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US settles anti-Muslim, anti-Palestinian bias complaint against Emory University
By Kanishka Singh January 16, 2025 5:23 PM CST WASHINGTON, Jan 16 (Reuters) – The U.S. Education Department on Thursday noted concerns, opens new tab about discrimination against Muslim, Arab and Palestinian students…
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Federal probe of 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre says ‘no avenue’ for criminal case in connection to attack
By SEAN MURPHY Updated 4:31 PM CST, January 10, 2025 OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — The first-ever U.S. Justice Department review of the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre concluded Friday that while federal prosecution may…
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Trump wants to change colleges nationwide. GOP-led states offer a preview
By HEATHER HOLLINGSWORTH and JOCELYN GECKER of The Associated Press, WILLIESHA MORRIS of AL.com, and KEVIN RICHERT of Idaho Education News Updated 9:44 AM CST, January 9, 2025 Nearly a decade…
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WA pharmacists turn to telehealth to prescribe abortion medication
The pilot program aims to expand access amid a national push by the Heritage Foundation to ban the distribution of mifepristone and misoprostol by mail. by Kelcie Moseley-Morris January 17, 2025…
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Trump’s Return Sparks Worry About Cuts To Medicaid, Disability Services
by Michelle Diament | January 21, 2025 Disability advocates are preparing to fend off potentially seismic cuts to Medicaid and community-based services now that President Donald Trump is back at the…
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DOJ: Idaho violating ADA with lack of services for people with physical disabilities
Jan 19, 2025 | 4:53 pm ET By Melissa Davlin The U.S. Department of Justice notified Idaho last week that it is in violation of the Americans with Disabilities Act because…
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How scientists with disabilities are making research labs and fieldwork more accessible
By ADITHI RAMAKRISHNAN January 17, 2025, 1:29 PM SAN BERNARDINO, Calif. — The path to Lost Lake was steep and unpaved, lined with sharp rocks and holes. A group of scientists…
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Obamacare signups near a record 24 million, almost double than when Trump was last in office
By Tami Luhby, CNN Published 6:30 AM EST, Wed January 8, 2025 Obamacare coverage has exploded in popularity during President Joe Biden’s term, fueled by more generous federal subsidies, heightened outreach and…
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Western Maryland has become an abortion care haven for red state residents
Julie Scharper 1/7/2025 5:30 a.m. EST Across from a derelict dairy farm in far Western Maryland is a simple brick building marked with a white sign: Women’s Health Center. The center…
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