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Couples ask judge to find Alabama law that provides legal immunity to IVF providers unconstitutional

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Converting cow manure to fuel is growing climate solution, but critics say communities put at risk

Converting cow manure to fuel is growing climate solution, but critics say communities put at risk

PIXLEY, Calif. (AP) — The stench of cow feces, urine and ammonia forces residents to keep windows and doors closed in parts of California's farming country.
Make mine medium-rare: Men really do eat more meat than women, study says

Make mine medium-rare: Men really do eat more meat than women, study says

CHICAGO (AP) — Vacationing in Chicago this week from Europe, Jelle den Burger and Nirusa Naguleswaran grabbed a bite at the Dog House Grill: a classic Italian beef sandwich for him, grilled cheese for her.
Maine shooting exposes gaps in mental health treatment and communication practices, official says

Maine shooting exposes gaps in mental health treatment and communication practices, official says

PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — An Army health official told a panel investigating a mass shooting by a reservist who was experiencing a psychiatric breakdown that there are limitations in health care coverage for reservists compared with full-time soldiers.
Executives of telehealth company accused of fraud that gave easy access to addictive Adderall drug

Executives of telehealth company accused of fraud that gave easy access to addictive Adderall drug

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Top executives of a California-based online mental health company were arrested on allegations of improperly prescribing addictive stimulants like Adderall during the coronavirus pandemic and exacerbating the shortage of the drugs
Work to resume on Calgary water pipe after injuries; consumption continues to rise

Work to resume on Calgary water pipe after injuries; consumption continues to rise

CALGARY — Repairs to a fractured Calgary water pipe were to resume Thursday after two workers were injured at the site, while the city's mayor pleaded with residents to step up their conservation efforts.
Unanimous Supreme Court preserves access to widely used abortion medication

Unanimous Supreme Court preserves access to widely used abortion medication

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court on Thursday unanimously preserved access to a medication that was used in nearly two-thirds of all abortions in the U.S.
FDA took months to react to complaint about Abbott infant formula factory, audit finds

FDA took months to react to complaint about Abbott infant formula factory, audit finds

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration took more than 15 months to act on a whistleblower complaint it received about conditions at an Abbott Nutrition factory that was at the center of a nationwide shortage of infant formula, a new audit shows.

Audit finds Minnesota agency's lax oversight fostered theft of $250M from federal food aid program

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — A Minnesota agency's inadequate oversight of a federal program that was meant to provide food to kids, and its failure to act on red flags, created the opportunities that led to the theft of $250 million in one of the country's lar
Toxic garlic should have prompted EPA to warn against gardening near Ohio derailment, watchdog says

Toxic garlic should have prompted EPA to warn against gardening near Ohio derailment, watchdog says

The Environmental Protection Agency should conduct additional soil studies near the site of a toxic train derailment in Ohio and warn people it might not be safe to garden there after independent testing showed high levels of chemicals in locally gro
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