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Union rep says West Virginia governor late on paying worker health insurance bills, despite denials

Union rep says West Virginia governor late on paying worker health insurance bills, despite denials

CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — West Virginia Gov. Jim Justice's family is millions of dollars behind on payments to employees' health insurance fund at their financially beleaguered hotel , putting workers' coverage at risk despite the U.S.

Judge blocks 24-hour waiting period for abortions in Ohio, citing 2023 reproductive rights amendment

COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — A county judge in Ohio temporarily blocked several state laws on Friday that combined to create a 24-hour waiting period for obtaining an abortion in the state, in the first court decision on the merits of a 2023 constitutional
Competing measures to expand or limit abortion rights will appear on Nebraska’s November ballot

Competing measures to expand or limit abortion rights will appear on Nebraska’s November ballot

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Israel-Hamas war latest: Israel's evacuation orders have displaced 90% of Gaza residents, UN says

Israel-Hamas war latest: Israel's evacuation orders have displaced 90% of Gaza residents, UN says

Successive Israeli evacuation orders in Gaza have displaced 90% of its 2.1 million residents since the Israel-Hamas war began in October, the top U.N. humanitarian official for the Palestinian territory says. U.S.
Nebraska is the latest state to add abortion to November ballots. What would the measures do?

Nebraska is the latest state to add abortion to November ballots. What would the measures do?

Competing abortion measures to expand or limit abortion rights will be on the November ballot in Nebraska after election officials on Friday confirmed each side had turned in enough signatures.
Government announces more COVID-19 tests can be ordered through mail for no cost

Government announces more COVID-19 tests can be ordered through mail for no cost

WASHINGTON (AP) — On the heels of a summer wave of COVID-19 cases, Americans will be able to get free virus test kits mailed to their homes, starting in late September. U.S.
Family of man who died in N.B. emergency department sues health authority, nurses

Family of man who died in N.B. emergency department sues health authority, nurses

FREDERICTON — The family of a 78-year-old New Brunswick man who died two years ago in an emergency department while awaiting care is suing the health authority and two nurses.

Vermont medical marijuana user fired after drug test loses appeal over unemployment benefits

A Vermont man who was fired from his job after he said a random drug test showed he used medical marijuana while off duty for chronic pain has lost his appeal to the Vermont Supreme Court over unemployment benefits.
North Carolina court says speedway can sue top health official over COVID-19 closure

North Carolina court says speedway can sue top health official over COVID-19 closure

RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — A North Carolina racetrack shuttered briefly for defying state gathering limits during the pandemic can sue the top health regulator on allegations that Gov.

In 60-year-old Tim Walz, Kamala Harris found a partner to advocate for reproductive rights

WASHINGTON (AP) — The makings of a presidential ticket began in an unusual spot six months ago: a Minnesota abortion clinic.
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