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Europe offers clues for solving America’s maternal mortality crisis
By LAURA UNGAR Updated 10:10 AM CDT, August 22, 2024 ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — Midwife Jennie Joseph touched Husna Mixon’s pregnant belly, turned to the 7-year-old boy in the room with…
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Black women’s groups fight bias in health care
Suzanne Potter Monday, August 19, 2024 A bill headed to the State Senate floor this week would require California to start tracking discrimination in health care. Assembly Bill 3161 asks the…
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Lawmakers, community leaders convene for Racial Equity Summit
Journey for Justice Alliance aims to secure support for anti-racist legislation by Michael Baniewicz August 21, 2024 The Journey for Justice Alliance gathered elected officials, community leaders and educators Sunday for…
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Minneapolis approves officer pay raise years after calls to defund the police
By MICHAEL GOLDBERG and STEVE KARNOWSKI Updated 5:05 PM CDT, July 18, 2024 MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Years after a movement to defund the Minneapolis Police Department and a severe officer shortage in the…
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Indigenous people living in the Pikes Peak region can now access free education at Pikes Peak State College
By Andrea Chalfin and Paolo Zialcita ·Jul. 26, 2024, 4:00 am Indigenous people living in the Pikes Peak region can now access free education at Pikes Peak State College. In a new First…
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Judge says Colorado Springs area school district violated federal law over special education student’s care
By Jenny Brundin Jul. 29, 2024, 5:54 pm A judge ruled last week that a Colorado Springs area school district violated federal law by denying care for a special needs child. …
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‘Notice to vacate’: Camp Resolution residents expected to leave property by Monday
Updated: 11:02 PM PDT Aug 23, 2024 Peyton Headlee To watch video report, Click Here. SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Camp Resolution is a self-governing homeless encampment on Colfax Street in north…
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Arizona Supreme Court clears way for voters to decide on constitutional right to abortion
The Arizona Right to Life, the organization that sued the ballot measure campaign, argued that the petition summary was misleading. By: Associated Press Posted 8:32 PM, Aug 20, 2024 and last updated 7:27…
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Florida Psychologist Arrested, Accused Of Trafficking Teen Girl
Published Aug 21, 2024 at 1:45 PM EDT By Jasmine Laws A Florida psychologist has been arrested on human trafficking charges after police reported she groomed a 15-year-old girl and tried to…
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