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$15 a Pack for Cigarettes? It’s Happening in This US City.

MINNEAPOLIS — Smokers in Minneapolis will pay some of the highest cigarette prices in the country after the City Council voted unanimously T...

$15 a Pack for Cigarettes? It’s Happening in This US City.

MINNEAPOLIS — Smokers in Minneapolis will pay some of the highest cigarette prices in the country after the City Council voted unanimously T...

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New California Rule Aims to Limit Health Care Cost Increases to 3% Annually

SACRAMENTO — Doctors, hospitals and health insurance companies in California will be limited to annual price increases of 3% starting in 202...

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Fresno Home Care Workers Threaten Civil Disobedience Over Low Pay

Home care workers say they will resort to civil disobedience if pay negotiations with Fresno County supervisors don’t progress. While ...

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Why Tortillas Sold in California May Be Forced to Add a New Ingredient

Corn chips, tortillas, tamales, and pupusas — while all are delicious — may be missing a key vitamin for women of reproductive age. Ana B....

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Are Americans Feeling Like They Get Enough Sleep? Dream On, a New Gallup Poll Says

NEW YORK — If you’re feeling — YAWN — sleepy or tired while you read this and wish you could get some more shut-eye, you’re not ...

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US Measles Cases Are up in 2024. What’s Driving the Increase?

Measles outbreaks in the U.S. and abroad are raising health experts’ concern about the preventable, once-common childhood virus. One o...

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Arizona Can Enforce an 1864 Law Criminalizing Nearly All Abortions, Court Says

PHOENIX — Arizona can soon enforce a long-dormant law criminalizing all abortions except when a mother’s life is at stake, the state Supreme...

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Madera Hospital Secures Essential $57M Loan. Operator Looks to Late Summer Reopening.

Madera Community Hospital crossed an important milestone Monday as California officials approved a $57 million loan. With Modesto-based Amer...

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Person Catches Bird Flu After Being in Contact With Texas Cows

ATLANTA — A person in Texas has been diagnosed with bird flu, an infection tied to the recent discovery of the virus in dairy cows, health o...

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Valley Children’s Paying for 24-Hour Security at CEO’s Home

Out of a perceived possible threat following comments from local lawmakers, Valley Children’s Hospital is paying for 24-hour security ...

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Tennessee Lawmakers Pass Bill Criminalizing Adults Assisting Minors in Gender-Affirming Care

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Wittrup: Vote to Table Bullard Fence Contract Was ‘Retaliatory’

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Did Arias ‘Weaponize’ City Attorney’s Office by Requesting Documents from Smittcamp?

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Google Parent Reports Another Quarter of Robust Growth, Rolls Out First-Ever Quarterly Dividend

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$15 a Pack for Cigarettes? It’s Happening in This US City.

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USC Scraps Graduation Ceremony Amid Concerns Over Potential Disruptions from Protests

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US Growth Slows Sharply Amid High Interest Rates and Inflation

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No Security Fence for Bullard High. Why Did Fresno Trustees Table Bid Award?

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