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The new facility is the next step in an ongoing partnership between Mercy Springfield Communities and Kansas City based Children's Mercy.
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Erin Hooley/APThe Interior Department proposed reviving a suite of changes to Endangered Species Act regulations first made during the Republican's first term. Those changes were reversed under former President Biden. -
House lawmakers have collected enough signatures to force a vote on a bill that would nullify President Trump's executive order terminating collective bargaining rights for most federal workers.
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The Catholic Church is facing aging congregations, fewer priests and financial strain. In many places, this has meant closing parishes. But in Philadelphia, they're trying something different.
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Chicago is no longer the main focus of the federal immigration crackdown. For one neighborhood group, the intense enforcement activity was a test of resistance tactics they developed eight years ago.
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President Trump has been announcing new trade deals with foreign countries. But these frameworks are NOT binding — leaving businesses with lots of uncertainty.
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Is the trillion-dollar AI investment boom completely irrational? Google head Sundar Pichai thinks so, telling the BBC that there are "elements of irrationality" — yet Wall Street continues to invest.
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German surfers are "bummed" they have lost one of the world's largest inland waves. A city dredging project in Munich made the wave disappear.
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More cracks emerged in the DOJ's prosecution against former FBI Director James Comey at a hearing WEdnesday.
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Ultra-processed foods are a key driver of chronic disease around the world, and governments need to act now, according to new papers published by an international team of health researchers.
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New military standards for grooming and appearance have some worried about religious and racial discrimination, particularly the guidance that men must be clean shaven.
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On Wild Card, well-known guests answer the kinds of questions we often think about but don't talk about. Malala Yousafzai talks about the advice from her parents she's glad she ignored.
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Drugs like Wegovy and Zepbound are highly effective for weight loss. But researchers at the Society for Neuroscience meeting say they are only beginning to understand the drugs' effects on the brain.
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After the Hamas attacks of Oct. 7, 2023, Israel had huge antiwar protests. Now, with all living hostages out of Gaza, the rallies are smaller, and few focus on the suffering of Palestinians.
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Calvin Duncan spent nearly 30 years in prison for a crime he didn't commit. Now, he has won the election for clerk of court in New Orleans Parish, a role he calls his dream job.
