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Surgery wait-list in Nova Scotia shrinking as procedures ramp up: Health Department

Surgery wait-list in Nova Scotia shrinking as procedures ramp up: Health Department

HALIFAX — The Nova Scotia government says the Health Department's wait-list for surgeries is shrinking.
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COVID emergency orders are among `greatest intrusions on civil liberties,' Justice Gorsuch says

COVID emergency orders are among `greatest intrusions on civil liberties,' Justice Gorsuch says

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court got rid of a pandemic-related immigration case with a single sentence.
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Parents of transgender kids seek to block DeSantis ban on gender-affirming care for minors

Parents of transgender kids seek to block DeSantis ban on gender-affirming care for minors

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — The parents of three transgender children in Florida are trying to get a federal judge to block a new law that bans gender-affirming care for minors, a signature policy of Republican Gov.
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In El Salvador, transgender community struggles for rights and survival

In El Salvador, transgender community struggles for rights and survival

SAN SALVADOR, El Salvador (AP) — Fabricio Chicas knows exactly what will happen.
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Former Italian Premier Berlusconi leaves hospital after 45 days

Former Italian Premier Berlusconi leaves hospital after 45 days

MILAN (AP) — Former Italian Premier Silvio Berlusconi was discharged on Friday from a Milan hospital, nearly a month and a half after he was admitted with a lung infection.
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Push for transit, walkable communities growing across US

Push for transit, walkable communities growing across US

ATLANTA (AP) — On the weekend in March when Brittany Glover would have turned 34, her mother stood on the same busy road in Atlanta where her daughter died six months earlier.
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Rhode Island governor signs bill to fund abortion coverage for state workers and Medicaid recipients

Rhode Island governor signs bill to fund abortion coverage for state workers and Medicaid recipients

PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — Rhode Island Gov. Daniel McKee signed a bill into law Thursday that would let state funds be used to pay for health insurance plans that cover state workers and Medicaid recipients seeking abortions.
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Oklahoma agrees to not enforce gender-affirming care ban while temporary order sought

OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Oklahoma agreed on Thursday to not enforce its ban on gender-affirming medical care for young transgender people while opponents of the law seek a temporary court order blocking it.
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New Mexico authorities describe caregivers' torture of disabled woman who died

New Mexico authorities describe caregivers' torture of disabled woman who died

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M.
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Eby laments B.C.'s 'troubling' overdose numbers, as toxic drugs claim 206 more lives

Eby laments B.C.'s 'troubling' overdose numbers, as toxic drugs claim 206 more lives

LANGLEY, B.C. — The latest illicit drug overdose numbers in British Columbia are "profoundly troubling," says Premier David Eby, lamenting the deaths of 206 more people in communities across the province last month.
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