Health Care

A federal judge has temporarily halted the implementation of Idaho’s law on ‘abortion trafficking’ while a lawsuit is being pursued.

A judge at the national level has put a pause on the implementation of Idaho’s law regarding “abortion trafficking” until a lawsuit questioning its legality is resolved. According to U.S. District Magistrate Debora K. Grasham’s decision on Wednesday, this legal case does not revolve around the right to have an abortion. It encompasses broader issues

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Science News

An Alaskan judge has upheld the approval by the Biden administration of the extensive Willow oil-drilling project.

A federal judge has affirmed the Biden administration’s authorization of the extensive Willow oil-drilling venture in the secluded North Slope of Alaska. This verdict has been met with opposition from environmental organizations, who have expressed their intention to challenge it. Judge Sharon Gleason of the U.S. District Court denied the pleas of a local Iñupiat

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Technology News

Apple has agreed to pay $25 million to resolve accusations of discriminatory hiring practices that occurred in both 2018 and 2019.

Apple has reached a settlement to pay $25 million in response to accusations of discriminatory hiring practices during the years 2018 and 2019. On Thursday, an agreement was reached to settle a long investigation by the Department of Justice regarding purported violations of the Immigration and Nationality Act. In 2019, federal regulators concluded that Apple’s

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Science News

The groundbreaking nuclear initiative is canceled, dealing a setback to President Biden’s efforts towards promoting clean energy.

The Biden administration’s efforts towards clean energy were dealt another setback on Wednesday as a plan to construct a unique small modular nuclear reactor power plant was cancelled, following the recent cancellations of two large offshore wind projects. NuScale Power, headquartered in Oregon, is the sole provider of a certified small modular nuclear reactor design

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Health Care

Puerto Rico has announced a flu epidemic due to a significant increase in cases. Since July, there have been 42 fatalities and over 900 individuals hospitalized.

Health officials in Puerto Rico have announced a flu epidemic in the U.S. territory on Thursday. Health Secretary Carlos Mellado stated that there have been a minimum of 25,900 reported cases, including 42 fatalities and over 900 individuals being hospitalized, on the island of 3.2 million people since July. Melissa Marzán, an epidemiologist, pointed out

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