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#LaborRights #MeToo #FarmworkerAdvocacy
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Women Farmworkers Who Built Their Own Fight Against Sexual Assault Cope With Chavez Allegations
NEW YORK (AP) -- Almost two decades ago, legendary labor rights activist Dolores Huerta joined Mónica Ramírez at a Chicago event to promote the Bandana Project, a campaign Ramírez had launched to raise awareness about sexual violence against women farmworkers.
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#Economy #GasPrices #TaxRefunds
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Trump Touted Bigger Tax Refunds This Year, but Americans Will Likely Spend Them on Gas
WASHINGTON (AP) -- The U. S. economy was supposed to start the year with a bang, fueled by an unusually large jump in tax refunds from President Donald Trump's tax cut legislation.
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#Bahrain #IranConflict #PatriotMissile
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Exclusive-Patriot Missile Involved in Bahrain Blast Likely US-Operated, Analysis Finds
By Jonathan Landay, M. B. Pell and Travis Hartman
March 22 (Reuters) - An American-operated Patriot air defense battery likely fired the interceptor missile involved in a pre-dawn explosion that injured dozens of civilians and tore through homes in U.
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#TSAStrike #GovernmentShutdown #FoodAssistance
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Nonprofits, Unions and Airports Rally to Feed TSA Officers as Shutdown Drags
Across the country, collections are popping up to help Transportation Security Administration officers who have been without full pay for more than a month due to the partial government shutdown affecting the Department of Homeland Security.
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#Racism #EuropeanUnion #Equality
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EU Anti-Racism Chief Says Discrimination Deeply Embedded Across Europe
European Union flags flutter outside the European Commission headquarters in Brussels, Belgium Februrary 26, 2026. REUTERS/Yves Herman
AMSTERDAM, March 21 (Reuters) - Structural racism remains deeply embedded across Europe and institutions need to confront its colonial legacy, the European Union's anti-racism coordinator Micheala Moua said on Saturday.
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Dnes v Praze probíhaly masivní protesty proti vládě Andreje Babiše! Odhadem 200 000 lidí se sešlo na Letné, aby hájili demokracii a vyjádřili obavy z autoritářských tendencí vlády. Chceme bránit svobodu a evropské hodnoty! #DefendDemocracy #CzechRepublic #očesku
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Tens of Thousands of Protesters Rally in Prague Against New Government of Czech Prime Minister Babiš
PRAGUE (AP) -- Tens of thousands of people protested in Prague on Saturday against the policies and plans of the new Czech government led by populist Prime Minister Andrej Babiš.
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#protest #CzechRepublic #democracy
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Czechs Rally in Country's Largest Anti-Government Protest Since 2019
PRAGUE, March 21 (Reuters) - Tens of thousands of Czechs rallied on Saturday in the country's biggest anti-government demonstration since 2019, protesting against defense spending cuts under Prime Minister Andrej Babis and over fears his administration will target public media.
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#JeffreyEpstein #NewMexico #SexTrafficking
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As New Mexico Investigates, Questions Are Raised About Epstein's Links to the Powerful
STANLEY, New Mexico, March 21 (Reuters) - As police for the first time search Jeffrey Epstein's New Mexico ranch for evidence of any abuse he may have committed at the Old West-themed hideaway, attention has focused on the powerful former politicians in the state who continued to meet and receive campaign donations from Epstein long after he became a registered sex offender.
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#StudentLoans #EducationPolicy #LoanDefault
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Student Loans Are Headed to the Treasury Department. Here's What to Know if You Have Student Debt
NEW YORK (AP) -- The Treasury Department will take over the management of student loans whose borrowers are in default, according to a new agreement announced Thursday.
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#DanishPolitics #MetteFrederiksen #GreenlandIssue
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Denmark to Elect New Parliament in Vote Clouded by Trump
COPENHAGEN, March 20 (Reuters) - Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen's Social Democrats are headed for their weakest result in more than a century in next week's parliamentary election, yet she is favoured to stay in power after a vote shadowed by U.
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#ADHD #SubstanceAbuse #MentalHealth
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Some Patients With ADHD and Addiction History Missing Out
By Deanna Neff HealthDay ReporterFRIDAY, March 20, 2026 (HealthDay News) -- For millions of teens living with ADHD, the transition into adulthood adds more complexity and temptation to daily life.
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#AviationIndustry #FuelPrices #AirlineDemand
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Analysis-US Airlines Lean on Demand, Fares as Iran War Rattles Overseas Peers
CHICAGO, March 20 (Reuters) - U. S. airline chiefs are talking about the U. S. -Israeli war on Iran in a way that many of their counterparts overseas are not -- projecting confidence about fares and demand even as fuel costs surge and global aviation is disrupted.
