health
Women’s groups, states resist Trump’s rollback of ACA contraceptive coverage
October 11, 2017“This is just the latest in the Trump administration’s ongoing assault on women’s health,” said Debra Ness of the National Partnership for Women and Families.
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Opponents of U.S.-Cuba ties score from “health attacks” on diplomats
October 2, 2017“Where is the logic in aggressive methods against U. S. diplomats [now] after the sovereign decision to re-establish ties with Washington?”
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Georgia Republican demands chicken processing line speed-up; unions hit back
August 25, 2017GOP Rep. Doug Collins wants every poultry worker to process a shocking 175 birds per minute—or 3 birds per second. Unions and consumer groups say no.
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Humanitarian crisis in Yemen; cholera count reaches 500,000
August 21, 2017Yemen needs an influx of aid, not bombs, drones, and Hellfire missiles.
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Dependence in America: Our national opioid crisis deepens
July 24, 2017Small, exurban towns are experiencing a plague of addictions—so many that overdoses fill the morgues with bodies.
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