopes November inquest into his death will offer answers

TORONTO — The family of a mentally ill man who died in an Ontario jail cell in 2016 expressed hope on Friday that a provincial inquest set to start later this year will provide answers about his death. Soleiman Faqiri died on Dec.
Surgery wait-list in Nova Scotia shrinking as procedures ramp up: Health Department

Surgery wait-list in Nova Scotia shrinking as procedures ramp up: Health Department

HALIFAX — The Nova Scotia government says the Health Department's wait-list for surgeries is shrinking.
COVID emergency orders are among `greatest intrusions on civil liberties,' Justice Gorsuch says

COVID emergency orders are among `greatest intrusions on civil liberties,' Justice Gorsuch says

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court got rid of a pandemic-related immigration case with a single sentence.
Parents of transgender kids seek to block DeSantis ban on gender-affirming care for minors

Parents of transgender kids seek to block DeSantis ban on gender-affirming care for minors

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — The parents of three transgender children in Florida are trying to get a federal judge to block a new law that bans gender-affirming care for minors, a signature policy of Republican Gov.