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The Supreme Court is siding with a faith-based pregnancy center that raised First Amendment concerns about an investigation into whether it misled people to discourage abortions. The high court’s ruling Wednesday is a procedural victory for First Choice Women’s Resource Centers. It's challenging a New Jersey probe of its practices. The conservative-majority court has given abortion opponents high-profile wins in recent years, most notably the watershed case that overturned the nationwide right to abortion in 2022. First Choice had also drawn support from the American Civil Liberties Union, which supports abortion rights but backed the group’s First Amendment concerns.
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Backers of raw milk are pushing to make the potentially dangerous product more widely available, even as a new outbreak sickens U.S. children. More than three dozen bills supporting raw milk have been introduced in statehouses, The Associated Press found. More states are legalizing it. Top government officials and internet influencers are helping drive this momentum. U.S. Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. downed shots of raw milk at the White House last year and previously promised to halt “aggressive suppression” of the product. Social media posts about raw milk have surged. This alarms public health officials, who warn that unpasteurized milk can harbor risky germs.
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Proponents of raw milk are pushing to make the unpasteurized product more widely available and easy to obtain. More than three dozen bills supporting raw milk have been introduced in statehouses across the nation, the AP found. The momentum is growing even as a new outbreak sickens U.S. children. Health officials have long warned that raw milk can contain potentially deadly germs. But government officials like Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., along with social media influencers, have fueled sharp new interest in unproven health benefits.
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President Donald Trump's administration proposes cutting the Environmental Protection Agency’s budget by roughly half, sparking heated congressional hearings this week. Democrats accuse the agency of abandoning its mission to protect the environment and public health. EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin will sit Wednesday before a Senate committee, the last of three budgetary hearings this week. Zeldin defends the cuts, arguing for reduced funding for state programs and reducing regulations. Zeldin claims the agency can still enforce laws and achieve wins like reducing sewage flows into the Tijuana River. Congress will have the final say on the budget. Last year, Congress rejected most of the Republican White House's proposed cuts.
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Chiang Saen, THAILAND (AP) — A lone finger-length fish was a disappointing start to 75-year-old Sukjai Yana’s day. He recast his net from the …
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A strong neck helps if you drive a car at a speed of 200 mph. That's why neck-strengthening exercises are integral in the fast-paced world of Formula 1 racing. Working out with resistance bands and weighted harnesses is intended to stabilize their heads and help them stay focused on the track through corners while forces up to five times as strong as gravity heave their bodies from side to side. Adults with “tech neck” don’t work in such extreme conditions, but experts say that adapting the training techniques of professional race car drivers might alleviate the side-effects of prolonged computer, tablet and and smartphone use, as well as potentially reduce the risk of concussions.
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Toxic runoff from rare earth mines in Myanmar is contaminating rivers that flow into Thailand, threatening the Mekong River and its basin's fisheries and farmland. Satellite analysis has also tracked the emergence of suspected mines in Laos, deepening concerns in downstream Thailand, Cambodia and Vietnam. Heavy metal contaminants from unchecked expansion of such mining threaten the lives and livelihoods of millions who rely on the Mekong. Experts say demand for rare earth materials that are used in many modern technologies from electric vehicles to missiles is rising, posing a public health risk across the region.
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A former senior adviser to Dr. Anthony Fauci has been indicted on federal charges alleging he conspired to hide his communications related to COVID-19 research as the pandemic unfolded. The Justice Department on Tuesday accused 78-year-old Dr. David Morens of using a private email to intentionally circumvent public record laws while employed at the National Institutes of Health. It accuses him of evading transparency laws while having discussions related to COVID-19 research grants, including an effort to revive a controversial coronavirus grant. Morens faces charges of conspiracy against the United States as well as destruction and concealment of records and aiding and abetting. If convicted, he could face decades in prison. An attorney for Morens declined to comment.
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Children's drawings are taped up in preparation for the congregation's first walk through of Beth Israel Congregation on Sunday, April 26, 2026, in Jackson, Miss., since it was damaged by an arson attack. (Molly Minta/Mississippi Today via AP)
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Every time you go for a swim, some of your sunscreen gets left behind.