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VA pauses billions in cuts lauded by Musk as lawmakers and veterans decry loss of critical care

VA pauses billions in cuts lauded by Musk as lawmakers and veterans decry loss of critical care

WASHINGTON (AP) 鈥� The Department of Veterans Affairs has temporarily suspended billions of dollars in planned contract cuts following concerns that the move would hurt critical veterans' health services, lawmakers and veterans service organizations s
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Trump administration sets March 21 deadline for New York to end traffic congestion pricing

Trump administration sets March 21 deadline for New York to end traffic congestion pricing

NEW YORK (AP) 鈥� President Donald Trump's administration has given New York until next month to comply with its order to halt Manhattan's new congestion pricing system , but state officials on Wednesday vowed to continue the tolling program, which is
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Movie Review: In 'My Dead Friend Zoe,' a dark comedy about PTSD

Movie Review: In 'My Dead Friend Zoe,' a dark comedy about PTSD

Even for a film titled 鈥淢y Dead Friend Zoe,鈥� the opening scenes of Kyle Hausmann-Stoke鈥檚 movie have a startling rhythm. First, two female American soldiers are riding in a Humvee in Afghanistan 2016 blasting Rihanna鈥檚 鈥淯mbrella.
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Who are the Mennonites in a Texas community where measles is spreading?

Who are the Mennonites in a Texas community where measles is spreading?

The Mennonite population being affected by a measles outbreak in West Texas is part of a larger, loosely affiliated group of churches worldwide with varied beliefs and leadership structures 鈥� and with sometimes strained or distant relations with heal
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Thousands of University of California workers go on strike alleging unfair bargaining tactics

Thousands of University of California workers go on strike alleging unfair bargaining tactics

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) 鈥� Tens of thousands of University of California physician assistants, optometrists, and other health care and custodial workers went on strike Wednesday over alleged unfair labor practices and staffing shortages.
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Stabbing of child in Halifax reflects lack of mental health care access

Stabbing of child in Halifax reflects lack of mental health care access

HALIFAX 鈥� A mother's lament that she had been desperately seeking treatment for her daughter, who was later charged with stabbing a child in Halifax, points to the need for better mental health care, says a legal expert.
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What we know about the illnesses that have sickened over 400 people and killed more than 50 in Congo

What we know about the illnesses that have sickened over 400 people and killed more than 50 in Congo

KINSHASA, Congo (AP) 鈥� Unidentified illnesses in northwestern Congo have killed more than 50 people over the past five weeks, nearly half of them within hours after they felt sick.
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Losing a pet can cut deeper than many people realize. Here鈥檚 how friends can help

Losing a pet can cut deeper than many people realize. Here鈥檚 how friends can help

PARIS (AP) 鈥� Even months later, the pain of losing a pet can still hit without warning. The trigger might be noticing 鈥� again, for the umpteenth time 鈥� how empty the house feels since your cat died, without the pitter-patter of padded paws.
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Medics say 6 babies have died from the cold in Gaza as displaced people shelter in tents and rubble

Medics say 6 babies have died from the cold in Gaza as displaced people shelter in tents and rubble

DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip (AP) 鈥� At least six infants have died from hypothermia in the last two weeks in the Gaza Strip, where hundreds of thousands of people are living in tent camps and war-damaged buildings during a fragile ceasefire , Palestinia
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Measles cases continue to rise in rural parts of West Texas, with 124 confirmed

Measles cases continue to rise in rural parts of West Texas, with 124 confirmed

BROWNFIELD, Texas (AP) 鈥� The measles outbreak in rural West Texas has grown to 124 cases across nine counties, the state health department said Tuesday, and 18 people are hospitalized.
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