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After the Treasury Department announces the creation of a new task force focused on combatting fentanyl trafficking, Janet Yellen plans to travel to Mexico.

WASHINGTON (AP) — Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen is heading to Mexico this week to promote her agency’s new strike force to help combat illicit fentanyl trafficking as the U.S. and China step up efforts to stop the movement of the powerful opioid and drug-making materials into the United States. During her visit to Mexico City,

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The bankruptcy deal of the maker of OxyContin is being debated by the Supreme Court, with potentially billions of dollars on the line.

The highest court in the United States, the Supreme Court, grappled with a nationwide agreement involving Purdue Pharma, the manufacturer of OxyContin. This agreement aims to protect members of the Sackler family, who are the owners of the company, from facing civil lawsuits related to the impact of opioids. The justices appeared hesitant to dismantle

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The Air Force is broadening its investigation into cancer cases among military personnel who were involved with nuclear missiles.

The Air Force is broadening its investigation into the potential correlation between cancer rates and service members who handled nuclear missiles. This decision comes after an initial evaluation revealed the need for a more thorough examination. The study was initiated due to reports of illness among those who served. The Air Force will not release

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A federal court has temporarily halted a policy that permits abortion providers in Ohio to receive grants.

A federal court of appeals has temporarily stopped the implementation of a federal rule that permits abortion clinics to receive funding from the government’s family planning program. This decision applies only to Ohio, as state health officials there argued that the policy resulted in a loss of funds for them. The federal policy regarding family

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According to health officials in the US, there has been an increase in cases of the flu and it appears that RSV infections may have reached their highest point.

According to U.S. health officials, the influenza virus is becoming more prevalent and respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) infections, which can be particularly severe for children and older individuals, may be reaching their peak. Dr. Mandy Cohen, head of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, stated that COVID-19 remains the leading cause of hospitalizations and

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The Justice Department has declared that Tennessee’s punishments towards individuals with HIV are biased.

The U.S. Department of Justice has declared that Tennessee’s long-standing aggravated prostitution law is in violation of the Americans with Disabilities Act. They have completed an investigation and have warned the state that they could face legal action if they do not stop enforcing the law immediately. Tennessee is the sole state in the US

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A coalition of anti-abortion pregnancy centers in West Virginia has been selected to lead a $1 million grant program.

A group in West Virginia called the coalition is being given $1 million of public funds to disperse to organizations that work to promote childbirth instead of abortion. The West Virginia Department of Health and Human Resources has announced that the West Virginia Pregnancy Center Coalition will be in charge of overseeing the state’s new

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Victims of the October 7 music festival attack in Israel are seeking ways to manage their trauma through a retreat in Cyprus.

LARNACA, Cyprus (AP) — Tomer Bassis expected his day to be filled with electronic trance music at the Oct. 7 desert rave party he was attending in southern Israel. Instead, the sounds of bullets whizzing by as he ran to escape the indiscriminate gunfire of Hamas militants became the soundtrack seared into his mind. A

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