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- Researchers say moms and babies are ‘going to get hurt’ by federal pregnancy data team cuts
In the remote villages of Alaska where social worker Laura Norton-Cruz works to improve maternal and infant health, there are no hospitals. Pregnant patients, almost all of whom are Alaska Native, often fly on small 10-seat planes to the region’s larger hub community of Kotzebue. While some give birth there, many more then take a
- Drake basketball star’s choice is one for the books
Katie Dinnebier could have had any number of reasons for not pursuing a pro basketball career. The WNBA is a tough league to make, with few roster spots available each season. Going abroad presents myriad challenges and life upheaval. Then there’s wear and tear on the body and demands upon your time. But really, for
- Trump DOJ asks U.S. Supreme Court to reverse ruling allowing transgender troops
WASHINGTON — The Trump administration asked the U.S. Supreme Court Thursday to block a lower court’s decision allowing transgender individuals to continue enlisting and serving in the armed forces. Administration officials are seeking a stay of a broad district court ruling in late March that applied to all troops rather than only to those who
- Bill allowing hard roofs on boat docks goes to governor
The Iowa House sent a bill to the governor Thursday that would allow hard roofs over boat docks, slips and lifts in Iowa. House File 710 advanced from the Senate floor Wednesday, with an amendment that swapped the term “enclosed structure” to “roof” in the bill. The House approved the amendment from senators. Rep. Josh
- North Dakota’s pesticide protection law a first for the US
North Dakota is poised to be the first state in the nation to implement a law that provides legal protections for pesticide manufacturers — an issue that has been debated in legislatures across the country in the face of large payouts to cancer victims. Gov. Kelly Armstrong on Wednesday signed House Bill 1318, which specifies
