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According to a survey conducted by AP-NORC, approximately 80% of Asian American and Pacific Islander adults in the United States believe that abortion should be considered legal.
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According to a survey conducted by AP-NORC, approximately 80% of Asian American and Pacific Islander adults in the United States believe that abortion should be considered legal.

WASHINGTON (AP) — With abortion rights poised to be one of the major issues in the 2024 election, a new poll shows that Asian Americans, Native Hawaiians and Pacific Islanders in the United States are highly supportive of legal abortion, even in situations where the pregnant person wants an abortion for any reason. According to

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Starting next week, South Korea will begin taking the necessary measures to suspend the licenses of junior doctors who are on strike.
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Starting next week, South Korea will begin taking the necessary measures to suspend the licenses of junior doctors who are on strike.

The South Korean government plans to take further action to revoke the licenses of striking junior doctors next week, as they continue to refuse to end their prolonged strikes, causing strain on the country’s medical resources. This information was announced by officials on Thursday. Over 90% of the nation’s 13,000 medical trainees, including interns and

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The state of California is looking to increase the payment for doctors who treat Medicaid patients.
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The state of California is looking to increase the payment for doctors who treat Medicaid patients.

Hunter Morgan, upon purchasing an optometry business in Southern California three years ago, immediately began accepting Medicaid patients, which provides health coverage for individuals with low income. The previous proprietors had refused to accept individuals covered by Medicaid, which includes approximately one third of California’s 39 million inhabitants. However, Morgan believed it was his duty

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The people of California have approved a measure advocated by the governor to address the pressing issue of homelessness, winning by a narrow margin.
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The people of California have approved a measure advocated by the governor to address the pressing issue of homelessness, winning by a narrow margin.

SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California voters have approved a measure that will impose strict requirements on counties to spend on housing and drug treatment programs to tackle the state’s homelessness crisis, in a tissue-thin win for Gov. Gavin Newsom, who personally campaigned for the measure’s passage. The number of Democrats in California is twice as

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The UK is placing restrictions on gender transition for young people. American lawmakers are monitoring the situation.
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The UK is placing restrictions on gender transition for young people. American lawmakers are monitoring the situation.

Politicians in at least two states in the United States are using a recent ruling in England that limits gender transitions for minors as justification for their similar proposals. Other countries, particularly in Europe, have already been looked to for policies and research concepts by those who’ve introduced or supported state-specific bills in the U.S.

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Experts have warned that Gaza and Haiti are close to experiencing famine. This signifies a severe lack of food and resources in those regions.
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Experts have warned that Gaza and Haiti are close to experiencing famine. This signifies a severe lack of food and resources in those regions.

Desperate hunger is currently a major issue in two global areas, leading to the potential for famine in northern Gaza and the increasing likelihood of it in Haiti. Hundreds of thousands of individuals in these locations are facing difficulties in avoiding famine and starvation. Global food security experts and humanitarian organizations are sounding the alarm

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There was a notable increase in the use of medication for more than 60% of abortions in the United States in 2023 compared to 2020.
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There was a notable increase in the use of medication for more than 60% of abortions in the United States in 2023 compared to 2020.

New research indicates that over 60% of abortions in the United States were completed using medication in the past year, an increase from the previous year’s 53%. In the initial year following the overturning of Roe v. Wade by the U.S. Supreme Court, the Guttmacher Institute reported an estimated 642,700 medication abortions were carried out.

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EPA has recently prohibited the use of asbestos, a highly hazardous substance known to cause cancer, despite it still being used since a partial ban was put in place several decades ago.
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EPA has recently prohibited the use of asbestos, a highly hazardous substance known to cause cancer, despite it still being used since a partial ban was put in place several decades ago.

The EPA declared a complete prohibition on asbestos, a cancer-causing substance that claims the lives of thousands of Americans annually, despite still being present in certain items such as chlorine bleach and brake pads. The recent regulation represents a significant increase in EPA oversight in accordance with a pivotal law from 2016 that revised regulations

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Latest research reveals that individuals affected by 'Havana syndrome' do not show signs of brain trauma.
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Latest research reveals that individuals affected by ‘Havana syndrome’ do not show signs of brain trauma.

A variety of advanced examinations revealed no brain damage or degeneration among American diplomats and government workers experiencing unexplained health issues previously referred to as “Havana syndrome,” according to a report released Monday by researchers. The five-year study conducted by the National Institutes of Health does not provide any reasoning for the presence of symptoms

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