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Air quality in New England ranked among lowest in the country Saturday
The Boston Globe - Massachusetts
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New England woke up to air quality alerts across the region Saturday morning, as Canadian wildfires burned thousands of miles away. Six of the top ten areas in the US with the worst air quality Saturday morning are in New England, according to the...
Times Argus Community News for July 25, 2025.
The Barre-Montpelier Times Argus - Vermont
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BIRTHS CVMC A son, Steven James Sartelle, was born July 1, 2025, to Mariessa Dobrick and William Sartelle, of Barre. A daughter was born July 6, 2025, to Sean and Leah (Busque) Warren, of Barre Town. Copley Hospital A daughter, Mila Rose Robarge,...
How Trump’s ‘Big, Beautiful Bill’ affects Tennessee Medicaid
The Erwin Record - Tennessee
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President Donald Trump’s “One Big Beautiful Bill Act” was signed into law earlier this month. The 940-page bill provides sweeping changes to a variety of government programs, including Medicaid, the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program and...
Former DNC chair: Democrats should dismantle this 'legal' drug cartelHoward Dean
Savannah Now - Georgia
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Pharmacy benefit managers (PBMs) are accused of driving up drug costs despite not discovering, manufacturing, or dispensing most prescriptions. PBMs control approximately 80% of prescriptions and impose significant markups on generic drugs,...
See where gender identity care is restricted and where it’s protected across the US
KVIA - Texas
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July 26, 2025
By Annette Choi, CNN (CNN) — The US Supreme Court’s decision to uphold Tennessee’s ban on gender identity care for transgender minors earlier this summer has fueled ongoing polarization around LGBTQ issues and controversial policies across the...
When are SNAP benefits paid in August 2025? Dates for all 50 states
MARCA
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July 25, 2025
The Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), also known as food stamps, makes monthly payments that vary depending on the state in which you reside. While some states deliver all benefits on the same day, others stagger them throughout...
Cells are the smallest, most basic unit of life. Do they also hold memories?
The Globe and Mail
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July 25, 2025
Open this photo in gallery:Illustration by Illustration by Drew Shannon Thomas Verny is a clinical psychiatrist, academic, award-winning author, public speaker, poet and podcaster. He is the author of eight books, including the global bestseller...
Weight-loss drugs too costly for AZ patients on Medicaid, until obesity leads to diabetes
The Arizona Daily Star
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For 14 years, Jesse’s mind spiraled. So did his weight. The medications he took for schizophrenia drove his weight up until he nearly hit the 300-pound mark. His mom wanted to get him on a weight-loss drug like Trulicity or Ozempic. But in...
Kentucky confirms measles outbreak as US nears its highest case count in more than 30 years
Independent Tribune - North Carolina
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DEVI SHASTRI Associated Press Kentucky has its first measles outbreak of 2025, as the U.S. case count sits just short of a 30-year high. There have been 1,267 confirmed measles cases this year, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said...
Timber tantrums: The million-dollar tree war brewing among the New England elite
Business Insider
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An ocean view is priceless in coastal New England — unless you cut down a neighbor's trees to get it. Cases of alleged unauthorized tree-cutting and poisoning, or so-called "timber trespass," have sparked bitter neighbor-versus-neighbor legal...
David A. Woods
The Barre-Montpelier Times Argus - Vermont
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David A. Woods DANVILLE — David Albert Woods, 74, of Danville, Vermont, passed away peacefully on July 17, 2025, at Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center. David was born on April 1, 1951, in St. Johnsbury, to Arthur and Marion (Huisman) Woods. Dave...
Surprise state tops list of best places to retire in the US
Daily Mail
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July 26, 2025
By ALICE WRIGHT FOR DAILYMAIL.COM Published: 08:10 EDT, 26 July 2025 | Updated: 08:18 EDT, 26 July 2025 New England has emerged as the best region to spend your twilight years with four of its states ranked among the top ten places to retire....
Warmer Wednesday, hot Thursday, storms Friday
NBC5 - Vermont
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July 22, 2025
Warmer Wednesday, hot Thursday, storms Friday Parts of the region could be wet on Sunday AFFECTED AREAS AND RISKS BY VISITING THE VERMONT HEALTH DEPARTMENT'S WEBSITE. IN BURLINGTON, YT NBC5 NEWS. CERTIFIED MOST ACCURATE FORECAST> .SYNOPSIS... High...
Appeals court blocks gender identity mandates in adoption: pronouns, pride parade, 'hormone shots'
Just the News
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July 24, 2025
Judges nominated by presidents Trump, Clinton and George W. Bush walk into a First Amendment case about compelled affirmation of gender identity and facilitation of medicalized transitions as a condition of adoption. The punchline may surprise...
Wednesday season 1 recap: All to know before season 2 arrives
Sportskeeda
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July 26, 2025
Wednesday season 1 premiered on November 23, 2022. It offered a reimagining of the Addams Family universe. But this time, through the lens of the sharp, macabre, and endlessly deadpan Wednesday Addams. The Netflix series, co-created by Alfred...
Joan Whitcomb
News & Citizen - Vermont
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Joan Myrtha Whitcomb, 83, of Eden, died Sunday, July 13, 2025, at Copley Hospital in Morrisville, with family at her side. She was born April 18, 1942, in Morrisville, the daughter of the late William H. and Myrtha (Bradford) Hilliker. She...
With hard choices come new opportunities
News & Citizen - Vermont
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Anyone who reads the news or pays even limited attention to what’s happening in Montpelier knows that Vermont’s education and healthcare systems are nearing a breaking point. Declining birth rates, shrinking student populations and double-digit...
Editorial: Clash of values
The Barre-Montpelier Times Argus - Vermont
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There are certain issues that will likely divide us forever. Despite a concerted effort recently to impose state bans on abortion, a new poll finds most U.S. adults say abortion should be legal. In fact, the divide on that issue seems somewhat...
People politicizing tragedies need to be ignored
McDonough County Voice - Illinois
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When floodwaters swept away those little girls at the camp in Texas, it was made doubly hard for me because our family was at a camp in Vermont the same week. Watching my grandchildren playing and running and enjoying their time together made the...
Here are five VT laws that went into effect on July 1: What they do
The Burlington Free Press - Vermont
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Republican Gov. Phil Scott signed 73 bills into law this year, almost all going into effect immediately or before the end of 2025. Most laws, however, went into effect on July 1. Several of these acts pertain to Vermont’s justice system, such as...