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When should a kid start riding a bike? If it's a balance bike, you might be surprised how young

When should a kid start riding a bike? If it's a balance bike, you might be surprised how young

When Michael Natividad learned to ride a bike at 7 or 8 years old, he knew his training wheels were ready to come off when he leaned on them while zipping around corners.
Untreated water tied to salmonella outbreak in cucumbers that sickened 450 people in US

Untreated water tied to salmonella outbreak in cucumbers that sickened 450 people in US

Untreated water used by a Florida cucumber grower is one likely source of salmonella food poisoning that sickened nearly 450 people across the U.S. this spring, federal health officials said Tuesday.

Seattle plastic surgery provider accused of posting fake positive reviews must pay $5M

SEATTLE (AP) — A Seattle-area plastic surgery provider accused of threatening patients over negative reviews and posting fake positive ones must pay $5 million to the state attorney general’s office and thousands of Washington patients, according to
Biden proposes new rule to protect 36 million workers from extreme heat

Biden proposes new rule to protect 36 million workers from extreme heat

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden on Tuesday proposed a new rule to address excessive heat in the workplace, warning — as tens of millions of people in the U.S.
FDA approves a second Alzheimer's drug that can modestly slow disease

FDA approves a second Alzheimer's drug that can modestly slow disease

WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. officials have approved another Alzheimer’s drug that can modestly slow the disease, providing a new option for patients in the early stages of the incurable, memory-destroying ailment .
The US will pay Moderna $176 million to develop an mRNA pandemic flu vaccine

The US will pay Moderna $176 million to develop an mRNA pandemic flu vaccine

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Wisconsin Supreme Court to consider whether 175-year-old law bans abortion

Wisconsin Supreme Court to consider whether 175-year-old law bans abortion

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — The Wisconsin Supreme Court decided Tuesday to consider two challenges to a 175-year-old law that conservatives maintain bans abortion without letting the cases wind through lower courts.
Diamond Shruumz microdosing candies may be linked to a death and nearly 50 illnesses, FDA says

Diamond Shruumz microdosing candies may be linked to a death and nearly 50 illnesses, FDA says

Federal health officials are investigating a possible death and dozens of illnesses tied to recalled “microdosing” candies laced with a chemical found in mushrooms and sold online and in vape shops nationwide.
In wake of Supreme Court ruling, Biden administration tells doctors to provide emergency abortions

In wake of Supreme Court ruling, Biden administration tells doctors to provide emergency abortions

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Biden administration told emergency room doctors they must perform emergency abortions when necessary to save a pregnant woman’s health, following last week's Supreme Court ruling that failed to settle a legal dispute over wheth
Supreme Court sidesteps several new gun cases, including challenge to state assault weapons ban

Supreme Court sidesteps several new gun cases, including challenge to state assault weapons ban

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court sidestepped a new set of Second Amendment fights Tuesday, declining to hear a challenge to an assault weapons ban in Illinois and sending other gun cases back to lower courts, including a challenge to the law used
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