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California sues district that requires parents be notified if their kids change gender ID

California sues district that requires parents be notified if their kids change gender ID

SANTA ANA, Calif.
Missouri law banning minors from beginning gender-affirming treatments takes effect

Missouri law banning minors from beginning gender-affirming treatments takes effect

COLUMBIA, Mo. (AP) — Two new laws restricting the access of transgender youth in Missouri to gender-affirming health care and school sports took effect Monday.
Need to know about lifesaving CPR? A new study says it's probably wise not to ask Alexa or Siri

Need to know about lifesaving CPR? A new study says it's probably wise not to ask Alexa or Siri

Ask Alexa or Siri about the weather. But if you want to save someone’s life? Call 911 for that. Voice assistants often fall flat when asked how to perform CPR , according to a study published Monday.
Manitoba NDP promises to replace emergency departments closed by Tories in 2017

Manitoba NDP promises to replace emergency departments closed by Tories in 2017

WINNIPEG — Manitoba's Opposition New Democrats promised Monday to build three new emergency departments at Winnipeg hospitals to replace ones closed by the Progressive Conservative government. If the NDP wins the election slated for Oct.
Mortality rose in 2021, led by cancer, heart disease, overdoses and COVID-19: StatCan

Mortality rose in 2021, led by cancer, heart disease, overdoses and COVID-19: StatCan

More people died in Canada in 2021 than the previous year, with cancer, heart disease, overdoses and COVID-19 cited as the leading causes of death.

ACLU sues over Indiana law blocking gender-affirming surgery for inmates

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Civil rights advocates are suing Indiana's Department of Corrections over the state's law prohibiting gender-affirming surgery for inmates.
Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer to call on Democrats to codify 'Obamacare' into state law

Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer to call on Democrats to codify 'Obamacare' into state law

LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Michigan Gov.
A broad genetic test saved one newborn's life. Research suggests it could help millions of others

A broad genetic test saved one newborn's life. Research suggests it could help millions of others

CINCINNATI (AP) — Brynn Schulte nearly died twice when she was a baby, at one point needing emergency surgery for massive bleeding in her brain.
China won't require COVID-19 tests for incoming travelers in a milestone in its reopening

China won't require COVID-19 tests for incoming travelers in a milestone in its reopening

TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — China will no longer require a negative COVID-19 test result for incoming travelers starting Wednesday, a milestone in its reopening to the rest of the world after a three-year isolation that began with the country’s borders clo
Workers exposed to extreme heat have no consistent protection in the US

Workers exposed to extreme heat have no consistent protection in the US

RENO, Nev. (AP) — Santos Brizuela spent more than two decades laboring outdoors, persisting despite a bout of heatstroke while cutting sugarcane in Mexico and chronic laryngitis from repeated exposure to the hot sun while on various other jobs.