Shootings and other attacks are increasing at hospitals across the U.S., contributing to health care becoming one of the nation’s most violent fields.
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Conservative groups sue to block Biden plan canceling $39 billion in student loans
The suit is part of a wave of legal challenges Republicans have leveled at the Biden administration’s efforts to reduce or eliminate student debt for millions of Americans.
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Massachusetts State Police must reinstate seven troopers who refused to be vaccinated
The troopers have been on paid leave, but an arbitrator’s ruling means they can return to their jobs with retroactive pay.
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Pence, Trump attorney clash over what Trump told his VP ahead of Jan. 6, 2021
Pence’s role in certifying Joe Biden’s win over Trump in the 2020 election makes him a central figure in the prosecution against Trump on charges that he sought to overturn the will of the voters.
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Massachusetts State Police must reinstate 7 troopers who refused to be vaccinated, arbitrator says
The arbitrator concluded State Police violated collective bargaining agreement in the way they handled the cases of eight troopers who cited religious grounds for refusing to take the vaccine.
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Musk says his cage fight with Zuckerberg will be streamed on X
The two tech billionaires seemingly agreed to a ‘cage match’ face-off in late June.
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A deadline arrives for Niger’s junta to reinstate the president. Citizens cheer and fear what’s next
Hours before Sunday’s deadline, hundreds of youth joined security forces in the darkened streets of the capital to stand guard at a dozen roundabouts until morning.
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Pakistan’s ex-PM Imran Khan goes from high office to high-security prison after sentencing
Khan was arrested Saturday at his home in the eastern city of Lahore and taken to prison.
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Veterans see historic expansion of benefits for toxic exposure as new law nears anniversary
Under the law, certain cancers and ailments are presumed to be connected to the burn pits that were used to dispose of trash and potentially toxic materials.
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‘Barbie’ joins $1 billion club, breaks another record for female directors
In modern box office history, just 53 movies have made over $1 billion, not accounting for inflation, and ‘Barbie’ is now the biggest to be directed by one woman.