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KDHE: More measles cases in Kansas; US case count continues to diminish
Great Bend Post - Kansas
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Photo by Tatiana Lanzieri Centers for Disease Control and PreventionTOPEKA —The Kansas Department of Health on Wednesday reported just three new cases of measles over the past week in the state for a total of 90 cases in 11 counties and eight...
NC AG Jeff Jackson: Over $200M from Gilead Sciences Kickbacks to Doctors
WNCT - North Carolina
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Raleigh-- July 24, 2025: Gilead Sciences will pay $202 million to settle allegations that it paid kickbacks to physicians in exchange for promoting its HIV drugs, which led to millions of dollars in fraudulent claims being filed to government...
Vacationland ranked among top states to retire
Mainebiz - Oregon
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With high scores for neighborhood safety, health care and arts and entertainment options, Vacationland outshines every state but one as a place to spend one’s golden years, according to new rankings released by personal finance website Bankrate....
Which States Have the Highest STD Rates?
The Sunnyside Sun - Washington State
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July 24, 2025
Neighboring Louisiana and Mississippi report the highest rates of STD cases Source: Invigor Medical analysis of CDC data STD rates vary widely across the United States, with the highest concentrations currently found in the South. Louisiana and...
A new UVM study focuses on gender-diverse people's access to care
The Burlington Free Press - Vermont
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A University of Vermont study found that gender-diverse individuals fear losing access to gender-affirming care. Nearly one-third of respondents in the study would consider DIY hormone therapy if access to care is lost. Over 21% of respondents...
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....
AVIAC president on states’ lawsuit challenging Trump immigration policies: Illegal immigrants ‘costing states billions’
Chicago City Wire - Illinois
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July 24, 2025
Don Rosenberg, president of Advocates for Victims of Illegal Alien Crime (AVIAC), objected to a lawsuit filed by Illinois and 20 other states aimed at blocking Trump administration rules that limit federal education and health care funding based...
"Families are needing more': Day car providers get grant funding
Brattleboro Reformer - Vermont
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July 24, 2025
BRATTLEBORO — Four childcare providers in Windham and Bennington counties are the recipients of small grants that will make a big impact on the services they provide to local families. More than 100 providers applied for grants through the Vermont...
The Bizarre Free Love Cult That Housed a Presidential Assassin
Mental Floss
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July 26, 2025
Charles Guiteau was seething. Two decades before he became infamous for assassinating President James Garfield, Guiteau was living in the Oneida Community in upstate New York—and it was his turn for a mutual criticism. As he sat there in the...
Times Argus Community News for July 23, 2025.
The Barre-Montpelier Times Argus - Vermont
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YOUTH NEWS Camp Ta-Kum-Ta SOUTH HERO — On Sunday, July 20, Vermont and upstate New York children who have, or have had, cancer gathered at Camp Ta-Kum-Ta. Joining them are more than 100 volunteers from all over the country. Camp’s The Great...
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...
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These 5 States Are Winning at School Lunches—Here’s What They’re Doing Right
Parents
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A new report looks at the quality of school lunches in states across the country. States like Vermont and Hawaii lead the way by offering more fresh, local food and hands-on activities like school gardens. Other states have fewer healthy options,...
Lions Twin State Cup celebrating 50 years of all-star success with matches and memories
Valley News - New Hampshire
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HANOVER — Something is going to have to give on Saturday when the best of New Hampshire and Vermont’s graduated senior boys and girls soccer players face off in the 50th anniversary edition of the Lions Twin State Soccer Cup at Hanover High...
A new opioid treatment hub opens in Bennington
Vermont Public Radio
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https://play.prx.org/e?ge=prx_11115_e98d53d8-b2bc-49a7-9a92-eeb3d652383c&uf=https%3A%2F%2Fpodcasts.vpr.net%2Fvermont-edition A new treatment hub for opioid use disorder is now open in Bennington. It’s part of the state’s network of sites and...
‘Shallow Hal’ Actor Dies at 70
The Daily Beast
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July 23, 2025
Shallow Hal star Rene Kirby died on July 11 after spending two months in the hospital battling infections and health issues with his esophagus, bladder, and kidneys. He was 70. He played his most prominent Hollywood role in the 2001 romantic...
Elizabeth A. Sullivan
The Barre-Montpelier Times Argus - Vermont
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Elizabeth A. Sullivan RANDOLPH — Elizabeth Ann Sullivan (83) was born June 10th 1942, in Everett, Massachusetts went home to be with her Lord and Savior on July 12, 2025. In her younger years she was a registered nurse and home health nurse. Betty...
Democratic Attorneys General Sue Trump Administration Over New ACA Rule
MedCity News
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July 18, 2025
Democratic attorneys general of 20 states, as well as the governor of Pennsylvania, filed a lawsuit against the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services and the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services on Thursday. It challenges a recent...
Commentary | Burg: Amid the current administration, what's the relevance of Biden's age?
Manchester Journal - Vermont
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I am writing in response to the Washington Post editorial that appeared July 15th in the Manchester Journal, entitled “Investigation into Biden’s health needed." My point, which is fairly simple taken on its face, is that with all the recent...
Obituary: Rene Kirby, 1955-2025
Seven Days - Vermont
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July 24, 2025
Rene Christopher Kirby, age 70, of Harrison Avenue in Burlington, died on Friday, July 11, 2025, at the University of Vermont Medical Center following a short illness. Rene was born on February 27, 1955, in Burlington, the son of Donald E. Kirby...
CT, NY sue Trump administration for cuts to social services
WSHU Public Radio - Connecticut
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July 22, 2025
The attorneys general of Connecticut and New York joined 20 others in suing the Trump administration over federal cuts to social services. The coalition filed the lawsuit Monday in an attempt to stop proposed funding cuts to programs like early...