Most common settings for foodborne outbreaks in the US
FoodReady used data from the CDC to explore the most common settings that facilitated foodborne illnesses in the U.S. from 2009 to…
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States where the most people are receiving substance use treatment
Ophelia mapped and analyzed the number of patients in substance use facilities per capita across the U.S., using SAMHSA survey…
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Rural Americans were less likely to enroll in a federal broadband assistance program. Now it's too late to sign up
The Daily Yonder reports on the federal government halting enrollment in a program that helps millions of Americans afford their broadband…
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Safest and most affordable cities in the US
MoneyGeek analyzed cost data from the Census Bureau’s one-year American Community Survey and MIT’s Living Wage Calculator, focusing on the top cities…
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Can background checks show whether your identity was stolen?
Money.com offers tips and information to consider when conducting a background check on…
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San Francisco's burning question: Are we ready for Waymo Google cars?
After an incident with one of Google’s driverless vehicles in San Francisco, Way.com explores whether the city is ready to adopt these vehicles for…
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Stock market today: Asian shares follow Wall St higher as markets await a rate decision by the Fed
By ZIMO ZHONG Associated Press HONG KONG (AP) — Asian markets were mostly higher Wednesday ahead of expected guidance by the Federal Reserve on the…
Continue Reading Cricket Australia postpones another tour over human rights concerns for women in Afghanistan
MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — Cricket Australia says it has postponed a three-match men’s Twenty20 international series against Afghanistan due to…
Continue Reading UnitedHealth says it has made progress on recovering from a massive cyberattack
By The Associated Press UnitedHealth Group is testing software for submitting medical claims as it continues to recover from a cyberattack that…
Continue Reading Hong Kong lawmakers unanimously approve security law giving government more power to curb dissent
By KANIS LEUNG Associated Press HONG KONG (AP) — Hong Kong’s lawmakers unanimously passed a new national security law that grants the government…
Continue Reading The first outside legal analyses of Vatican’s ‘trial of the century’ are in, and they’re critical
By NICOLE WINFIELD Associated Press VATICAN CITY (AP) — Several prominent lawyers have published stinging academic critiques and legal opinions…
Continue Reading Notre Dame Cathedral’s restoration has been a 5-year journey of dedication and recovery
By THOMAS ADAMSON Associated Press PARIS (AP) — The restoration of Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris following a tragic blaze in April 2019 is a story…
Continue Reading Blinken underscores ‘ironclad’ support for the Philippines as it clashes with China in disputed sea
BY JIM GOMEZ Associated Press MANILA, Philippines (AP) — Secretary of State Antony Blinken has underscored Washington’s “ironclad commitment”…
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Counties with the highest STI rates in Texas
Stacker compiled a list of counties with the highest rates of sexually transmitted infections in Texas using data from the Centers for Disease…
Continue Reading Mississippi ‘Goon Squad’ deputies get yearslong sentences for racist torture of 2 Black men
By MICHAEL GOLDBERG Associated Press/Report for America JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Michael Corey Jenkins and Eddie Terrell Parker sat on the front row…
Continue Reading Pedal coast-to-coast without using a road? New program helps connect trails across the US
By JEFF McMURRAY Associated Press When Mike O’Neil opened his bicycle repair shop in Muncie, Indiana, the Cardinal Greenway trail just outside its…
Continue Reading Republican Vince Fong advances to runoff election to complete term of ex-House Speaker McCarthy
By MICHAEL R. BLOOD and CHRISTOPHER WEBER LOS ANGELES (AP) — California state Legislator Vince Fong has advanced to a May election to decide who…
Continue Reading Democrats hope to flip Ohio’s supreme court this fall. Tuesday’s primary settled the contests
By CHRISTINE FERNANDO Associated Press Tuesday’s primaries for three contested seats on the Ohio Supreme Court kicked off a high-stakes battle for…
Continue Reading Trump is making the Jan. 6 attack a cornerstone of his bid for the White House
By LISA MASCARO, MARY CLARE JALONICK and JILL COLVIN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Republican Donald Trump has launched his general election…
Continue Reading 4 things to know from Elon Musk’s interview with Don Lemon
By DAVID HAMILTON AP Technology Reporter SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Former CNN reporter Don Lemon mixed it up with Tesla CEO Elon Musk in an interview…
Continue Reading Competitive primary matchup for Chicago-area prosecutor remains too early to call
By SOPHIA TAREEN Associated Press CHICAGO (AP) — An open race to lead the nation’s second-largest prosecutor’s office remains too early to call…
Continue Reading Trump favorites Moreno and Merrin win GOP primaries to face 2 vulnerable Ohio Democrats this fall
By JULIE CARR SMYTH Associated Press COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Former President Donald Trump’s picks have won two high-profile races in Ohio that…
Continue Reading Incumbents win big in Illinois primary with Chicago-area Democrats emerging from competitive races
By SOPHIA TAREEN Associated Press CHICAGO (AP) — The Illinois primary has meant big wins for incumbents with two Chicago-area Democrats emerging…
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‘Enlist or die’: Fear, looming famine and a deadly ultimatum swell the ranks of Sudan’s paramilitary forces
CNN By Pallabi Munsi, Nima Elbagir, Barbara Arvanitidis and Mark Baron, CNN (CNN) — In mid-December, the powerful paramilitary Rapid Support…
Continue Reading Israelis evacuated from the Lebanese border wonder if they’ll ever return
By MELANIE LIDMAN Associated Press KIRYAT SHMONA, Israel (AP) — For four years, Sivan Shoshani Partush recruited families for Kibbutz Malkiya, a…
Continue Reading Biden and Trump notch more wins Tuesday as primary voters urge them to keep up the fight
By MICHELLE L. PRICE, JONATHAN J. COOPER and PATRICK ORSAGOS Associated Press TEMPE, Arizona (AP) — As Joe Biden and Donald Trump moved closer to a…
Continue Reading Ariana Grande and Dalton Gomez are officially divorced
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Ariana Grande and Dalton Gomez are now divorced. A Los Angeles Superior Court judgment dissolving their marriage of nearly three…
Continue Reading Spotify paid $9 billion in royalties in 2023. Here’s what fueled the growth
By MARIA SHERMAN AP Music Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Spotify paid out $9 billion in streaming royalties last year, the streaming giant said Tuesday…
Continue Reading Rules that helped set real estate agent commissions are changing. Here’s what you need to know
By ALEX VEIGA and HEATHER HOLLINGSWORTH Associated Press The cost of hiring a real estate agent to buy or sell a home may soon change, along with…
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US abortions reach highest level in over a decade, sparked by surge in medication abortion
CNN, POOL, GUTTMACHER INSTITUTE, DANCO LABS By Deidre McPhillips, CNN (CNN) — Abortions are on the rise in the United States, despite bans that…
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