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Many big US cities now answer mental health crisis calls with civilian teams -- not police

Many big US cities now answer mental health crisis calls with civilian teams -- not police

DENVER (AP) — Christian Glass was a geology geek, a painter and a young man beset by a mental health crisis when he called 911 for help getting his car unstuck in a Colorado mountain town last year.
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Racism partly to blame for unequal health care provided to Indigenous women: PHAC study

Racism partly to blame for unequal health care provided to Indigenous women: PHAC study

Racism and the lack of primary care providers mean off-reserve First Nations, Métis and Inuit women and girls have poorer health overall compared to their non-Indigenous counterparts, says a study by the Public Health Agency of Canada.
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Yale University settles lawsuit alleging it pressured students with mental health issues to withdraw

Yale University settles lawsuit alleging it pressured students with mental health issues to withdraw

Yale University and a student group announced Friday that they've reached a settlement in a federal lawsuit that accused the Ivy League school of discriminating against students with mental health disabilities, including pressuring them to withdraw.
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Schoolkids in 8 states can now eat free school meals, advocates urge Congress for nationwide policy

Schoolkids in 8 states can now eat free school meals, advocates urge Congress for nationwide policy

ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — When classes resume after Labor Day, Amber Lightfeather won't have to worry about where her children's next meals will be coming from. They'll be free.
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Alabama wants to be the 1st state to execute a prisoner by making him breathe only nitrogen

Alabama wants to be the 1st state to execute a prisoner by making him breathe only nitrogen

MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — Alabama is seeking to become the first state to execute a prisoner by making him breathe pure nitrogen.
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Grand Canyon officials warn E. coli has been found in water near Phantom Ranch at bottom of canyon

GRAND CANYON NATIONAL PARK, Ariz. (AP) — Grand Canyon National Park officials warned that E. coli bacteria was detected Friday in the water supply close to Phantom Ranch, the only lodging at the bottom of the canyon.
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See which states are poised to rule next on transgender health care restrictions

See which states are poised to rule next on transgender health care restrictions

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — Courts nationwide are delivering a mixed verdict on the future of state laws restricting gender-affirming medical care for transgender youth, as legal battles ramp up over the historic wave of bans enacted this year.
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President Joe Biden says he will request more funding for a new coronavirus vaccine

President Joe Biden says he will request more funding for a new coronavirus vaccine

SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, California (AP) — President Joe Biden said Friday that he is planning to request more money from Congress to develop another new coronavirus vaccine, as scientists track new waves and hospitalizations rise, though not like before.
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Rulings in Texas, Missouri jumble again where US transgender youth can receive treatment

Rulings in Texas, Missouri jumble again where US transgender youth can receive treatment

COLUMBIA, Mo. (AP) — A judge on Friday ruled against Texas' ban on gender-affirming health care for minors while a separate judge in Missouri let a similar ban take effect, jumbling again where in the U.S. transgender youth can receive treatment.
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Woman who tried to take COVID transplant fight to Supreme Court dies

Woman who tried to take COVID transplant fight to Supreme Court dies

An Alberta woman who tried to take her fight over COVID vaccine requirements for organ transplants all the way to the Supreme Court has died. The former lawyer for Sheila Annette Lewis confirmed her death Friday. "Ms.
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