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There are tools that can help identify credible sources from bogus information By Elizabeth Price On September 25, 2023 Imagine this: You’re scrolling through social media, digesting the stories du jour. You land on a series of posts about local news in Texas. One of the posts claims Sen. Ted Cruz tweets the exact same message every…
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Major voting rights trial is unfolding in Texas: What to know
The argument is whether the law promotes “integrity” or makes it harder to vote. By Olivia Osteen On September 19, 2023 A federal trial is unfolding over whether a 2021 voting rights law in the state violates the U.S. Constitution. The suit — brought on behalf of La Union del Pueblo, or LUPE, and other groups —…
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Black creators built TikTok. But Black employees say they experienced ‘toxicity and racism’
By Catherine Thorbecke and Clare Duffy On September 21, 2023 Nnete Matima said she was attracted to work at TikTok because of how the social media platform was “really built upon Black culture” and the work of Black creators. She saw and welcomed TikTok’s public pledge of support for the Black community in the wake of the 2020…
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Clinical trial of HIV vaccine begins in United States and South Africa
Novel vaccine includes NIH-funded technology in development since 2004. By Carl Dieffenbach, Ph.D On September 20, 2023 What A trial of a preventive HIV vaccine candidate has begun enrollment in the United States and South Africa. The Phase 1 trial will evaluate a novel vaccine known as VIR-1388 for its safety and ability to induce…
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Climate Disasters Are Worsening a U.S. Blood Shortage
This summer’s floods, hurricanes and wildfires have prevented blood collection at a time when U.S. hospitals are already low on supply By Ariel Wittenberg On September 21, 2023 The nation’s donated blood supply is currently at “critically low levels,” and climate change is partly to blame. That’s according to the American Red Cross and other blood donation…
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Legal Actions Seek Guarantee of Abortion Access for Patients in Medical Emergencies
New cases say fear and confusion about abortion bans in three states are causing doctors and hospitals to deny medically necessary abortions. By Pam Belluck On September 12, 2023 Early in her pregnancy, Jaci Statton was in her kitchen when she felt like she was going to pass out and saw that her jeans had…
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U.S. Will Resume Offering Free At-Home Covid Tests
The Biden administration is restarting a program that has provided hundreds of millions of free tests through the Postal Service. By Sheryl Gay Stolberg On September 20, 2023 The Biden administration, looking ahead to a possible winter surge of Covid-19, announced on Wednesday that it was reviving its program of offering Americans free coronavirus tests…
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US education chief considers new ways to discourage college admissions preference for kids of alumni
By Collin Binkley and Carole Feldman On September 21, 2023 WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden’s education chief said he’s open to using “whatever levers” are available — including federal money — to discourage colleges from giving admissions preference to the children of alumni and donors. In an interview with The Associated Press, Education Secretary…
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Former Eastpointe principal files federal racial discrimination lawsuit
School boss Gibson accused of targeting Black administrators By Susan Smiley On August 29, 2023 A second former Eastpointe Community Schools administrator filed a federal discrimination lawsuit last week against the school district and Superintendent Christina Gibson individually. Renita Williams, who was employed by Eastpointe Community Schools for more than five years and served as…
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