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From state houses to Congress, anti-trans fights arrive in Washington
By Maham Javaid July 28, 2023 at 6:00 a.m. EDT When AJ DePre, a trans rights organizer, heard that a House subcommittee was holding a hearing about “The Dangers and Due Process Violations of ‘Gender-Affirming Care,’” on Thursday, they spent the day making calls to their family in Belgium to assess if they could move to Europe. “I…
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Why Dayton Quit ShotSpotter, a Surveillance Tool Many Cities Still Embrace
Police across the country face increased pressure to drop the controversial technology as researchers and activists question its effectiveness. Stephen Starr | July 13, 2023 (Facebook.com/DaytonPoliceandFire) Julio Mateo and other activists in Dayton, Ohio, tried for years to get police to ditch one of the most controversial trends in law enforcement surveillance technology. In 2019, the Dayton…
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Abbott signs into law CROWN Act banning race-based hair discrimination
Gov. Greg Abbott over the weekend signed into law a bill prohibiting race-based hair discrimination in Texas workplaces, schools and housing policies. It goes into effect in September. BY ALEJANDRO SERRANO MAY 29, 2023 1 PM CENTRAL Gov. Greg Abbott signed into law a bill prohibiting race-based hair discrimination in Texas workplaces, schools and housing policies. House Bill 567,…
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Texas resigns from ERIC, a national program that keeps voter rolls updated
By Natalia Contreras On July 20, 2023 Texas is the latest state, and one of the largest, to resign from the program. Votebeat is a nonprofit news organization reporting on voting access and election administration across the U.S. The Texas secretary of state submitted its exit notice Thursday to a national coalition that is one…
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Ruling Puts Social Media at Crossroads of Disinformation and Free Speech
By By Michael D. Shear and David McCabe On July 5, 2023 The case, which could alter how the government battles disinformation, is a flash point in a broader effort by conservatives to document what they contend is a liberal conspiracy to silence their views. Two months after President Biden took office, his top digital…
Read MoreRacial and Ethnic Inequities in US Oncology Clinical Trial Participation From 2017 to 2022
By Harlan Pittell, PhD; Gregory S. Calip, PharmD, MPH, PhD,; Amy Pierre, MSN, ANP-BC1,3; et al On July 21, 2023 Key Points Question How did racial and ethnic inequities in oncology clinical trial participation persist between 2017 and 2022? Findings In this cohort study of 50 411 participants and 5 cancer types, Latinx and non-Latinx Black patients had…
Read MoreGlobal, regional, and national estimates of tuberculosis incidence and case detection among incarcerated individuals from 2000 to 2019: a systematic analysis
Summary Background People who are incarcerated are at high risk of developing tuberculosis. We aimed to estimate the annual global, regional, and national incidence of tuberculosis among incarcerated populations from 2000 to 2019. Methods We collected and aggregated data for tuberculosis incidence and prevalence estimates among incarcerated individuals in published and unpublished literature, annual tuberculosis…
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Income, Healthy Food Access Linked to Life Expectancy
By Elana Gotkine On July 12, 2023 WEDNESDAY, July 12, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Income and healthy food accessibility are associated with life expectancy, with the lowest life expectancy in low-income/low-access census tracts, according to a study published online June 28 in the Journal of Urban Health. Jason Massey, M.P.H., from the American Cancer Society in…
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Oxnard movie theater evacuated Tuesday; man found with stun gun
By Tom Kisken On July 26, 2023 An Oxnard movie theater was evacuated Tuesday night and a man was arrested after allegedly brandishing a stun gun and yelling at the screen during a showing of “Oppenheimer,” police said. The incident occurred at 9:24 p.m. at Cinemark Century Riverpark in Oxnard, according to the Oxnard Police…
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