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#SocialMedia #ChildHealth #MentalHealth
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Social Media Poses Risks to Children's Mental Health, Review Concludes
By Dennis Thompson HealthDay ReporterFRIDAY, March 20, 2026 (HealthDay News) -- Social media is bad for kids, increasing their risk of depression, self-harm, substance use and behavior problems, a major evidence review has concluded.
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#EarlyMorningExercise #HealthBenefits #CardiovascularHealth
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'Early Bird' Exercisers Get The Most Health Benefits, Study Finds
By Dennis Thompson HealthDay ReporterFRIDAY, March 20, 2026 (HealthDay News) -- "Early bird" exercise provides better health benefits for people, a new study says.
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#WorldCup2025 #SecurityConcerns #Extremism
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Security Concerns Grow Around World Cup in US After Stalled Funding
By Ted Hesson and Kristina Cooke
WASHINGTON, March 20 (Reuters) - Intelligence briefings reviewed by Reuters have warned of the potential for extremists and criminals to target the World Cup at a time when hundreds of millions of dollars of approved security funds have been delayed, causing U.
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#Medicaid #HealthcarePolicy #FraudPrevention
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Oz Escalates Medicaid Fraud Claims Against States
Dr. Mehmet Oz attends a meeting at the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services.
The Trump administration has signaled a willingness to halt billions of dollars in federal health payments to multiple states, mirroring moves they made against Minnesota.
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#RenewableEnergy #EnergyTransition #FossilFuels
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Energy Fallout From Iran War Signals a Global Wake-Up Call for Renewable Energy
HANOI, Vietnam (AP) -- The war in Iran is exposing the world's reliance on fragile fossil fuel routes, lending urgency to calls for hastening the shift to renewable energy.
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#EducationPolicy #StudentLoans #FederalGovernment
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Trump Administration Moving Federal Student Loan Management to Treasury Department
WASHINGTON, March 19 (Reuters) - The Trump administration said on Thursday the Department of Education was handing off a portion of its student loan portfolio to the Treasury Department, as the government advances its attempts to dismantle the Education Department.
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#MonteVerde #Archaeology #HumanHistory
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New Study Challenges a Site That's Key to How Humans Got to the Americas
This 2023 image provided by Todd Surovell shows the Monte Verde archaeological site and Chinchihuapi Creek in Chile. (Todd Surovell via AP)
NEW YORK (AP) -- For decades, the strongest evidence for the earliest human settlement in the Americas came from a site in Chile called Monte Verde.
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#Antisemitism #FreeSpeech #EducationReform
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UC Berkeley Settles Antisemitism Lawsuit, Plaintiffs' Lawyers Say
March 19 (Reuters) - The University of California, Berkeley agreed to tighten protections against antisemitism on campus to settle a lawsuit accusing the school of tolerating an "unrelenting" stream of harassment toward Jewish students and faculty, lawyers for the plaintiffs said on Thursday.
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#SynagogueAttack #CommunityResilience #MentalHealthAwareness
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Michigan Synagogue Posts Photos of Fire Damage a Week After Armed Man Plowed Truck Into Building
PONTIAC, Mich. (AP) -- A Michigan synagogue on Thursday posted photos on social media of major fire damage that occurred when a man drove a pickup truck into the building last week before killing himself.
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#Aviation #ClimateAction #ArtificialIntelligence
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American Airlines and Google Say AI Helped Airplanes Reduce Contrails That Trap Heat
American Airlines and Google said Thursday that they significantly reduced the climate impact of some of the airline's flights using an AI-based forecasting tool to help prevent contrails.
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#Eczema #ChronicDiseases #HealthResearch
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The Math Behind Eczema Flare-Ups May Finally Add Up
By HealthDay Staff HealthDay ReporterTHURSDAY, March 19, 2026 (HealthDay News) -- Eczema flare-ups can feel random and hard to control, but new research suggests there may be a way to better predict and manage them.
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#SubstanceUse #PublicHealth #AddictionRecovery
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Drug Smoking Linked To Surge In Severe Burn Cases
By Dennis Thompson HealthDay ReporterTHURSDAY, March 19, 2026 (HealthDay News) -- Illicit drug users are fueling a surge of severe burn cases at hospitals, as more choose to smoke their dope rather than inject it, a new study says.
