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December 27, 2024
The burial of a well-known advocate for transgender rights at a cathedral in New York sparked criticism from a high-ranking church leader. The official labeled the service a disgrace within one of the most prominent Catholic places of worship in the United States. The funeral of Cecilia Gentili, held at St. Patrick’s Cathedral in Manhattan,
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On November 29, 2023, Jimmy Carter, the former President, leaves the funeral for his wife, Rosalynn Carter, at Maranatha Baptist Church in Plains, Georgia. By Associated Press 02/18/2024 11:12 AM EST Rosalynn Carter passed away in November, just six months after her family announced her dementia diagnosis. She spent her final days under hospice care
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One year ago, former U.S. president Jimmy Carter entered hospice care at his residence in south Georgia. Since then, he has marked his 99th birthday, received recognition for his accomplishments, and mourned the passing of his wife of 77 years. Rosalynn Carter passed away in November, approximately six months after her family revealed her dementia
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A physician utilizes artificial intelligence to assist in viewing an x-ray. Medical professionals are currently utilizing unregulated artificial intelligence resources, such as virtual assistants for note-taking and predictive software for disease diagnosis and treatment. The government has been slow to regulate the rapidly advancing technology due to the significant funding and staffing obstacles that agencies
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Certain state governments and federal regulatory bodies were already taking steps to protect the confidentiality of people’s reproductive health information. However, a recent report from a U.S. senator revealed that cellphone location data was utilized to send millions of anti-abortion advertisements to individuals who had visited Planned Parenthood facilities. It is against federal law for
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LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — According to the U.S. Department of Justice, a man from Ukraine has admitted to participating in two different malware plots, including a cyberattack on the University of Vermont Medical Center in 2020. This attack caused essential services to be shut down temporarily and resulted in the loss of tens of millions
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Donald Trump has notably avoided taking a clear stance on abortion, bragging about his role in overturning Roe v. Wade Declining to publicly support conservative organizations’ efforts to impose federal limitations. | Mark Wilson/Getty Images On Friday, ex-President Donald Trump did not dismiss the possibility of a 16-week ban on abortion nationwide. This highlights his
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In Bellingham, Washington, Evelyn Jefferson ventures into a wooded area where members of the Lummi Nation tribe are living in tents. She calls out names and when someone responds, she and a nurse distribute naloxone, a medication used to reverse opioid overdoses. Jefferson, a tribal member herself, knows how critical these kits are: Just five
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The U.S. Food and Drug Administration announced on Friday that a medication typically prescribed for asthma can now be utilized to assist individuals with food allergies in preventing severe reactions. The medication omalizumab, sold under the brand name Xolair, was granted approval to decrease allergic responses triggered by accidental ingestion of food. People as young
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RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — The small team of state public health workers slalomed between auto parts strewn across a Rio de Janeiro junkyard, looking for standing water where mosquitoes might have laid their eggs. These were initiatives across the country aimed at controlling the increase of dengue fever, a mosquito-borne illness, during Brazil’s peak
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