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Children who want puberty blockers CAN rely on parental consent, England's health service says in new guidance

42 minutes ago | RT

Kids under 16 who have been prescribed puberty blockers may rely on parental consent to maintain access to the life-changing meds instead of seeking court approval, England's...
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Teacher killed in 'old Western shootout' after trying to rob Mexican drug cartel, authorities say

2 hours ago | NBC News | 2 articles

Barney Dale Harris taught Spanish and coached basketball and track at Union Academy Charter School in North Carolina.
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Indiana lawmakers send abortion 'reversal' bill to governor

3 hours ago | WLKY

Indiana lawmakers have approved a bill requiring doctors to tell women undergoing drug-induced abortions about a disputed treatment that could stop the abortion process.
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Denmark to share AstraZeneca Covid vaccines with poorer nations after declaring jabs too dangerous for Danes - WHO

3 hours ago | RT

The Danish Health Authority is exploring sending its AstraZeneca Covid vaccines to poorer nations, despite flagging the jab as having a “real risk of severe side effects,”...
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Waltham-based Thermo Fisher buying PPD in deal worth $17.4 billion

4 hours ago | Boston Herald

WALTHAM, Mass. - Thermo Fisher is buying clinical research company PPD in a deal valued at $17.4 billion. Activity in healthcare testing has surged during the global pandemic...
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NC teacher, coach killed trying to rob Mexican drug cartel member, sheriff says

6 hours ago | WRAL | 2 articles

A popular and well-respected teacher and coach was killed in a shootout last week with a Mexican drug cartel and was apparently living a double life, the sheriff says.
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‘One Billion Doses On Day One': Vaccine Company Claims World-Changing Innovation

6 hours ago | Forbes

It's hard to flawlessly churn out billions of doses of drugs - and we aren't doing a great job of it. A Midas List VC pulled together a dream team that says it's come up with a...
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AP sources: Tool behind crackdown on opioids could expire

6 hours ago | My Sanantonio

WASHINGTON - The Biden administration has been slow-walking its work on the extension of a legislative order that would keep in place a sweeping tool that's helped federal...
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Trump's Killing Spree Continues

6 hours ago | NY Times

Arizona follows a model that lets the government ignore questions of cruelty.
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Changing Strategy, the E.U. Bets Big on Pfizer to Battle Covid

11 hours ago | NY Times

After an early focus on AstraZeneca and months of turmoil, the European Union is pivoting away from the company's vaccine. It has reached agreement for a faster rollout of the...
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Democrats unveil plan to pack Supreme Court with 13 justices

Democratic politicians on Thursday unveiled their plans to expand the US Supreme Court from the current nine justices to 13 - a proposal that has been roundly criticized as... Read more ...

Mercedes-Benz unveils its first EV for the US, the luxurious EQS sedan with...

Summary List Placement Mercedes is jumping into the US electric-vehicle market at long last. On Thursday, the German automaker took the wraps off of its first US-market EV, the... Read more ...

County Executive Barry Glassman announces run for Maryland Comptroller

Harford County Executive Barry Glassman has announced his plans to run for Maryland comptroller in 2022. Read more ...

COVID-19 Update: Allegheny County reports 403 new cases

Speaker Pelosi throws cold water on a progressive bill that would expand the...

Summary List Placement House Speaker Nancy Pelosi on Thursday said she does not support a newly-introduced bill to expand the Supreme Court and has "no plans to bring it to the... Read more ...

Alex Rodriguez shows off his Jennifer Lopez shrine hours before split

A-Rod isn't over his split from J.Lo just yet. Read more ...

Family of 3-year-old meets man who gave life-saving bone marrow donation

Avery Cook was diagnosed with leukemia when he was one year old. He needed a bone marrow donation to survive. Read more ...

$4.2B Baltimore County budget provides 'record education funding'

Baltimore County Executive Johnny Olszewski submitted a $4.2 billion budget proposal for fiscal year 2022. Read more ...

Chauvin won't testify at murder trial in Floyd's death

MINNEAPOLIS - The defense at the murder trial of former Officer Derek Chauvin in the death of George Floyd wrapped up its case Thursday without putting Chauvin on the stand... Read more ...

Signs Of Economic Boom Emerge As Retail Sales Surge, Jobless Claims Hit...

Retail sales jumped nearly 10% in March, as shoppers, flush with $1,400 relief payments, are feeling more confident about venturing out. Weekly unemployment claims dropped to a... Read more ...