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#FossilFuels #EnergyPolicy #ClimateChange
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Iran War Underscores Risks of Trump's Relentless Focus on Oil
WASHINGTON (AP) -- When President Donald Trump returned to office last year, he launched a crusade to shift the country away from renewable energy, drastically undoing the climate-friendly policies of his Democratic predecessor to focus instead on oil and other fossil fuels as the answer to his goal of American energy dominance.
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#Italien #Referendum #Politika
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Italy's Justice Referendum Tests PM Meloni and Divided Opposition
ROME, March 19 (Reuters) - A forthcoming Italian referendum on judicial reform will test right-wing Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni's political strength and could give the fragmented opposition the impetus to forge a broad alliance ahead of next year's general election.
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#Iran #EnergyCrisis #MiddleEastConflict
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Tehran Intensifies Attacks on Gulf Energy Facilities After Israel Hits Iranian Gas Field
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) -- Iran intensified its attacks on its Gulf Arab neighbors' energy infrastructure Thursday, setting Qatari liquified natural gas facilities ablaze as it hit back following an Israeli attack on its main natural gas field, a major escalation in the Mideast war that has sent global fuel prices soaring.
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#USJapanRelations #MiddleEastConflict #InternationalDiplomacy
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Trump May Push Japan for Help With Iran War in White House Meeting
By Trevor Hunnicutt and David Brunnstrom
WASHINGTON, March 19 (Reuters) - President Donald Trump may use a White House meeting with Japan's prime minister on Thursday to press for help in the war on Iran, placing Sanae Takaichi in an awkward position as Tokyo weighs how much support it can provide.
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#MauiFires #CashAssistance #DisasterRecovery
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Monthly Cash Payments Could Boost Disaster Survivors. A Maui Nonprofit Tries It Out
Mari Younger cherished her life in West Maui. She worked hard at her career in the restaurant industry and was proudly self-sufficient, happily living in the same condo for 11 years, lovingly doting on her cat, Stella.
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#SocialMedia #YouthWellbeing #MentalHealth
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Heavy Social Media Usage Erodes Young People's Wellbeing, Report Finds
HELSINKI, March 19 (Reuters) - Heavy social media usage appears to contribute to a drop in wellbeing among young people, especially girls, in some English-speaking countries, the World Happiness Report published on Thursday found.
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#Wellbeing #SocialMedia #Happiness
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World Happiness Report Highlights Social Media's Negative Impact, Ranks Finland as Happiest Country
HELSINKI (AP) -- Heavy social media use contributes to a stark decline in well-being among young people, with the effects particularly worrying in teenage girls in English-speaking countries and Western Europe, according to the World Happiness Report 2026 published Thursday.
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#AthleteFinancialEducation #WealthManagement #FinancialLiteracy
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From NIL Deals to Retirement at 35: JPMorgan Aims to Help Athletes Avoid Bad Money Habits
NEW YORK (AP) -- JPMorgan Chase said Wednesday that will start building wealth advising services that help athletes who come into money as a result of their talents make that money work for them a long time.
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#Hawaii #AquariumTrade #EnvironmentalConservation
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A Do-Or-Die Moment for One of Hawaii's Most Contested Trades
Hawaiʻi island resident Kekoa Alip knows there are recent state reports showing at least some aquarium-trade fishing could resume off the Kona Coast without shrinking the region's current numbers of prized reef fish.
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#PrimaryCare #HealthcareInvestment #MichiganHealth
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Michigan Can Ease Doctor Shortage by Raising Pay for Primary Care, Group Says
Michigan should invest in primary care doctors to ease a severe shortage of physicians that has led to long wait times, higher costs and missed care, a new report says.
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#Palestine #HumanRights #Israel
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UN Says More Than 36,000 Palestinians Displaced by Israeli Settlement Drive
BERLIN, March 17 (Reuters) - More than 36,000 Palestinians in the West Bank were forcibly displaced over a year by Israeli settlement expansion and associated violence, the U.
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#HealthPolicy #Vaccines #MedicalFreedom
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A Judge's Ruling Halts Momentum on RFK Jr.'s Vaccine Agenda
Secretary of Health and Human Services Robert F. Kennedy Jr. enters the House Chamber before President Donald Trump delivers the State of the Union address to a joint session of Congress in the House chamber at the U.
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#MentalHealth #HealthCareAccess #InsuranceReform
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Report: 16 Nevada Insurance Carriers Give Mental Health Care Claims Short Shrift
A state report shows at least 16 insurance carriers in Nevada likely violated the federal mental health and addiction parity law last year, putting more barriers in place for people seeking mental health care than physical health care in a state that has consistently ranked last for overall mental health.
